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  • Page 2 Risk to vulnerable groups OptArc lab supplies and equipment are not toys. They contain small parts which may come loose, glass components that may splinter or break or otherwise present a choking or sharp object hazard.
  • Page 3 FCC, RoSH and CE certification. We have not made independent tests on this so have not marked the camera with those certifications. The AF51 camera is supplied and sold on the understanding that this is an item of custom equipment for scientific research applications.
  • Page 4 1. Introduction........................ 11 What’s included in the box..................11 Overview of the AF51....................12 2. Recommended uses and limitations................15 Recommended uses of the AF51................15 Extra wide field of view afocal eyepiece projection..........15 Colour imaging in bright conditions...............16 Medium low light level applications...............16 General and macro photo / video recording............16...
  • Page 5 Saving and loading settings files................84 Default settings..................... 84 Incompatibility between cameras................85 Rules for manually editing a settings file...............85 7. Achieving the best quality images with the AF51 – avoiding artefacts.......88 OptArc AF51 Camera Page 5 of 99 User Guide v1.02...
  • Page 6 Making a master flat and master dark for astronomy..........93 Unnatural edge sharpening..................93 Sample images......................94 8. Disposal and Recycling.....................95 Recycling of PLA Plastic in the UK................95 Recycling of PLA Plastic outside the UK..............95 Electronics.........................95 Index..........................96 OptArc AF51 Camera Page 6 of 99 User Guide v1.02...
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  • Page 8 AF51 camera is supplied and sold on the understanding that this is an item of custom equipment for scientific research applications. OptArc AF51 Camera Page 8 of 99 User Guide v1.02...
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  • Page 25 Saturation -180 White Balance, Automatic Gamma Power Line Frequency White Balance, Temperature 2800 6500 4600 Sharpness Backlight Compensation White Balance, Automatic White Balance, Temperature White Balance, Temperature Power Line Frequency OptArc AF51 Camera Page 25 of 99 User Guide v1.02...

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  • Page 28 Exposure Time, Absolute 10000 Exposure, Dynamic Framerate Pan, Absolute -57600 57600 3600 Tilt, Absolute -43200 43200 3600 Zoom, Absolute Focus, Automatic Continuous Focus, Absolute 1022 Auto Exposure Exposure Time, Absolute OptArc AF51 Camera Page 28 of 99 User Guide v1.02...
  • Page 29 Exposure, Dynamic Framerate Exposure Time, Absolute Exposure, Dynamic Framerate Auto Exposure Exposure, Dynamic Framerate Exposure, Dynamic Framerate Exposure Time, Absolute Auto Exposure OptArc AF51 Camera Page 29 of 99 User Guide v1.02...
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  • Page 32 Focus, Automatic Continuous Focus, Absolute Focus, Automatic Continuous Focus, Absolute Focus, Automatic Continuous Focus, Automatic Continuous Focus, Automatic Continuous Focus, Automatic Continuous Focus, Absolute Focus, Automatic Continuous Focus, Absolute Focus, Automatic Continuous OptArc AF51 Camera Page 32 of 99 User Guide v1.02...
  • Page 33 1280 x 720 16:9 HD 720p 1280 x 960 SXGA- 1920 x 1080 16:9 Full HD 1080p 2560 x 1440 16:9 QHD 2K 1440p 2592 x 1944 4:3 5 MP OptArc AF51 Camera Page 33 of 99 User Guide v1.02...
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  • Page 49 Figure 5.1 The 13 eyepieces tested with the AF51 and results of which are described in this chapter. Not all these will be able to fit in the standard eyepiece clamp provided with the AF51. OptArc AF51 Camera Page 49 of 99...
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  • Page 54 Eye-point OK with clamp Periplan NF + Zeiss locknut removed but due to very short eyepiece body (7 mm) the PUMA ocular locknut gets in the way of the AF51 clamp. AE 5x WF 10.5 No 11.46 0.58 Yes PUMA OptArc x10/20 49.2...
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  • Page 57 The first thing to do is centre circular eyepiece field of view in the rectangular camera field of view. This is done with a OptArc AF51 Camera Page 57 of 99 User Guide v1.02...
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  • Page 59 The pictures in figures 5.6 and 5.7 were taken using a PUMA microscope with Abbe condenser and Kohler illuminator using a x20 Olympus SPlan objective. OptArc AF51 Camera Page 59 of 99 User Guide v1.02...
  • Page 60 YUYV frame (and that is important to avoid artefacts that occur in the colour signal readout of the AF51 in low light conditions – see chapter 7 for more on that). The free and open source PARD Capture software, on the other hand, was specifically designed for optimal image acquisition for scientific image capture (including Y-only images) and this chapter will take you through the basics of its usage.
  • Page 61 The following assumes you have PARD Capture on your system ready to run. At the time of writing this manual only a Linux version of PARD Capture is available. OptArc AF51 Camera Page 61 of 99 User Guide v1.02...
  • Page 62 The camera will be uninitialised when you quit the program by the normal route. OptArc AF51 Camera Page 62 of 99 User Guide v1.02...
  • Page 63 When you un-check this box you will hear a single longer lower pitch beep to acknowledge that you ave turned off beeps. The other audio signals are as follows: OptArc AF51 Camera Page 63 of 99 User Guide v1.02...
  • Page 64 If you press ‘a’ and don’t hear either of the ‘Use beeps’ toggle sounds then you know the main window is not in focus. Press Alt+Tab and try again. If still no OptArc AF51 Camera Page 64 of 99...
  • Page 65 Once you are zoomed in to a selected region you click again anywhere in the preview area to go back to the scaled down full preview mode. OptArc AF51 Camera Page 65 of 99 User Guide v1.02...
  • Page 66 Note also that this ‘integration’ mode and all its features and options are available and functional even if only 1 frame is ‘integrated’ (i.e. no actual multi-frame integration takes place). OptArc AF51 Camera Page 66 of 99 User Guide v1.02...
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  • Page 95 They must be disposed of in special electrical goods recycle facilities. These may be provided by your local authority is civic amenities sites. Please consult with your local authority guidelines on the disposal of electrical goods. OptArc AF51 Camera Page 95 of 99 User Guide v1.02...
  • Page 96 Camera Controls........28 Field of view...........23 Camera stream formats......33 firmware..........24 centration..........37 FITS............93 Centring the optical axis......57 Fitting the AF51 to an eyepiece.....49 children............2 flat field correction........88 chromosomes........19 flexure folds of eyepiece clamp....39 CMOS sensor........21 OptArc AF51 Camera Page 96 of 99...
  • Page 97 Grabber timeout (seconds)....77 MJPEG..........33, 60 Image size and FPS for full frame monochrome..........60 capture..........72 multi-frame average.......88 Intensity (save-as format)....75 multi-frame averaging......26, 89 JPEG..........75 night mode........13, 29 JPEG save quality [1-100]....75 OptArc AF51 Camera Page 97 of 99 User Guide v1.02...
  • Page 98 Save as FITS?........79 Risk............2 Save as raw doubles?.......79 Risk of damage to eyepiece.....2 Save Image........64 robotics..........17 Scale mean of each frame to first?..80 Safety............2 Series (number of images)....77 Sample images........94 settings..........70 Saturation..........25 OptArc AF51 Camera Page 98 of 99 User Guide v1.02...
  • Page 99 Temperature range.........21 Webcamoid..........47 thumbscrew..........37 weight.............21 thumbscrews..........39 Well capacity..........21 Tilt............30 White Balance........25 time-lapse..........17 XY shift..........36, 57 tool for tightening / loosening thumbscrew Y channel..........60 nuts............37 YUYV..........33, 60 Trade Marks..........8 Zoom...........30 f. OptArc AF51 Camera Page 99 of 99 User Guide v1.02...