User manual PHILIPS SPC900NC

[. . . ] Philips SPC 900NC PC Camera Instructions for use 2 ENGLISH Introduction Philips SPC 900NC PC Camera The Philips SPC 900NC PC Camera you have just purchased is manufactured to the highest standards and will give you years of trouble-free use. Brilliant images and blazing colours, that's what you get with the SPC 900NC PC Camera. Forget about installing interface cards and separate power supplies, because you don't need them any more. Power is supplied direct to the camera through the USB cable and the camera returns audio and video straight to your PC! [. . . ] Most applications can show a 'live preview' video image on your monitor. Always use this option to see the effect of changed settings on your screen. General controls 1 2 3 4 1 Flickerless Image The Flickerless option should only be used under flickering light conditions (e. g. fluorescent or neon lamps) to prevent flickering or strangely coloured video images. If this option is used under normal lighting conditions the video image may be overexposed. 2 Face tracking If you enable the face tracking option the camera will track your face. This will give your more convenience while video chatting, because you don't need to sit still during your video conversation. 3 Digital zoom Use the digital zoom option if you would like to get an object closer. You can use the level bar to zoom in or out. 4 Picture enhancer Use the picture enhancement option if you would like to increase the sharpness and the details of the image produced by your SPC 900NC PC Camera. The picture enhancement feature enables Philips patented Pixel Plus technology. By using the level bar you can adjust the level of Pixel Plus added to the live video of your PC Camera. @ Brightness Brightness enables you to adjust the brightness of the displayed image or video to suit your own preference. Use the slider to find your preferred setting. # Contrast Contrast enables you to control the ratio between dark and light according to your own preference. Use the slider to find your preferred setting. $ Gamma Gamma enables you to brighten dark areas within the displayed image or video and visualize more details without over-exposing already light areas. Use the slider to find your preferred setting. % Saturation Saturation enables you to set the colour reproduction from black and white to a full colour image or video according to your own preference. Use the slider to find your preferred setting. ENGLISH 13 ^ Black and white The 'Black and white' checkbox is used to switch from colour images to black and white and back. & Backlight compensation Turn on the backlight compensation to improve the image quality when you have a scene where the background has a high illumination level (for instance when you are sitting in front of a bright light). * Mirror Clicking the 'Mirror Image' checkbox flips the image horizontally. You can use this feature when you want to use the Philips SPC 600NC and monitor as a mirror, or to take pictures of mirrored images. Audio controls ( ) ( Volume slider This slider provides manual control over the microphone volume. ) Start Test the audio level by clicking on the 'Start' button. 14 ENGLISH 5. Using the applications VLounge · For quick and easy start-up of the VLounge software, press the camera's Quick launge button. · For additional support read the 'Help' documentation within the 'Help' option of the menubar of VLounge. MSN messenger You can download and install MSN Messenger via Microsoft MSN Messenger websites. In the list below you will find the website address for your country for downloading MSN Messenger: USA - http://messenger. msn. com Germany - http://messenger. msn. de France - http://messenger. msn. fr United Kingdom - http://messenger. msn. co. uk Spain: - http://messenger. msn. es Portugal - http://messenger. msn. com Italy - http://messenger. msn. it Belgium (Dutch) - http://messenger. msn. be Belgium (French) - http://messenger. fr. msn. be Norway - http://messenger. msn. no Finland - http://messenger. msn. fi Sweden - http://messenger. msn. se Denmark - http://messenger. msn. dk The Netherlands - http://messenger. msn. nl Austria - http://messenger. msn. at Swiss (German) - http://messenger. msn. ch Swiss (French) - http://messenger. fr. msn. ch Please follow the on-screen instructions during downloading and installation of MSN Messenger. ENGLISH 15 Yahoo! [. . . ] Philips assumes no responsibility for any error that may appear in this document. Philips makes no commitment to update nor to keep current the information contained in this document. FCC compliance This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: 1 2 this device may not cause harmful interference, and this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation. Note!This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. [. . . ]