Panasonic PV-DV953 Using as a Web Camera, ªOperating environment, Start the NetMeeting

Models: PV-DV953

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Using as a Web Camera

 

 

If the Palmcorder is connected to your personal computer, you can send

 

 

video from the Palmcorder to the other parties via the network. Audio may

 

 

also be exchanged if the personal computer is configured accordingly.

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ªOperating environment

 

To use the Palmcorder as a Web Camera, the additional minimum

 

 

requirements must be met. Graphic display:

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USB

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High Color (16 bit) or more.

Desktop resolution of 800k600 dots or more.

Communication Speed:

56 kbps or faster is recommended.

Necessary software:

Microsoft NetMeeting 3.01 or later

Other requirements (to send/receive audio):

Sound card

Microphone

Speaker or headphones

To use the Palmcorder as a Web Camera, the following conditions must be met.

You have direct dial-up connection capability to the internet. Also, you and the other person(s) are in the same Network (LAN).

Install the Microsoft Windows NetMeeting 3.01 or later.

If the installed version is not the latest, update it by performing the Windows update.

If you are connected to the Internet through a firewall or a router, proper communication will not be possible.

Your Internet provider must provide a global IP.

The installer is available only in English but can be used on operating systems using other languages.

ªConnecting the Palmcorder to Personal Computer (For Using as a Web Camera)

1Install the USB Driver. (l54)

2Set the Palmcorder to Camera Mode.

3Connect the Palmcorder to Personal Computer with auxiliary USB Connection Cable.

4Press the [WEB CAMERA] Button

It enters WEB CAMERA Mode. (To cancel WEB CAMERA Mode, press the [WEB CAMERA] Button again.)

5Start the NetMeeting.

Click [Start] >> [ALL Programs (Programs)] >> [Accessories] >> [Communications] >> [NetMeeting].

If you use Windows XP, you can start NetMeeting by selecting [Start] >> [Run], entering “conf” and clicking [OK].

1)Palmcorder

2)USB Connection Cable

3)USB terminal

4)Personal computer (not supplied)

5)The WEB CAMERA mode screen

If the Palmcorder is used as a Web Camera, the quality of the video to be exchanged will depend on the Internet connection status.

If the USB Connection Cable is disconnected from the personal computer, the WEB CAMERA mode is cancelled.

In the WEB CAMERA mode, video cannot be recorded onto a tape or a card.

If the Palmcorder is used as a Web Camera while virus checking software is running, the Palmcorder’s operation may stop midway through. In this case, exit the NetMeeting, reconnect the Palmcorder and restart the NetMeeting.

When the LCD Monitor is opened and rotated frontward in the WEB CAMERA Mode, the Viewfinder becomes deactivated.

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Panasonic PV-DV953 operating instructions Using as a Web Camera, ªOperating environment, Start the NetMeeting