Panasonic PV-GS83 Camcorder User Manual


 
With a PC
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LSQT1181
ª Installing USB Driver
For Windows XP users, the USB equipment
operates with the driver installed as standard on
your OS.
For Windows 2000 users, download the USB
driver if you have Internet access.
1 Download the USB driver from:
http://www.panasonic.com/
consumerdownloads
2 Click [Camcorders].
3 Click [USB Driver (for Web Camera)] to
download the USB driver.
4 Decompress the downloaded data.
5 Double click the icon.
The setup program starts running.
6 Complete the installation by following the
on-screen instructions.
Click [Next] and proceed with the installation.
When the installation is completed, click
[Finish].
7 Re-start the computer after the USB Driver
is installed.
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Connecting the Camcorder to a
personal computer
(For Use as a Web Camera)
1
Install the USB Driver.
2 Set to Tape Recording Mode or Tape
Playback mode.
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.
1 In usual operation
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 joystick.
3 Connect the Camcorder to a personal
computer with a USB cable (not supplied).
When the Camcorder and the personal
computer (with Windows 2000) are
connected via a USB cable, a message, such
as the one below, is displayed. However,
testing by the manufacturer has confirmed
the functionality of this Camcorder with
Windows 2000. Click [Yes] and proceed.
4 Start Windows Messenger (for Windows XP
users), MSN Messenger (for Windows 2000/
XP users) or Windows Live Messenger (for
Windows XP users).
Click [start] >> [Programs] >>
[Windows Messenger], [MSN Messenger] or
[Windows Live Messenger].
You may not be able to communicate with the
other parties via the network if they are not
using the same Messenger application
(software) as you are. (The only exception is the
combination of MSN Messenger and Windows
Live Messenger.)
If the Camcorder is used as a Web Camera, the
quality of the video to be exchanged will depend
on the Internet connection status.
In 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 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.
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