With a PC
ªConnecting the Camcorder to personal computer (For Use as a Web
Camera)
1Install the supplied Video Stream Driver on the provided
2Set the Mode Dial to Tape Recording Mode.
3Set [ADVANCE] >> [USB FUNCTION] >> [WEB CAM].
≥To send pictures recorded on a tape to another personal computer using Windows Messenger, set [BASIC] >>
[USB FUNCTION] >> [WEB CAM] on Tape Playback Mode before connecting the
Camcorder to your personal computer.
When you use the Camcorder as a Web camera in the Tape Playback Mode, the indication of the operation icon is different from the one in usual operation.
1 | 2 |
1In usual operation
2In the WEB CAMERA mode (Tape Playback
Mode)
≥Even if you move the joystick up/down/right/left (
, ∫, 5, 6), the selected direction on the operation icon is not lit in yellow.
≥The operation icon blinks on instead of appearing from the side of the screen when you press the center of the joy stick.
4Connect the Camcorder to a personal computer with the USB connection cable.
≥When the Camcorder and personal computer (with Windows 2000) are connected via USB cable, a message, such as the one below, is displayed. However, testing by the manufacturer has confirmed functionality of this Camcorder with Windows 2000. Click [Yes] and proceed.
5Start Windows Messenger (for Windows XP users) or MSN Messenger (for Windows 2000 users).
≥Click [start] >> [Programs] >>
[Windows Messenger] or [MSN Messenger].
≥When you use Windows XP, the other parties via the network have to use Windows Messenger on Windows XP. When you use an operating system other than Windows XP, the other parties via the network have to use MSN Messenger on an OS other than Windows XP.
≥If the Camcorder is used as a Web Camera, the quality of the video to be exchanged will depend on the Internet connection status.
≥In the WEB CAMERA mode, video cannot be
recorded onto a tape or a card.
≥You cannot output the video input from the DV terminal to the display of the PC.
≥In the WEB CAMERA mode, the audio may be interrupted in the middle of communication depending on the communication environment or the performance of the personal computer.
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