Assembling The Camera - Leica K3C User Manual

Assembling the Camera

The Leica microscope camera
is mounted on a tube or on a
microscope's photo port using a
C-mount adapter.
The Leica microscope camera is
compatible with most stereo, macro
and light microscopes from Leica
Microsystems.
Mount adapter for your camera type:
Camera Mount adapter
K3 For compounds use:
O
Micoscope c-mount: 0.55x
(Art. No.: 11541544)
For stereo use:
O
Microscope c-mount: 0.50x
(Art. No.: 110450528)
User Manual K3C, K3M, K5C, K8
Camera Mount adapter
K5C For compounds use:
O
HC C-mount adapter 1x for
sCMOS (Art. No.: 11541551)
For stereo use:
O
Video Adapter 1x (Art. No.:
10450829)
K8 For compounds use:
O
HC C-mount adapter 1x for
sCMOS (Art. No.: 11541551)
For compounds use with fast
O
external filter wheels:
C-Mount adapter HC 1x
for filter wheel (Art. No.:
11541552)
For stereo use:
O
Video Adapter 1x (Art. No.:
10450829)
Assembly
Connecting the camera
1. Screw the camera onto a C-mount adapter
for your camera type.
2. Place the camera on the microscope's
photo port or the tube using the previously
mounted C-mount adapter.
3. Connect the USB cable to the USB 3 port in
the PC and fasten the screws (see "Overview
K3C, K3M, K5C" on page 14 or "Overview
K8" on page 15).
4. K8 only: Connect the power supply (see
"Overview K8" on page 15).
In case of triggering the camera,
connect the trigger cable to to the
trigger port and secure it. Then
connect the trigger cable to a
compatible triggering device of your
choice.
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