Hovercam Flex 10 User Manual
HoverCam Flex 10 for
Windows
User’s Manual
Revised May 12, 2016
Teach at the Speed of Learning
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Contents
Introduction and Setup.................................................................................................................................3
Main Screen ..................................................................................................................................................4
Main screen elements...............................................................................................................................4
Live Video Display .....................................................................................................................................5
Settings......................................................................................................................................................5
Split Screen ...............................................................................................................................................8
Slingshot....................................................................................................................................................9
Snapshot .................................................................................................................................................10
Video Recording......................................................................................................................................10
Multi Scan (Automatic Multiple Snapshots) ...........................................................................................11
Freeze......................................................................................................................................................12
Annotate .................................................................................................................................................13
View ........................................................................................................................................................15
Zoom .......................................................................................................................................................16
Focus .......................................................................................................................................................17
Control ....................................................................................................................................................18
Cropping..................................................................................................................................................19
Archive ........................................................................................................................................................20
Archive Controls......................................................................................................................................21
Stack....................................................................................................................................................21
Unstack................................................................................................................................................21
Delete..................................................................................................................................................21
Create PDF...........................................................................................................................................21
OCR (Optical Character Reader)..........................................................................................................21
Export..................................................................................................................................................21
Print.....................................................................................................................................................21
Organizing your image files.....................................................................................................................22
Display and Sort your image files............................................................................................................23
Legal and Notice Information .....................................................................................................................24
Warranty.................................................................................................................................................24
Trademarks .............................................................................................................................................24
User License Agreement (EULA) .............................................................................................................24
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Acceptance..........................................................................................................................................24
License Grant 27 .................................................................................................................................24
Restrictions .............................................................................................................................................24
Restrictions on Transfer......................................................................................................................24
Restrictions on Use .............................................................................................................................25
Restrictions on Alteration ...................................................................................................................25
Restrictions on Copying ......................................................................................................................25
Disclaimer of Warranties and Limitation of Liability ..............................................................................25
Limitation of Remedies and Damages ....................................................................................................26
Governing Law, Jurisdiction and Costs....................................................................................................26
Severability..............................................................................................................................................26
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Once the main screen is displayed, click the Settings icon on the bottom right to specify the HoverCam
Solo/Ultra 8 camera and the video resolution you want to use (described in more detail in a following section).
To set up Flex 10, use an appropriate high quality USB cable and connect it from a Solo/Ultra 8 camera (the outlet on
the left side of the Solo 8) to a USB port on your PC, preferably a USB 3.0 high speed port. Start Flex 10 by doubleclicking on its icon. If a Solo/Ultra 8 camera is not connected, the Flex 10 program will show the Archive screen only
with past images and recordings (described later in this manual).
The HoverCam Flex 10 application runs on IBM-PC compatible computers and allows you to record highquality videos and snapshots with the HoverCam Solo/Ultra 8 or Ultra-8 camera. The 8 Mega Pixel (MP) Solo/Ultra 8
camera works over both USB 2.0 and USB 3.0 communication ports, but you will see smoother video streaming
while connected to a USB 3.0 port. This is because the camera transfers video data to your computer
faster when using a USB 3.0 port instead of a USB 2.0 connection.
Introduction and Setup
Main screen elements
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Pull-out tab
Pull-out
Annotation Tab
Hide
Toolbar
Live video display in center, taking the majority of the screen area
A pull-out tab on the left edge for showing the recent snapshots saved. Click on the pull-out
tab to display recent snapshots; click the tab again to hide the snapshots. This feature is
described in detail in the Archive section of this manual
A pull-out tab on the right edge for showing the annotation tool wheel
On the bottom of the screen a small “thumbnail” image of the most recent snapshot taken
since Flex 10 was last started
A Tool Bar is displayed across the bottom of the screen. The following icons are included,
going from left to right, and are described in the following sections of this manual:
Split Screen
Slingshot
Snapshot
Record
Multi Scan
Freeze
View
Zoom
Focus
Control
Cropping
Settings
Previous
Snapshot
Live Video Display
The main screen shows the live video image from the Solo/Ultra 8 camera. If the image is not displaying what the
Solo/Ultra 8 camera is point at, click the Settings icon at the bottom of the main screen and make sure that the
Solo/Ultra 8 camera is selected. Then click the Save button. Position the camera’s base as necessary. Once your image
isadjusted, you may take snapshots or high-quality video “captures” of the live video feed.
If you start Flex 10 without a Solo/Ultra 8 camera connected, the Archive screen will appear and function
normally so you may work with stored image and video files. If the Solo/Ultra 8 camera comes unplugged
during normal use, please close Flex 10, reconnect your Solo/Ultra 8 camera and re-start HoverCam Flex 10.
The Settings icon (at the right-hand end of the tool bar on the bottom of the screen) brings up a dialog
box with four tabs across the top: Camera, Scan, Recording and Archive. Drag the dialog box upward
onthe screen if necessary to see all the elements.
The Camera tab shows the following options in drop-down menus:
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Click Save and restart the application to make the changes you have selected. Click Cancel to exit the Settings dialog
without saving the changes you made.
Camera (if other cameras are attached/installed)
Microphone: (menu is the current list of microphones connected to the computer)
Resolution: (1080p, 720p, 1024 x 768 XGA, 800 x 600 SVGA, and 640 x 480 VGA)
USB Input Format (YUV for USB 3.0 MJPEG for USB 2.0)
Flicker Removal (Reduces flicker in when different voltage is used)
Fill to window (opens in full screen)
You may change the following:
Settings
The Scan tab shows:
Save folder: Select the folder in which to Save scanned images. Use the Browse button to select a different
folder
Naming Parts: This is how you would want to name your file. I.E. Img00001
Extension Format: Allows changing the type of file I.E. jpg, pdf, tif, bmp and tif
Zero Padding: Removes the zero’s from the file naming parts. Ex: img1 when box is unchecked
Click the Save button once all parameters have been defined (or click Cancel to abandon
changes)
The Recording tab shows:
You may change the following:
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The Archive tab shows:
Click the Browse button to change the folder where the Archived files are stored (scanned images and
videos, etc.). Your changes will not take place until Flex 10 is restarted. Click Save to save your changes
or Cancel to exit the menu without saving the changes.
You can check for updates manually by clicking the “Check for update now” button, or leave the default
check box checked to check for updates upon startup. Uncheck if you do not want to check for updates
upon startup.
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Recording quality (The higher the quality, the bigger the file size)
Recording FPS (Frames per seconds)
Select the folder in which to Save video files. Use the Browse button to select a different folder
Define a File Name convention for the video files
Define a default file Extension Format (the video format): WMV or MP4
**Note: The default settings are set to the best settings for most computers
Click the Save button once all parameters have been defined (or click Cancel to abandon changes)
Split Screen
The Split Screen icon divides the computer screen into two images: the one on the
left is the latest snapshot taken (or the latest snapshot chosen from the pull-out tab),
and the image on the right is the live video from the Solo/Ultra 8 camera. The snapshot (or
“still image”) has this control under it:
The slider bar allows you to zoom in and out of the still image. There are three buttons to the right of
the slider bar. The leftmost button, “1:1”, causes the image to be displayed at maximum zoom. The
second button causes the image to be zoomed all the way out. The third button is a toggle: click it to
display the still image over the whole screen; click it again to shrink it back and show the split screen
again.
Notice there is a vertical line between the two images. Drag the line left or right with the mouse to
adjust the sizes of the two images relative to the whole screen.
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