HP Elite Autofocus Webcam User manual

HP Elite Autofocus Webcam
User’s Guide
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Español ................................................................................................25
Français ................................................................................................45

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HP Elite Autofocus Webcam
User’s Guide

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Table of Contents
Welcome ................................................................................................9
Overview .............................................................................................................9
Using Your HP Webcam ........................................................................11
Recording a Video ...............................................................................................11
Starting a Video Chat ..........................................................................................12
Using Your Webcam as a Video Monitor ...............................................................13
Editing a Video ...................................................................................................14
Editing a Video in ArcSoft WebCam Companion ...............................................14
Editing a Video in ArcSoft VideoImpression .......................................................14
Taking a Picture ..................................................................................................15
Editing a Picture ..................................................................................................16
Adjusting Settings .................................................................................17
Adjusting Brightness and Contrast .........................................................................17
Creating a Personal Profile ...................................................................................18
Adjusting Capture Settings ....................................................................................19
Adjusting Image Properties ...................................................................................19
Adjusting Camera Settings ....................................................................................20
Troubleshooting ....................................................................................21

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Welcome
Congratulations on purchasing the HP Elite Autofocus Webcam.
This guide shows you how to use your new webcam to record videos, start video chats,
use your webcam as a security cam, take pictures, and adjust the webcam settings.
Overview
1Video Record button
2HP Instant Chat button
3Snapshot button
4Integrated microphone
5USB connector
6Adjustable clip
7Privacy shutter
8Autofocus lens
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Using Your HP Webcam
Recording a Video
1Press the Record Video button on your webcam to open ArcSoft WebCam
Companion™.
2Press the Record Video button or click Capture to begin recording the video.
3Press the Record Video button again or click Stop Recording to stop
recording the video.
4Select one of the following buttons:
Send by email: Enables you to send the video as an e-mail attachment.
Save to Disk: Enables you to save the video on your computer.
Video Impression: Opens the video for editing in ArcSoft VideoImpression®.
To learn more about using ArcSoft WebCam Companion, click the Help menu.

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Starting a Video Chat
You can add live video to the most popular
instant messaging (IM) applications
(ISP connection required):
AOL®Instant Messenger™(AIM®)
Windows Live™Messenger
Yahoo!®Messenger
Skype®
1Press the HP Instant Chat button
on your webcam.
2Select the instant messaging (IM)
application you want to use.
3If prompted, follow the onscreen
instructions to install and set up the
IM application.
4Follow the video chat steps in the
IM application’s documentation.
Now you’re ready to enhance your video
chats with special effects and to broadcast
videos from your PC hard drive. To learn
more about using ArcSoft Magic-i™ 3, click
the Help ? icon in the upper-right corner of
the Magic-i 3 window.
NOTE: The HP Instant Chat Button Setup
options only appear during initial setup. The
next time you press the HP Instant Chat
button, the selected IM application opens
automatically.
To select a different IM application after you
complete initial setup, click Start >
All Programs > ArcSoft Magic-i 3 >
HP Instant Chat Button Setup.

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Using Your Webcam as a Video Monitor
1Double-click the WebCam Companion icon on the Windows desktop.
2Click Monitor .
3Click Start Monitor to begin monitoring.
4Click Stop Monitor to finish monitoring and save the video to your PC.
If you want to send a video snapshot by e-mail, upload the video to your FTP site, or
change the location of your media folder, ArcSoft WebCam Companion can do all that
and more. To learn more about using ArcSoft WebCam Companion, click the Help menu.

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Editing a Video
You can edit your videos in ArcSoft WebCam Companion or in ArcSoft VideoImpression.
For basic editing functions, use ArcSoft WebCam Companion, for advanced editing
functions use ArcSoft VideoImpression.
Editing a Video in ArcSoft WebCam Companion
1Double-click the WebCam Companion icon on the Windows desktop.
2Click Edit .
3Highlight the video you want to edit, and then click Edit Video.
To learn about specific editing functions, click the Help menu.
Editing a Video in ArcSoft VideoImpression
1Double-click the ArcSoft VideoImpression icon on the Windows desktop.
2Click Open an Existing Project.
3Select the video you want to edit.
To learn about using ArcSoft VideoImpression, click the Help menu.

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Taking a Picture
1Press the Snapshot button on your webcam to open ArcSoft WebCam
Companion.
2Press the Snapshot button again or click Capture to take the picture.
To learn more about taking pictures with ArcSoft WebCam Companion, click the
Help menu.

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Editing a Picture
1Double-click the HP Photosmart Essential icon on the Windows desktop.
2Click View Library.
3Right-click the picture you want to edit, and select Edit from the pop-up menu.
4Select an editing option from the Photo Fix menu on the left side of the screen.
To learn more about editing, printing, and sharing pictures with HP Photosmart Essential,
click the Help ? icon in the upper-right corner of the Photosmart Essential window.

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Adjusting Settings
This chapter shows you how to adjust settings in ArcSoft Magic-i 3 and ArcSoft WebCam
Companion.
Adjusting Brightness and Contrast
1Double-click the Magic-i 3 icon on
the Windows desktop.
2Click the Generic Settings icon.
3Remove the check mark from the Auto
Enhance box.
4Drag the sliders to adjust these settings:
Brightness
Contrast
5Click OK.
NOTE: To restore all the factory settings, click Default.

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Creating a Personal Profile
1Double-click the Magic-i 3 icon on the Windows desktop.
2Click the Profiles tab. (If this tab is not visible, click the Expand tab to
expand the screen.)
3Drag the sliders to adjust these settings:
Brightness
Contrast
Gamma
Saturation
Sharpness
4Click Save Profile.
5Enter a name for the profile.
6Click OK.
NOTE:
To restore the factory settings, click Default.
To apply a previously saved profile, select the
profile name from the Current Profile list.
To delete a profile, select the profile name from
the Current Profile list, and then click the
Delete icon.

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Adjusting Capture Settings
1Double-click the WebCam
Companion icon on the Windows
desktop.
2Click the Settings icon.
3Adjust any of these settings:
Image Format sets the default file
format for still image captures.
Image Quality sets the default resolution
for still image captures.
Video Format sets the default file format
for videos you record.
Video Quality sets the default resolution for videos you record.
Number of photos in burst sets the number of images captured in burst mode.
With Audio turns the webcam’s microphone on and off.
4Click OK.
Adjusting Image Properties
1Do one of the following:
Double-click the WebCam
Companion icon on the Windows
desktop, and then click the WebCam
Settings icon.
Double-click the Magic-i 3 icon on
the Windows desktop, and then click the
Settings icon.
2Click the Video Proc Amp tab.
3Drag the sliders to adjust the individual settings.
4Click OK.
NOTE: To restore all the factory settings, click Refresh device.
NOTE: To restore the factory settings, click Default.

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Adjusting Camera Settings
1Do one of the following:
Double-click the WebCam
Companion icon on the Windows
desktop, and then click the WebCam
Settings icon.
Double-click the Magic-i 3 icon on
the Windows desktop, and then click the
Settings icon.
2Click the Camera Control tab.
3To manually adjust a setting, remove the check from the check box next to the item you
want to change, and then drag the slider for that item to adjust the setting.
4To manually adjust the brightness of onscreen images, remove the check from the Low
Light Compensation check box.
5Click OK.
NOTE: To restore the factory settings, click Default.