Intel Pro Getting Started Manual

Getting Started Guide

Intel

PC Cameras

with Intel® Create & Share™ Software

6497, USA. Intel Corporation assumes no responsibility for errors or omissions in this

manual. Nor does Intel make any commitment to update the information contained herein.

The sample images included with the Intel® Create & Share™ Software are provided courtesy of PhotoDisc, a Getty Images, Inc. company.

This software is based in part on the work of the Independent JPEG Group.

*Other product and corporate names may be trademarks of other companies and are used only for explanation and to the owners’ benefit, without intent to infringe.

First Edition ii September 2000

Note

Welcome

Congratulations! The combination of your Intel Pro PC Camera and Intel Create & Share Software lets

you capture and organize videos, audio clips, and images that can be incorporated into email postcards and your own home pages. You can also use your powerful new camera & software combo to:

• Quickly and easily record a video for an email.

• Talk to family and friends on an Internet video phone call with Microsoft’s* Windows* NetMeeting*.

• Play virtual reality games where you’re a part of the on-screen action.

This manual assumes that you have successfully installed your Intel Create & Share Software.

What you should have

Before starting the installation, check that your package contains these items:

Video cable Audio cable

Intel Pro PC Camera Intel Create & Share

Software CD-ROM

Audio stereo-to-

mono adapter

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Where are the

online manuals?

You can find the manuals at:

Start> Programs> Intel Create & Share Software> Manual

Manuals

Your camera and software combination includes several straight forward online references that make using your camera and the Intel Create & Share software fun and easy.

• This Getting Started Guide.

-or-

From the Intel Create & Share Help menu.

• Intel Create & Share Software User’s Manual.

• Intel Create & Share online help.

Getting Started Guide - Quick instructions on how to use many of the numerous product features, and a description of the camera and how to use it effectively.

User’s Manual - Details on using galleries, taking snapshots, recording videos, creating and sending email postcards, making Internet video phone calls, creating your own home pages, building movies, taking snapshots automatically, sending a video email, and more.

Online Help - Detailed instructions and extensive troubleshooting on the full Intel Create & Share software suite.

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Note

To register later,

Starting Intel® Create & Share™ Software

From the Windows Start menu click Intel Create & Share Software or double-click the desktop icon.

The first time you run the Intel Create & Share Software:

• The Intel Registration Wizard is displayed to help you register your program. If you choose to register now, complete the requested information. Remember to connect to the Internet to register online.

• An opportunity to send a Tell Your Friends message appears. This message provides the recipient of your message with a link to install Microsoft’s NetMeeting*. The message also links your friends to Web sites to learn more about Intel Pro PC cameras’ capabilities and where to purchase them.

Be sure to register to “Stay in the Loop”. Registered users are periodically informed of updates, upgrades, and special offers.

If you want to send a Tell Your Friends message later:

• From the Help menu, choose Tell Your

Friends.

Visit the Web site

go to: Start> Programs> Intel Create & Share Software> Register Online.

To find out what’s new, get information on special offers, and learn more about what you can do with your camera, visit the web site at:

http://www.intel.com/PCcamera

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Setting up the Intel Pro PC Camera

Make sure the camera lens cover is open when you take pictures or create videos. Use the snapshot button to take snapshots, and the focus dial to focus the video picture. To adjust the quality (such as hue, saturation, or sharpness) of the video picture, follow the instructions in online Help under camera settings.

Snapshot button. To take a snapshot, press the button.

Focus dial. To adjust the focus of the video picture, rotate the dial.

Privacy Shutter. To stop video capture, slide shutter closed.

Easy video-in connector. Connect the supplied video cable here to an external video device like a VCR, camcorder, or DVD player. With this cable you can transform previously recorded video into digital video. You can also record directly through your device onto your computer’s hard drive.

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Tripod connector. Mount the camera on a tripod to avoid camera jitter, which can contribute to larger file sizes.

Camera mount. Slide the camera onto the mount and connect mount to surface.

Adjusting the Intel Snapshot image

1 On the Home screen, click Take Snapshot . 2 From the Snapshot System menu icon, choose

Adjust video.

3 Adjust the settings as needed. 4 Click OK.

Adjusting the Intel Scene Recorder image

1 On the Home screen, click Record Video. 2 On the Scene Recorder window, click Settings. 3 Adjust the settings as needed. 4 Click OK.

Adjusting the NetMeeting* image

1 On the Home screen, click make a video phone

call.

2 On NetMeeting, click the Start Video button.

3 From the Tools menu, choose Options. 4 On the Video tab, under Video camera

properties, click Source.

5 Adjust the settings as necessary. 6 Click OK twice until you’re back to the

NetMeeting main window.

7 Evaluate the image quality. 8 Repeats steps 3 through 6 as necessary.

General Image Quality Tips

• Place the light source in front of you, not behind you; avoid bright light which may cause a glare.

• Wear solid-colored clothing; avoid patterns and grays.

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