English Manual
English Manual
Recording and capturing pictures
Introduction:
For live recording:
The LINDY USB MiniCam is a high-resolution camera with audio support. A
single cable connects the camera to your computers USB and MIC IN ports.
1. Under ‘Amcap’ click ‘File’, select ‘Set capture File’, give a
filename and save. The file will be stored as *.avi-file.
2. If you click ‘Capture’ and select Capture Audio’, then sound
picked up by the cameras microphone will also be recorded.
3. Click ‘Set Frame Rate’ to change the frame rate. Select ’Use
Frame Rate’ and click ‘OK’ to save the setting.
4. Under ‘Set Time Limit’ you may adjust the time period you
want to record by setting the period in seconds, selecting
‘Use Time Limit ‘.
Technical Specifications
Sensor
Max. Resolution:
Supp. Resolutions:
1/7” CMOS
640 x 480
640 x 480; 352 x 288; 176 x 144
and 160 x 120
Up to 30 @ 352 288, 35 @ 176 x 144
Up to 640 x 480
3cm - ∞
USB MiniCam
Frame rate:
Capture Resolution:
Focus Distance:
Lens angle:
Colour Format:
Power Consumption: 160mW
Supported OS:
Interface:
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5. Click ‘Capture’ – ‘Start Capture’ to start recording and
confirm by clicking ‘OK’ when the recording is finished.
56 degree
24 bit RGB
Capture one or several pictures
Windows 98/2000/ME/XP
USB 1.1 Full Speed
2. Under the ‘Start’ menu – ‘Programs’ - ‘Qcam’ select
‘VidCap’ to get the capture software.
3. To get the live camera picture, you have to click on this
Driver Installation
You must install the USB MiniCam drivers before you connect the MiniCam
to your computers USB port.
Button:
4. For a single frame, click on the
- Button, then click ‘File’
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Insert the driver CD – the driver installation menu will be
displayed automatically.
Select ‘Driver Install’, the computer will run the driver installation
process.
The ‘Install Shield Wizard’ dialogue box will appear; click ‘Next’
and the installation will start.
and select ‘Save Single Frame’ to name and store your
picture file.
5. If you want to capture several images subsequently, click on
the
- Button
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Select the necessary language and select OK.
Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the installation
procedure.
Select ‘Finish’ when prompted to complete the installation.
Click ‘Exit’ on the ‘Software Installer’ screen
You MUST now reboot your computer.
When your machine has rebooted, plug-in the LINDY USB
MiniCam to the USB port. Windows will automatically detect the
new hardware and configure the device.
6. By clicking this Button:
, you may also capture a video
sequence with the software. Preselect the compression
mode and the frame rate and then click ‘OK’ to start the
recording.
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Using the LINDY USB MiniCam together with Netmeeting®
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2.
After having installed the ‘QCam
driver’, plug the camera into your
computer’s USB port and start the
Netmeeting program.
If it is the first time that you start
Netmeeting, a setup wizard program
will run asking you for the properties,
such as your name, your email
address, connection speed etc.
Under ‘Extra’ – ‘Options’ – ‘Video’ you
can determine the video source, it
should say ‘Q-CAM’!
After having given that information to
the setup program, click ‘Finish’ to
complete the Netmeeting setup.
Click the ‘Dial’-Icon and type in the IP
address of the computer you want to
connect to.
Note: If you are using Windows XP your system may display a ‘Driver
Signature’ notification message, select ‘Continue Anyway’ to install the
driver.
Adjusting the Picture Parameters
The LINDY USB MiniCam picture parameters may be adjusted depending
on your environment, and your requirements.
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From the Start menu open ‘Programs’ – ‘Qcam’ – ’AMCAP’
In the ‘options’ menu select ‘Video Capture Filter’ to enter the
properties settings of the camera. You may adjust the following
values:
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Auto Exposure value
Anti-Flickering: According to your power frequency: 50 or
60Hz or none if you’re using the camera as an outdoor
device.
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Video output: Mirroring or vertical flip
Contrast, saturation and gamma correction
Sharpening, quality and brightness
’Dial’-Icon
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4.
Click ‘Apply’
IP-Address field
Select ‘Option’ and choose ‘Video Capture Pin’ to adjust the
frame rate or colour mode.
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SECOND EDITION (Oct - 2003)
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