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JVC CAM Control (for Windows)
User Guide
English
This is the instruction manual for the software (for Windows) for
Live Streaming Camera GV-LS2/GV-LS1 made by JVC KENWOOD
Corporation.
The operating system compatible with this application is Windows 7.
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JVC CAM Control (for Windows) User Guide Table of Contents Chapter 1 Quick Operation Guide 1. Have You Completed the Camera Setup?............... 1 2. Installation ........................................... 1 3. Starting the Application............................... 1 4. Registering the Camera to Use......................... 1 5. Viewing Video......................................... 2 6. Stopping Video Viewing............................... 2 7. Exiting the Application.......................
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Chapter 1 Quick Operation Guide 1. Have You Completed the Camera Setup? Camera setup must be performed before JVC CAM Control is used. Be sure to check that the camera video and audio can be played from the Web browser before proceeding to the next step. For details on setting up the camera, refer to the instruction manual supplied with the camera. 2. Installation Install using the CD-ROM supplied with the camera. Insert the CD-ROM into the computer drive, and run setup.exe from the drive. [C
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Chapter 1 Quick Operation Guide 5. Viewing Video Click the Back button in the top left of the [CAMERA REGISTRATION] screen to display the monitor display. In this screen, you can operate the camera and view video. (For details on the functions of each button, refer to "Chapter 3 Screen Descriptions".) 6. Stopping Video Viewing First, click the button in the top right of the monitor display to return to the [CAMERA REGISTRATION] screen. To stop viewing video, click the [CAMERA RELEASE] butt
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Chapter 2 Advanced Operations Viewing Video from Multiple Cameras JVC CAM Control (for Windows) enables you to switch between multiple cameras when viewing video. [Caution] To view video from multiple cameras, first you need to purchase the additional cameras. 1. On the left side of the [CAMERA REGISTRATION] screen, select the slot in which to register the camera. 2. In the camera list on the right side of the screen, click 2 the camera to use and log in. For details on logging in, 1 refer
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Chapter 2 Advanced Operations Using the Internet to View Video from a Camera in a Remote Location You can view video from a camera in a remote location via the Internet. 1. Assign a URL to the camera, for example by using the camera's DDNS function. For details on assigning a URL to the camera using a function such as the DDNS function, refer to the camera's instruction manual. 2. Click the [ADD CAMERA] button displayed in the bottom area of the camera list on the right side of the [CAMERA
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Chapter 2 Advanced Operations Viewing High Quality Video In the Windows version, you can view high quality, smooth video by using the monitor display (enlarged display). You can select from two types of image quality; Full HD quality or standard quality. Characteristics of Full HD Quality The image quality is higher than standard quality, but the load on the computer is also higher and more data is transmitted across the network. Select when the camera is connected in a wired LAN and you ar
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Chapter 2 Advanced Operations Click the Back button in the top left to return to the monitor display. Click the button in the top right of the monitor display to enlarge the video. You can view high quality video. 6
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Chapter 3 Screen Descriptions - [CAMERA REGISTRATION] Screen [CAMERA REGISTRATION] Screen % & " ' # ( $ Back button • [MPEG-2 TS(SD) + MotionJPEG] " Use to stream via the Internet in standard quality Returns to the monitor display. using "Camera Driver". Recording onto the camera cannot be performed Camera registration slots # in this mode. Register cameras in this location. • [MotionJPEG] Click to select the slot in which to register the Recording onto the camera can only be camera. perf
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Chapter 3 Screen Descriptions - Monitor Display Monitor Display ' ( ) *+ , - & . " / # $ % 0 1 [ZOOM] Power indicators " - Pan/tilt : When battery power used # : When AC power used Changes the direction of the camera. To the setting screen . Click to change the movement speed. [PRESET] buttons Camera registration slots $ / You can restore pan/tilt and zoom positions for Click to change the camera displayed in the video the camera. display. Start recording, stop recording Click before
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Chapter 3 Screen Descriptions - Monitor Display (Enlarged Display) Monitor Display (Enlarged Display) In the enlarged display, you can view higher quality and smoother video than in the normal monitor display. To view high-quality video in the enlarged display, you need to change the camera settings. For details on the settings, refer to "Viewing High Quality Video" in "Chapter 2 Advanced Operations". " Back button " 9
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Chapter 3 Screen Descriptions - [CAMERA SETTINGS] Changing the Camera Settings 1. Click . 2. Click [CAMERA SETTINGS]. 3. Select the item to set by clicking it. 10
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Chapter 3 Screen Descriptions - [APP SETTINGS] Changing the Application Settings 1. Click . 2. Click [APP SETTINGS]. [ZOOM SPEED] " Sets the speed for zooming the camera. [BACKGROUND] # You can change the background color of the application. [Language] $ [CAMERA RESOURCE SETTING] % [VIDEO]: When registering the camera, set whether to use video. 3. Select the item to set by clicking it. [AUDIO]: When registering the camera, set whether to use audio. [CONTROL]: When registering the ca
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Chapter 4 Streaming in Real-Time with USTREAM Using USTREAM, the Internet video streaming service, you can broadcast live to people all around the world. You can stream television-like programs using up to four cameras. Installing the Camera Driver When the Windows application is installed, the camera driver is also installed automatically. If you have not yet installed the Windows application, install it by referring to "Chapter 1 Quick Operation Guide". Check that you can view video from the
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Chapter 4 Streaming in Real-Time with USTREAM Setting the Camera Driver Up to four cameras can be used at the same time, but before starting a live broadcast, you need to set in advance which cameras to use. Also, in the camera driver, a dedicated camera driver user is used that is different from the administrator user that is used in the viewing application. This camera driver user needs to be created in advance. 1. Create a camera driver user. Create a camera driver user on the camera se
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Chapter 4 Streaming in Real-Time with USTREAM 5. Set the image quality. After successfully logging in, the window for selecting the image quality to use for streaming is displayed. The image quality setting can be changed later at any time using the [IMAGE QUALITY SETTINGS] button. However, note that USTREAM Producer needs to be restarted to reflect this setting. • [MPEG-2 TS (HD)] The image quality is high, but the load on the computer is also high and a large amount of data is transmit
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Chapter 4 Streaming in Real-Time with USTREAM 8. Set the camera stream setting according to the quality setting. When using for the camera driver, the stream setting for the camera needs to be changed according to the quality setting. • If you set the quality setting to [MPEG-2 TS(HD)] Set the camera stream setting to [MPEG-2 TS(HD) + MotionJPEG]. • If you set the quality setting to [MPEG-2 TS(SD)] or [AAC SOUND ONLY.] Set the camera stream setting to [MPEG-2 TS(SD)+MotionJPEG]. In add
