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SPZ5000
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Contents 1 Your Webcam 2 8 Technical speci cations 18 Welcome 2 What’s in the box 2 9 Frequently asked questions (FAQ) 19 Functional overview 3 How can I adjust image quality? 19 The microphone of my Philips SPZ5000 2 Get started 4 webcam or headset does not work (Optional) Install the webcam software and (properly). What should I do? 19 driver 4 Using my Philips SPZ5000 webcam makes Connect the webcam to your PC/notebook 5 my PC/notebook run slow. What should I do? 20 No image i
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What’ s in the box 1 Y our Webcam Please check that the following items are packed in the Philips SPZ5000 webcam box. Congr atulations on your purchase, and • Phi lips SPZ5000 webcam welcome to Philips! To fully bene t from the support that Philips offers, register your product at www.philips.com/welcome. • www At .philips.com/welcome, s elect your language and choose Register my product. T hen follow the on-screen instructions for registration. Please read th
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g USB connector Functional o verview • C onnect the webcam to the USB a port of the notebook or desktop PC b • S upply power to the webcam when c it is connected to the notebook or desktop PC g d e f a Snapshot button • W ith Philips applications installed, take photos directly b Power LED • L ights up when the webcam is in use c Focus ring • A djust the focus of the image manually d Built-in microphone • Capture voice and sound durin
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2 When the language selection window is 2 Get started displayed, select your language. • If the language selection window is not displayed automatically, click (Optional) Install the w ebcam Start > My computer , double-click software and driver the installation CD-ROM, and then double-click the Setup.exe icon. Note • To use the special features provided by Webcam Driver SPZ5000, Philips CamSuite, and Philips Intelligent Agent, install the software in the provide
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Connect the w ebcam to your PC/notebook 1 Turn on the PC/notebook. 2 For the rst time you use the webcam with Philips CamSuite, install the software in the provided CD-ROM. » After the software installation is complete, the Philips CamSuite icon is displayed at the lower right corner of the screen. 3 Use the clamp to mount the webcam on your PC monitor or notebook display. • F old the clamp to place the webcam on a desk or (large) desktop monitor.
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3 Use the webcam for video chatting Philips SPZ5000 webcam works with Skype, Windows® Live Messenger,Yahoo! Messenger, AOL Instant Messenger, QQ and other instant messegings and VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol) services. After you 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. 6 EN
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4 Philips CamSuite Philips CamSuite pro vides 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 SPZ5000 webcam. After you install Philips CamSuite, you can double-click the Philips CamSuite icon on the Windows toolbar to access the Philips CamSuite control panel. • If Webcam Driver SPZ5000 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. You can Via Philips CamSuite Capture , you have access select a lower resolution to enable recording. to the following webcam features: • Ta ke photos 1 Aim the webcam in a proper angle. • Rec ord videos 2 In the Philips CamSuite Capture window, • S end photos or videos by email click t o start recording. • U
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Image resolution 3 Select an option to continue. Y ou can set different image resolutions for O ptions on the photo menu: photos/videos taken via the webcam: • 1 60 x 120 (SQVGA) • 1 76 x 144 (QCIF) • 320 x 2 40 (E-mail size) • 352 x 288 (CIF) • 640 x 480 (VGA) • 1 280 x 1024 (1.3MP, for photo only) • [V iew]: T o view the selected • 2560 x 2048 (for photo only) photo(s) Note • [E mail]: T o send the selected photo(s) via email • F or v
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Send photo(s)/video(s) via email Upload a video to YouTube 1 In the photo/video gallery , s elect Note photo(s)/video(s) that you want to send via email. • To enjoy Instant YouTube upload feature with this webcam, you need to install Philips 2 Click . CamSuite in the provided CD-ROM. » An email message is displa yed with the • B efore you upload a video to YouTube, you selected photo(s)/video(s) attached. need to have a YouTube account and Internet access.
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4 In the [Publishing information] pane, select [Video category:] i n the drop- down list when applicable. Username • Change information in the [Title:], [Description:] , and [Tags:] boxes whenever applicable. • To make your video on YouTube as private, check the [Make my video private] box. 5 Click [Upl oad video] . • To cancel upload, click [Cancel] during uploading. » When uploading is successful, the following window is displayed. You
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Image settings 6 Features • Di gital zoom • Face tracking provided by Webcam Driver SPZ5000 If both Webam Driver SPZ5000 and Philips CamSuite are installed on the PC/notebook, Philips CamSuite provides a quick access to the following features provided by Webcam Driver SPZ5000: Audio settings • N oise reduction Fun settings • F un frame • Fu n logo • Fu n effect Camera settings • S elect an available Philips webcam • A
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is used under normal lighting conditions, the Pr operties video image may be overexposed. [Region] 1 In the Philips CamSuite control panel, D uring installation, this parameter will be set click . automatically to the correct region frequency. 2 Click the [Webcam settings] button. W hen you travel, you may need to change the » The [Properties] window is displayed. setting to optimize the image quality. 3 In the [Properties] window, click one The region fr
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Video tab per second. The higher the frame rate, the better the video display but the higher the load on the processor. You 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 capture a snapshot or video frame. The result dep
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all other colors based on this white point and Audio tab compensate the other colors accordingly, just like the human eye. Y ou can also select xed settings for [Indoor], [Outdoor] a nd [Fluorescense] conditions or use the ‘Red’ and ‘Blue’ effect if you would like to set the webcam according to your color temperature preferences. [B rightness] Brightness enables you to adjust the brightness of the displayed image or video to suit your own preference. Use the slider to
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[Digital Zoom] W ith 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 es the pixels but not the actual image. [Add Logo] ( [Fun logo]) With this function, you can add fun logos to the images. You can add one of the provided logos or one of your own logos (pictures). 1 Check the box of the [Add Logo] fe ature. 2 Select one of the provided logos from the drop-down list. • T o selec
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Upgrade software via Philips 7 Upgrade Intelligent Agent software Note • Ensure that you select Philips Intelligent Agent Softwar e version of Philips during software installation. CamSuite Philips Intelligent Agent has its own HTTP To know the software version of Philips download manager for retrieving software CamSuite: from the Philips server. If an update is available for Philips SPZ5000 webcam, Philips Intelligent 1 In the Philips CamSuite Capture wind
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• OS: Windows XP SP2, Vista and 8 T echnical Windows 7 • 20 0 MB of available hard disk space specifications • One free USB2.0 port • S oundcard and speakers (OS- compatible) Sen sor 1.3 MP (1280 x 1024 • 1 6-bits Color display @ 800x600 resolution pixels) with DirectX 3D support Video capture 2.0 MP (Software • DirectX 9.0c or higher resolution (Max.) enhanced, with Philips • M icrosoft .Net Framework 2.0 CamSuite installed) • Broadband Internet connect
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3 Click the Voice t ab in the displayed 9 Fr equently window. asked questions (FAQ) How can I adjust image quality? The default settings of the Philips webcam usually offer the best possible image quality. You can also adjust image quality according to your own personal preferences. • t T o adjust the image resolution, see he “Image resolution” section . • T o adjust other properties of image, see t he “Properties” section . The micr ophone of my Phi
