Panasonic PV-GS180 User Manual
With a PC
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LSQT0973
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Connecting the Camcorder to
personal computer (For Use as a Web
Camera)
personal computer (For Use as a Web
Camera)
1
Install the supplied Video Stream Driver on
the provided CD-ROM.
the provided CD-ROM.
2
Set the Mode Dial to Tape Recording Mode.
3
Set [ADVANCE] >> [USB FUNCTION] >>
[WEB CAM].
[WEB CAM].
≥To send pictures recorded on a tape to
another personal computer using Windows
Messenger, set [BASIC] >>
[USB FUNCTION] >> [WEB CAM] on Tape
Playback Mode before connecting the
Camcorder to your personal computer.
Messenger, set [BASIC] >>
[USB FUNCTION] >> [WEB CAM] on Tape
Playback Mode before connecting the
Camcorder to your personal computer.
When you use the Camcorder as a Web
camera in the Tape Playback Mode, the
indication of the operation icon is different
from the one in usual operation.
camera in the Tape Playback Mode, the
indication of the operation icon is different
from the one in usual operation.
1 In usual operation
2 In the WEB CAMERA mode (Tape Playback
2 In the WEB CAMERA mode (Tape Playback
Mode)
≥Even if you move the joystick up/down/right/left
(
,
∫, 5, 6), the selected direction on
the operation icon is not lit in yellow.
≥The operation icon blinks on instead of
appearing from the side of the screen when you
press the center of the joy stick.
press the center of the joy stick.
4
Connect the Camcorder to a personal
computer with the USB connection cable.
computer with the USB connection cable.
≥When the Camcorder and personal
computer (with Windows 2000) are
connected via USB cable, a message, such
as the one below, is displayed. However,
testing by the manufacturer has confirmed
functionality of this Camcorder with
Windows 2000. Click [Yes] and proceed.
connected via USB cable, a message, such
as the one below, is displayed. However,
testing by the manufacturer has confirmed
functionality of this Camcorder with
Windows 2000. Click [Yes] and proceed.
5
Start Windows Messenger (for Windows XP
users) or MSN Messenger (for Windows
2000 users).
≥Click [start] >> [Programs] >>
users) or MSN Messenger (for Windows
2000 users).
≥Click [start] >> [Programs] >>
[Windows Messenger] or [MSN Messenger].
≥When you use Windows XP, the other parties
via the network have to use Windows
Messenger on Windows XP. When you use an
operating system other than Windows XP, the
other parties via the network have to use MSN
Messenger on an OS other than Windows XP.
Messenger on Windows XP. When you use an
operating system other than Windows XP, the
other parties via the network have to use MSN
Messenger on an OS other than Windows XP.
≥If the Camcorder is used as a Web Camera, the
quality of the video to be exchanged will depend
on the Internet connection status.
on the Internet connection status.
≥In the WEB CAMERA mode, video cannot be
recorded onto a tape or a card.
≥You cannot output the video input from the DV
terminal to the display of the PC.
≥In the WEB CAMERA mode, the audio may be
interrupted in the middle of communication
depending on the communication environment
or the performance of the personal computer.
depending on the communication environment
or the performance of the personal computer.
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