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Leica ICC50 HD 

Manual 

43

Leica ICC50 HD camera module

Camera

Weight 

700g(cameraonly)

Height

50mm

Exposure time

2millisecondsto2seconds

Live image 

45fps(1256×720Px)–20fps(1920×1080Px)

Full frame image acquisition 

2048×1536pixels,3.1megapixels

Movie clip

720×480pixels(MP4)

Sensor size

6.55mm×4.92mm

Pixel size

3.2μm×3.2μm

Sensor grade

Micron1/2"CMOS

Gain 

1×to20×

Color depth 

24-bit

Data format 

JPEG/TIFF/BMP/MP4

Operating systems 

WindowsXP,WindowsVista,Windows7,MacOSX

Software available

LASEZsoftware(PC),optionalLASmodules,Acquire(Mac)

Min. Computer Config. 

IntelPentium4orDuoCore,2GHz,2GBRAM,24-bitgraphics,1248×1024,DVD

Min. Display Specification

1920x1080resolution,HDMIconnection,DVIconnectionpossiblewithHDMI/
DVIadaptercable(notprovided)

Order numbers

Ϙ

13  613  725

 Leica ICC50  HD camera

(includes USB cable, HDMI cable, SD card
andLASEZsoftware)

Ϙ

13 613 720 

USB Power Supply 5V for use

withdefaultsettingsandonboardcamera
controlswhenthereisnocomputer

Ϙ

13  613  726 

Wireless Remote Camera

Control for fine tuning the HD image and
making additional camera settings when
nocomputerisbeingused

Ϙ

13 613 709 

Photoframereticleforusewith

13613532focusingeyepiecewhencaptur-
ingimagesonanSDcardwithoutadisplay
forpreview.

Summary of Contents for ICC50 HD

Page 1: ...Leica ICC50 HD Manual ...

Page 2: ...computer cont 23 How to handle SD memory cards 24 Using High Definition Video without a computer 25 Setting a new white balance for the ICC50 HD 26 The Camera Menu Optional remote control 28 Viewing images and movies with the optional remote control 29 Calling up the Camera Menu 30 COLOR Automatic White Balance 31 COLOR Manual White Balance 32 EXPOSURE 33 RESOLUTION 34 SETUP CAM Camera Settings 35...

Page 3: ...Never use chemicals to clean colored surfaces or accessories with rubberized parts This could damage the surfaces and specimens could be contaminated by abraded particles Ϙ Ϙ In most cases we can provide special solu tions on request Some products can be modified and we can offer other accesso ries for use in clean rooms Servicing Ϙ Ϙ Repairs may only be carried out by Leica Microsystems trained s...

Page 4: ...ssories The Safety concept booklet contains addi tional safety information regarding the service work requirements and the handling of the microscope accessories and electrical accesso ries as well as general safety instructions You can combine individual system articles with articles from external suppliers e g cold light sources etc Please read the user manual and the safety requirements of the ...

Page 5: ...amaged instruments Warning of hazardous electrical voltage This symbol indicates especially impor tant information that if not observed can cause the following Ϙ Ϙ Hazards to personnel Ϙ Ϙ Functional disturbances or damaged instruments Danger due to hot surface This symbol warns against touching hot surfaces e g those of light bulbs Important information This symbol indicates additional infor mati...

Page 6: ...ions to the instrument or noncompliant use shall void all rights to any warranty claims Location of use Ϙ Ϙ See Safety concept booklet Ϙ Ϙ Set up the electrical components at least 10 cm from walls and combustible objects Ϙ Ϙ Avoid large temperature fluctuations direct sunlight and vibrations These condi tions can distort measurements and micro graphic images Ϙ Ϙ In warm and warm damp climatic zon...

Page 7: ... Safety concept booklet Disposal Ϙ Ϙ See Safety concept booklet Legal regulations Ϙ Ϙ See Safety concept booklet EC Declaration of Conformity Ϙ Ϙ See Safety concept booklet Health risks Workplaces equipped with microscopes facili tate and improve the viewing task but they also impose high demands on the eyes and holding muscles of the user Depending on the duration of uninterrupted work asthenopia...

Page 8: ...Leica ICC50 HD Manual 8 The Leica ICC50 HD ...

Page 9: ... ready This resolution is suitable for display on televisions labeled HD ready Leica Application Suite Along with your Leica ICC50 HD you also obtain the Leica Application Suite EZ software LAS Core on request It allows additional scenarios to be implemented in which the television and monitor can even be used together Thus you are ideally prepared for every situation work at the computer presenta...

Page 10: ...splay via the HDMI cable This image is in a wide screen 16 9 format Ϙ Ϙ Images can be captured directly onto an SD card Ϙ Ϙ The optional remote control is usable in HD mode for fine tuning the image remote SD card capture capturing of movie clips viewing a gallery of images which are on the SD card etc Power Power can be provided to the camera in the following ways Ϙ Ϙ via the USB cable from a com...

Page 11: ... Software Ϙ Ϙ Upon launching the Leica Imaging soft ware the camera will switch to PC mode if previously in HD mode or remain in PC mode if previously in PC mode Ϙ Ϙ The camera provides a selection of image resolutions up to 3 megapixels to the Computer for use with Leica imaging soft ware The images are in a 4 3 format Ϙ Ϙ In addition to a computer display the live image can also be seen via the ...

Page 12: ...Ϙ Ϙ Press for 5 seconds to set white balance wait for beep Ϙ Ϙ Press for 10 seconds to reset camera to factory settings wait for second beep 1 3 2 4 3 LED status indicator Ϙ Ϙ Green means power is on and ready for image capture Ϙ Ϙ Red means power is on but not ready for image capture ie no SD card SD card full Software not launched when in PC mode Ϙ Ϙ Yellow means initializing Orange means camera...

Page 13: ...ized Service Personnel 3 HDMI socket For connecting the provided HDMI cable 4 USB socket For connecting a computer for Power or for using in PC Mode For connect ing a USB power supply for HD Mode Front Infrared Window Receives the signal from the optional remote control Leica ICC50 HD Overview cont 1 3 2 4 ...

Page 14: ...ment should the need arise Unpacking If you ordered the handheld remote you received the remote and the battery CR2025 If you ordered the Optional USB Power Supply for operating the Leica ICC50 HD without a computer you have also received a power supply The contents include the camera module CD with imaging software SD Card HDMI and USB cable ...

Page 15: ...Leica ICC50 HD Manual 15 Get Ready ...

Page 16: ...and the microscope s viewing tube Preparation for Use 1 If the microscope s viewing tube is in place remove it Attach the Leica ICC50 HD to the microscope stand 2 Slightly unscrew the set screw located on top of the stand with the Allen key tool provided with the microscope 3 Insert the dovetail see the underside of the Leica ICC50 HD into the stand support 4 Tighten the set screw firmly without f...

Page 17: ...Leica ICC50 HD Manual 17 Preparation for Use cont 5 Attach the microscope viewing tube onto the Leica ICC50 HD using the set screw which is located on the left side of the Leica ICC50 HD camera module ...

Page 18: ...Leica ICC50 HD Manual 18 Get Set ...

Page 19: ...ft ware 2 Insert the Leica ICC50 HD s USB cable into the camera s USB port and attach the other end of the cable to your computer The Leica ICC50 HD is now powered from your computer via the USB cable and the LED signal will quickly change from yellow to red When the LED is red you are ready to open the software When the Leica imaging software is launched the LED will turn green with a quick yello...

Page 20: ...elevision is connected via HDMI The image is necessarily compressed on such a device Remote control In PC mode the optional remote control will not work The menus of the camera are also no longer displayed on the moni tor Instead all settings are configured on the computer using Leica Application Suite 4 3 aspect ratio 16 9 aspect ratio Limitations in PC Mode ...

Page 21: ...s limited to the live image resolution inside the LAS EZ soft ware Due to technical limitations it is not possi ble to provide a HD ready or Full HD live image stream to the attached screen In order to see the higher resolution on the attached screen please use the camera in HD mode Connecting the HDMI monitor 1 Connect the HDMI cable provided to the Leica ICC50 HD 2 Connect the HDMI cable to the ...

Page 22: ...must be in HD mode not PC mode The camera starts up in HD mode and only switches to PC mode when the Leica software is started Attaching the power cable 1 Attach the USB cable supplied with the Camera into the power jack in the back of the Leica ICC50 HD and attach the other end into the USB Power Supply Then plug the USB Power Supply into an appropriate power outlet Ϙ Ϙ The LED on the Leica ICC50...

Page 23: ... image is in focus through the microscope s eyepieces Refer to the micro scope s User Manual for proper diopter setting You can also use the HDMI output and an HD display not provided as a focusing aid See next section for proper HDMI setup 1 To capture an image onto the SD memory card lightly press the red image capture button located on the side of the Leica ICC50 HD camera Ϙ Ϙ You will hear a b...

Page 24: ...card use a soft point pen e g felt tip pen Using a sharp point pen e g ball point pen or pencil may damage the memory card or corrupt the recorded data Ϙ Ϙ Since some or all of the data recorded on the memory card may be corrupted or erased by electrical noise static electric ity camera or card malfunction making a backup copy of important data is recom mended Ϙ Ϙ Moving a memory card rapidly betw...

Page 25: ... HD camera and the other end into the USB Power Supply Then plug the USB Power Supply into an appropriate power outlet 2 Attach the HDMI cable into the HDMI connector in the back of the Leica ICC50 HD and the other end into the HDMI connector of your HD device projector monitor etc Using High Definition Video without a computer ...

Page 26: ...etting will generate a neutral background for both illuminations Setting a new white balance for the ICC50 HD Make sure that there is no sample in the beam path and that a standard illumina tion is available when you reset the camera Setting a new white balance Press and hold the red exposure button for 5 seconds Wait for the beep A new white balance is set Factory settings Press and hold the red ...

Page 27: ...Leica ICC50 HD Manual 27 The Camera Menu If you purchased the optional remote you will have access to the camera menu ...

Page 28: ...mode 1 Start video recording 2 Stop video recording 3 Save still image to SD card 4 Stop continue live image Pause play movie clip 5 Playback mode 6 Show hide information box 7 Arrow keys for navigation 8 OK confirm 9 Call up the camera menu 1 3 5 2 4 6 7 8 9 Optional remote control ...

Page 29: ...lips directly on an HD moni tor 1 Thumbnail view first press Ϙ Ϙ up down left right select thumbnail Ϙ Ϙ OK Show image in full screen or playback movie clip 2 Single image playback second press Ϙ Ϙ left right next image previous image Ϙ Ϙ Play movie clip Ϙ Ϙ left right fast forward rewind 007 0109 ICC500007 MP4 007 0109 ICC500007 MP4 Thumbnail view Playback fullscreen view Viewing images and movie...

Page 30: ... this case close any Leica Imaging software and re power up the camera Opening and closing the camera menu 1 Point the remote control towards the camera 2 Press the key on the remote control to show the camera menus on the monitor 3 Press the and buttons to select a menu item 4 Press the OK button to confirm a menu item 5 Press the button again to hide the camera menus Calling up the Camera Menu ...

Page 31: ...ic white balance 1 Press the button on the remote control 2 Call up the COLOR entry 3 Set the value for WB MODE to AUTO 4 Press the button to exit the menu The values for RED and BLUE cannot be adjusted if the WB MODE setting is set to AUTO SET WHITE BAL WB MODE RED LEVEL BLUE LEVEL BLACK LEVEL COLOR EXPOSURE RESOLUTION SETUP CAMERA SETUP USER AUTO PRESS OK COLOR Automatic White Balance ...

Page 32: ...eld of view so that only the illumina tion is seen 2 Press the button on the remote control 3 Call up the COLOR entry 4 Select the SET WHITE BAL menu item and press the OK button 4 If necessary correct the values for RED and BLUE until the image shows a uniform gray area 5 Press the button to exit the menu SET WHITE BAL WB MODE RED LEVEL BLUE LEVEL BLACK LEVEL COLOR EXPOSURE RESOLUTION SETUP CAMER...

Page 33: ... desired results for the image Automatic exposure 1 Press the button on the remote control 2 Call up the command for automatic exposure see diagram at the left 3 Set the value for EXP MODE to AUTO 4 Correct the values for BRIGHTNESS and GAMMA until you obtain the desired results for the image EXP MODE EXP MODE EXPOSURE EXPOSURE GAIN GAIN BRIGHTNESS BRIGHTNESS GAMMA GAMMA COLOR COLOR EXPOSURE EXPOS...

Page 34: ...20 1080 16 9 aspect ratio Ϙ Ϙ For connection to a computer 640 480 1024 768 and 1440 1080 4 3 aspect ratio CAPTURED resolution of the captured image Defines the resolution of the captured image if the Leica HD camera is not connected to a computer The following resolutions are available 640 480 1024 768 1600 1200 and 2048 1536 MOVIE resolution of videos Indicates the resolution of the captured vid...

Page 35: ... sets the date and time as well as the format for display ing them The following formats are available for selection YYMMDD DDMMYY MMDDYY RESET CAMERA This command resets the camera to the factory settings All user informa tion such as white balance resolution etc is reset FLIP IMAGE Select to flip image 180 OVERLAY Shows the following on the monitor Leica logo histogram date time and image counte...

Page 36: ...gs for recurring acquisition situations SET MENUCOLOR Currently two color schemes are available for the menu guidance Addi tional colors may be provided in the future via a firmware update SHOW CAPTURE Defines how long the acquired image is displayed on the screen after being captured SHOW MENU Defines how long the menu is displayed on the screen SET LANGUAGE Select the language of the menu SETUP ...

Page 37: ...the monitor or television 2 Press the button again to switch to the next illumination mode 3 Press the red image capture button or wait until the menu no longer appears To return to the last selected mode press the button until the LAST USED setting appears If you do not press the button for 5 seconds the selected illumination mode is taken over LAST USED AUTO BRIGHTFIELD DARKFIELD ILLUMINATION 1 ...

Page 38: ...Leica ICC50 HD Manual 38 Go ...

Page 39: ...Leica ICC50 HD Manual 39 Now all you need to do is properly set up your microscope capture your images and enjoy Ready Set Go ...

Page 40: ...Leica ICC50 HD Manual 40 Care and Cleaning ...

Page 41: ...sh before attempting to wipe the surface clean Ϙ Ϙ Optical surfaces should be cleaned with a lint free cloth lens tissue or a cotton swab moistened with methanol or commercially available glass cleaner Do not use alcohol Ϙ Ϙ It is very important to avoid the excessive use of solvent The lint free cloth lens tissue or cotton swab should be moistened with solvent but not be wet enough for the solven...

Page 42: ...Leica ICC50 HD Manual 42 Specifications ...

Page 43: ...Acquire Mac Min Computer Config Intel Pentium 4 or DuoCore 2 GHz 2 GB RAM 24 bit graphics 1248 1024 DVD Min Display Specification 1920 x 1080 resolution HDMI connection DVI connection possible with HDMI DVI adapter cable not provided Order numbers Ϙ Ϙ 13 613 725 Leica ICC50 HD camera includes USB cable HDMI cable SD card and LAS EZ software Ϙ Ϙ 13 613 720 USB Power Supply 5V for use with default s...

Page 44: ...onnector Mini HDMI HD ready and full HD Ϙ Ϙ LED with 2 colors Ready green image capture red Ϙ Ϙ Integrated slot SD Secure Digital card Ϙ Ϙ 1 8GB WIFI WORM supported Ϙ Ϙ Black buton for changing illumination modes press 1 second and switching from HD to PC mode press for 3 seconds Ϙ Ϙ Red button for capture with SD card press 1 second camera reset press 10 seconds set new white balance press 5 seco...

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