AVer M70 overview
The AverVision M70 5 Mp Portable Document Camera with Mechanical Arm (NTSC) from Aver Information Inc. is capable of delivering superior image quality at 30 fps (1080p), and features a total of 192x zoom (optical and digital zoom). With the M70 Document Camera, you can share the excitement of discovery in HD. By exploring every detail with its 12x optical zoom, you can use AVer’s onboard annotation tools to interact, explain, and guide students.
From an A3-sized diagram to a small biological specimen, this document camera’s 5 Mp sensor is able to relay smooth live images to HD displays with the convenience of HDMI support. With its one-touch recording feature, presenters can immediately capture smooth 30 fps video from the visualizer (document camera). Additionally, it features Picture-In-Picture and Split Screen.
The AVerVision Flash Plug-In helps users to achieve better integration of classroom technology by allowing them to view live images from a document camera via the IWB software. By utilizing this software, teachers and students can manipulate and annotate over live images streamed from a camera using the class’s existing interactive whiteboard. With this plug-in, users have direct access to important visualizer controls, such as zoom, focus, and various image adjustments.
The A+ Plug-In for PowerPoint allows users to view and control live visualizer images as well as to access helpful presentation / teaching tools directly via Microsoft PowerPoint on a PC or Mac. Via the floating toolbox, you can access your visualizer, annotation tools, teaching tools, features like TTS (Text-To-Speech), screen capture, and screen recording while in Slide Show mode. Presentation tools like Spotlight and Visor or OCR (Optical Character Recognition) function can be accessed directly via the menu bar.
The AVerVision 4 standalone visualizer software for PC and Mac gives users access to many handy features like video recording, TTS, and annotation. Additionally, it features automatic image correction, side-by-side comparison, a personalized media library, and one-click upload to social media / file sharing sites. Moreover, the simplified design of this user interface allows users of all ages to master the software in minutes.
Camera
Adjustable and Compact Design
With fully adjustable locking pieces, the neck and head of this document camera easily rotate, swivel, expand, and collapse for the perfect angle to display your worksheet, experiment, or three-dimensional objects. The camera's compact design allows you to fold it neatly for easy storage in your desk or AV cart, and it can be locked down easily.
High Level Zoom
The document camera's 192x zoom (12x optical zoom and 16x digital zoom) allows you to zero in on the smallest print and illustrations. With this level of magnification, you can see chemical reactions at work, including yeast converting sugar water into energy and carbon dioxide. Additionally, when you are in digital zoom, you can move around the image while you are still zoomed in.
Draw and Make Digital Notes
Plug in a USB mouse or AVer's AP20 Interactive Pen (both sold separately) into the M70 Document Camera (no computer needed) and draw arrows, highlight, write notes, and more on any displayed image. By plugging in a USB mouse to the camera, you can also add annotations and captions.
Clear and Crisp Images
The 5 Mp M70 Document Camera is built to show crisp text, bright images, and vibrant colors when connected to a projector (sold separately). More megapixels mean better resolution (1080p) and detail for showcasing your classroom's best. With 30 fps, the camera displays only smooth movement and images without any bumps, lags, or freezes. Even math demonstrations are more captivating.
Microscope Adapter
With this document camera's microscope adapter (sold separately), you can explore nature's tiniest communities in action. Fit the adapter to any standard microscope eyepiece and you can display small worlds on big screens.
Shed Some Light
The M70 Document Camera can be connected to a projector. It has built-in LED lights in the camera head that illuminates and displays any object under the camera.
A Scanner, Web Camera, Video Camera, and Digital Camera
Use this document camera to snap a quick picture and store it on the camera itself, a USB flash drive, or a connected computer. The M70 Visualizer can be used as a video camera by rotating the neck and recording presentations, class projects, or whiteboard images. Use this document camera as a webcam if you are a Skype user.
Remote Control
Using the included remote, you can move around in the classroom while still controlling the M70 Document Camera.
Doc Cam Warranty Program
This document camera has a bumper-to-bumper doc cam warranty with a 5-year free 2-way RMA shipping and a 5-year worry-free standard advanced replacement program. This means that until the year 2018, you will never have to pay extra for repairs, advanced replacement, RMA shipping costs, or even accessory replacement.
Software
AVer Academy Suite
With the AVer Academy Suite, the M70 Document Camera integrates with technologies and products like IWB (Interactive Whiteboard), tablets, PCs, and Mac computers. You can easily add pictures and live video from the M70 Camera into MS PowerPoint, IWB software, and even upload recorded videos on YouTube, Dropbox, and more. You can also use the IWB or tablet software to control the document camera. After adding live images, you can annotate over the entire slide (including the live document camera's image) as well as record the entire presentation.
Interactive Whiteboard and Flash Plug-In
With this plug-in, the M70 Document Camera can directly integrate with any IWB (Interactive White Board) software to easily add pictures and live video. You can even use the IWB (Interactive Whiteboard) or tablet software to control the document camera. Additionally, you can access the focus, zoom, image freeze, rotate, visualizer mode, color, white balance, and brightness controls of your document camera directly through the Flash Plug-In.
MS PowerPoint Plug-In
Handy Floating Toolbox: The handy floating toolbox, live visualizer images, annotation tools, teaching tools, TTS (Text-To-Speech), screen capture, and screen recorder of the A+ Plug-In for PowerPoint are at your disposal during any PowerPoint slide.
Visualizer Integration and Visualizer Image Capture: With the Visualizer Integration function, you can insert a live streaming image from your document camera into any PowerPoint slide show. The Visualizer Image Capture allows you to capture normal and high resolution images from your camera when working in PowerPoint. Both these functions allow you to work on PowerPoint while still maintaining control over the visualizer’s main functions, like zoom, focus, freeze, and rotate, and image adjustment tools like brightness, contrast, color, white balance, and mode selection.
AVer M70 5 Mp Portable Document Camera with Mechanical Arm
SPECS
AVer M70 specs
Image Display Sensor 1/3.2" CMOS Pixel Count 5 Mp Effective Pixels (H x V) 2592 x 1944 Frame Rate 30 fps (maximum) White Balance Auto / manual Exposure Auto / manual Image Modes Sharp / Graphics / Motion / Microscope / Macro / Infinite Effect Color / B&W / Negative / Mirror / Rotate / Freeze RGB Output 1920 x 1080, 1600 x 1200, 1280 x 1024, 1280 x 720, 1024 x 768 HDMI Output HD 1080p, HD 720p Composite Output 720 x 480 (NTSC) Focus Auto / manual Shooting Area Maximum 16.54 x 12.4" (420.11 x 314.96 mm) Zooming 12x optical + 16x digital zoom (Total 192x zoom) Function Image Effect Color / B&W / Negative / Mirror / Reverse / Freeze View White Balance / Exposure / Night View: Auto / manual Presentation Tools Spotlight (Yes), Visor (Yes) Capture Modes Single / Continuous Image Storage 240 frames (XGA); 80 frames (5 Mp) Recording Onboard AV Recording: Yes, SD / SDHC / USB Annotation Onboard Annotation: Yes, works with any HID device (example mouse, AP20T Interactive Pen) Compatibility Operating Systems Windows XP SP3 (32-bit), Windows Vista (32 / 64-bit), Windows 7 (32 / 64-bit); Mac OS X 10.5.8 or above (Intel based) Software AVer Software: AVer Academy Suite (Sphere, PowerPoint plug-In, Flash-Plug-In), A+ 1.7, AVerVision 4 Compatibility Interactive Whiteboard: With AVerVision Flash plug-In
MS PowerPoint: With PowerPoint plug-In (Windows only, MS PPT 2007 or above)System Requirements AVerVision 4, A+ Plug-In for PowerPoint, and AVerVision Flash Plug-In
Windows XP (SP3), Windows 7 (32/64-bit), Windows 8 (32/64-bit):
Microsoft PowerPoint 2007 or 2010 (32-bit)
Processor: Intel Core2 Duo 2.0 GHz or faster
Memory: 1 GB of RAM (2 GB recommended)
Hard Disk: 900 MB free hard disk space for installation of A+ Suite v1.5
Display Resolution: 1024 x 768 or higher
DirectX 9.0c compatible video card
CD-ROM and USB 1.1 or above for AVerVision visualizer connection
Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard, Mac OS X 10.7 Lion:
Processor: Intel Core2 Duo 2.0 GHz or faster
Memory: 1 GB of RAM (2 GB recommended)
Hard Disk: 100 MB free hard disk space for installation of A+ Suite v1.5
Display Resolution: 1024 x 768 or higher
CD-ROM and USB 1.1 or above for AVerVision visualizer connectionPower Power Source 12 VDC, 2 A, 100 to 240 V, 50 to 60 Hz Consumption Lamp Off: 16.8 W
Lamp On: 18 WLamp Type LED light Connections RGB Input/Output 15-pin D-sub (VGA) HDMI Output HDMI Other Connectors CVBS/RS-232: Mini-DIN jack (use CVBS / RS-232 adapter cable) Composite Video RCA jack USB Mini-USB (Connect to PC), Type-A (Connect to USB Flash Drive, AP20 Interactive Pen) Storage SD / SDHC (Up to 32GB) Input 12 VDC Input: Power jack Mic Input 3.5 mm jack, pink Speaker Output 3.5 mm jack, green Storage External Storage Secure Digital (SDHC): 1 to 32 GB (FAT32)
USB Flash Drive: 2 to 64 GB (FAT32)Dimensions Operating: 17.79 x 7.16 x 19.84" (451.86 x 181.86 x 503.93 mm)
Folded: 14.45 x 7.16 x 2.48" (367.03 x 181.86 x 62.99 mm)Weight 4.63 lb (2.10 kg) Packaging Info Package Weight 7.0 lb Box Dimensions (LxWxH) - 18.1 x 10.9 x 8.3"