Understanding Camera and PC modes
You can use your document camera in Camera or Computer Pass-Through (PC) mode. Each mode enables you to do different things and requires a specific connection to a display, projector, or computer.
Camera modeIn Camera mode, you can view live images captured by the document camera:
In SMART Document Camera software using the USB or WiFI connection
On a display or projector using the HDMI out connection or Miracast (if the display or projector supports it)
Computer Pass-Through (PC) modePC mode enables you to view your computer’s desktop on a connected display or projector. In this mode, the document camera acts as a pass-through device between the computer and the display or projector.
To use this mode, connect an HDMI cable to your computer and then to the HDMI IN port on the document camera, then connect a second HDMI cable from the document camera’s HDMI OUT port to a display or projector.
Notes
The Capture button on the document camera’s control panel has no effect in PC mode.
Features of each modeThe following table describes the differences between each mode.
Feature | Camera mode | PC mode |
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View computer input | No | Yes |
View document camera image | Yes | No |
Control the document camera from a computer | Yes | No |
Capture to SMART Notebook software | Yes | No |
Access the related on-screen display menu | Yes | No |
Capture to a USB drive | Yes | No |
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