User manual D-LINK DSB-C100

[. . . ] DSB-C100 USB Digital Video Camera User's Manual Rev. 02(November, 2000) M20001201 Print in Taiwan Table of Contents INTRODUCTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 HARDWARE INSTALLATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 INSTALLING THE CAMERA. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 DRIVER INSTALLATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 INSTALLING THE CAMERA DRIVERS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 QUALITY & FORMAT ADJUSTMENT. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 DISPLAY UTILITY. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ] The display utility allows you to view video images from your D-Link USB Digital Video Camera, and adjust the parameters for best color quality. To adjust for the best image quality, y need to run the ou "PC Camera WDM Capture" display utility, click on windows Start Menu/Programs/D-Link USB Digital Video Camera+/Camera/PC Camera WDM Capture . 6 Select Options in the menu bar and in the selection item choose Preview and this will activate the D-Link USB Digital Video Camera to start capture images. However, before you begin utilizing the D-Link USB Digital Video Camera make sure there is enough lighting in the scene and adjust the focus on the Digital Video Camera to gain optimal image quality. 7 Color Adjustment Once the D-Link USB Digital Video Camera is capturing images you can start adjusting the colors by selecting the Options in the menu bar and in the selection item choose Video Capture Filter. A prompt screen will be displayed like the one below: 8 Under the Camera Controls tab, make the appropriate adjustments from the menu list to fine tune the image related parameters such as Brightness, Contrast, Saturation, Sharpness, Hue, Backlight, and Exposure or set to Default. Brightness tells how much white or black that exists in the image. It is the amount of light reflected in proportion to the amount absorbed by the material in the image. Therefore, reflective objects are bright, and vise versa. Contrast is the degree of difference in tone between the light and dark parts of an image. The higher the contrast the brighter the image and the lower the contrast the darker it will become. Saturation is an expression for the relative bandwidth of the visible output from a light source. As saturation increases, colors appear more pure and as it decreases, colors appear more washed out. Sharpness determines how crisp the image quality looks. For example, when sharpness is high, the picture will look crisp and edges will be well-defined. 9 Hue in short means color, it is the wavelength of light that gives a color its distinguished characteristics. Backlight is the source light coming from the background, it affects the picture quality in areas of brightness from the background. Exposure is recommended to be set at Auto or you can have the option to adjust to your required capture image. Since most cameras determine the exposure by averaging all the light that enters the lens. When the ColorEnable is activated it allows the user for color display and if deactivated black and white images will appear from the AMCAP screen. Keep in mind when changes are made, click the Apply button to refresh all the new details you have set and click OK to return to the AMCAP Capture Screen. 10 Format Adjustment You can also format the image captured by selecting the Options in the menu bar and in the selection item choose Video Capture Pin. A prompt screen will be displayed like the one below: In the Frame Rate display you have the options from 7. 5 frames per second (fps) up to 30 fps. 11 You can format the setting allowing incoming color depth as 24-bit RGB with the other choices of RGB 555 (16 bit) and I420 in the Color Space/Compression. There are various formats available such as 176X144 (QCIF) and 352X288 (CIF). However, keep in mind the higher the Frame Rate, Color Space/Compression, and Output Size the larger the video file size will be. Therefore, the lower resolution is recommended for video-conferencing or video recording. Once again when changes are made, click the Apply button to refresh all the new details you have set and click OK to return to the AMCAP Capture Screen. Now you are ready to have fun with the new D-Link USB Digital Video Camera and with the bundled software you will be able to use the various video editing applications permitting you image manipulation, editing, photo album, video mail and video conferencing capabilities. 12 5 Uninstalling the D-Link USB Digital Video Camera To uninstall your D-Link USB Digital Video Camera click on windows Start Menu/Programs/D-Link USB Digital Video Camera/Camera/Uninstall D-Link USB Digital Video Camera+. A prompt screen will be displayed like the one below: Click Yes if you want to remove the program from your system. A new prompt will be displayed acknowledging the D-Link USB Digital Video Camera has been successfully removed. 13 Click OK to finish the uninstall process. 14 6 Macintosh OS 8. 6 or Above Installation 1. [. . . ] When the driver installation is completed you can plug in the USB Digital Video Camera into the USB port on your PC. 7. Once the driver installation is completed and the USB Digital Video Camera is plugged into the USB port you can initiate the Digital Video Camera to start capture images through the video application programs. 15 7 Specifications Sensor Minimum Illumination System Interface Video Compression Snap-shot Button Color Adjustment White Bala nce Driver Lens Aspect Ratio Power Consumption Operating Temperature Storage Temperature Humidity 352 x 288 Color CMOS sensor 8 lux USB port Proprietary video compression Yes Brightness, Hue, Saturation Automatic Windows 98/Me, Windows 2000 Mac OS 8. 6 or above F=6. 0mm / f=1. 8 4:3 5V, 200mA max. 10 °C ~ 50 °C 0 °C~ 65 °C 10% ~ 90% non-condensing 16 [. . . ]