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USB MiniCam www.lindy.com LINDY No’s 42803 & 42804.
Introduction Thank you for purchasing the LINDY USB MiniCam. This MiniCam is a high-resolution camera with a built- in microphone. A single USB cable connects the camera to your computer for au dio and video, so there’s no need for a separate untidy microp hone cable.
Product Information Microphone Lens Infra red LEDs White LEDs Snapshot button White LED on/off button.
Installation Important! You must install the dr ivers BEFORE connectin g the camera to your PC. 1. Insert the driver CD, the installation application will automatically launch. 2. Click Install and follow the on-screen in structions to install the MiniCam driver software.
Configuration Initial Operation To use the MiniCam, you must launch t he AMCap application. Select: The lower part of the drop-down menu al lows you to select the audio input device.
Configuration Setting up the microphone For correct microphone operation yo u must follow the procedure below. Open the windows Sound Recorder application: Start > Control Panel > Sounds and Audio Devices 1. Click on the Audio tab; make sure that USB Camera is set as the default sound recording device.
Configuration 4. In the AMCap program’s Capture menu, ensure that Capture Audio is ticked. 5. Open the Options > Audio Capture Filter… menu. In the Properties window, check that Microphone is selected from the Pin Line drop-down list, and then click OK.
Configuration Video Capture Pin To change video compressi on, output size and frame rate settings, sele ct Video Capture Pin… from the Options menu. Select the Color Space / Compression setting here, you can choose from ‘RGB 24’ or ‘I420’.
Configuration Video Capture Filter The Video Capture Filter menus allow you to change various settings and apply special effects. To open, select Video Capture Filter.
Configuration Click the Effects tab to view and change the special effects setti ngs. You can use your o wn customised frame. It must be a VGA size 24 Bit bitmap. Select ‘Auto Change’ to automatically cycle through the various Effects and Frames. You can choose a frame to apply to your captured video.
Configuration Click the Zoom tab to use the digital zoom and pan controls. up, down, le ft and right Use the arrows to pan Move the slider up to zoom in and down to zoom out Tick the check box to enab.
Recording & Capture Creating a Capture File Before capturing video and audio, you should create a capture file. 1. Select File > Set Capture File... Choose a name and location for th e capture file. Be sure to add the .avi extension to the file name.
Recording & Capture Capturing Video & Audio 1. If you want to capture audio as well as video, ensure that Capture Audio is ticked under the Capture menu. 2. Select Capture > Start Capture and click OK or press the Enter key. 3. To stop capture, pre ss the Esc key or click Capture > Stop Capture .
Recording & Capture Snapshot Function 1. Press the button on the side of t he MiniCam to take a photo snapshot. 2. A new window will appear showing the photo. Click on the Rotate menus to rotate the image in various ways; select File > Save As.
Recording & Capture Using the MiniCam with NetMeeting Note: For more information a bout insta lling and using NetMeeting on your PC, please use Windows Help. Click to place a call to th e computer identified in the IP address field. Type the IP address of the computer you want to contact in this box.
WEEE (Waste of Electrical a nd Electronic Equipment), Recycling of Electronic Products United Kingdom In 2006 the European Union introduced regula tions (WEEE) for the collection and recyclin g of all waste electrical and electroni c equipment. It is no longer a llowable to simply throw away electrical and ele ctronic equipment.
CE Statement This device complies with the European Regu lations for Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) of the European Union and it is equi pped with the CE mark.
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