Toshiba SATELLITE A665 - Manual (Page 103)

User’s Manual 4-3
A660/A660D/A665/A665D
Web Camera
Web Camera is a device that allows you to record video or take
photographs with your computer. You can use it for video chatting or video
conferences using a communication tool such as Windows Live
Messenger. TOSHIBA Web Camera Application will help you to add
various video effects to your video or photograph.
Enables the transmission of video and use of video chat via the internet
using specialized applications.
The effective pixel count for this web camera is 0.3 million (maximum
photograph size: 640x480 pixels) or 1.3 million (maximum photograph size:
1280x1024 pixels).
Some models are equipped with a Web Camera.
Please refer to the Web Camera Application Online Help for details.
Figure 4-2 Web Camera
1. Web Camera 3. Microphone
2. Web Camera LED
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Do not point the web camera directly at the sun.
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Do not touch or press strongly on the web camera lens. Doing so may
reduce image quality. Use an eyeglass cleaner (cleaner cloth) or other
soft cloth to clean the lens if it becomes dirty.
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Setting the [Size] to more than “800x600” will cause a larger amount of
data to be written to the hard disk drive and may interfere with smooth
recording.
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When recording in dimly lit environments, select “Night Mode” which
allows for brighter images with less noise.