With a PC
RAM:
128 MB or more (256 MB or more recommended)
Free hard disk space:
250 MB or more
Communication Speed:
56 kbps or faster is recommended
Interface:
USB 1.1 or more
Graphic display:
High Color (16 bit) or more
Desktop resolution of 800k600 pixels or more
Other requirements (to send/receive audio): Sound card
Speaker or headphones
Necessary software:
Windows Messenger 5.0 or later (Windows XP) MSN Messenger (Windows 98SE/Me/2000) DirectX 9.0b or later (Windows XP)
To use the Camcorder as a Web camera, the following conditions must be met.
≥Windows XP SP1 or later is needed.
≥To upgrade Windows XP to SP1 or later, click [Start] >> [All Programs] >> [Windows Update]. (Requires Internet connection.)
≥To upgrade Windows 2000 Professional to SP4, click [Start] >> [All Programs] >>
[Windows Update]. (Requires Internet connection.)
≥You have direct
≥Install Windows Messenger (Windows XP). If you have a version older than 5.0, download the latest version (5.0 or later) from the Microsoft Home Page.
http://www.microsoft.com/
(For download and installation instructions, please refer to Help on the Home Page.)
≥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.
ªInstalling Video Stream Driver
DirectX 9.0b must be installed in your PC if it is not already installed.
≥When DirectX 9.0b is installed, applications supported by previous versions of DirectX may not run. In this case, consult the manufacturers of the disabled applications.
1 Insert the supplied
≥Quit all applications. ≥[Setup Menu] appears.
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2Click [Video Stream Driver].
≥The set up program starts running.
3Depending on your system environment, installation of “DirectX 9.0b” may be required. Click [Yes] and continue with installation.
≥After “DirectX 9.0b” is installed, the computer will restart.
≥Do not remove the
≥Installation may take a little while.
4 Finish installation by following the on-screen instructions.
≥Click [Next] and proceed with installation. ≥After completing the installation, Click
[Finish].
5Click [OK].
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.
