Light Mode Settings
Press the 'MODE' key to select from four different color combinations:
• white light
• white combined with red light
• white combined with yellow light
• white combined red and yellow light
Thus you will receive the optimal illuminated light depending on the object. The
light can be shut off altogether by pressing the 'MODE' key as well. Regulate the
brightness using the '+' and '-' keys on the device by pressing and holding the
keys.
Taking Pictures
Using the camera shutter (1), you can take a picture and save it as a BMP file.
1. Press the camera shutter (1).
2. The 'SnapShotView' window appears on the screen with a picture.
3. To save the image, click 'File' and 'Save'.
Making Movies
The 'AMCAP' program allows you to make movies with the microscope and save
them as AVI files.
1. Click on 'File' and 'Set Capture File...'; specify the name of the AVI file with the
file extension '.avi'. For example: 'experiment1.avi'.
2. The 'Set File Size' window appears on the screen. Here, specify the maximum
file size.
3. You can prepare to film with 'Capture' and 'Start Capture' in the menu.
4. Start filming with 'OK' in the 'Ready to Capture' window.
5. Under the 'Capture' menu, you can end your filming with 'Stop Capture'.
6. If you want to record a new film, follow Step 1 and specify a new AVI file with a
new name. Otherwise, the file will overwrite your film.
7. You can watch your film using a playback program for multimedia files.
Magnifications
In the lower magnification, a picture includes about 10.5 mm x 14 mm of the
object. The higher magnification includes about 1 mm x 1.4 mm. The higher mag-
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