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While using Quick Capture to take photos and record videos, you can set a range of controls so that your webcam works exactly as you want it to and you achieve the best photos and videos possible in your environment.
To access the Controls panel within Quick Capture, click the Controls button at the bottom of the image preview.
The controls available are explained in the following table:
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Webcam |
If you have several Logitech webcams connected to your computer, select the one you want to use to take photos and record videos. See Webcam selection for further details.
If you have just one webcam connected, its name is displayed.
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Mic |
Your webcam has a built-in microphone. If your computer also has a built-in microphone, or if you have another microphone plugged into your computer, use this field to choose which microphone you want to use when recording videos.
 Notes
| · | If you have just one microphone available, its name is displayed and you cannot change this selection.
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| · | If you select a Webcam with a built-in microphone, this microphone is selected automatically (unless you are using a headset, in which case your headset remains selected). You can override this automatic selection by choosing a different microphone from the list available.
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| · | The selection you make here does not change the default microphone used with other applications; this is determined by selecting Sounds and audio devices from the Windows Control Panel.
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Click to mute your microphone. Do this to make a video recording without audio.
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Use the  and  buttons to pan the controls (to adjust the focus area of your webcam to the left or right).
Use the  and  buttons to tilt the controls (to adjust the focus area of your webcam up or down).
Use the  (Home) button to center the focus area.
Notes
| · | For pan and tilt to work, you must zoom in on your subject first (see below).
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| · | For more controlled manual panning and tilting, do not repeatedly click the pan or tilt buttons in quick succession. Each time you choose to move your webcam, wait for it to move before trying to move it again.
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| · | These buttons only work on Logitech webcams that have the capability to pan and tilt.
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Zoom in on your subject and zoom back out.
Note
| · | These buttons only work on Logitech webcams that have the capability to zoom.
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After zooming in or out, you can revert back to default zoom by clicking Reset Zoom.
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Standard / widescreen |
Choose the aspect ratio you require for your video recordings.
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Resolution |
Change the size of your photos and video recordings.
Higher resolutions result in better quality images. However, when recording video and taking photos, the files created are much larger, taking up substantially more disk space.
Note
| · | The resolutions available to select depend on the capabilities of your webcam, whether you chose standard or widescreen aspect ratio, and whether you are taking a photo or recording video.
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Follow my face |
Check this box if you want your webcam to automatically track your face when recording video. Your webcam then pans and tilts automatically as you move your head, keeping your face in the center of the video frame so you can move about freely without having to manually pan or tilt.
If the Logitech Webcam Software detects multiple faces, it tracks all of them.
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RightSound |
Logitech’s RightSound technology suppresses unwanted background noise. Check this box for clearer audio, allowing you to be heard loud and clear.
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RightLight |
RightLight automatically adjusts your webcam’s image settings to provide the best image quality in all lighting environments. It does this by adjusting the frame rate and exposure if required, to compensate for poor light.
We recommend checking this box to enable RightLight, because it will only adjust the frame rate and exposure if poor light makes this necessary. If it isn’t needed, no frame rate or exposure adjustments are made.
Tip
| · | If you enable RightLight box in a low-light environment, the reduced frame rate may result in choppy video. If this happens, we recommend leaving the RightLight box checked and increasing the light available from the back and side. RightLight will then automatically increase the frame rate, improving the fluidity and quality of your video.
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If it is not possible to increase the light available, try unchecking this box to disable RightLight and see if that resolves the issue.
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Auto-focus,  , 
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Check Auto-focus to automatically focus on objects in the foreground, resulting in sharp images, especially in close-ups.
Alternatively, uncheck Auto-focus to set the focus manually using the slider.
Slide toward the to focus on small objects near the webcam, or toward the to focus on the bigger picture.
Notes
| · | We recommend the use of Auto-focus for sharper images, no matter how far away the object is.
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| · | When specifying a manual focus setting, an extreme setting (slider all the way to the left or right) can result in blurry images.
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| · | Not all Logitech webcams support auto-focus.
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Advanced Settings > |
Displays further advanced settings specific to your webcam that you can adjust. See Advanced settings for details.
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In addition to these webcam controls, you can specify a range of settings for the Logitech Webcam Software. See Settings for details.
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