TerraTec TerraCAM USB User manual

The TerraCAM USB webcam system sets new price/performance standards. With its high-quality image sensor,
this system achieves outstanding color image quality and guarantees smooth video pictures with up to 30
frames per second thanks to its 5:1 hardware-based compression. TerraCAM USB is supplied with a base and
a clip, making desktop installations or mobile use with a laptop a breeze. A cable length of 1.5 m ensures that
you always have enough flexibility to position or hide the camera in your vicinity. The installation of the
system is simplicity itself thanks to its support of the USB standard.
The TerraCAM USB's versatility is underscored by the included software bundle that contains solutions for
every conceivable application. The range of available applications covers everything from room surveillance to
video e-mail and a professional videoconferencing system. TerraCAM USB – The eye of your PC.
SupervisionCam Room surveillance and webcam software
This included surveillance application permits effective monitoring of your PC or your surroundings. Once
activated, the camera is automatically enabled and registers any movements that take place in its field of
vision together with the date and time. When your TerraCAM registers movement, either a signal will be sent,
or an application of your choice will be started and/or the recorded images will immediately be sent via e-mail.
It's ideal for monitoring rooms and protecting your computer.
Photo Express 3.0: Say cheese
With Photo Express you can lend your pictures that special finishing touch. Merge different pictures, make
them look like oil paintings or pencil sketches, and add balloons, clouds or snow. Also greeting cards or a
personal photo calendar will pose no problem at all. Send your pictures by email, or let Photo Express create a
photo page on the Internet for your Web site.
VideoLive Mail: The living post card
Why not surprise your friends and relatives with an original video e-mail? VideoMail enables you to produce
short video clips that have small file sizes despite their high quality, and that can be conveniently sent by e-
mail at the click of a button. Since VideoLive Mail can also create self-playing videos, the person who receives
the email does not even need any special video software to play them back.
Net Meeting: An eye for an eye
Net Meeting – the mother of all videoconferencing systems is also included with the TerraCAM USB. In
conjunction with a modem or an ISDN adapter, this application enables you to take part in videoconferences
on a worldwide basis or inexpensively realize a video telephone solution. Needless to say, it works just as well
in your own local network.
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Technical Data
• 1/4" color sensor
• Manual focusing
• Focal range - 10 cm to infinity
• Image resolution up to 352 x 288
• Frame rate up to 30 frames per sec.
• Color depth up to 24-bit
• Compression - Hardware max. 5:1
• 1,5 m cable length
System Requirements
• Windows 98SE, Windows ME/2000, Windows XP
• CPU speed: 200 MHz or faster
• 32 MB system memory
• 16-bit VGA card (32-bit recommended)
• VGA Monitor
• Free USB port
• CD-ROM drive (for driver installation)
Art.No.: 3163 EAN-Code: 4017273631639 Warranty: 24 month
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All company names and trademarks are registered trademarks and brand names of their respective owners.
© 1994 - 2002 TerraTec Electronic GmbH