Using As A Web Camera - Panasonic Palmcorder PV-GS500 Operating Instructions Manual

Using as a Web camera

If the Camcorder is connected to your personal
computer, you can send video and sound from
the Camcorder to other parties via the network.
Note:
≥Do not connect the USB cable until the USB
Driver is installed.
Please see chart below:
[Send]
<OK> Windows XP
Windows XP
<OK> Windows
Windows XP
<OK> Windows
Windows
2000
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Operating environment
OS:
IBM PC/AT compatible personal computer with
preinstalled;
Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition/
Professional SP1 or SP2 °1
Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional SP4
CPU:
Intel Pentium III 450 MHz or higher
(including compatible CPU)
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 later — A type
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 5.0/5.1 (Windows XP)
MSN Messenger 7.0/7.5 (Windows XP/2000)
DirectX 9.0b/9.0c
°1 When your OS is Windows XP SP2, the USB
driver is not needed.
≥This software is not compatible with a multi-
CPU environment.
≥This software is not compatible with a multi-boot
environment.
≥Operation on Microsoft Windows XP Media
Center Edition, Tablet PC Edition and 64 bit
operating system is not guaranteed.
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[Receive] [Software]
Windows
Messenger/
MSN
Messenger
MSN
2000 Messenger
MSN
2000 Messenger
With a PC
To use the Camcorder as a Web camera, the
following conditions must be met.
≥To upgrade Windows XP to SP2, click [start] >>
[All Programs] >> [Windows Update]. (Requires
Internet connection.)
≥To upgrade Windows 2000 to SP4, click [start]
>> [Windows Update]. (Requires Internet
connection.)
≥Install Windows Messenger (Windows XP). If
you have a version older than 5.0/5.1, download
the latest version (5.0/5.1) from the Microsoft
Home Page.
The latest version of MSN Messenger can also
be downloaded 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.
≥Depending on the security setting on the PC,
proper communication may not be possible.
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Installing USB 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 CD-ROM into the
personal computer's CD-ROM drive.
≥Quit all applications.
≥[Setup Menu] appears.
2
Click [USB Driver].
≥The set up program starts running.
3
Depending 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 CD-ROM.
≥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].
5
Click [OK].