Using your document camera with SMART software

Using your document camera with SMART Notebook and SMART Document Camera software enables you to display and capture images/videos.

Important 

  • SMART Notebook software is compatible only through a wired connection.

  • Make sure your document camera is set to Camera or Computer Pass-Through mode when using SMART Notebook software.

  • SMART Document Camera software is available through a wireless and wired connection.

  1. Connect your document camera to your computer using the provided USB cable.

  2. Power on the document camera.

  3. Launch SMART Notebook software.

  4. Select Insert from the main menu and then select SMART Document Camera Viewer.

    The SMART Document Camera window appears.

  5. Place the object you want to display under the camera.

Once the SMART Document Camera Viewer is launched in SMART Notebook, you can easily capture images with the document camera and then adjust them in SMART Notebook's SMART Document Camera window.

The following options are available in the SMART Document Camera window.

Option

Description

Mixed Reality

Note 

The Mixed Reality feature is only compatible with SMART Document Camera 450 and earlier models.

Capture and close

Insert a screen capture on the current Notebook page and then close the window.

Capture to new page

Capture an image and insert it on a new Notebook page while keeping the current window open.

Capture with time-lapse

Capture a series of screen captures.

Zoom out

Decrease the image magnification.

Zoom in

Increase the image magnification.

Decrease brightness

Decrease the level of brightness when capturing images.

Increase brightness

Increase the level of brightness when capturing images.

Auto focus

Automatically adjust focus.

Focus out

Focus out manually.

Focus in

Focus in manually.

Additional settings

  • Start Microscope Mode

  • Stop Microscope Mode

  • Rotate 180 degrees

  • Convert to Color

  • Convert to Black and White

  • Convert to Positive

  • Convert to Negative

  • Automatically Start Mixed Reality Tools

  1. Connect your document camera to your computer. See Connecting to external devices.

  2. Open the SMART Document Camera window.

  3. Press Additional Settings on the SMART Document Camera window menu bar, and then select Start Microscope Mode.

  4. Press Additional Settings, and then select Stop Microscope Mode when you’re done.

  1. Power on the document camera.

  2. Launch SMART Document Camera software.

  3. Select the SMART menu on the top left corner and select Options.

  4. Navigate to the Camera Setting tab.

  5. Select My WirelessCam from Choose type of Wireless Camera.

  6. Select the IP button.

  7. Enter your IP information and select OK.

    Important 

    Ensure your computer is connected to the same WiFi network (SSID) as the document camera.

  8. Select the OK button to apply the updates.

  9. Place the object you want to display under the camera.

For more information on network recommendations see Connecting to a wireless network.

To connect to SMART Document Camera software using a wired connection

  1. Connect your document camera to your computer using the provided USB cable.

  2. Power on the document camera.

  3. Launch SMART Document Camera software.

  4. Place the object you want to display under the camera.

Once your document camera is connected to SMART Document Camera software you can easily capture and adjust images.

The following options are available in the SMART Document Camera Viewer window.

Option

Description

Camera Control

  • Pause

  • Auto focus

  • Auto adjust

  • Zoom in

  • Zoom out

  • Zoom reset

  • Rotate right

  • Rotate left

  • Image adjustments

    • Brightness

    • Contrast

    • White balance

    • Manual focus

    • Exposure

    • Straighten image

    • Color effect

    • Mode

Annotation

  • Select

  • Freehand

  • Highlighter

  • Line

  • Text

  • Shape

  • Eraser

  • Clear all

  • Colors

  • Line style

  • Undo

  • Redo

Recording

  • Record

  • Pause

  • Mute

  • Slow motion mode

Capture

  • Capture

  • HD capture

  • Area capture

  • Continuous capture

Widget Mode

  • Camera control

  • Record

  • Capture

  • Camera capture

Models

  • SMART Document Camera 550
  • SMART Notebook
  • SMART Document Camera software

Keywords

  • software

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