Page 4 of Digital Camera System for Microscopy by Nikon Instruments

pc based camera control unit imaging software single cable connection to a pc via usb2.0 interface extremely versatile imaging software that is easy to operate and has a wealth of functions to suit almost any needs this compact control unit can be connected quickly to a windows® based pc via its usb2.0 interface without the need for a separate pci board scene mode for one-click optimal photography for brightfield observations by controlling the camera with a pc the user can expand their system not only to facilitate image capture but also results analysis and image processing with nikon s act-2u multi-functional imaging software for wafer ic chip images for fluorescence darkfield observations for metal ceramic material images for dic phase contrast observations for printed circuit board images two usb ports are provided connects to a pc via usb2.0 interface usb2.0 offers both wide compatibility and high data transfer speeds which enables camera control and live image display at high speed on a monitor a variety of measurement tools a variety of screen layouts scale display the configuration offers a standard screen layout and advanced layouts with a high degree of image analysis functionality each layout can be customized according to need standard layout for straightforward operations 1 tool bar distance measurement point to line distance 1 area the area inside an enclosure outlined by the mouse is automatically calculated screen patterns grid or concentric circle patterns can be displayed frequently used menu items are displayed as buttons 2 live image screen 3 captured image screen xy scale display circular measurement displays diameter circumference center of gravity angle intersection 3 key functions superimposition using the merge function 2 it is easy to produce merged images of multistained fluorescence samples using monochrome photography when you acquire images after initially setting the number of layers and display colors for each reagent colored images will be automatically displayed by changing the wavelength for each acquisition this function easily allows a superimposed image to be produced display of the captured image 4 properties dialog box interactive control of the microscope and camera in combination with the eclipse 90i motorized microscope it is possible to control the 90i from the act-2u menu and to automatically detect and record the microscope status data with the image including the objective magnification and fluorescence filter in use automatic detection of status is also possible when combined with the eclipse 80i microscope configured with a digital imaging head for display/alteration of the camera s current settings 5 image thumbnails 6 capture window 4 basic image capture control window scene function for one-click optimal photography 5 6 the control software of the 90i and digital imaging head can be easily accessed from act-2u advanced layout adding useful functions 7 toolbox 7 8 tool buttons for processing and analysis of images 8 process view window layout customizing window tool bar 1 main tool bar 2 tool box 3 annotation tool box 4 graphic annotation setup recording mode 1 average recording 2 time lapse recording 3 variable time lapse recording 4 z stack recording analysis of focus profile and histogram displays analytical settings for control and focus settings box which allows detailed customizing of the screen layout in addition to the standard and advanced layout image processing 1 direction/resize control 2 crop control 3 duplicate control 4 kirsch filter 5 sobel filter 6 laplace filter 7 low pass filter 8 median filter image display 1 2d image view 2 2d quadrant view 3 3d orthogonal view 4 3d tiling view image analysis 1 focus analysis 2 profile analysis 3 histogram analysis 4 area roi analysis 5 line roi analysis process view thumbnail window experimental information window printing 1 print main menu 2 print preview mode 3 layout edit mode file operation camera control 1 hardware connection dialog box 2 control window 3 property window microscope control 1 hardware connection dialog box 2 microscope control 3 pixel divide function setup 4 fixed scale bar setup 6 7

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