Gembird CAM44U User manual

GEMBIRD®
WEB
CAM
ERAS
USERMANUAL
CAM44UCAM55U CAM66U
CAM67UCAM68UT CAM69U
CAM81UCAM90U

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Disclaimer
•Wespared no effortstomakesurethatthe information inthis
manual iscorrectand complete.Howeverno liabilityisaccepted forany
errorsoromissions.GembirdElectronicsreservestherighttochange the
specificationsofthehardwareand softwaredescribed inthismanual
without priornotice.
•No partofthismanualmaybe reproduced,transmittedortranslated
inanylanguage inanyform,byanymeans,withoutthepriorwritten
permission of GembirdElectronicsLtd.
•GembirdElectronicsmakesno warrantiesfordamagesresulting
fromcorruptedorlostdataduetoamistaken operation ormalfunction of
the product, the software, personalcomputersorperipheraldevices.
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Introduction
Thankyou forchoosing ournewgeneration ofWeb cameras!These
devicesarePlugand Playproductsforthereal-timevideo transmission to
PCviathe USBport.
Default
resolution,
Mpixels
Maximal video
resolution,pixelsx
FPS
Maximal
interpolated
resolution,
Mpixels
Back
light
LEDs
Micro-
phone Snap- shot
button
CAM44U0.35640x480x30fps1.3++-
CAM55U0.35640x480x30fps1.3+--
CAM66U0.48640x480x30fps2.0++-
CAM67U0.48640x480x30fps2.0-++
CAM68UT0.48640x480x30fps1.3-+-
CAM69U0.35640x480x30fps2.0-++
CAM81U1.31280 x1024x15fps5.0+++
CAM90U1.31280 x1024x15fps5.0+++
OTHERSPECIFICATIONS
•CMOScolorsensor:24-bit truecolor
•Noise-signalration:greaterthan48dB(30 fpsat220lux)
•Dynamicrange:greaterthan72dB
•Optional flicker: 50or60 Hz
•Manualfocus: 5cmtoinfinity
•Built-inimagecompression
•Automaticbrightness adjustment
•Automaticcolorcompensation
•Interface: High-speedUSBv.2.0

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Camera installation andoperation (driver-free models)
1.IfyourcomputerrunsunderWindowsXPwithServicePack 2installed
(itcan be checked bythe rightmouseclick over MyComputer –select
Properties fromthepopup menu),Vistaornewerversion –justplug the
cameraintoafree USB port and you can alreadyuseit.

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Doubleclick on the “USBVideoDevice #*”availablefromthe My
Computer window, then you can previewthe video captureand takephotos.
2.Ifyou wouldliketoadjustthe defaultpicturesettingsand resolution –
then installthe driverand AMCAPcapturing softwarefromthe enclosed
CD.Todo thatsimplyinsertthe CD intoyourDVD/CD drive,waitforthe
setup tobe started and followthe on-screen instructions.
3.Adjustthe focusofthe cameraand sharpnessofthe imagesbyslowly
rotating the lens. Becarefulnottounscrewitcompletely.

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Manuallyrotatethe lens
toadjust the camerafocus

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4.You will alsobeinvitedtoinstalleMicCommunicator–thissoftware
wouldallowyou tocreatevoicemessagesbythe click ofone button.
Moreinformation on www.emic4all.com.
Precautions
1.Do nottouchthe lenswithyourhand oranysharpitems.Useonly
clean and soft tissuestoclean it.
2.Do not usethe deviceinhot, cold,dustyorhumidenvironments.
3.Keep the cameraon asteadysurface.Afall maycausedamagesto
the lens, productitselformalfunction of the electroniccircuitinside.