Ipevo CDVU-03IP manual

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6 . f reeRE C T ab le o f C o nte nts 1 1 Ge tt ing S t ar t ed............................................................................ 3 K ey benefits of your P oint 2 V iew:............................................................................................... 3 Fle xible positioning ...................................................[...]

T ab le o f C o nte nts 2 4 W orking wi th P ho t o s.................................................................. 1 7 Z ooming photos................................................................................................................................ 1 7 Rotating photos...............................................................[...]

1 Ge tt ing S t a r ted Welc ome to P oint 2 V iew , a next -g ener ation webcam th at provide s advanc ed fe atur es and flex ibility to mak e your web video ex perienc e r ich and cr e ative. K ey benef it s of y our P oint 2 V ie w: F le xible p osi tioning T r aditionally , webcams ar e mounted on your desk or monitor . P oint 2 View g ive s yo[...]

1 Ge tt ing S t a r ted 4 In s t al l ing t he P2V Sof twa re S ys t em requiremen t s PC: • M icr osoft Windows 7 , V ista or X P • 1.4GHz CP U or higher (2.4GHz r ecommended) • 512MB RAM (1GB r ec ommended) • 200MB fr ee har d dis k spac e Mac: • Mac OS X 10. 5 or higher • 1.4GHz CP U or higher (2.4GHz r ecommended) • 512MB RAM (1GB[...]

1 Ge tt ing S t a r t ed 5 Rev ie wing k ey p ar ts of t he P oin t 2 V ie w Ha rdwa re The manual c ont rols on P oint 2 View let you bring P oint 2 V iew in to focus and tak e snapshots. The thr ee-jointed stand and the monitor clip prov ide both flexibility and stability . A AF (Autofocus) mode switch Selects auto- focu sing be havior be tween S[...]

1 Ge tt ing S t a r ted 6 Rev ie wing k ey p ar t s of t he P2V Sof tware P2V Softwar e’s e asy- to-use, in tuitive interfac e mak es it eas y to view and man age videos and snapshot s. The main sc r een giv es you thr ee modes to wor k in: • C amer a mode shows you the video the webcam is c aptur ing . • Review mode shows your photo sn apsho[...]

1 Ge tt ing S t a r ted 7 N av ig a ting t he P2V Sof twa re in t erf ac e Ca mera mode : F or v iew ing vide o and t ak ing snap shot s . C amer a mode is the def ault v iew on the main scr een in Poin t 2 View Software . Here you can monitor and adjust t he video im age s, cont rol the foc us, and tak e snapshots. When you w ant to r eview your s[...]

2 Using B a sic F ea t ure s 8 Se eing how ea s y i t i s t o s t a y f oc used P oint 2 V iew mak es it e asy to f ocus cle arl y . Y ou c an choose either Continuou s or S ingle Autofoc us, and bring it into foc us only when nece ssary . Befor e you begin, m ake sur e you ar e either in C amer a mode or Full Scr een mode with a v ideo imag e on t[...]

6 . f reeRE C 2 Using B a sic F ea t ure s 9 Follow t hese steps to br ing P oint 2 V iew into foc us. 1. Pr e ss the F ocus k ey on P oin t 2 View or c lick t he Focu s button in P2V Softwar e . 2. A r ed focus f r ame appear s at the c enter of the di spla y , indic ating focu sing has beg un. A single “beep ” sound is gener ated. 3. When foc[...]

6 . f reeRE C 2 Using B a sic F ea t ure s 10 T a k ing sna p sho t s T aking snapshots of a video im age i s simple and str aigh tforward. F irs t, mak e sure t hat P2V Softwar e i s running . Then choose t he most c onvenient w ay to tak e a snapshot: • Pr e ss t he Snapshot ke y on P oint 2 V iew , or • Clic k t he Snap shot button in P2V So[...]

6 . f reeRE C 2 Using B a sic F ea t ure s 11 M odify ing or di sa bling In s t an t P rev iew (op tion al ) Instan t Pr ev iew is set to 2 sec onds as a def ault. Y ou can choo se to re set Instan t Pr ev iew to 4 seconds, or you can t urn it off . Windows: 1. Clic k the Setting s ic on in the menu bar 2. Click the Gener al tab 3. In the Ins tant [...]

2 Using B a sic F ea t ure s 12 P osi t ioning P oin t 2 V iew With P oint 2 View , your webcam is no longer tether ed to your monitor . P oint 2 View i s shaped lik e a pointer , mak ing it e asy to use in your hand. And its flexible , stable stand allows you to sh ar e views of objects and documen ts. V iewing obje ct s a nd t he ma cr o cap abil[...]

2 Using B a sic F ea t ure s 13 Sha ring doc umen t s It’s e asy to u se P oint 2 V iew to shar e documents. Ju st follow these s teps: 1. Pl ace your P oint 2 V iew stand at the side of the doc ument (so that it does not block the document or your view). 2. Flex t he arm so th at the head of the s tand is above the c en ter of the pag e. 3. Y ou[...]

3 Work ing w i t h V ideo Im a ge s 14 P oint 2 V iew’s Camer a mode contain s var ious fe atur es for m anaging how video imag es ar e pr esent ed onsc r een. Y ou c an fine-tune im age qu ality using the Im age Adju stment f unction in the Setting s window . For mor e infor mation, see Ad vanc ed Fe atur es, pag e 20. Z ooming im age s In C ame[...]

3 Work ing w i t h V ideo Im a ge s 15 F l ip p ing im age s (t he Mir ror f unc tion) Y ou c an flip an imag e vertic ally or hori zontally . In Camer a mode , open the Mirr or menu and c hoose functions. Flipping c an be usef ul to help position an imag e for better viewing . C ha nging re sol u t ion In C amer a mode, open the Re solution menu. [...]

3 Work ing w i t h V ideo Im a ge s 16 C ha nging window si z e T o chang e the size of t he viewing window , g r ab the bottom rig ht c orner of the window and dr ag it. Z oom r atio and v ideo re solution do not chang e when the window siz e chang es. TIPS: • If you wan t the video to fill the en tir e scr een, try Full Scr een mode. • In the[...]

4 W ork ing w i th P ho t os 17 With P oint 2 View , it’s e asy to take and r ev iew snapshots (see Using Ba sic Fe atur es, pag e 8). P2V Softwar e’s Review mode also offer s simple, usef ul editing functions so you don’t h ave to r el y on other application s for r outine tasks. Y ou can zoom into a sn apshot; rotate , cop y or delet e a ph[...]

4 W ork ing w i th P ho t os 18 Op ening p ho t o libra r y fol der Y ou h ave two wa ys to ac ce ss your photo libr ary folder: • Righ t -click on a photo and select the G o to Ima g e fo lde r menu. • Clic k t he folder icon below the photo in the main window . The File Manag er activ ates, showing the photo libr ary folder and its c ontent s[...]

5 V iew ing in F ul l Scre en 19 The Full Scr een mode ex pands the v ideo imag es in to a full-scr een pr esen tation. This mode is particul arl y useful f or pr esenting to an audienc e. En t ering F ull Sc re en m ode 1. Mak e sur e you ar e in C amer a mode with a v ideo imag e showing on the scr een. 2. Clic k the F ull Scr een tab. The v ideo[...]

6 Advan ce d Fea tu r es 20 The adv anced f eatur es ar e loc ated in the Se ttings window . T o open the Settings window: • (Windows) C lick the Settings ic on in t he menu bar . • (Mac intosh) Select P2V > P r efe r enc e s.. . menu. Adju s t ing t he v ideo im a ges Y ou c an fine-tune the video imag e quality using the Imag e Adjus tment[...]

6 Advan ce d Fea tu r es 21 C ha nging t he p ho t o fil e n a me f orm a t Snapshot photos ar e sa ved as JPEG file s, and the file extension is always “.jpg”. T o help you manag e your snapshots, you h ave two choic es f or file n ame for mats, whic h c an be edited f rom Setting s, Gener al tab > Photo N ame For mat. YYYY -MM-DD_4digit Pr[...]

6 Advan ce d Fea tu r es 22 Sel e ct ing la ngua ge Y ou c an select Engli sh (default) or T r aditional C hinese as the menu l anguag e. Windows: Select t he langu age fr om Setting s window > Sys tem tab > Lang uage . Mac intosh: In M acin tosh, langu age selection ha s to be done in the sys tem level. F ollow these st eps. 1. Quit P2V Soft[...]

7 Using P oint 2 V iew in O t her A p p l ic a t ions 23 Y ou c an use P oint 2 V iew as a g eneric webcam in other application s for v ideo calling , str eaming , etc. As an example , we will illus tr ate how to use P oint 2 View for video call s in Sk ype, a popular web call/ ch at software . The diag r am below summar izes whic h P oint 2 V iew [...]

7 Using P oint 2 V iew in O t her A p p l ic a t ions 24 S tep 2: P rep ar ing the a p p l ica t ion 1. Activ ate the applic ation (in this c ase, Sk ype). 2. Open the c onfigur ation window from T ool s > Op tion s menu (Windows) or Sk yp e > Pr efer enc e s... menu (Mac intosh). 3. Select the V ideo setting s tab. S tep 3: Sel ec t ing P oi[...]

8 Usef ul T ip s 25 Ac ce ssing t he He lp inf orm a t ion Clic king t he Help link opens the IP EVO Support website, wher e you c an chec k your version and updat e your P2V Softwar e if needed. Y ou can al so download the most r ec ent version of the User Manual. • (Windows) C lick the Help ic on in t he menu bar . • (Mac intosh) Select Hel p[...]

8 Usef ul T ip s 26 Function Mode Windows Mac T ake sn apshot All Enter Return Clo se window C amer a/Review Alt + F4 C ommand+ W Clo se application All ---- Command+ Q C ancel F ull Scr een mode Full Sc reen Esc Esc Z oom in Review + / forwar d scr oll + / forwar d scr oll Z oom out Review - / back ward sc roll - / back ward sc roll C opy photo Re[...]

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