SMART SMART Document Camera Document Camera Basics Guide

SMART Document Camera™ Basics
This guide provides an overview of how to use your
SMART Document Camera™. Before you begin, make sure
that you have the latest version of SMART Notebook™
collaborative learning software and SMART Product Drivers
installed on the computer you’re using.
Using the
SMART Document Camera
To start the SMART Document Camera
1. Ensure that the document camera,
SMART Board™ interactive whiteboard and projector are
connected to the computer
2. Turn on the projector and computer. The interactive
whiteboard draws power from the computer and turns
on automatically.
To customize the image view
1. Rotate the camera head zoom dial to adjust the
magnification
2. Press the AF (Automatic Focus) button on the zoom dial
to make your image clear and detailed
3. Once you see an image of the computer screen on the
interactive whiteboard, log on to the computer
(if required) and wait for the desktop to appear
4. Turn on the document camera by pressing the Power
button on the document camera’s control panel
5. Place the item or document you want to view under the
document camera lens
To use the SMART Document Camera with
SMART Notebook software
Alternatively, press the
or
buttons in the
SMART Document Camera window to increase or
decrease the magnification of the item under the lens.
TIP:
1. Open SMART Notebook software by double-pressing the
SMART Notebook icon on your desktop
2. Press the document camera button
on the
SMART Notebook software toolbar. The
SMART Document Camera window appears.
TIP: Use
a pen tool from the SMART Pen Tray to write
directly over the image.
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SMART Document Camera Basics
To use the document camera with a
microscope
Make your lessons more interactive by integrating a standard
microscope with the document camera.
1. Place a slide or object on the stage of the microscope
and focus the microscope
2. Position the microscope under your document camera so
the lens is aligned with the microscope eye piece
3. Press the document camera button on the
SMART Notebook software toolbar. A new
SMART Document Camera window appears.
4. Click Additional Settings, and then select Start
Microscope Mode
Capturing document camera images
To capture images
•
Press the Capture and close or Capture to new page
button in the SMART Document Camera window
To save your captured images
• Select File > Save to save images in your current
SMART Notebook file
• Select File > Export > Web Page to save images as
individual .html files
• Select File > Export > Image Files to save images as
individual .jpeg, .png, .gif or .bmp files
• Select File > Export > PDF to save your
SMART Notebook file as a PDF document
Resources
For more information on the SMART Document Camera, visit
smarttech.com/kb/143838.
For information on Mixed Reality Tools for the
SMART Document Camera, visit http://downloads.smarttech.
com/media/trainingcenter/getting started with mixed reality.
pdf
Capture to new page
For training on this product or any other SMART product,
Use this button to capture only the
image to a new SMART Notebook page.
visit smarttech.com/Training.
Capture and close
Use this button to capture the image
and any writing to the current SMART
Notebook page. This will also close the
SMART Document Camera window.
Turn your classroom into a spontaneous and dynamic learning environment
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