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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Send photo by e-mail

Shoot Continuously

Zoom in the image

Zoom Out the image

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Move the image upward

Move the image downward

Move the image to the left

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Move the image to the right

Resolution selection

This section shows the resolution you selected in
the “Preview Mode”. If you want to change the
resolution, please click “
“Preview Mode” to make the changes.

NOTE

 You can zoom in/out or move the image to the position you would like,

and then take pictures.

“to go back to the

4. Video Cl i p Mode

You can record real-time image in this section.

Send photo by e-mail

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Convert AVI files into MEPG-1 format

Start recording

Stop recording
Exit the Video Clip Mode

To Create animation
Press

to start; Press to stop

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Press

This function has to be under the resolution of RGB320 x 240
or I420 320 x 240. Please make sure the resolution is corr ect
before executing this function.

Resolution selection

This section shows the resolution you selected in the “Preview
Mode”. If you want to change the resolution, please click
“

to return to the video recording mode

“to go back to the “Preview Mode” to make the changes.

5. Security Monitoring System

This Function records any movements that appear in front of your monitor
automatically. It can also record anytime until the HD is full. If there’s no
movement, it will shut down automatically after four seconds or until it
detects new movement. It’s a great security monitoring system and you can

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set the software so it works at times when you’re not around.

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A.

Start recording

B.

Stop recording

C.

Setup time of the security monitoring system

Set up the degree of the variance for every

D.

E.

NOTE

 In “Security Monitoring System” section, you can record in any size of

image resolution. If you want to change the resolution, please click

second of recording image. When the differences
are over the setup degree, the system will alert
you.

Set up the different alerting sound effects

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“ “to go back to the “Preview Mode” and make the changes.

WebCam Monitor (MAC Only)

For MAC users, while you are installing the driver, the web
camera’s application, called “WebCam Monitor”, will be installed at
the same time. Once you finish the driver installation, the icon
“WebCam Monitor” will show up on the desktop
automatically.

With WebCam Monitor, you can take image shots, record video clips,
personalize the camera settings for different circumstances, and so on.

1. Snapshot function

You can just simply press the snapshot button on the web camera to

take pictures.

2. Video Clip

You have two ways to record images.

a. Record Without Hogging Machine

Go to “Monitor” Æ Click

“Record Without
Hogging Machine”
ÆChange the file name
you would like to save as
and the location Æ Click
“Save” to start recording

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To stop recording, please
go to “Monitor” and then
click “Stop Recording”

b. Record Until MouseClick

Go to “Monitor”ÆClick

3. Personalized values settings

You can have the

“Record Until
MouseClick” ÆChange
the file name you would
like to save as and the
location Æ Click “Save”
to start recordingÆ To
stop recording, just click
your mouse.

personalized values in
“Video Settings”.

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There are four sections to adjust values due to different circumstances.

Adjustments:

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

-Press “Default” to return to

the manufacturer’s settings.

Compression:

In this section, you can have
different compression choices
for your images, file type and
image quality. Also, you can
set up the frame rate for the
video clip recording.

Please note that before you
change the file format, make
sure that you have application
to support the file format you
set up.

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Source:

In this section, you have to
make sure that the image
source is correspondent to the
input device you are using.

-Format: Select the correct
video system, which depends
on the country you are in.

VideoCAM Eye:

In this section, you can adjust
different values toward image
appearance for different
environment.

- In “Gamma and Exposure
time”, you can simply click
“Auto” or adjust the values
by yourself.

-In “White Balance”, the
default is “Auto”. If you want
to adjust the values by
yourself, please unclick

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“Auto” first.

-Press “Default” to return to

the manufacturer’s settings.

- Format: You can choose
different image sizes.

-Flicker Frequency:
Please choose the correct
light frequency, which
depends on the country you
are in.

- Also, you can rotate or flip
the image if you want.

MSN Messenger , Yahoo Messenger, CUSeeME

The camera is compatible with MSN Messenger, Yahoo Messenger, and
CUSeeMe.

z MSN Messenger Guide

Microsoft Windows MSN Messenger has been included with
Microsoft Windows XP (or you can download from

http://www.msnmessenger-download.com

) to provide

videoconferencing service.

Using MSN Messenger as for Videoconferencing

- If y ou are using MSN Messenge r included with Windows XP,

please follow the procedure as below:

Click the person’s name you would like to connect withÆClick

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the Start cameras buttonÆThe text message window will
display the message: “You have asked to have a video and

voice conversation. Please wait for a response or Cancel (Alt
+Q) the pending invitation.” Æ the other person will click
Accept or Decline to begin or terminate the video and voice

conversation.

- If you download the MSN Messenger from the website

(http://www.msnmessenger-download.com
procedure as below:
Click the person’s name you would like to connect withÆClick
the Webcam buttonÆ the other person will click Accept or
Decline to begin or terminate the video and voice
conversation.Æ Click “Get a webcam”

z Yahoo Messenger Guide

From the main window, click the Tools menu, select Start My
Webcam, then press the Broadcast buttonÆ press the camera
icon on the toolbarÆ select the Friend menu and choose Invite
to View My Webcam

z CUSeeMe (for more details, please access

http://www.cuworld.com/join_room.asp

Click “Join a Group Video Chat and Meet CUWorld
Members” on the main CUSeeMe windowÆ The webpage of
Join a CUworld Video Chatroom Æ Select a channels link under
the
from the list you want to joinÆ You will automatically be
launched into a video chat

icon on the left of the webpageÆ Pick a Room

) , please follow the

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NOTE

 Please make sure you already installed the camera driver and connect the

camera to the computer before running video conferencing or video chat.

 Please make sure you close other webcam programs before running the

video conferencing or video chat.

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