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8.3 Acquiring a Live Image Sequence
There are two things to observe in the control panel that inform you that the camera is
connected and ready to image.
The serial connect checkbox must be ticked in the control panel. This informs you that you
have established a serial connection with the camera and can control the camera.
Secondly, the symbol near the bottom right of the control panel will have three moving dots.
This indicates that you are obtaining video data from the camera. The imaging statistics
displayed directly underneath the imaging window will also inform you if you are receiving a
video feed from the camera.
Once you have established a serial connection with the camera and are receiving video
data, you can now grab a live image feed. Clicking the
“Live”
button will grab a live image
sequence which you will now see in the imaging window.
For the Kestrel, you will have to enable contrast modification after going live. For
instruction on how to do this on XCAP, please refer to section 10.2.
The symbols in the control app discussed above are displayed in Figure 5.
Figure 5: Port Tab – Checking Camera.
