logitech C270 HD Webcam User Guide

June 13, 2024
Logitech

Getting started with
Logitech®HD
Webcam C270

C270 HD Webcam

Features

  1. Microphone.
  2. Autofocus lens.
  3. Activity light.
  4. Flexible clip/base.
  5. Logitech® Webcam Software.
  6. Product documentation .

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MicrophoneThank you for buying a Logitech webcam!

Use this guide to set up your Logitech webcam and to begin making video calls.
If you have questions before you start, please visit the websites listed below to learn more about Logitech webcams and video calling.
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Setting up your webcam

  1. Place your webcamlogitech C270 HD Webcam - webcam
  2. Install the software logitech C270 HD Webcam - software
  3. When prompted,connect your webcam logitech C270 HD Webcam - prompted

Getting started with video calling

Your webcam comes with Logitech Vid™ HD
With Logitech Vid HD, video calling live over the Internet takes only a few, easy steps:

  • Create an account Install Logitech Vid HD
  • Add a friend and make a video call

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Setting up Logitech Vid HD

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Install Logitech Vid HD
We recommend that you install both the Logitech Webcam and Logitech Vid HD software.
Tip: If you prefer another video-calling application, you will need to download and install third-party software.
Learn more: http://www.logitech.com/webcam_howto

logitech C270 HD Webcam - CreateCreate an account
Follow the on-screen instructions to create your Logitech Vid HD account and to set up your webcam for video calling.
To make video calls with any application, both you and the person you call must have:

  • A computer with speakers and A webcam
  • a microphone (or a headset with a micr ophone; many Logitech webcams have a built-in microphone)
  • A broadband Internet connection (e.g., DSL, T1, or cable)
  • The same video-calling application (e.g ., Logitech Vid HD)
  • Video calling accounts

logitech C270 HD Webcam - Add

Add a friend or make a practice call
Click on the Practice Call tile to test your settings.
Tip: The Practice Call tile is always available on your Contact List so you can test your settings.
To add a friend, click on the Add a Friend tile and enter your friend’s e-mail when prompted.
After your friend has accepted your invitation, click on your friend’s picture to make a call.

Accessing account settings and starting applications

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Logitechautomaticallydetectsandadjuststhebestsettings foryourwebcam .Ifyouwouldliketore-takeyourprofile picture or update any of your settings, click the Settings icon.

Double-click the icons to launch your applications.

  1. Logitech Webcam Software
  2.  Logitech Vid HD

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logitech C270 HD Webcam - Navigating

  1. Capture pictures and videos
  2. View captured images . and share via e-mail, Facebook,® or YouTube®.
  3. An area for easy access to your installed webcam- related applications
  4. Launch Logitech Vid HD (if installed)
  5. Capture videos triggered by detected motion
  6. Control your video effects and webcam while on a video call
  7. Download additional webcam applications
  8. Change webcams (when you have more than one)
  9. Open Logitech Webcam Software settings
  10. Open help dashboard(manuals and how-to videos)

Capturing video and snapping pictures

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Quick Capture allows you to take photos or record videos easily.
You have easy access to webcam controls and settings as well as video effects to personalize your images and recordings.

  1. Preview window
  2. Capture mode: photo/video
  3. Capture button
  4.  Webcam controls
  5. Video effects and fun filters (for webcams that support this feature)
  6. Photo thumbnails
  7. Video humbnails
  8. Click a thumb-nail to enter the gallery

The gallery: viewing and sharing

Clicking on an image thumbnail in the gallery (1) opens the video or photo in the review window (2).

  • Attach a video or picture file to an e-mail ( 3)
  • Edit a photo or splice together video ( 4)
  • Upload a picture or video to Facebook ( 5)
  • Upload a video to YouTube ( 6)

You may also drag and drop a gallery image onto one of the function tiles (items 3-6) to launch an editing application or to attach or upload.

Using motion detection

  • logitech C270 HD Webcam - motiondetects movement. Set up your webcam to record video when it sensitivity.
  • Adjust captured video duration and detection
  • Captured video is automatically saved to your computer.
  • View content in the Gallery or upload it using the One-touch Upload window.

Fine tuning your webcam during a video call

  1. Launch the webcam controller when on a video call.
  2. Hide your video image with a photo while your webcam stays connected.
  3. Use pan and tilt to find the best angle.
  4. Use Face Tracking so you’re always in the picture.
  5. Correct for poor lighting environments using RightLight.
  6. Choose between auto- or manual focus for webcams that support this feature.
  7. Specify webcam operating characteristics.

Tip: Not all webcam models offer all of these webcam controls.

Get more applications for your webcam

logitech C270 HD Webcam - applications Download and install additional applications for your webcam, like video calling, photo and video editing, and other value-added programs.

Getting help

logitech C270 HD Webcam - GettingClick on the help icon to access a complete user manual, or watch how-to videos that show you how to get the most out of your Logitech webcam and software.
Tip: If you are not sure about a feature, click the help icon, and our manual will open to the right place.

www.logitech.com/support

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