Argus Camera 300 User Manual

PC Cam300-User’s Manual

USB PC Camera

Welcome to the Exciting World of Argus Camera

Thank you for choosing Argus Camera to pursue your video adventures. Whether you are creating a video of your friends and family or using the PC300 as a business tool, since 1936 Argus Camera has been there, sharpening your images with leading edge technology. To get the utmost satisfaction from your PC300, please take a moment to read through this manual. Its contents will send you on an educational jouney into your camera’s multiple capabilities.

Thank you again for choosing Argus !

Table of Contents

Getting Star ted.................................................................................

In Box Contents................................................................................................ 3

System Requirements........................................................................................ 3

PC300 Nomenclature....................................................................................... 3

Verifying USB Presence................................................................................... 4

Windows Installation of PC300 Camera and PC300 Driver........................... 5

Installing Application Software........................................................................ 7

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Creating a Video and Single Frame Snapshot .................................

VideoImpressionMain Screen ........................................................................... 7

Setting the Focus of the PC300 Camera........................................................... 8

Capturing a Single Frame by Using Snapshot Button...................................... 8

Previewing Live Video or Single Frame........................................................... 9

Recording a Video or Single Frame ................................................................. 9

Playback of a Video or Single Frame............................................................... 9

Working with Albums...................................................................................... 10

Working with the Storyboard.......................................................................... 11

Editing Single Frame Snapshots..................................................................... 12

Editing a Video................................................................................................ 12

Editing Audio .................................................................................................. 12

Printing a Snapshot Image or a Still Image From a Video ............................ 13

Saving a Movie................................................................................................ 13

Getting Started with PhotoI mpr ession 3.0.......................................

Opening an Image from a Disc Drive............................................................. 16

Acquiring Images from a TWAIN Device ....................................................... 16

Downloading Images from The Internet......................................................... 16

Working with Albums...................................................................................... 17

Editing Images ................................................................................................ 18

Creative Project Templates............................................................................. 20

Saving Images................................................................................................. 20

Printing Images............................................................................................... 21

Getting Help.................................................................................................... 21

How to Install NetMeeting................................................................

How to Install MSN Messenger........................................................

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Specifications.....................................................................................

In Box Contents

PC300 Camera

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USB connector cable

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Quick Start Guide

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Installation CD-ROM

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Camera Driver

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Application Software

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ArcSoft VideoImpression 1.6

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ArcSoft PhotoImpression 3.0

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User’s Manual

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System Requirements

Intel Pentium II 350MHz Processor or equivalent

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64MB System RAM

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Windows 98SE/Me/2000/XP

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CD-ROM drive

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16-bit true color display or higher

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Optional for VideoConference

Full- or half- duplex sound card

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Modem for dial-up connection (or corporate internet)

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An authorized Internet account (user ID or IP address).

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PC300 Nomenclature

Snapshot Button

Focus Ring

USB Connector Cable

Verifying USB Presence

Power up your computer and check to see if USB is implemented. Visually inspect the USB ports of your computer. If you cannot find the USB ports at the back of your computer (See Figure 1), read the documentation that came with your computer main board.

For computer main board with USB supported:

Enter BIOS settings and enable USB, see the documentation that came with your computer. Normally, when the computer power is turned on, before starting windows, the computer will hint you to press some keys for displaying BIOS menu.

For computer main board without USB:

In this case, USB can be implemented by an USB add-on card. The BIOS settings for main board type USB are not required.

Figure 1

Windows Installation of PC300 Camera and PC300 Driver

1. Installing PC Camera and PC Camera driver

Before installing Camera to your computer, make sure W indows starts up. Then fo llow the steps below:

1. Plug PC camera's connector to the USB port on your computer. (See Figure 2)

2. Check to make sure you have the correct orientation while plugging the USB connector into the USB port of your computer.

3. Once Windows has detected new hardware added to the system, an USB Device message appears on the screen, asking you to search a new device.

4. Click “ Next ” to continue.

5. In the next dialog box, you will be asked to select a method to search for the driver for your PC Camera. Choose “Search for a suitable driver for my device (Recommended).”

6. Insert PC Camera Installation CD into your CD-ROM drive.

Note: Close auto-run window while inserting CD into CD-ROM drive.

7. Click “Next” to continue.

8. The next screen shows the default path for the camera driver, depending on the existing

operating system on your PC. For example:

Figure 2

Letter D indicates the l ocation of you CD ROM drive.

Click “Browser” to select driver location

CD-ROM:\Driver

on your CD.

9. When you have finished the location selection, click “Next” to continue.

10. Windows will search for your PC Camera device and driver location.

11. Click “Next”. Windows will copy Driver files into your system.

12. Click “Finish” to complete PC Camera driver installation.

13. Click “Start”, “Shut Down”, and select option “Restart” to restart your computer.

Installing Application Software

1. Insert Installation CD into your CD-ROM drive.

2. An Introduction screen will appear with a menu or CD contents.

Note: If the installer scr een does not come up automatically, click “Start ” , “Run”, and execute the file “cdsetup.exe” on the CD to st art the installer program.

3. Click “VideoImpression 1.6”.

4. Follow the on-screen wizard instructions to install.

5. When installation is complete, the VideoImpression 1.6 Program group will appear as a folder in the Programs menu.

VideoImpression 1.6 Main Screen Nomenclature

1. Click Start.

2. Select Programs>ArcSoft VideoImpression> ArcSoft VideoImpression 1.6.

3. The VideoImpression Main Screen will appear as shown below.

New – Starts a new project, opens an existing one, and displays your albums. Edit – Takes you back to the Stor yboard (only when you have a prohect open.) Save – Saves your work as a movie file in AVI format. Send – Allows you to email your movie files. (A MAPI-compliant email progr a m is needed for this option.)

Control Buttons

(“!”) Tips toggles pop-up tool tips on/off. When on, icon nam es will popup when you move your

mouse over an icon.

(“?”) Help launches VideoImpression Help. You can learn m or e about program functions and

procedures by using Help. (“-”) Minimize moves VideoImpression to the background and places it in the Windows taskbar. (“x”) Close closes VideoImpression.

Control Buttons Timer Window

frame and the elapsed time within the video. It becomes active when a movie is opened (it will appear as a black box when no movie is open).

Video Playback Controls

ability to play, pause, and move forward/backward to specific frames in your movies.

shows the current

gives you the

Setting the Focus

1. Click Start> Programs> ArcSoft VideoImpression 1.6> ArcSoft VideoImpression 1.6.

2. The introduction screen will appear with a menu of software contents.

3. Click “ New. ”

4. Select “Capture” . The window shows a Live preview as seen from the PC Camera.

5. To focus the picture, turn the focus ring (the grooved plastic ring around the lens of the PC Camera) until the image becomes sharp.

Capturing a Single Frame by Using Snapshot Button

1. Click Start> Programs> ArcSoft VideoImpression 1.6> ArcSoft VideoImpression 1.6

2. The introduction screen will appear with a menu of software contents.

3. Click “ New. ”

4. Select “ Capture ” . The window shows a Live preview as seen from the PC Camera

By pressing the Snapshot button :

Before you start

appears allowing you to preview,capture live video and save the video clip.

At the same time

live video. ‘Start Image Capture’ will appear allowing you to save the captured image.

NOTE : Use any image editing software to edit the image.

the ArcSoft VideoImpression 1.6, AMCAP. A dialog box

you start ArcSoft VideoImpression 1.6 you will preview the

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