Using As Pc Camera - Olympus LS-20M Detailed Instructions

Using as PC camera

On a PC running Windows XP, Windows Vista,
Windows 7 or Mac OS, you can use the recorder as
a PC camera.
To Use the Recorder as a PC Camera
1 In the recorder's [USB Settings], set
[USB Class] into [PC Camera] (☞ P.88).
2 Connect the recorder to your PC
(☞ P.94).
• The live image is displayed on the main LCD
of the recorder during PC camera operation.
• To adjust the zoom and volume while
shooting, press the recorder's + or – buttons
when the PC camera is active.
The screen will switch between zoom and
volume by pressing the `OK button.
• To adjust the recording level while shooting,
press the recorder's 9 or 0 buttons
when the PC camera is active.
Operating environment
Windows:
Windows XP Service Pack 3 or later
Windows Vista
Windows 7
Supported applications:
Windows Live Messenger
Macintosh:
Mac OS X 10.6 or later
Settings active when using the recorder as PC camera
When the recorder is used as PC camera, it operates
using its internal menu settings.
Active settings are reported in the table below.
Rec Menu
[Mic Sense] (☞ P.67)
[Rec Level] (☞ P.68)
[Low Cut Filter] (☞ P.68)
[Rec Monitor] (☞ P.69)*
Recording [Main LCD Display] (☞P.71)
Settings
[Reverse Angle Recording]
(☞ P.71)
[Magic Movie] (☞ P.72)
[Image Stabilizer] (☞ P.72)
[Metering] (☞ P.72)
[White Balance](☞ P.72)
[Exposure Comp.] (☞ P.73)
[High ISO Mode] (☞ P.73)
*Always set to [On].
Notes
• Only movies (video and audio) can be
distributed. Just audio cannot be distributed.
• When you use the recorder as a PC camera, the
camera can shoot 30 frames per second but
the actual number of frames may be inferior
depending on the connection and/or the PC
processing speed.
• When the recorder is used as PC camera, resolution
size will be set to [640x480 30fps], and the sound
to PCM format (16kHz).
• When the recorder is used as PC camera, [Rec
Monitor] will be set to [On](☞ P.69) and cannot be
changed.
• The recorder's input level cannot be changed
via software. To change the input level, set the
[Rec Level] to [Manual](☞ P.68) and operate the
changes directly on the recorder.
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