A4Tech ViewCam Pro PK-335 User manual
Model: PK-335
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Contents page
Introduction 2
System s Requirements 2
Package Include 2
I. USB PC Camera3
II. Specification 3
III. Installing Camera s Driver 4
IV. Checking connection of your camera10
V. Uninstalling Driver 10
VI. Ulead photo express 11
VII. Ulead cool 360 12
VIII. Troubleshooting 13
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Introduction
Welcome to the World of Digital Imaging.
The following information will guide you to install and use the PC Camera to
its fullcapabilities.
System s requirements
•Personal Computer,Laptop, Desktop, or IBM Compatible Computer
with Pentium 166MHz minimum, and with an active USB
(universal serial bus) port.
•Windows 98/ME/2000/XP,CD-ROM drive, color monitor,mouse
and keyboard. For videoconference, Internet connection must be
equipped. Sound card with standard microphone input port.
Package includes
PC Camera
(With USB cable and Mic. Jack)
CD Installation Disc
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I. USB PC Camera
II. Specification
Image Sensor: 1/4 CMOS, 640×480pixels
Frame Rate: 30fps@640x480, @600x800, @320x240, @160x120
Lens: F=2.0, f=3.6mm
ViewAngle: 72 degree
Focus Range: Automatic focus, 10cmto infinity
Exposure Control: Automatic
White Balance: Automatic
StillImage Capture Res.:
600x800, 640X480, 352x288, 320x240, 160x120
Microphone Built in Microphone
Flicker Control: 50Hz, 60Hz and None
Computer Port USB port and Audio port
5-LayerGlass Lens Microphone
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.Installing camera s driver
Driver sInstallation InstructionforWindows 98/ME/2000/XP
NOTE: Please Uninstall All Previous InstalledWEBCAM
BEFORE Installing A4 TECH ViewCAM. DO NOT
CONNECT A4 TECH ViewCAMTO THE COMPUTER
UNTIL ITS DRIVER IS INSTALLED!
1. Insertthe included CD into the CD-ROM:
The Autorun Menu Windowwill popup, move
the mouse cursor toand click on “Install
viewCAM”.
2. Please select your ViewCAM model and
click on the productimage to install (Asthe
right image). Then dialoguebox will appear
on the computer screen as below:
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3. Followthe on screen instruction to complete the installation process
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4. When the Installation Process is completed, restart the Computer.
6.Click “Finish”to complete installation. Now,the shortcut Amcap image will
appear on the computer desktop
7. Plug the PCCamera sUSB cable to the computer sUSBPort, and restart your
computer.
Amcap Usage
After installation of ViewCAM driver,you can pre-view image and setthe
adjustments for theproperties sheet through the includedimage application
software.
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Image-preview
Click on the icon on the desktop and the
Amcap image application will pop-up.
Or click on “start”,select “Program”,then
select “A4TECH USB PCCamera”,and
select “Amcap”to openthe Amcap
application. (you may followthe image on
the right)
if Amcap image fails to appear please go to “Options”and select “Preview”
(Refer to the diagram below)
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Device description
Go to “Devices”and select “A4 Tech USB PC Camera”.
(Refer to belowdiagram)
Properties page configuration
Go to “Options”, then select “Video Capture Filter ”
(Refer to below diagram）
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The Properties configuration page as below wills pop-up:
Most settings can be adjusted here.
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Ⅳ.Checking connection of yourcamera
●Plug the USB cable to the computer s USB Port.
●Restart your computer when Installation is completed.
●Double click “My Computer”icon->Control Panel->System->Device
Manager ->Imaging Device; if you see “A4 Tech USB PC Camera”,
then your camera is now installed.
V.Uninstalling Driver
1. Click“Start”from the task bar
and choose “Programs”.
2. Select “A4 Tech USB PC
Camera ”->“Uninstall”and
follow the instructions.
For Windows 2000 /XP:
Double click “My Computer”icon->Control Panel->System->
Hardware->Device Manager->Imaging Device;if you see “A4
Tech USB PC Camera”, then your camera is installed.
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Ⅵ.Ulead photo express
The latest version of Photo Express offers anew look thatmakes image
editing much more fun and intuitive. There are alot of improvements and
enhancements that comes with PhotoExpress 4. Here are some of thenew
features that you can expect in Photo Express 4.
Photo Management: With Photo Express'new user interface, it is now
easier to keep track of your files. Inthe Browsemode, you are able to view
your image, audio and video files visually.
Editing Photo: Express has ahuge range of image editing tools, from
correcting the brightness of animage all the wayto fancyHollywood style
special effects. These tools are alwaysreadyat the click of your mouse. Photo
Express?Object oriented design and ready-made templates takeimage editing
into another realm, even for a beginner.
Brand New User Interface Photo Express has abrand new look and feel. With
amore intuitive layout and easier to understand interface, image editing is
made even easier than before.
Customizable UserInterface: Change the appearance of theinterface
to suit your taste. You can now download skins from the Ulead Website to
give your interface that uniquelook.
Browse Mode: AWindows Explorer like browsing feature that makes
photomanagement easier.You can also now browse your image, audio and
video files visually.
Internal Browser: Open anyof the links to Ulead related Web sites,
available from the Ulead Linksmenu, right in the Photo Express Workspace.
Download extra content, presets and program updates in the Ulead Website
right inside Photo Express.
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Batch Adjust: Do quick enhancements or file conversions to your
images. With Batch Adjust, you can applythe same enhancements or
conversions toall theselected images with justoneclick. There is no need for
you to do it one image at a time.
Enhanced Effects: Photo Express added more editing tools to the
different effects alreadyexisting before. Colored pencil, adding asignature
and stamp clone are just a few of the newlyadded tools in Photo Express 4.
Acquiring Images: InPhoto Express 4, you can now capture still
images from your DVcamera. There is also theautoslicefeature in scanning
that lets you save images as separate files while scanning them all at once.
Shareoverthe Web: With iMira, Ulead'snew free photo sharing site,
you can now share those memorable photos over the net. Photo Express lets
you upload your photos to iMira right inside the program.
MORE! Justcan't get enough of those extras that Ulead Products are
known for?In Photo Express, there are more decorative elements (over 500!),
more calendar styles (over 200!), more 3D folding card styles, more FREE
images (over 5000!) and more Web project templates (over 100!).
Ⅶ. Ulead cool 360
Taking great picture: Panoramic photos are substantiallydifferent from
other types of photographs and are much more challenging.
*Take a lot of pictures. Ifyou are using a digital camera, this isn t reallya
problem because the"film" is essentiallyfree. Later,you can pick the best
images to use in your panorama.
*Use landmarks at the edge of the frame and overlap images (minimum
of 15%).
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*Use a tripod. Even an inexpensive tripod can make the process of
getting god pictures easier.
Viewing panoramic images: Panoramic photos are substantiallydifferent
from other types of images, and therefore require a special viewer. Using the
Viewer is also veryeasy.
*When the arrow cursor is visible, click the image and drag in the
direction you want to scroll in.
*When the magnifying glass is visible (around the center of your image),
click and drag up to zoom out or drag down to zoom in.
Sharing images: 360°panoramic images are more than just large
versions of a normal image. To get the wraparound effect, theseimages must
be opened inaspecial viewer,which is includedwith the COOL360 software.
Familyand friends who do not have COOL360 will not be able to view these
images unless you also send them the viewer. This is not a problem. When
you use the program to send e-mail, you can select Attach viewer to create a
self-executable file (*.EXE) that includes both theimage and the viewer.
When someone double-clicks on the EXE file, the viewer automaticallyruns,
displaying your image and allowing them to use themouse and keyboard to
navigate the panorama.
Setting up youre-mail program: Ulead COOL360 automaticallysends
your panorama bye-mail using your default MAPIe-mail client.
VIII. Troubleshooting
Question 1: Computercan t detect the ViewCam
Solving Method: Check if computer sOS(Operating System), BIOS, USB
Port or installation errors occurs.
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Steps: Windows 95 doesn tsupport USB port. You have to update your
OS to Windows 98 or above to support USB port and ensure BIOS Setup and
USB settings are available. Ifthe problem still occurs, please tryconnecting
the USB ViewCam to your machine via another USB socket.
Question 2：My video image is too dim ortoo light.
Solving Method: Adjust the brightness and contrast background.
Steps: Because the ViewCam can be easilyaffected bylight,therefore, we
suggested proceeding from usage environment and screen object such as
increasing object brightness or moving light source.
Question 3: Coloris defective
Problem: After installation, if you found theimage is notas expected as you
want. Is the color part defective?
Solving Method: Adjust thecolor settings related to video snapping course
options or have the color settings related set as “default “
Question4: Blankscreen orblackscreen
Symptom: During the usagecourse after the image frame pops up, the
Blank screen or black screen will occur?
Method 1: Make sure that the ViewCam driver is installed fine.
Method 2: Ensure the “Preview" under “Option" tab is selected and applied.
Method 3: Ifyour computer OS is first version of WIN 98, then you need to
update the OS to WIN98 SE or above or download DirectX8.0 or version
above patch application from site then reset your computer.
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Question 5: Bloom screen occurs during the course of usage
Method 1: Check if USB power is clean, because theViewCam is easily
affected. Ifthe USB power wave is too large, then suchproblem will occur.
You mayuse another computer to test it.
Method 2: Check ifthe driver conflicts withother computer hardware
devices.
Method 3: Check theViewCam driverand match it with ViewCam model;
in addition also use other video cards toconfirm if the current video card and
its driver are incompatible with ViewCam.
Question 6：The ViewCam can tworknormally underthe
laptop/notebook
Because theUSB ViewCam can easilyconflicts with video card, therefore,
please follow thispath: "mycomputer----> control panel -----> system----->
device management ----->VideoCard
And other pointing devices ------>A4tech View Cam “, then define and
double-click “A4tech.port View Cam ". After opened a window, please
check the tab "resource”to find the conflict information. If it is conflicted
with other video card, you should tryto change an IRQ of them.
Question 7：Remote video isn t smooth as expected
This issue is caused by two reasons:
1）The actual net band with is not enough and you are suggested to modify
the conference properties to decrease the video occupying bandwidth orto
reduce the contemporaneous windows numbers
2) Please check the computer CPU space occupying rate and if it is too
high then please decrease it to reduce the contemporaneous windows
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numbers.
Question 8：Howcome I couldn t hearany sound via MSN Messenger
even afterthe successful installation of the driver?
1. Maybe the micro voice is not enable, so please click the voice icon in the
system trayat the right bottom of computer screen to check if the micro voice
is enable, if not, please enable itin the control volume.
2. Sometimes, the MSN messenger is too old to support both sound card
and your ViewCam, so please upgrade your MSN messenger to support your
ViewCam and sound card.
Question 9: Howcome the system always asks me to install the driver
while I have successfully installed?
A: Because you have pluggedthe ViewCam before installation. Please
follow the steps below to do the installation again.
1. Unplug the ViewCam from your computer
2. Uninstall the former driver
3. Restart your computer;
4. Install the driver;
5. Restart your computer;
6. Plug the ViewCam into your computer and let it search the hardware;
7. Restart your computer, and you should find it is ok now!
Question 10: There hasn tanyprompt authentication throughthe Microsoft
micro sign in the installation process, the systemmaybeunstable if continue
installing possibly. How deal with it?
Method: please still click " continue to install" .
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