TerraTec TerraCAM iLook User Manual

Manual (English)

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CE Declaration

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TerraCAM USB

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Hardware Overview

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 Focusing

 Operating light

Key features

• Recording of stills and video clips

• E-mailing of stills and videos

• Ideal for Internet video conferencing

System Requirements

• Windows 95 Version 4.00.950B with USB-

Supplement 1214, Windows 98 / ME / 2000

• Pentium 200 MHz

Package Contents

• TerraCAM USB

• TerraCAM USB CD-ROM with drivers,

SupervisionCAM, PhotoExpress, TeVeo VIDiO Suite, Cyberlink Videolive Mail and Acrobat Reader

 Camera base

 Clip

• Room surveillance software

• Suitable for WebCam use

• 32 MB RAM

• 1 free USB port

• CD-ROM drive (to install the drivers and

software)

• This quick-reference guide

• Registration card

Technical Data

• 1/4" color sensor

• Manual focusing

• Focal range from 10 cm to infinity

• Automatic aperture

• Maximum resolution 352 x 288

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• Up to 30 frames per sec.

• Up to 24-bit color depth

• Hardware compression, max. 5:1

• 1.5 m cable

• 12-month guarantee

Installing the hardware under Windows 95

The driver software must be installed before you connect the TerraCAM USB. Please make sure that you don’t have any programs running during the installation. Save your data and close the programs.

1. Close all applications.

2. Insert the provided installation CD into your CD-ROM drive.

3. Should the autostarter menu to install the software appear, please close it.

4. On the CD-ROM drive go to the folder

<CD>:\Drivers\Windows\WIN95\

5. Start the installation program TERRACAM.EXE.

6. Once the drivers have been copied, you will be prompted to restart your computer. Please

be sure to restart before connecting the camera.

7. After the system has rebooted, you can connect the TerraCAM USB to a free USB port.

Please note that you must install the driver software before you connect your TerraCAM to the PC.

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TerraCAM settings under Windows 95.

The TerraCAM can be used with almost every Windows software which supports “Video for Windows” drivers or the TWAIN interface. These can be e.g. graphics programs or video processing programs.

The TerraCAM video drivers also allow you to enter various settings manually. Two buttons are used to do this in the relevant application. “Video Format” and “Video Source” (also called “Video Settings”).

Video Format

Here you can alter the size of the picture and the color format. Please note that the TerraCAM supports a maximum resolution of 352*288 pixels.

You can also set your own resolution under “Customer-specific Size”, which may not however exceed 704*576 pixels.

If you select a higher resolution than 352*288, the screen is scaled up to the selected resolution. But a higher physical resolution can not be set here.

Please note that your TerraCAM works with a maximum resolution of 352 * 288 pixels. If you select a higher resolution, the screen is only scaled up, but the quality cannot be improved. In order to achieve maximum performance, you should only use the resolution which is really required.

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Video Source

Here you can enter further camera settings:

Camera settings

Set the brightness, contrast and color of your environment as required. Normally the default settings should be adequate:

Compression control

Here you can adjust the compression rate of the video images. The further to the right you move the controller towards “Better Quality”, the slower the video transmission becomes. The further you move the controller to the left towards “Faster Video”, the more the images are compressed, although this does result in a reduction in quality.

You can reset the default settings by clicking on “Reset Defaults”.

Advanced

This button conceals several advanced settings:

Lighting

The Lighting option is normally set to “Automatic”, but it can also be manually set to “Normal”, “Medium” or “Low”. Select the “Backlit” option if there is a bright light source behind the subject you want to film.

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Banding filter

Set the banding filter which corresponds to your power-line frequency (in Europe this is usually 50 Hz.) if you are using the TerraCAM indoors and there is no daylight available. This minimizes unwanted stroboscopic effects.

Pan/tilt controller

This function enables you to switch the digital zoom of the visible image on or off. It is only available with video resolutions of up to 176*144 pixels.

If you activate the function, a mask in the shape of a square is blended in. Move the mask with the mouse

to the section of the screen you want to enlarge.

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Installing the drivers under MacOS 8.6.

Naturally you'd like to plug in your new TerraCAM and get started right away, but first please read the following installation information carefully to ensure that everything goes smoothly.

The driver software must be installed before you connect the TerraCAM. Please make sure that you don't have any programs running during the installation. Save your data and close the programs.

1. Insert the provided installation CD into your CD-ROM drive.

2. On the CD-ROM drive go to the folder

<CD>:\Drivers\MacOS8.6\

3. Start the installation program TerraCAM Install.

4. After the installation is complete, restart your system.

5. Connect the TerraCAM to a free USB port. The TerraCAM can now be used in Quicktime-

compatible applications.

Please note that you must install the driver software before connecting the TerraCAM to your Macintosh computer. Otherwise the installation will fail!

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