CMOS color camera SC100
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ICC-Profile technology
The
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nternational
C
olor
C
onsortium's profile technology provides an optimal color
matching between different acquisition and output devices. The camera's CMOS
sensors see colors in a different way to people and monitors, and in turn, they repro-
duce them differently. To achieve a consistent color reproduction that is optimized
for human sight, a conversion is essential. The ICC profile technology guarantees
an optimal color correction and in this way, reproduction of the acquired image.
Camera adaptor
The camera adaptor is a connection between microscope and camera that bundles
the light from the microscope and directs it onto the CMOS chip. For Olympus Soft
Imaging Solutions light microscope cameras, camera adaptors with the factor 0.5 or
larger are suitable.
Screen shot
The term 'screen shot' stands for a monitor photo of the complete screen surface, or
of a window, that can easily be created. You can make a screen shot of the complete
screen by using the [Print] key. To make a screen shot of the active MS-Windows
application window use the keyboard shortcut [Alt+Print]. The screen shot you've
just created and can be inserted into a file from the clipboard by using the shortcut
[Ctrl+V].
Driver
To enable a PC to communicate with a connected device, a device driver is required.
This driver's task is to interpret the signal sent. The drivers are chosen by the oper-
ating system and every device's driver is shown in the Device Manager. The camera
only works when the correct driver has been activated.
TWAIN
TWAIN is a standard for the exchange of data between image input devices, such
as cameras and scanners, and image processing programs.
USB
The
U
niversal
S
erial
B
us is a specification for the connection of the PC with external
devices or storage media. It transfers data and supplies the devices with power.
USB distinguishes itself by its high transmission reliability and velocity. The USB
cameras by Olympus Soft Imaging Solutions use the USB 2.0-Standard with a trans-
mission rate up to 480 Mbit/s (Enhanced Host Controller Interface (EHCI)). Ports for
the USB 1.x-Standard can only transfer up to 12 Mbit/s and are not suitable.
However, they are still available in many PCs to support older devices.