Zeiss Axiocam 105 color, Installation & Reference Manual

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Image Acquisition
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The camera will always acquire a color image, and this is then
converted to a black/white image.
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In the drop-down list box underneath you can select from various
camera operation modes.
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With the Axiocam 105 color, three modes are available: in the Color
1x1 mode, the resolution from the camera is set to its highest. In
the Color 2x2 and Color 4x4 modes, pixels are combined (in arrays
of 2x2 and 4x4 respectively) to represent 1 pixel. While decreasing
resolution, these modes
increase the camera’s light sensitivity,
which is useful for darker samples.
Frame
In this field you can specify whether the frame or the entire area of the
sensor is used for the acquisition.
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Refresh overview : This button makes it possible to insert an overview
image into the area where the frame can be positioned. This makes it
extremely easy to target your specific area of interest.
In the displayed overview image a frame can be positioned by using
the mouse, which corresponds to the selected frame of the acquired
image. The shape and size of the frame can be changed by clicking on
and dragging the edges of the frame while holding down the left-hand
mouse button. It is also possible to move the frame by clicking inside it
and keeping the button pressed as you change its position.
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Center : By clicking on Center you can automatically center the
selected frame. This can be useful as interesting parts of the sample
are usually moved to the center of the view area. In addition the center
of the view area is the place of the highest optical quality.
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Framestart / Framesize : The start point and the selected frame size
will be displayed in these input fields. Alternatively you can enter the
values manually. It is also possible to select default frame sizes from
the drop-down list box and position it in the center of the image by
using the
Center button.