Philips Digital Camera SPC520NC User Manual

SPC520NC - SPC525NC  
User manual  
 
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What’s in the box?  
Please check that the following items are packed in the Philips  
SPC520NC/SPC525NC box.They are provided to help you set  
up and use your Philips SPC520NC/SPC525NC.  
SPC 520 NC  
Installation CD v.1.00  
9082 100 03367  
Philips SPC520NC/  
Installation CD-ROM Headset with  
SPC525NC WebCam including manual  
headphone and  
microphone  
(SPC525NC only)  
 
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Legend of functions  
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1 Digital microphone  
For adding voice and sound when video chatting and video  
recording.  
2 Focus ring  
For manually adjusting the focus of the image.  
3 Clamp with rubber rims  
For attaching the WebCam to your PC monitor or laptop  
screen.  
4 USB connector  
For connecting the WebCam to the USB port of the laptop or  
desktop PC.  
The WebCam will derive its power from the laptop or desktop  
PC when a USB connection is made.  
5 Rotating foot  
For manually changing the vertical angle of the WebCam.  
6 Snapshot button  
Enables you to take photos without using your mouse.  
7 Power LED  
Lights up red when the WebCam is in use.  
8 Headset with headphone and microphone  
(SPC525NC only)  
For talking and listening to your meeting partner during video  
chatting.  
9 Audio cable (SPC525NC only)  
Black headphone plug (n) - for connecting to the microphone  
socket of the PC sound card.  
Grey microphone plug (!) - for connecting to the headphone or  
green socket of the PC sound card.  
 
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Contents  
3 What’s in the box?  
4 Legend of functions  
5 Contents  
6 Welcome  
7 Things you should know  
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Safety precautions  
Copyright  
8 Installation  
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Installing the WebCam software  
10 Connecting the WebCam to your PC / laptop  
11 WebCam settings  
11 General settings  
12 Video settings  
15 Audio settings  
16 Features settings  
17 Operating the WebCam  
17 Selecting your WebCam  
18 Capturing images / making video recordings  
19 Instant messaging and Internet calling  
(video chatting, video calling andV0IP)  
20 Technical specifications  
21 Important information  
21 Disclaimer  
21 FCC compliance  
22 Environmental information  
22 System requirements  
22 Disclaimer of warranty  
22 Limitations of damages  
 
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Welcome  
The Philips SPC520NC/SPC525NC WebCam you have just  
purchased is manufactured to the highest standards and will give  
you years of trouble-free use. Brilliant images and blazing colors,  
that's what you get with the SPC520NC/SPC525NC WebCam.  
After installation, the new WebCam can be used for all sorts of  
applications, such as:  
Video: use the Philips SPC520NC/SPC525NC WebCam for  
video chatting and video calling.The WebCam works with  
Skype,Windows® Live Messenger,Yahoo! Messenger,  
AOL Messenger, QQ and other free instant messenging and  
VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol) services;  
Video e-mail /Video capture: create your own video  
presentations, video mail, product demonstrations, training  
videos, Internet clips etc.;  
Snapshot images: use images in presentations, create postcards,  
or send them via e-mail.  
Editing and special effects: after recording the images you want  
with the Philips SPC520NC/SPC525NC WebCam, the images  
can be easily edited using image or video editing programs.  
The following sections in this manual give a step-by-step  
description of the installation process and explain how to use the  
Philips SPC520NC/SPC525NC WebCam.  
 
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Things you should know  
Please read the following instructions carefully, and retain them for  
future reference. It may be helpful to have the instructions for use  
for the PC at hand for reference.  
Safety precautions  
Observe the following guidelines to ensure that the WebCam will  
operate safely and to prevent defects.  
• Do not use your WebCam in environments outside the  
following range: temperature: 0°C to 40°C, relative humidity:  
45% ~ 85%.  
• Do not use or store your WebCam in/under:  
– direct sunlight exposure;  
– very humid and dusty environment;  
– near any kind of heat sources.  
• If your WebCam gets wet, dry it with soft cloth as soon as  
possible.  
• If the lens is dirty, Do NOT touch the lens with your fingers.  
• Clean the outside of the WebCam with a soft cloth.  
• Do NOT use cleaning fluids based on alcohol, methylated spirit,  
ammonia, etc.  
• Do NOT attempt to disassemble or repair your WebCam by  
yourself. Do not open the WebCam. In the event of technical  
difficulties return it to your Philips retailer.  
• Do NOT use your WebCam in the water.  
Protect the WebCam from oil, vapour, steam, moisture, and dust.  
• Never point the WebCam lens at the sun.  
Copyright  
Copyright© 2003 by Philips Consumer Electronics B.V. All rights  
reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced,  
transmitted, transcribed, stored in a retrieval system or translated  
into any language or computer language, in any form or by any  
means, electronic, mechanical, magnetic, optical, chemical, manual  
or otherwise, without prior written permission from Philips.  
Brands and product names are trademarks or registered  
trademarks of their respective companies.  
 
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Installation  
Installing the WebCam software  
The software supplied only works on PCs with the operating  
systems Microsoft® Windows®, XP andVista.  
Notes!  
– Unplug all your USB devices (except USB keyboard and  
USB mouse) before you start.  
– Do not plug in your WebCam yet. Run the Installation CD-ROM  
first.  
– Have your Windows® CD-ROM at hand.  
1 Place the installation CD-ROM in your PC’s / laptop’s  
CD-ROM / DVD drive.  
> After a couple of seconds the ‘Language selection’ screen  
appears.  
Note!  
If the ‘Language selection’ screen does not appear automatically,  
open the Microsoft® Windows® Explorer and double click on the  
'Set-up.exe' icon in the CD-ROM directory.  
2 Select your language.  
> Installation continues automatically.  
> The ‘Welcome’ screen appears.  
3 Click ‘Next’ to continue.  
> The ‘Manual’ screen appears.  
4 Select the first option if you wish to read the user manual  
before continuing installation.You can print out the manual so  
you will have it at hand during the rest of the installation  
process.  
After you read or printed the user manual, continue  
installation by selecting the second option.  
 
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Installation  
Or:  
Select the second option if you wish to continue installation.  
Click ‘Next’ to continue.  
> The ‘Installation’ screen appears.The items that can be installed  
are shown on the left side of the screen.An explanation of each  
item is given on the right side.  
All items are already selected for installation.  
5 Click the 'Next' button if you wish to install all items.  
Or:  
If there are certain items you do not wish to install, check the  
boxes before these items.  
Select at least ‘SPC520NC WebCam Driver’ and ‘Philips  
VLounge’ for SPC520NC WebCam as well as for SPC525NC  
WebCam (software is the same for both WebCams). Click  
the 'Next' button.  
> The following software license agreement appears.  
6 Click on 'Yes' to continue the installation.  
> The following screen appears when the installation was  
successful.  
7 Select the user manual.  
Or:  
Click 'Next' to continue.  
> The ’Reboot’ screen appears.  
8 Select ‘Yes’ to restart your PC / laptop.  
> V(ideo)-Lounge desktop shortcut ‘ ’ will be installed after  
installation.  
> Via VLounge you have access to all camera-related software. See  
‘Operating the WebCam’.  
9 You can now connect your WebCam.  
 
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Installation  
Connecting the WebCam to your PC /  
laptop  
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1 Be sure to run the installation CD first, before connecting the  
WebCam to the PC / laptop.  
2 Turn on the PC / laptop.  
3 Connect the USB connector of the USB cable to the USB port  
of the PC / laptop.  
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The WebCam will now derive its power from the PC / laptop.  
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Aim the webcam as required.  
Push the USB cable into the cable management slot.  
6 Use the clamp and the two rubber rims to attach the WebCam  
to your PC monitor or laptop screen.  
7 Connect the headset audio cable (SPC525NC only) to the sound  
card of your PC / laptop.  
• Connect the black headphone plug (n) to the headphone  
socket of the PC sound card.  
• Connect the grey microphone plug (!) to the microphone or  
green socket of the sound card.  
 
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WebCam settings  
The Philips SPC520NC/SPC525NC video properties can be  
changed:  
- from within an application;  
- by clicking theVProperty icon in the Windows taskbar,  
bottom right of your screen;  
- by selecting ‘PC Camera Settings’ under ‘Preferences’ in the  
VLounge selection screen;  
- by clicking the ‘ ’ icon in theVLounge selection screen.  
General settings  
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1 Flickerless image  
The Flickerless image option should only be used under  
flickering light conditions (e.g. fluorescent or neon lamps) to  
prevent flickering or strangely colored video images.  
If this option is used under normal lighting conditions the  
video image may be overexposed.  
2 Region  
If you are using the Philips SPC520NC/SPC525NC in Europe,  
select '50 Hz' and if you are using the Philips  
SPC520NC/SPC525NC in North America, select '60 Hz'. For  
Asia this setting is dependent on the local mains output. E.g.  
for China, select ‘50 Hz’ and forTaiwan, select ‘60 Hz’. For  
Japan the setting is region dependent.  
Please check your local mains output to find the correct  
‘Region’ setting.  
 
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WebCam settings  
Video settings  
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3 Full automatic control: on/off  
This full automatic control mode provides a very easy way to  
get the best out of your Philips SPC520NC/SPC525NC  
WebCam.  
Or you can choose to have maximum manual control over  
the WebCam settings by switching the full automatic control  
mode off. Full automatic control 'on' is the preferred setting  
for normal use.  
Techniques active within full automatic control mode are:  
Automatic exposure control and automatic white balance  
control, to provide the best video source signal possible;  
Automatic frame rate selection for improved WebCam  
sensitivity in low light conditions.  
4 Frame rate  
You can use the scroll open menu to set the frame rate of  
the video you wish to capture. E.g. 30 fps means that the  
WebCam will capture video at 30 frames per second.  
 
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WebCam settings  
5 Auto Exposure  
The exposure is the amount of light received by the sensor  
and is determined by how long the sensor is exposed to  
capture a snapshot or video frame.The result depends on the  
sensitivity of the sensor.The WebCam will find the optimal  
setting if you select the automatic exposure option.  
Shutter speed  
The shutter speed determines how long the camera shutter  
remains open as a picture is taken.The slower the shutter  
speed, the longer the exposure time.The shutter speed  
controls the total amount of light reaching the sensor.  
Use the slider to set the desired shutter speed.  
Gain  
In video, gain is the amount of white in a video picture.  
Use the slider to set the desired gain level.  
6 Reset  
Press this button if you would like to reset the WebCam  
settings to the default factory settings.  
7 Restore  
Press this button if you would like to restore your personal  
preferred settings.  
8 Save  
Press this button if you would like to save your personal  
preferred settings.  
9 Auto White Balance  
Most light sources are not 100% pure white but have a  
certain ‘color temperature’. Normally our eyes compensate  
for lighting conditions with different color temperatures.  
If the automatic white balance is selected, the WebCam will  
look for a reference point which represents white. It will then  
calculate all other colors based on this white point and  
compensate the other colors accordingly, just like the human  
eye.  
You can also select fixed settings for ‘Indoor’,Outdoor’ and  
‘Fluorescence’ conditions or use the ‘Red’ and ‘Blue’ sliders if  
you would like to set the WebCam according to your  
personal color temperature preferences.  
 
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WebCam settings  
0 Brightness  
Brightness enables you to adjust the brightness of the  
displayed image or video to suit your own preference.  
Use the slider to find your preferred setting.  
! Contrast  
Contrast enables you to control the ratio between dark and  
light according to your own preference.  
Use the slider to find your preferred setting.  
@ Gamma  
Gamma enables you to brighten dark areas within the  
displayed image or video and visualize more details without  
over-exposing already light areas.  
Use the slider to find your preferred setting.  
# Saturation  
Saturation enables you to set the color reproduction from  
black and white to a full color image or video according to  
your own preference.  
Use the slider to find your preferred setting.  
$ Black and white  
The 'Black and white' checkbox is used to switch from color  
images to black and white and back.  
% Backlight compensation  
Turn on the backlight compensation to improve the image  
quality when you have a scene where the background has a  
high illumination level (for instance when you are sitting in  
front of a bright light).  
^ Mirror  
Clicking the 'Mirror Image' checkbox flips the image  
horizontally.You can use this feature when you want to use  
the Philips SPC520NC/SPC525NC and monitor as a mirror,  
or to take pictures of mirrored images.  
 
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WebCam settings  
Audio settings  
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& Volume slider  
This slider provides manual control over the microphone.  
 
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WebCam settings  
Features settings  
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* Face tracking  
If you enable the face tracking option the WebCam will track  
your face.This will give your more convenience while video  
chatting, because you don’t need to sit still during your video  
conversation.  
( Digital zoom  
Use the digital zoom option to get an object closer.  
Digital zoom magnifies the pixels but not the actual image.  
It degrades image quality.  
Use the slider to set the desired volume level.  
 
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Operating the WebCam  
VLounge  
All applications can be accessed via the PhilipsV(ideo)-Lounge  
application.VLounge is the central application for easy access to  
your Philips WebCam.  
StartVLounge:  
- through the Windows QuickLaunch menu in your taskbar;  
- via the program group ‘SPC520NC WebCam’;  
- by clicking theVLounge icon ‘ ’ on the desktop.  
> The VLounge application will now be initiated and the VLounge  
selection screen appears.  
Selecting your WebCam  
When more than one WebCam is installed and connected to your  
PC / laptop, you can select the WebCam you wish to operate.  
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Open the ‘Preferences’ menu.  
Select ‘Video Device’.  
> All WebCams connected are shown.  
Select the WebCam you wish to operate.  
Click the ‘OK’ button.  
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Operating the WebCam  
Capturing images / making video recordings  
In the ‘Capture’ menu you can capture images and make video  
recordings and transfer, preview, edit, e-mail, print and organise  
your photos and video recordings.  
• Click the ‘Capture’ tab to open the Capture menu.  
> The camera starts operating immediately.  
• Click IMAGE’ to capture an image.  
• Click VIDEO’ to start a video recording.  
Click ‘VIDEO’ again to stop recording.  
• Click ‘ ’ to maximize the lower part of the screen and  
display the camera preview.  
• Click ‘ ’ to maximize the upper part of the screen and  
display your captured images and video recordings.  
• Move your cursor onto a button to see a brief explanation of  
the button function.  
If you need assistance select ‘Application Help’ in the  
Help’ menu.  
 
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Operating the WebCam  
Instant messaging and Internet calling  
(video chatting, video calling andVoIP)  
The Philips SPC520NC/SPC525NC WebCam works with all free  
instant messenging andVoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol)  
applications such as Skype,Windows® Live Messenger,Yahoo!  
Messenger, AOL Messenger and QQ.  
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Click the ‘Communicate’ tab to open the Communicate  
menu.  
> The available applications are shown by their icons.  
Click the appropriate ‘Install’ button to download and install  
an application.  
Follow the on-screen instructions during downloading and  
installing.  
After installing an application, make the required WebCam  
settings within the application in order to be able to properly  
use the WebCam via the application.  
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Technical specifications  
Sensor....................................................................................VGA CMOS  
Real video resolution (Max.)................................................640 x 480  
Real still image resolution (Max.)........................................640 x 480  
Interpolated still image resolution (Max.)...............................1.3 MP  
Frames per second.........................................................................30 fps  
F-number................................................................................................2.6  
Lens view angle ......................................................................52 degrees  
Minimum subject illumination..................................................< 10 lux  
Data format............................................................................1420, IYUV  
Interfacing...........................................................................................UVC  
USB cable length..............................................................................1.5 m  
Microphone ....................................................................- Digital built-in  
- Multimedia headset supplied (SPC525NC)  
Power..................................................................Supplied via USB cable  
Voltage requirements................................................5V (  
), 0.5A  
 
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Important information  
Disclaimer  
Philips makes no warranty of any kind with regard to this material,  
including, but not limited to, the implied warranties of  
merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose.  
Philips assumes no responsibility for any error that may appear in  
this document. Philips makes no commitment to update nor to  
keep current the information contained in this document.  
FCC compliance  
This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules.  
Operation is subject to the following two conditions:  
1 this device may not cause harmful interference, and  
2 this device must accept any interference received, including  
interference that may cause undesired operation.  
Note!  
This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits  
for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules.  
These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against  
harmful interference in a residential installation.This equipment  
generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not  
installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause  
harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no  
guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation.  
If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or  
television reception, which can be determined by turning the  
equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the  
interference by one or more of the following measures:  
• Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.  
• Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.  
• Connect the equipment to an outlet on a circuit different from that  
to which the receiver is connected.  
• Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.  
Any unauthorized modification to this equipment could result in  
the revocation of the authorization to operate the equipment.  
 
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Important information  
Environmental information  
Disposal of your old product  
Your product is designed and manufactured with high quality  
materials and components, which can be recycled and reused.  
When this crossed-out wheeled bin symbol is attached to a  
product it means the product is covered by the European  
Directive 2002/96/EC  
Please inform yourself about the local separate collection system  
for electrical and electronic products.  
Please act according to your local rules and do not dispose of  
your old products with your normal household waste.The correct  
disposal of your old product will help prevent potential negative  
consequences for the environment and human health.  
WARNING  
Plastic bags can be dangerous.To avoid danger of suffocation,  
keep this bag away from babies and small children.  
System requirements  
• Microsoft® Windows® XP orVista;  
• Pentium® III, 500 Mhz or equivalent;  
• 128MB RAM and 100 MB free hard disk space;  
• One free USB port and CD-ROM or DVD drive.  
Disclaimer of warranty  
The software on the CD-ROM supplied is sold ‘as is’ and without  
warranties whether expressed or implied. Because of the various  
software and hardware environments into which this program  
may be put, no warranty of fitness for a particular purpose is  
offered.  
Limitations of damages  
The vendor will not be liable for any indirect, special, incidental or  
consequential damages (including damages for loss of business,  
loss of profits, or the like), whether based on breach of contract,  
tort (including negligence), product liability or otherwise, even if  
the vendor or its representatives have been advised of the  
possibility of such damages and even if a remedy set forth herein  
is found to have failed its essential purpose.  
 
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Where to go for information and support?  
Specifications are subject to change without notice.  
Trademarks are the property of Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V. or their respective owners.  
2005 © Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V.All rights reserved.  
 

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