Method of setting a web camera mode for a portable composite device

摘要

A method of setting a web camera mode for a portable composite device is disclosed. In the portable composite device having an interface connectable with a personal computer and a zoom lens, the web camera mode setting method includes determining whether the present mode is a web camera mode in which the personal computer is connected to the interface and the device is used as a web camera, setting the zoom lens to a wide-angle mode on the basis of a preset value if the present mode is in the web camera mode, and providing an image signal corresponding to an image picked up by the zoom lens set to the wide-angle mode to the personal computer through the interface. According to the method, a user can directly use the portable composite device such as a camcorder as a web camera without any separate manipulation.