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Contents Using my Philips SPZ3000 webcam makes 1 Your webcam 2 my PC/notebook run slow. What should I Welcome 2 do? 17 What’s in the box 2 No image is available on the screen. What Functional overview 3 should I do? 17 2 Get started 4 (Optional) Install the webcam software and 9 Service and support 18 driver 4 Need help? 18 Connect the webcam to your PC/notebook 4 Information to the customer 18 Safety precautions 18 Copyright 18 3 Use the webcam for video chatting 5 Disclaimer
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What’ s in the box 1 Y our webcam Please check that the f ollowing items are packed in the Philips SPZ3000 webcam box. Congratulations on your purchase, and • Philips SPZ3000 webcam welcome to Philips! To fully bene t from the support that Philips offers, register your product at www.philips.com/welcome. • At www.philips.com/welcome, select your language and choose Register my product . Then follow the on-screen instructions for registration. Please read the f
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• S upply power to the webcam when Functional o verview it is connected to the notebook or desktop PC a b c g d e f a Snapshot button • W ith Philips applications installed, take photos directly b Power LED • Lights up when the webcam is in use c Focus ring • Adjust the focus of the image manually d Built-in microphone • Capture voice and sound during video calling and recording e Rotating joint • C hange the viewing eld of the webc
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Connect the w ebcam to your 2 Get started PC/notebook (Optional) Install the webcam software and driver Note • T o use special features provided by Philips CamSuite and Webcam Driver SPZ3000, visit www.philips.com/support and download the applications from the website. Philips CamSuite only works on PCs with the operating systems Microsoft® Windows® XP (SP2 and higher), Vista, or Windows 7. After the software installation, you can adjust Philips SPZ3000 webcam settin
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3 Use the webcam for video chatting Philips SPZ3000 webcam works with Skype, Windows® Live Messenger,Yahoo! Messenger, AOL Instant Messenger, QQ and other instant messaging and VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol) services. After y ou install one of the above applications, you can plug the webcam into the PC/ notebook and use it for video chatting. After use , you can fold the camera to store it. EN 5 English
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4 Philips CamSuite Philips CamSuite provides a quick access to a number of the most used features and settings. To enjoy the special features and settings provided by Philips CamSuite, install it before using it with Philips SPZ3000 webcam. After y ou install Philips CamSuite, you can double-click the Philips CamSuite icon on the Windows toolbar to access the Philips CamSuite control panel. • I f Webcam Driver SPZ3000 is not installed, the following control panel is dis
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Recor d and play a video 5 Philips CamSuite Capture Note • If you select any resolution higher than 640 x 480 (VGA), the recording icon is disabled. Via Philips CamSuite Capture , you have access You can select a lower resolution to enable to the following webcam features: recording. • Ta ke photos • Rec ord videos 1 Aim the camera as needed. • S end photos or videos by email 2 In the Philips CamSuite Capture window, • Ad just settings for photo, video, mu
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1 In the Philips CamSuite Capture window, • C lick t o show the video gallery. click the drop-down arrow. • T o hide the gallery, click . » The provided resolution options are listed. Open the photo/video f older 2 Select a preferred resolution option. In the photo gallery: • T o apply another resolution setting, 1 Select a photo and then click t o open repeat Step 1 and Step 2. the photo folder. I n the video gallery: Scr een mode 1
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Options on the video menu : • T o cancel the deletion, click [No] in the pop-up window. • [Pl ay] : To play the selected video(s) • [Email] : To send the selected video(s) via email • [De lete] : To delete the selected video(s) Send photo(s)/video(s) via email 1 In the photo/video gallery, select photo(s)/video(s) that you want to send via email. 2 Click . » An email message is displa yed with the selected photo(s)/video(s) attached. 3 Se
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Audio settings 6 F eatures • Noise reduction provided by Webcam Driver SPZ3000 If both Webam Driver SPZ3000 and Philips CamSuite are installed on the PC/notebook, Philips CamSuite provides a quick access to the following features provided by Webcam Driver SPZ3000: W ebcam settings • S elect an available Philips webcam • Ad just properties 1 Click one of the buttons on the Philips CamSuite control panel to access a settings panel. 2 In each s
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images. If this option is used under normal Pr operties lighting conditions, the video image may be overexposed. 1 In the Philips CamSuite control panel, [R egion] click . During installation, this parameter will be set 2 Click the [Webcam settings] button. automatically to the correct region frequency. » The [Properties] windo w is displayed. W hen you travel, you may need to change the 3 In the [Properties] w indow, click one setting to optimize the image
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Video tab frame rate is the number of frames displayed per second. The higher the frame rate, the better the video display but the higher the load on the processor. Y ou can use the scroll open menu to set the frame rate of the video that you wish to capture. For example, 30 fps means that the webcam will capture video at 30 frames per second. [Auto Exposure] The exposure is the amount of light received by the sensor and is determined by how long the sensor is exposed to capt
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which represents white. It will then calculate Audio tab all other colors based on this white point and compensate the other colors accordingly, just like the human eye. You can also select xed settings for [Indoor] , [Outdoor] and [Fluorescense] co nditions or use the ‘Red’ and ‘Blue’ effect if you would like to set the webcam according to your color temperature preferences. [Brightness] B rightness enables you to adjust the brightness of the displayed image or video t
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Features tab O n the [Features] tab, you can now adjust the following settings: [F ace tracking] If you activate the [Face tracking] option, the webcam will track your face. This gives you more convenience during video chatting, because you stay in the centre of the image even if you move during video chatting. [Digital Zoom] With this function, you can get a closer view of an object. 1 Use the slider to dynamically zoom in and out. Tip • Digital zoom magni
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System requirements for a Microsoft 7 T echnical Windows-based PC : • Minimum system requirements: specifications • 1 .6 GHz or equivalent • 5 12 MB RAM for Windows XP • 1 G B RAM (32Bit) for Windows Sen sor V GA (640 x 480 pixels) Vista and Windows 7 resolution • O S: Windows XP SP2, Vista, and Video capture 1.2 MP (Software enhanced, Windows 7 resolution with Philips CamSuite • 20 0 MB of available hard disk space (Max.) installed) • One free USB2.0 port •
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3 Click the Voice t ab in the displayed 8 Fr equently window. asked questions (FAQ) Ho w can I adjust image quality? The default settings of the Philips w ebcam usually offer the best possible image quality. If you have Philips CamSuite or Webcam Driver SPZ3000 installed on the PC/notebook, you can also adjust image quality via the settings provided by Philips CamSuite or Webcam Driver SPZ3000. The micr ophone of my Philips SPZ3000 webcam or headset does not wor
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For Windows Vista : Using m y Philips SPZ3000 1 On the PC/notebook, click Start > webcam makes my PC/ Control panel . notebook run slow. What 2 Click H ardware and Sound. should I do? 3 Click So und. 4 Click the Recording t ab in the displayed 1 Close the software applications that do window. not necessarily need to run. Tip • T he maximum frame rate (frames per second (fps) produced by the webcam) and the maximum image resolution depend on the speci ca
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• direct sunlight exposure; 9 Ser vice and • v ery humid and dusty environment; • near any kind of heat sources. support • If your webcam gets wet, dry it with soft cloth as soon as possible. • If the lens is dirty, do NOT touch the lens Need help? with your ngers. • C lean the outside of the webcam with a Fir st of all, read this user manual carefully. soft cloth. The model n umber of your product is • D o NOT use cleaning uids based on SPZ3000. al
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FCC compliance Compliance with Electr o-Magnetic Field (EMF) T his device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Ko ninklijke Philips Electronics N.V. O peration is subject to the following two manufactures and sells many products conditions: targeted at consumers, which, like any electronic apparatus, in general have the a this device may not cause harmful ability to emit and receive electromagnetic interference, and signals. b this device must accept any interfer
