Directions for connecting the NetCam XL 3MP HD camera to integrated aluminum flight case Spin Browser VE demo. Setup is straightforward and should take no more than 10 minutes.

(Please be sure to locate the camera in a secure location in order to keep it safe.)

Setup directions

1. Connect the camera's low voltage wall-blob adapter to 120VAC power.
   
   
2. Connect the Ethernet cable (with integrated camera power) to the laptop's RJ45 network port.
   
   
3. Description of the three click-able icons located at the top of the laptop screen:
   
   1. The leftmost icon with the Spin Browser VE dial runs the application itself. (Don't double click this icon prior to attaching and powering the camera.)
   2. The middle icon quickly erases all captured content. (Respond with "Yes" to any initial command screen queries warning about complete fileset deletion - assuming you indeed want to delete the captured data!)
   3. The right-most icon not only erases all captured content, but completely initializes and recreates the capture file set. This should be done if you receive an error message indicating the previous program instance was terminated prematurely and/or the dataset became corrupted. This will take several tens of minutes to complete. (Respond with "Yes" to any initial command screen queries warning about complete fileset deletion - assuming you indeed want to delete the captured data!)
      
      
4. Lens adjustment:
   1. Larger apertures will allow for shorter exposure times, faster frame rates, less blurring, etc. The only negative to large apertures is less depth of field and slightly more fuzzy images overall. We recommend having the aperture between 50% and 100% open, where for most demo evaluation applications, closer to 100% will make sense.
   2. The lens is "vari-focal" in design. This means it is a "zoom" lens you can adjust, but after adjusting will need to be re-focused.
      
      
5. The included tripod is highly adaptable and can be used on a tabletop, grab onto pipes on the ceiling, etc. Just be sure if you hang the camera, it is secure and does not fall!
   
   
6. Avoid pointing the camera directly into the sun.
   
   
   

Runtime notes

1. Content will be captured at 1024 x 768 pixel resolution.
   
   
2. Capture fileset length is a bit less than 9 hours. After that, capture will loop, with "head eating its tail".
   
   
3. Frame rate of capture will be up to 10fps (depending on light level - faster if brighter and thus shorter exposure) for the most recent 48 minutes of capture, and 1fps for the remaining approximately 8 hours.
   
   
4. The above is simply what made sense for the demo. In a real installation, the system can handle:
   1. A wide range of frame rates, from 1 frame per day, to 500 frames per second in HD.
   2. Enormous data sets, up to terabytes in size.
   3. Year-long captures with automated backups.
   4. Simultaneous captures from multiple cameras, audio capture synchronized to video, realtime chroma-keying, and more.
      
      
5. Fun capture ideas to try:
   1. A sunrise, sunset, and/or traffic outside your building.
   2. Food cooking.
   3. An analog clock with a candle burning down in front of it. (Of course take care not to start a fire!)
   4. The below ideas, while better suited to a higher frame rate camera, can still work in bright light (so exposure time is short):
      1. Eating (if you can emotionally handle going in reverse... :-)
      2. Making funny faces.
      3. Sketching on a pad - it is really fun going backwards and forwards.
         
         
         

Packing up for departure

1. If the captured content contains any "sensitive" imagery (e.g., your proprietary client projects, someone mooning the camera, or the like), you may wish to delete it using the middle erase icon described in 3-b above under "Setup directions".
   
   
2. Please be sure that all cables and components are present and secure, including the cap protecting the lens.
   
   
3. Be sure the camera and lens are securely protected in lots of bubblewrap. (Please apply shrink-wrap over the bubblewrap, as otherwise vibration during shipping will likely cause the camera to separate from its protective layer...)