Using as pc camera – Olympus LS-20M User Manual

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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

In the recorder's [USB Settings], set

[USB Class] into [PC Camera] (

☞ P.88).

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

Supported applications:

Windows Live Messenger

Macintosh:

Mac OS X 10.6 or later

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.

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.

Recording
Settings

[Main LCD Display] (

☞P.71)

[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].

Rec Menu

[Mic Sense] (

☞ P.67)

[Rec Level] (

☞ P.68)

[Low Cut Filter] (

☞ P.68)

[Rec Monitor] (

☞ P.69)*