Using As A Web Camera - Panasonic PV-GS16 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 the other parties via the network.
• Do not connect the USB Cable until the Video
Stream Driver is installed.
This feature can be used only if both parties are
using the same operating system. Please see
chart below.
[Send]
Windows XP <--OK--> Windows XP
Windows XP <--NG-->
Windows
98SE/ <--OK-->
Me/2000
Operating environment
OS:
IBM PC/AT compatible personal computer with
preinstalled;
Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition/Professional
SP2 or later
Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional SP4 or later
Microsoft Windows Me (Millennium Edition)
Microsoft Windows 98 Second Edition
CPU:
Intel Pentium ll/Celeron 450 MHz or higher
Celeron 400 MHz or higher (including compatible
CPU)
RAM:
128 MB or more (256 MB or more recommended)
Free hard disk space:
At least 250 MB or more
Ports:
USB Jack
To use the Camcorder as a Web Camera, the
additional minimum requirements must be met.
Graphic display:
High Color (16 bit or more)
Desktop resolution of 800 × 600 pixels or more
Communication Speed:
56 kbps or faster is recommended.
Necessary software:
Windows Messenger 5.0 or later (Windows XP)
MSN Messenger (Windows 98SE/Me/2000)
Other requirements (to send/receive audio):
Sound card
Speaker or headphones
[Receive] [Software]
Windows
Messenger
Windows
98SE/Me/2000
Windows MSN
98SE/Me/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 or later, click [Start]
>> [All Programs] >> [Windows Update]. (Requires
Internet connection.)
• You have direct dial-up connection capability to the
Internet. Also, you and the other person(s) are in the
same Network (LAN).
• Install the Windows Messenger (Windows XP) or
MSN Messenger (Windows 98SE/Me/2000). If you
have a version older than 5.0, please download the
latest version (5.0 or later) from the Microsoft Home
Page:
http://www.microsoft.com/
http://www.msn.com/
(For download and installation instructions, please
refer to Help on the Home Page.)
• If you are connected to the Internet through a
firewall or a router, proper communication will not be
possible.
• The installer is available only in English but can be
used on operating systems using other languages.
• When DirectX9.0 is installed, applications supported
by previous versions of DirectX may not run.
Installing Video Stream Driver
• For Windows XP users, the USB equipment
operates with the driver installed as standard OS.
• If you have direct dial-up connection capability to the
Internet, please down load the Video Stream Driver.
1
In order to download and install the Video
Stream Driver, go to
http://www.panasonic.com/consumerdownloads
2
Click [Camcorder] on the screen.
3
Click [Video Streme Driver version 1.00].
4
Decompress the downloaded data.
5
Double click
• The set up program starts running.
6
Finish installation by following the
on-screen instructions.
• Click [Next] and proceed with installation.
• After completing the installation, click [Finish].
7
After the Video Stream Driver is installed,
please restart your computer.
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