Logitech C525 User manual

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Logitech""" HD Webcamc525
1. Microphone
2. Autofocuslens
3. Activitylight
4.Flexibleclip/base
5.Productdocumentation
Thankyouforbuyinga Logitechwebcam!
Usethisguidetosetupandbeginusing
yourLogitechwebcam.
Ifyouhavequestionsbeforeyousfarf,orIfyou
just wanttolearnmoreaboutyourLogitech
webcam, pleasevisitlogitech.com/support.
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Gettingstartedwith
Settingupyourwebcam
Unfoldyourwebcam Placeyourwebcam
Connectyourwebcam Installsoftware
Ifyou'reusingyourwebcamwithWindows®8,
thesoftwarerequiredisdownloadedautomatically
whenyouconnectyourwebcamforthefirsttime,
andinstalledsilentlyinthebackground.
Important:Makesureyou'reconnectedto
theInternet,sothesoftwarecanbedownloaded.
Ifyou'reusingyourwebcamwithWindows®7
orWindows Vista®, youmustinstalltheLogitech®
WebcamSoftware,availablefrom:
logltech.com/downloads
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Gettingstartedwithvideocalling
YourLogitechHDWebcamc525providesHD720pvideocalling.
Totakeadvantageofvideocallingbothyouandthepersonyoucallmustinstall
&^Skype™,oruse a differentvideo-callingapplicationsuchasYahool®Messenger,
WindowsLive®MessengerorGmail.
Learnmore:skype.com
Aswellasa webcamandvideocallingapplication,botficallers need:
•A computerwithspeakers• A broadbandInternetconnection
(ora headset)anda microphone; (e.g., DSL,Tl,orcable),
yourLogitechHDWebcamc525
hasa built-inmicrophone.
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Gettingstartedwith
UsingyourwebcamwithWindows8
UsetheCameraapp,available fromtheWindows8 Startscreen,tooperateandcontrol
yourwebcam.
UnderstandingtheCameraapp
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1. Previewwindow.Clickortaptocapture
photosorvideos(dependingonwhether
VideoModeisselected).
2. Changewebcams(whenyouhavemore
thanone).ThefaceofyourLogitech
webcamilluminateswhenselected.
3. Adjustyourcamerasettings.
4.ActivateordeactivatetheTimerfeature.
Whenactivated,thereisa threesecond
countdowntocapturinga photoorvideo.
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5.TurnVideoModeon(torecordvideos)
oroff(totakephotos).
6.Clickortaponthearrowstoscroll
throughthephotosandvideosyouhave
captured.
Videosaredenotedbya timerandplay
buttoninthebottomright-handcorner:
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Tip: TheCameraappletsyouuse yourwebcam'smostpopularfeaturesquicklyandeasily.
Ifyouwanttotakeadvantageoftheenhancedfeaturesyourwebcamoffers,suchasmotion
detection, use theLogitechWebcamSoftwareavailablefromlogitech.com/downloads.
AdjustingyourCamerasettings
TheLogitechsoftwareoptimizesthesettingsforyourenvironmentautomatically.Toadjustany
ofyoursettingschooseCameraoptions.This isavailablefromtheCameraapp(seetheprevious
page)andfromwithinMetroappsthatsupportwebcams.
1. Chooseyourrequiredresolutionforphotocapture,orvideo
capturewheninVideoMode.
2. Choosethemicrophoneyouwanttouse torecordsoundin
yourvideos,ifyouhavemorethanoneavailable.
3. AccessMoreOptions,tobenefitfromenhancedfeaturessuch
asdigitalZoomandMove.
IftheMoreOptionspanedoesn'tshowtheLogitechlogo
andofferenhancedoptions,itislikelythattheLogitechsoftware
didn'tinstallcorrectlywhenyoufirstconnectedyourcamera.
Toreinstallit,gototheWindowsStoreandlookforLogitech
CameraController.
4.ZoomInorouttoinclude/excludeyoursurroundings.
5.Havingzoomedin,dragthewhiteboxtopan(adjustthefocus
areaofyourwebcam).
6.UseFollowmyfacesoyou'realwaysinthepicture.
7.Enjoyclearconversationswithoutannoyingbackgroundnoise.
Dependingonthefeaturesavailablewithyourcamera,youcan
accessfurtheradvancedsettingsbyscrolling.
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Gettingstartedwith
Sharingyourphotosandvideos
Youcanshare yourphotosandvideosviae-mail,Twitter,Facebook®,YouTube®,
orMicrosoftSkyDrive®.Followthesesteps:
1. IntheCameraapp,scrolltothephotoorvideoyouwanttoshare.
2. SelectShareintheCharmsbar (orpressSj - H):
3. Choosethemediathroughwhichyouwanttosharethephotoorvideo.
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Logitech" HD WebcaiTyc525
UsingyourwebcamwithWindows 7 andWindowsVista
TheLogitechWebcamSoftwareprovideseverythingyouneedtouse andcontrolyourwebcam.
LaunchthesoftwarefromtheWindowsStart®menu,orbyright-clickingonthecameraicon in
theWindowstaskbar
UnderstandingtheLogitechWebcamSoftware
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Makea videocallordomore
1. Capturepicturesandvideos.
2. Viewcapturedimagesandshareviae-mail,
Facebook,orYouTube.
3. Capturevideostriggered
bydetectedmotion.
4.Controlyourwebcamwhileona video call.
5.Changewebcams(whenyouhavemore
thanone).
6.OpenLogitechWebcamSoftwaresettings.
7.Openhelpdashboard.
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Gettingstartedwith
Capturingvideoandsnappingpictures
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QuickCaptureallowsyoutotakephotos
andrecordvideoseasily.
Youhavequickaccessto
andsettings:
1. Previewwindow
2. Capturemode:
photo/video
3. Capturebutton
4.Webcamcontrols
webcamcontrols
5.Photothumbnails
6.Videothumbnails
7.Clicka thumbnail
toenterthegallery
Clickingonanimagethumbnailinthewebcam
gallery(1)opensthevideoorphotointhereview
window(2).Youcan then:
•Attachthevideoorpicturefiletoane-mail(3)
•Editthephotoorsplicetogethervideo(4)
•Upload thepictureorvideotoFacebook(5)
•Upload thevideotoTwitterorYouTube(6)
Youcanalso draganddropa galleryImageonto
oneofthefunctiontiles(Items 3-6)tolaunch
aneditingapplicationortoattachorupload.
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Usingmotiondetection
Logitech® HD Wehcamc525
inc.
•Setupyourwebcamtorecordvideowhen
itdetectsmovement.
•Adjustcapturedvideodurationanddetection
sensitivity.
•Capturedvideoisautomaticallysaved
toyourcomputer.
•ViewcontentintheCalleryoruploadItusing
theOne-touchUpload window.
Finetuningyourwebcamduringa videocall
1. Launchthewebcamcontrollerwhenona video call.
2. Usepanandtilttofindthebestangle.
3. ZoomInorouttoInclude/excludeyoursurroundings.
4.UseFollowmyfacesoyou'realways Inthepicture.
5.Enjoydearconversationswithoutannoying
backgroundnoise.
6.Correctforpoorlightingenvironmentsusing
RIghtLight.
7.Choosebetweenauto-ormanualfocus.
8.Accessadvancedwebcamsettings.
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