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- Page 1 Lumenera Scientific Infinity Camera User’s Manual Lumenera Scientific 2470 Don Reid Drive, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. K1H 1E1 Tel: (613) 736-4077 • Fax: (613) 736-4071 www.lumenera-scientific.com...
- Page 2 The Software is licensed, not sold, to you for use only under the terms of this Agreement. Lumenera grants to you the right to use all or a portion of this Software provided that the Software is used only in conjunction with Lumenera's family of products.
- Page 3 Type of Equipment: USB 2.0 Scientific Digital Camera First Year of CE Conformity: 2003 This is to certify that the Lumenera USB 2.0 Scientific Cameras meet or exceed the standards for CE compliance per the Council Directives noted above. All equipment is built at Lumenera Corporation, and pertinent testing documentation is available for verification.
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Page 4: Table Of Contents
Lumenera Scientific Infinity Camera User’s Manual Release 3.3 Table of Contents INTRODUCTION ......................... 1 ..........1 UMENERA CIENTIFIC NFINITY AMERA AMILY GETTING STARTED ........................2 ....................2 OFTWARE NSTALLATION 2.1.1 System Requirements....................2 2.1.2 Installation Procedure..................... 3 ....................... 4 ECHNICAL UPPORT ..................... -
Page 5: Introduction
All cameras have a provision to be externally powered for cases where the USB cable does not supply power (e.g. some USB cards on laptop computers.) * The Infinity 2, 4, 5 and X models should be used with an external power adapter (supplied) due to their higher current requirements. -
Page 6: Getting Started
Release 3.3 Getting Started Software Installation The Infinity High-Speed USB 2.0 camera you have just purchased is designed to operate out of the box with minimal set-up. Prior to plugging the camera into the computer, you must first install the software. -
Page 7: Installation Procedure
• You must be logged into the computer with administrator privileges prior to continuing the installation. • Close all application software that is running and then insert the Infinity Installer CD into your CD-ROM drive. • Wait a few moments for the auto-play function to run the set-up program automatically. -
Page 8: Technical Support
CD-ROM that comes with the camera. The following files are installed when you run the installation program: Infinity Capture Application: Lumenera Scientific provides a free, easy to use capture application with all of the features required for basic camera functionality and image capture. -
Page 9: The Infinity Camera
Direct Show capture devices. The Infinity Camera All Infinity cameras have a power jack and a high-speed USB port found on the back of the camera. After powering the camera, simply plug it into a USB 2.0 (high-speed) compatible port and the camera will be functional. -
Page 10: Using The Camera
3.2.1 Main Window The main window can be seen in Figure 1. When Infinity Capture starts up, the program’s live preview window also starts. The main window has the toolbar with the most common program actions available for quick access. -
Page 11: Selecting Image Size
Lumenera Scientific Infinity Camera Release 3.3 User’s Manual Figure 1 - Infinity Camera Main Window Selecting Image Size 3.3.1 Image Preview Size You may choose any one of the available resolution settings from the dropdown list on the main window for video preview as depicted in Figure 2. Depending on the camera model, the available selections will be different. -
Page 12: Capture Resolution
This represents the resolution of the image that is captured. The Infinity X camera has 3 different DeltaVU™ resolutions available for each preview resolution in addition to the standard (Demosaic) method used by all other cameras. Image Optimization 3.4.1 Exposure... -
Page 13: Gain
Release 3.3 User’s Manual For the Infinity 2 only, the live video display will not show the extended exposure (it will only show the maximum available when the extended option is not selected), however, when you capture an image, the extended exposure will be used for the capture. -
Page 14: White Balance Target
Figure 4 - Selecting the Light Source 3.4.4 White Balance Target Your Infinity color camera has the ability to adjust the colors in your image based on the current lighting conditions. In order to adjust and accurately represent the colors within your image, you must first perform a white balance. -
Page 15: White Balance
Lumenera Scientific Infinity Camera Release 3.3 User’s Manual Figure 5 - White Balance Target Dialog Access You can select a target color, simply by clicking or dragging the mouse pointer in the top window of the dialog depicted in Figure 6. The selected color appears in the bottom window. - Page 16 Lumenera Scientific Infinity Camera User’s Manual Release 3.3 use the white base or a white piece of paper to represent the background. Perform the One Shot Global White Balance function by selecting the Globe icon from the toolbar, or by selecting One Shot Global from the Camera > White Balance drop down menu as depicted in Figure 7.
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Page 17: Hue And Saturation
Lumenera Scientific Infinity Camera Release 3.3 User’s Manual tricolour icon on the toolbar or by selecting Adjust Manually from the Camera > White Balance drop down menu as depicted in Figure 9. Figure 9 - White Balance / Adjust Manually Not all cameras have a green gain adjustment. -
Page 18: Contrast / Brightness / Gamma
Lumenera Scientific Infinity Camera User’s Manual Release 3.3 incrementally. It’s not a substitute for white balance but can be used to give images a warmer or cooler tone. Saturation typically refers to the dominance of color intensity within your image. -
Page 19: Capturing An Image
Lumenera Scientific Infinity Camera Release 3.3 User’s Manual Figure 12 - Contrast / Brightness / Gamma Dialog Adjusting the contrast affects the brightness relationship between the dark and light areas in your image. Adjusting the slider to the right increases contrast, making dark areas darker, bright areas brighter and eliminating brightness levels in between. -
Page 20: Other Options
Lumenera Scientific Infinity Camera User’s Manual Release 3.3 Figure 13 - Capture and Save Image You have a choice of four file types to select from when saving images. Note that JPEG images are compressed and there will be some loss of image detail with that format. -
Page 21: Preview Zoom Level
Lumenera Scientific Infinity Camera Release 3.3 User’s Manual slower computers. When the “optimized for speed” option is selected, the image quality is noticeably poorer, but CPU usage is minimized and frame rates are always at their maximum. This setting does not affect how images are captured. -
Page 22: Preview Histogram
Release 3.3 When enabled, every time you capture an image the number of images you selected will automatically be collected and averaged together. This feature is not supported by the Infinity X when capturing high-resolution (DeltaVU™) images. 3.6.8 Preview Histogram A real-time intensity histogram can be overlaid on the preview window. -
Page 23: Load Settings / Save Settings / Save Settings As
Lumenera Scientific Infinity Camera Release 3.3 User’s Manual alpha blending bitmap will cause the overlay to blend with the image data making it less obtrusive. It can also be used to make a solid bitmap, like a logo for example, into a watermark that can be used to tag images without hiding the image underneath it. -
Page 24: Using Infinity Cameras With Twain
Many programs support camera control and image capture directly using the standard TWAIN protocol. Paint programs, Microsoft Office applications as well as a wide variety of scientific software applications identify and run the Infinity cameras through the supplied TWAIN interface.
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