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Summary of Contents for Aven 26100-230
- Page 1 Camera 26100-230 Operation Manual Aven Inc www.aveninc.com...
- Page 2 Using the Camera Attach the D3C camera to the C-mount adaptor of the extension tube of the microscope or video lens. Place the specimen to be examined under the lens Plug in the power cable into the DC IN on D3C camera Switch on the D3C camera by pressing the「POWER」button for second, and the LCD will display the starting interface.
- Page 3 Adjustment of Exposure and Colour The LCD will display four lines, representing the brightness of the colors G, B, R and W respectively after just switching on the camera. Use LEFT or RIGHT buttons to adjust their brightness. Press OK button to choose different color lines.
- Page 4 Press 「 RIGHT」 to change to 「PLAYBACK」 mode, and 「OK」 to select, or wait for 2 seconds. Snapshot and Video In「VIDEO」 mode, video images can be recorded on the SD card, however we recommend SD cards upwards of 1 GIG for recording video images Play back images and video In 「PLAY」...
- Page 5 Camera Mode Setting and Menu Options minVue camera can work in three modes, ‘Camera’, ‘Video’, and ‘Play’ Taking snapshot image in ‘Camera’ mode ◆ In ‘Camera’ mode the image can be recorded with different resolutions. The lowest resolution is 0.35M-pixel VGA (604 x 48), the highest resolution is 3M-pixel.
- Page 6 Press DOWN button twice, it will display ‘Auxiliary cable’ Press RIGHT button to go to the sub-menu Use UP / DOWN buttons to set the type of auxiliary cable and press OK to confirm Press MENU button again to go back to 「CAMERA」 mode Image size ==== Setting the image size Press MENU button to activate the snapshot option Press DOWN button three times, it will display ‘Size’...
- Page 7 Use UP / DOWN buttons to change to use auto or manual mode and press OK to confirm Press MENU button again to go back to 「CAMERA」 mode Text display ==== Setting the text display on and off Press MENU button and then RIGHT button once to activate the setting option Press DOWN button twice, it will display ‘Text display’...
- Page 8 Video output ==== Setting the type of video output Press MENU button and then RIGHT button once to activate the setting option Press DOWN button five times, it will display ‘Video output’ Press RIGHT button to go to the sub-menu Use UP / DOWN buttons to choose the type of video output and press OK to confirm Press MENU button again to go back to 「CAMERA」...
- Page 9 Reset number ==== Resetting the image number Press MENU button and then RIGHT button once to activate the setting option Press DOWN button nine times, it will display ‘Numbering’ Press RIGHT button to go to the sub-menu Use UP / DOWN buttons to choose to reset the image number or not and press OK to confirm Press MENU button again to go back to 「CAMERA」...
- Page 10 Quality ==== Setting the recorded video quality Press MENU button to activate the menu Press DOWN button four times, it will display ‘Quality’ Press RIGHT button to go to the sub-menu Use UP / DOWN buttons to choose the video quality and press OK to confirm Press MENU button again to go back to 「CAMERA」...
- Page 11 Use UP / DOWN buttons to choose the time interval and press OK to confirm, the camera will play back the recorded images automatically During play back, press OK button to stop at the current image Press MENU button again to go back to 「CAMERA」 mode Rotation ==== Setting the rotational orientation of the image Press MENU button to activate the menu Press DOWN button three times, it will display ‘Rotation’...
- Page 12 Connecting the miniVue The minVue digital camera can also be operated with a computer via a USB cable connection. The image displayed on the LCD of the camera can also be shown on the screen of a TV or projector by using the video output cable. One of the interesting features of this camera is that it can be connected directly to a printer to print out the recorded images without the need of a computer.
- Page 13 Notice: When USB cable is plugged into the camera, the LCD screen will be switched off When the camera is operated with a computer, the SD memory card is not necessary and all the data will be stored on the computer Remote control is not applicable when operating the camera with a computer Operations when connected with a TV...
- Page 14 Connection operations Switch on both the camera and the printer SD card with the recorded images must be installed Connect the camera with the print using the USB cable The LCD will display two options, use UP/ DOWN to choose「Printer Link」and press OK to confirm The camera will display several options and images, user can choose different printing mode to print a selected image...
- Page 15 Operations with Software MicroCap V2.0 The camera can be operated using the software ‘MicroCap’ included with the package. The system only supports Windows98, 2000, XP operating system, but not Vista and Mac OS. The interface of the software is shown below. If the camera is not connected with the computer, the software displays ‘Camera off-line’...
- Page 16 Camera Setting Exposure Adjustment There are two ways to set the exposure time of the camera, which are the Auto mode and the Manual mode Left click the Auto rectangle to select the auto mode, and the software will adjust the exposure and brightness, et al. When Auto mode is not selected, the values of the exposure and brightness et al.
- Page 17 Users can also adjust the contrast of the image by using the sliding Digital Zoom Adjustment There are four types of zoom in options in MicroCap V2.0 White Balance Adjustment MicroCap V2.0 can be used with several different illuminations. For D34EB digital microscope, it is recommended to use White LED.
- Page 18 Storage Setting When miniVue digital microscope is connected to a computer, all the data recorded will be stored on the hard drive of the computer. Therefore a folder must be specified to keep your images and videos. The above figure shows the dialogue box of MicroCap V2.0 for storing the data. There are three tabs in this dialogue box, which are Signal Picture, Time Interval and Video Recording respectively.
- Page 19 In MicroCap V2.0, the image file names are specified by the software automatically according to the system date and time, which is in the form of year month day-hour min second. During recording, click the to preview the image recorded. Time Interval MicroCap V2.0 provides a useful function for long time automatic recording of images, Time Interval.
- Page 20 Operation Setting Focus Reference Focus reference provides a reference number showing how much the central area of the field of view is in-focused. The bigger value of focus reference means a better focus. To enable the focus reference function, click the box under Focus Ref. as shown in the above figure.
- Page 21 3M(2048x1536) 2M(1600x1200) 1M(1280x920) VGA(640x480) Screen Control You can adjust the size and position of the preview area or preview in full screen by using the buttons in Screen Control. When previewing in full screen, press Esc key on the keyboard or right click the mouse to cancel full screen preview.
- Page 22 preview screen and input the distance of the two points to finish the calibration. The scale on the bottom left corner will be changed accordingly. The three circles rights next to the three buttons of the Measure Function dialogue box are used to select the color of the measurement tools during calibration.
- Page 23 miniVue Specification Camera (D3C) Mount C-Mount Sensor resolution : 3.1 Mega Pixel Maximum resolution : 10 Mega Pixel LCD screen size 2 inch LTPS Memory card SD/MMC card USB interface TV output NTSC/PAL Controller Remote and USB shutter Power supply DC 12V 1.5A Picture format JPEG...
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