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2 To zoom the image, click the or button under the image.

3 Click the v/V/b/B symbols at the image edges to adjust the camera angle.

When you right-click the camera image window, the zoom and angle adjustment buttons disappear and the launcher screen appears again.

Adjusting the display using the launcher menu when communication is not in progress

As described above, right-click the camera image. Zoom and angle buttons will appear on the display. Perform the adjustment in the preceding section.

Note

If the lens cover is closed, camera adjustment is not possible.

Adjusting the Brightness

The brightness can be adjusted with the Camera Control menu.

Normally, the brightness is automatically adjusted to obtain a optimum level. You can also adjust it manually. It is recommended that the brightness be adjusted automatically.

Note

Only the brightness of the local camera can be adjusted.

To adjust the brightness

To manually adjust the brightness, deselect the “Auto Adjust” check box of the “Brightness Adjust” item, and then click the or button.

Click to brighten the image or to darken it.

To shoot the picture with backlight compensation

Use backlight compensation when shooting a subject against a bright background.

To activate backlight compensation, select the “Backlight Compensation” check box.

For the local camera, backlight compensation can also be switched on and off by clicking , which appears when making camera adjustments during communication or from the launcher menu.

Note

If “Auto Adjust” is not selected for “Brightness Adjust”, backlight compensation will not function.

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Accepting Remote Camera Control

Deselect the “Control by Far End” check box in the Camera Control menu to reject control of the camera by the remote party.

Note

Select whether to adjust the remote camera in “Far End Camera Control” under “Dial” of the Communication Mode menu.

To eliminate flicker

If a fluorescent lamp is connected to the same power source as the PCS-TL33, flicker may occur in the camera picture.

To eliminate the flicker, select the “Flicker Removal” check box.

Using a fixed white balance setting

In the default condition, white balance is adjusted automatically.

If you want to adjust white balance manually, select the “Adjust” check box. While draping something white, such as a piece of paper, in front of the camera, click “Start” and set the white balance to fit the ambient environment. The white balance will then be fixed to that setting.

To release the fixed setting

Select the “Auto” check box under “White Balance”.

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