have to move the observation object around
a little bit so that it is displayed properly on
the monitor. By pushing multiple times on the
buttons for light brightness (+/-) (15), you can
set the illumination such that the fine details of
the observation object appear clearly on the
monitor as well.
The Digital Microscope allows you to observe
objects with a height of up to 6 mm.
Tip:
If you are observing objects that are only
slightly transparent (e.g. minerals, grains of
sand, etc.), you can improve the picture qual-
ity by using surface and substage illumination
at the same time (section 3.1.). The bright-
ness for both lighting types is set with the ap-
propriate keys (+/-) (15).
Important:
If you turn on the illumination on the micro-
scope in a very bright room or near a window
on a sunny day, the image on the monitor can
appear much too bright. This is because the
camera is very sensitive. Too much light thus
overpowers the fine details of the observation
object. In this case, you must completely shut
off the light on the Digital Microscope, so that
all the details will become visible again on the
monitor.
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3.6 Taking Pictures
Using the camera shutter (2), you can take a
picture and save it as a JPG file (1280x1024
image pixels, jpg file).
1. Press the camera shutter (2) or select "Still
image capture" in the menu "Capture(R)" in
the "CamApp" program.
2. The "Photo" window appears on the screen
with a picture.
3. To save the image, click "File" and "Save"
or "Save As".
3.7 Making Movies
The "CamApp" program allows you to make
movies with the microscope and save them
as AVI files.
1. Using "File" in the menu, you can specify
a file to save your AVI files under "Set Cap-
ture File Folder". For example, "Own Files" ->
"Own Videos".
2. You can prepare to film with "Capture(R)"
and "Start Capture" in the menu.
3. Under the "Capture" menu, you can end
your filming with "Stop Capture".
4. You can watch your film on the PC moni-
tor using a playback program for multimedia
files.
4. Starting and Using the Photomizer SE
Software
1. Start the Photomizer SE software on your
computer.
2. For the best image result with the Phot-
omizer SE software, we recommend setting
the resolution at 1278x960 (22). To do this,
click on „adjust resolution". If the resolution is
not available, you can add it using the (+) field
next to the resolution selection.
3. In the program window, click on „Open
camera".
4. If you have more than one device connect-
ed to your PC, you can choose the desired
device in the next selection. If you only have
one connected device, you do not need this
step.
5. Now, you should be able to see the image
from the camera on your monitor. On the mi-
croscope, bring the image into focus by turn-
ing the focus adjustment knobs (11).
6. Click on „Capture" in order to capture an
image you would like to save. This will be
shown on the right in the menu bar.
7. Select this image with a single mouse click,
then click on „Transfer image".
8. You will now leave the image-capture stage,
and go back to the program window.
9.Nowclickatthetopofthescreenon"File"and
then on "save file" in order to secure the image.