Using your Webcam

Connect your Webcam to your computer using the USB cable attached.

Note: In Win XP or Vista please WAIT for the “Found New Hardware – Your new hardware is installed and ready to be used” message to appear on the taskbar (this may take up to 2 minutes depending on your computer).

You can now begin to use your webcam.

Capturing AVI with WebCam Express

Now that you have your Webcam installed, you can use it to capture short movies called AVI video files. The length of time you can record an AVI while the camera is connected to your computer will vary, depending on how much hard drive space you will use to save the file. This is done through the PhoTags WebCam Express program. Please note that these AVI video files take up a lot of hard drive space. This next section will walk you though capturing an AVI file.

1.Double-click the “WebCam Express” icon that is on your desktop to launch the “WebCam Express” program. Adjust your Webcam to the desired position. The screen will display what the Webcam “sees”.

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