Document Cameras: Capturing Images

1. Launch the XSight HD Viewer from the icon on the desktop.
   
2. Align your pages so that they fit on the screen. Give the image a few seconds to focus.
3. Adjust the lighting dial so that the image is clear. The lighting dial can be found at the very top of the document camera, on the front, right in front of the lights that shine down on your pages.
4. Adjust settings if desired by clicking the icon at the bottom that looks like a gear.
5. Follow these instructions if you only want a single image of one page. Follow these instructions to create a single file containing a series of pages (recommended).

1. Click the button that looks like a camera. ("Capture Single Image" on the interface diagram)
2. Your image file appears in the preview pane to the right. Double-click the file to make sure it looks okay. If not, tweak the settings or page position until the image is satisfactory.
3. Drag the file from the preview pane to your desktop, shared drive, or USB flash drive.

1. Click the button that looks like a series of photos. ("Snapset" on the interface diagram)
2. A dialog appears to customize Snapset options. It is recommended to leave them at the default. Click Next.
3. Another dialog appears. Click Add Snapshot, turn the page, and click Add Snapshot again. Repeat until all your pages are captured. Then click Create Snapset.
4. Your image file appears in the preview pane to the right. Double-click the file to make sure it looks okay. If not, tweak the settings or page position until the image is satisfactory.
5. Drag the file from the preview pane to your desktop, shared drive, or USB flash drive.

Image Quality

To create a higher-quality image that is better able to display fine-print text, go to the Options menu Device tab and click Video Size. Set the video size at the highest setting. Note that this will cause the software to "stutter" very strongly when you move what is beneath the camera. Do not use this setting for video capture.

For the absolute highest quality image, use the TIFF format following the steps below.

File Type

To change the type of file created to store your image, go to the Options menu. Choose the Snapshot or Snapset tab depending on whether you want to capture a single image (Snapshot) or a series of images (Snapset). Change the Image Format to your desired file type.

The default file type is PDF. PDF is the easiest format for quickly browsing a page. If you want a file that can be easily edited in a program like Paint of Photoshop, use an image format such as TIFF, PNG, or JPEG. For a basic-quality image, use PNG or JPEG. For a very high-quality (and larger file size) image, use TIFF.