Capturing Still Images Or Recording Videos - BenQ Joybook A53 Series User Manual

Settings Adjusts the capture
settings, such as file
format, resolution,
audio devices, video
devices, etc.
WebCam Views and modifies
Settings your webcam's
settings and
properties.
Full Screen Displays the current
video or live preview
in full screen. To exit,
press the <Esc> key
or click the Close
button
Disconnect Disconnects the
webcam.
Connect Connects the
webcam.

Capturing still images or recording videos

1. Launch 'WebCam Companion 2' by following one of the
ways described below.
• Double-click the WebCam Companion 2 icon on the
desktop.
• Click Start, All Programs, the ArcSoft WebCam
Companion 2 folder, and then click WebCam
Companion 2.
2. Click to select the Capture module from the Home screen.
3. On the Capture preview screen, you can do the following
tasks.
• Capture: captures still images from the webcam.
• Burst: captures multiple images in quick succession.
The number of images to be captured in each burst can
be defined in Settings.
• Record Video: begins capturing video from your
webcam.
By default, image and video files are saved in the WebCam
Media folder under Documents.
• The snapshot resolution is set to 640 x 480 by default. To
change the setting, click Settings.
• You can preview the captured images in the thumbnails area.
• For more information, refer to Help topics in WebCam
Companion 2, by clicking the Help menu and selecting
Application Help, or pressing the <F1> key.
The background affects picture clarity and light level, and the
resultant image quality.
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