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Using Creative PC-CAM 900 as a Web Camera

Starting

PC-CAM

Center

•If PC-CAM Center does not recognize the camera correctly, see Appendix B, Troubleshooting.

•PC-CAM Center automatically detects your installed model of Creative PC-CAM, and disables any unsupported features in the user interface.

This chapter tells you how to quickly set up Creative PC-CAM 900 as a Web Camera using the PC-CAM Center software. For detailed information about the application’s features and settings, refer to its Help file. (See “Starting PC-CAM Center Help” on page 5-5.)

PC-CAM Center is an easily usable application that enables you to take photos and record videos with Creative PC-CAM 900. You can also view photos and videos, and create and manage albums.

You can start PC-CAM Center in any of the following ways:

❑Click Start →Programs → Creative →Creative PC-CAM →Creative PC-CAM Center.

❑Double-click the Creative Cam

Detector icon in your taskbar.

This icon appears if, during installation, you clicked the option for Creative Cam Detector to load automatically at Windows startup.

❑Turn your camera’s Mode

Selector dial to Web Cam mode and plug your camera into the USB port and let

Windows auto-detect it.	Figure 5-1: PC-CAM Center screen.
Press your camera’s Snap
button.

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