Genius VIDEOCAM EYE User Manual

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VideoCAM Eye Features

1 SnapShot Button
2 LED Indicator
3 Lens
4 Swivel Base

Installing the VideoCAM Eye

1. Please install the driver first and then connect VideoCAM

Eye to the USB port.

2. Installing the VideoCAM Eye driver
Windows Environment

a. Insert the VideoCAM Eye Installation CD into the CD-ROM drive.
b. The Autorun screen will bring up the installation screen. Click on

“Driver” then simply follow the on-screen instructions.

c. Install DirectX from the CD.

Notice: If the Autorun screen doesn’t start, please follow these

steps:

z Click on “Start Menu”
z Type D：\SETUP.EXE , then click Enter key.

(Assume your CD-ROM is in Drive D)

Mac Environment

a. Insert the VideoCAM Eye Installation CD into the CD-ROM

drive.

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b. Double click on the CD-ROM drive
c. Click on the file folder of “VideoCAm Eye Driver OSX 1.0”
d. Click on “VideoCAM Eye Driver Install” then simply follow

the on-screen instructions.

3. Insert the VideoCAM Eye’s USB cable to your desktop’s or

laptop’s USB port.

4. Complete software and hardware installation. You can

install the software you would like to use for video
conferencing or chat with your friends.

NOTE

 To remove the driver installation:

Windows Environment

Please go to the taskbar and follow “Start Æ Program Æ VideoCAM Eye
Æ Click “Uninstall”, then follow the on-screen instructions to remove the
driver.

Mac OSX Environment:

Please put the VideoCAM Eye installation CD into CD-ROM drive Æ go to
the file folder of “VideoCAM Eye Driver OSX 1.0” Æ Click on “VideoCAM
Eye Uninstall” Æ Follow the on-screen instructions to remove the driver.

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Genius Application (Windows Only)

You can use our software to capture the real-time image, record or
execute the simply security function.

To run the software, please go to the taskbar and follow “Start”Æ Click
“Program”Æ Choose “VideoCAM Eye”Æ Click “VideoCAM Eye. Or
you may execute the software by simply clicking the shortcut of
“VideoCAM Eye”

NOTE

 After installing the driver of VideoCAM Eye, the system will automatically

create a file (C:\WINDOWS\Album or C:\WINNT\Album)to save the images
you take using the Genius Application.

1. Description for the major icon

Preview mode

Snapshot mode

Video Clip Mode

Security monitoring system

Exit the Genius VideoCAM Series UI

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Camera Control

NOTE

 In the camera control section, you can personalize your camera

settings for different circumstances.

Camera Control:

You can set different values for
different circumstances and
environment

-Press “Default” to return to

the manufacturer’s settings.

Video Proc Amp:

In the section, you can adjust
different values toward image
itself.

-Press “Default” to return to

the manufacturer’s settings.

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Advanced setting:

Select the correct frequency
according to the country where
you are using the web camera.

Also, you can have different
compression choices for your
images.

-Press “Default” to return to

the manufacturer’s settings.

2. Preview Mode

You can use the function buttons on the control panel to zoom in/out and
move upward/downward/left/right.

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Zoom in the image

Zoom Out the image

Move the image upward

Move the image downward

Move the image to the left

Move the image to the right

Resolution Selection
There are 2 categories of resolution:

I420. You can select 5 different image resolutions for
each of them. The file size of I420 will be smaller than
RGB24. So, I420 may be the better choice for
transmission.

RGB24 and

3. SnapShot Mode

You can press the Snapshot button in the right of the circle to take a
picture right away and share with your friends.

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