Product Guide
Product Guide
Creative Video Blaster WebCam 3
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Contents
Introduction
Before You Begin....... .. ... .. ..... .. ... .. ..... .. .. ... ..... .. .. ... .... ... .. ... .... ... .. .. ..... .. ... .. ..... .. ... .. ..... .. ... .. .. ... .xii
System Requi rements............................................. ................................................... xii
Document Conventions......... ................................... .................................................xii
1 Installing Video Blaster WebCam 3
About the WebCam 3............................................................ ... ....................... ......................1-1
Installin g Video Blaster WebCam 3.....................................................................................1-2
2 Starting Video Blaster WebCam Control
T o start Video Blaster WebCam Control..............................................................................2-1
T o capture still images using t h e Snapshot butto n .................................. .............................2-2
T o start the Helpfile for WebCam Control.......... ........................................................... .....2-2
3 Using WebCam Control with the WDM driver
T o configure settings for Video Blaster WebCam 3............................................................3-1
Optimizing WebCam 3..... ..... .. ... .. ..... .. .. ... ..... .. .. ... .... ... .. ... .... ... .. .. ..... .. ... .. ..... .. ... .. ..... .. ... .. .....3-3
Specifying th e Frame Rate, Ima g eSize, and Color Depth.....................................3-3
Setting the frame rate...................................................................................3-3
Flipping the image horizontally...................................................................3-3
Choosing the image’ s output size....................... ....... ........ ....... ....... ....... .....3-4
Choosing the color depth ............. ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... .......... .....3-4
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viii Video Blaster Webcam 3
Improving the quality.. ............ ......................................................................3-5
Improving th e Image Qualit y......... ........................ ...................................................3-5
Camera Control settings...............................................................................3-5
Image setti ngs.. .. ..... .. ... .. ..... .. ... .. ..... .. ... .. ..... .. .. ... ..... .. .. ... .... ... .. .. ..... ... .. .. ..... .. ..3-7
Achieving the Best Frame Rate................................................................................3-8
4 Using WebCam Control with the VFW driver
T o configure settings for WebCam 3....................................................................................4-1
Optimizing WebCam 3.. ........................ ........................................................... .....................4-3
Changing I mageSize an d Co lo r Depth.............. ......................................................4-3
Choosing the size of the image........... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... ..4-4
Choosing the color depth...................... ....... ..... ....... ..... ....... .... ........ .... ....... ..4-4
Improving Image Quality..........................................................................................4-5
V ideo Co ntro l settings............ .. ..... .. ... .. ..... .. .. ... ..... .. .. ... .... ... .. .. ..... ... .. .. ..... .. ..4-5
Adva nced settin gs......... ... .. ..... .. .. ... ..... .. .. ... .... ... .. ... .... ... .. .. ..... .. ... .. ..... .. ... .. ....4-7
Achieving the Best Frame Rate................................................................................4-8
5 Video Blaster WebCam 3 Applications
Video Blaster WebCam Contro l...................................................................... .....................5-1
Video Blaster WebCam Monitor... ....................................................................... ................5-1
Polaroid Phot oMAX.... ..... .. ... .. ..... .. .. ... ..... .. .. ... .... ... .. ... .... ... .. .. ..... ... .. .. ..... .. ... .. ..... .. ... .. ..... .. .. ..5-2
Microsoft NetMeeting............................................................................... ............................5-2
Microsoft I n ternet Explorer...................................................................................................5-2
A Technical Specifications
Construc tion............................................................................. ... ............ .. ...A-1
Camera housing.......................... .................................................................A-1
Power............................................................................................................A-1
Sensor...........................................................................................................A-1
Resolution ( for both Video mode and Still mode)............................. ........A-1
Sensitivity.....................................................................................................A-1
V ideo f ormat s....... .. ... .. ..... .. ... .. ..... .. .. ... ..... .. .. ... .... ... .. .. ..... ... .. .. ..... .. ... .. ..... .. ..A-2
Exposure control............... .. ... ..................................... .................................A-2
Color balance............................................................................................... A-2
Color matrix.................................................................................................A-2
Field-of-view ........ ............................................... ........................................ A-2
Depth-of-field..... ................................... ......................................................A-2
Port compatibi lity........ .. ... .. ..... .. ... .... ... .. ..... .. ... .... ... .. .. ..... ... .. ..... .. .. ..... ... .. .. ..A-2
Softwar e compatibi lity............ ..... .. .. ... ..... .. .. ..... .. ... .... ... .. ... .... ... .. ..... .. ... .... ..A-2
BTroubleshooting
Problem In stalling Software.................................................................................................B-1
Problems Using Video Blaster WebCam 3..........................................................................B-1
C Note on USB Compatibility
D Technical Support
Inside Eu r o p e................................... ............................................................ ..................... .... D-3
Through CompuServe............... ..............................................................................D-3
By Fax.................................... ........................................................... .......................D-3
If You Have a P roblem................................................................................ .........................D-4
Less than 30 days since date of purchase................................................... D-4
More tha n 3 0 days since date of purchase.................................................D-4
Returning a product for repair................................ ......... .......... ......... .......... ......... ..D-5
Limited Warranty............................ ............................................................ ......................... D-6
What this warranty does not cover............ ................................... ..............D-6
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Prod uct Guide ix
Introduction
Vi deo Blaster WebCam 3 is a 24-bit, 16.7-million-color d igital video camera kit that gives you
everything you need to capture, create, and communicate in live, full-color video on the
Internet.
Enclosed software ti tles include:
❑ Video Bl aster W e bCam Contr ol is an appli cati on for captu ring full- motion video and sti ll
images and adjusting the camera’s settings.
❑ Video Blaster WebCam Moni tor has an easy-to-use control panel that lets you set your
camera to automatically take snapshots. You can use it in the timed mode or the motion
detection mode for home or office security to create an “intelligent spy cam”.
❑ Polaro id Ph o t o M A X
interface. Us e PhotoMAX to capt ure images, edi t and retouch the m, and add sp ecial eff ects.
Print these image s or transform them into multimedia postcards which you can give to
friends or send via e-mai l.
❑ Microsoft
multi-user application sharing, Internet telephony and video conferencing.
❑ Microsoft Internet Explorer, an easy-to-use, full-service Internet browser.
®
NetMeeting
™
, a suite of ea sy -t o - u se imaging to o ls accessi b le fr o m a sin g l e
®
, a feature rich voice communications system. NetMeeting offers
Product Guide xi
Before You Begin
The README file on the CD-ROM contains information not available at the time of printing.
Read the file before you continue. In addition, read the following:
❑ System Requirements
❑ Document Convention s
System Requirements
Document
Conventions
Minimum system requirements for the USB port version of Video Blaster WebCam 3:
❑ 200 MHz Pentium
❑ 16 MB RAM on motherboard
❑ 70 MB free hard disk space (for installation of all softwa re titles)
❑ A vailable USB port or powered USB hub
❑ Microsoft Windows 98 (Windows 95 is not supported)
❑ Display adapter that supports16-bit color at a resolution of 640 x 480 pixels
❑ CD-ROM drive installed
❑ Sound Blaster
(required for videoconferencing)
❑ Modem or LAN access to the Internet (require d for videoconferencing)
For optimal performance:
❑ Display adapter that supports 16-bit color at a resolution of 800 x 600 pixels
❑ Sound Blaster 16 or higher, or other Windows-compatible sound card with full-duplex
support for simultaneous two-way conversations
The following typographical conventio ns are u s ed thro ughout this document:
Table i: Document c onventions
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bold Text that must be entered exactly as it appears.
®
or higher IBM® compatible PC
®
or other Windows®-compatible sound card and microphone
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T able i: Document conventions
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result in loss of data or d amage to your system.
The warning sign indicates that failure to adhere to directions may result
in bodily harm or life-threatening situations .
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Installing Video Blaster WebCam 3
This chapter consists of the foll owing sections:
❑ About the WebCam 3
❑ Installing Video Blaster WebCam 3
1
About the WebC am 3
Figure 1-1 highli ghts the features of WebCam 3.
Snapshot button
After you have started WebCam Control,
you can press this button to capture a still image.
LED light
This button lights up in
green when WebCam is
switched on.
USB cable
Figure 1-1: The WebCam 3 (USB model).
Focus ring
To adjust the WebCam focus, point the
lens toward your subject and then rotate
this ring clockwise and/or anti-clockwise
until the image is in focus.
USB connector
Installing Video Bl as ter WebCam 3 1-1
Installing Video
Blaster
WebC am 3
• The USB port(s) on your
computer may be found on
the front panel instead of th e
back panel.
• You can also dais y-chain the
Webcam through another
USB devi ce or attach it to a
powered USB hub.
• Y ou can ch oose to connect the
WebCam to your computer
after you have switched on
your compute r.
1. Position your computer so that its USB ports can be easily accessed.
2. Connect the end of the WebCam’s USB cable to any USB port available, and place the
WebCam on top of your computer monitor or another flat surface.
USB port
Figure 1-2: Connecting the WebCam 3 (USB model).
3. Switch on the computer.
1-2 Installing Video Blaster WebCam 3
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