HP Webcam User’s Guide Version 1.
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Table of Contents Welcome ................................................................................................ 1 Overview ............................................................................................................. 1 Using Your HP Webcam .......................................................................... Recording a Video................................................................................................. Starting a Video Chat ................................
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Welcome Congratulations on purchasing one of the following products: HP Deluxe Webcam HP Premium Autofocus Webcam This guide shows you how to use your new webcam to record videos, start video chats, use your webcam as a security cam, take pictures, and adjust the webcam settings.
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Using Your HP Webcam Recording a Video 1 Press the Video Record Companion™. button on your webcam to open ArcSoft WebCam 2 If prompted, select a folder to store your videos. 3 Press the Video Record button or click Record Video to begin recording. 4 Press the Video Record recording. button again or click Stop Recording to stop 5 Select one of the following buttons: Send by email: Enables you to send the video as an email attachment. Save to disk: Enables you to save the video on your computer.
Starting a Video Chat You can add live video to the most popular instant messaging (IM) applications (ISP connection required): AOL® Instant Messenger™ (AIM®) Windows Live™ Messenger Yahoo!® Messenger Skype® 1 Press the HP Instant Chat button on your webcam. 2 Select the instant messaging (IM) application you want to use. 3 If prompted, follow the onscreen instructions to install and set up the IM application. 4 Follow the video chat steps in the IM application’s documentation.
Using Your Webcam as a Video Monitor 1 Double-click the WebCam Companion 2 Click Monitor icon on the Windows® desktop. . 3 Click Start Monitor to begin monitoring. 4 Click Stop Monitor to finish monitoring and save the video to your PC. If you want to send a video snapshot by e-mail, upload the video to your FTP site, or change the location of your media folder, ArcSoft WebCam Companion can do all that and more. To learn more about using ArcSoft WebCam Companion, click the Help menu.
Editing a Video You can edit your videos in ArcSoft WebCam Companion or in ArcSoft VideoImpression. For basic editing functions, use ArcSoft WebCam Companion, for advanced editing functions use ArcSoft VideoImpression. Editing a Video in ArcSoft WebCam Companion 1 Double-click the WebCam Companion 2 Click Edit icon on the Windows desktop. . 3 Highlight the video you want to edit, and then click Edit Video. To learn about specific editing functions, click the Help menu.
Taking a Picture 1 Press the Snapshot Companion. button on your webcam to open ArcSoft WebCam 2 Press the Snapshot button again or click Capture to take the picture. To learn more about taking pictures with ArcSoft WebCam Companion, click the Help menu. Editing a Picture 1 Double-click the HP Photosmart Essential icon on the Windows desktop.
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Adjusting Settings This chapter shows you how to adjust settings in ArcSoft Magic-i 3 and ArcSoft WebCam Companion. Adjusting Brightness and Control 1 Double-click the Magic-i 3 Windows desktop. 2 Click the Generic Settings icon on the icon. 3 Remove the check mark from the Auto Enhance box. 4 Drag the sliders to adjust these settings: Brightness Contrast 5 Click OK. NOTE: To restore all the factory settings, click Default.
Creating a Personal Profile 1 Double-click the Magic-i 3 2 Click the Profiles expand the screen.) icon on the Windows desktop. tab. (If this tab is not visible, click the Expand 3 Drag the sliders to adjust these settings: Brightness Contrast Gamma Saturation Sharpness 4 Click Save Profile. 5 Enter a name for the profile. 6 Click OK. NOTE: 10 To restore the factory settings, click Default. To apply a previously saved profile, select the profile name from the Current Profile list.
Adjusting Capture Settings 1 Double-click the WebCam Companion icon on the Windows desktop. 2 Click Capture 3 Click the Settings . icon. 4 Adjust any of these settings: Image Format sets the default file format for still image captures. Image Quality sets the default resolution for still image captures. Video Format sets the default file format for videos you record. Video Quality sets the default resolution for videos you record.
Adjusting Webcam Settings 1 Do one of the following: Double-click the WebCam Companion icon on the Windows desktop, click Capture , and then click the WebCam Settings icon. Double-click the Magic-i 3 icon on the Windows desktop, and then click the Settings icon. 2 Do any of the following: Drag the sliders to adjust the individual settings. (HP Premium Autofocus Webcam only) Manually adjust the focus by removing the check from the Auto Focus check box and then dragging the Focus slider.
Troubleshooting Problem Solution The image is fuzzy Make sure that you removed the protective film from the webcam lens. (HP Premium Autofocus Webcam only) Turn off the autofocus feature and use the software settings to manually adjust the focus. See Adjusting Webcam Settings for details. I don’t want to use Magic-i 3 with my IM application Open your IM application and use the preference settings to select a different video device. See the documentation for your IM application for details.
Problem (Continued) The webcam buttons are not working properly I hear an echo or feedback in the speakers Solution Look in the Windows System Tray for the HP Button Manager icon. If you don’t see the HP Button Manager icon, then open My Computer, navigate to the Program Files\HP\Button Manager folder, and double-click the BM.EXE file to restart it. On Windows XP computers (Classic view): 1 Click Start > Control Panel > Sounds and Audio Devices. 2 Click the Audio tab.
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