Capturing Images and Video

Taking a Photo

The Save automatically

check box is selected, by default.

Recording a Video

For more instructions on how to take a photo or record a video, refer to the PC-CAM Center Help file. To launch PC-CAM Center Help, see "Starting PC-CAM Center Help" on page 2-4

To take a photo:

1.In the PC-CAM Center window, click the Live Video button. The current camera view is displayed in the Viewing window.

2.In the Save photo in box, select the destination album for your photo.

3.To capture the image shown in the viewing window, click the Snap an image button at the bottom of the window. By default, the photo is saved automatically and added to the destination album.

To preview a photo:

1.Click the Save automatically check box to clear it, if you want to preview each photo before deciding whether to save it to the destination album.

2.Click the Snap an image button to take a photo. A preview of the photo is shown at the bottom-left corner of the Live Video window.

3.Click the Save button if you wish to store it in the destination album.

To record a video:

1.In the PC-CAM Center window, click the Live Video button. The current camera view is displayed in the Viewing window.

2.In the Video size box, select a suitable resolution.

3.In the Save video in box, select a destination album for your video.

4.To start recording a video, click the Record video button.

The button starts blinking to indicate that recording is now in progress.

5.To stop the recording, click the button again.

The button stops blinking. By default, the video is saved automatically and added to the destination album.

Using PC-CAM Center 2-2