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AxioVision software
Software products
AxioVision (LE) is the free imaging software available from Carl Zeiss. The
program is installed in the manner described in the section "Installing configuration
program and AxioVision LE" on the "Operation with PC connection and software"
tab.
AxioVision (full version) is the standard software available from Carl Zeiss for
image acquisition, analysis, processing and archiving.
Acquiring your first image
The steps below describe the process for acquiring a simple image. You can access
the online help for each function using the F1 function key.
1
Start the AxioVision software (LE or full version).
2
If you have several cameras connected to the system, select the desired camera
in the
Acquisition menu | Select
3
Switch the microscope's light path to the phototube.
4
In order to display the camera's live image, click on the
key).
5
To adjust the camera and the
Enter the desired settings on the
pages.
–
Set the exposure time:
–
Focus the camera image
–
Select the frame
–
Select the appropriate scaling for the objective:
6
Acquire a single image using the
7
To adjust the image subsequently, click on the
the
Display
property page.
–
Adjust the image individually:
–
Set brightness and contrast automatically:
–
Undo changes:
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Show scale bars in the image:
–
Generating annotations:
–
Adjust live image size:
8
Save the image (ZVI image format) using the
to an image format of your choice via the
i
Note:
The AxioCam ERc 5s differs from other AxioCam cameras from Carl Zeiss on account of a
number of functions. For example, the AxioCam ERc 5s already works with a color profile
in the live image. This means that it is no longer necessary to perform an adjustment to
the gamma value of the monitor.
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Additional software modules
Amongst the wide range of AxioVision software modules (LE and full version), the
following are particularly useful for the AxioCam ERc 5s:
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Module
Description
HDR Imaging
Extends the camera's dynamic range. By acquiring a series of exposures
and merging the individual images to form one image it is possible to
achieve finer brightness gradations in the resulting image and a wider
contrast range.
Interactive
Collection of measurement tools for analyzing images directly within
Measurement
AxioVision. The results are displayed in tabular form or can be embedded
in special report templates.
AxioVision software
Camera.
live image
Display, Adjust, Frame
Adjust
property page,
Snap
Brightness
Linear
button
Scale bar
Draw in annotations
Navigator
display, click on the Properties button.
Measure
Pixel
button.
Properties
and
Contrast
Min/Max
button
button
button
Save
button or export the image
File menu |
Export.
Live button
(or the F3
and
General property
button
drop-down list
button and then on
sliders
button
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