SynOptics SYNBIOSIS aCOLyte3, User Manual

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Capturing images
A warning dialog box will be displayed asking you to calibrate the image – see the next
section,
Calibrating the image , for details.
Calibrating the image
When you import an image from a file (see Importing an image from a file , on the previous
page) or try to perform a measurement from an uncalibrated imported image, a warning dialog
box will be displayed asking if you want to calibrate the image, for example:
Note In order to create an accurate calibration you need to know the actual size of some feature in
the image.
To calibrate the image:
1. Press Yes in the warning dialog box to display the Calibrate Camera for Measurements
dialog box.
2. Choose some horizontal or vertical feature of known length in the image, such as the
plate itself, and click on one end of it, for example:
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