euromex VC.3023 HD-Mini color cameras User Manual

euromex VC.3023 HD-Mini color cameras

The application of the VC.3023 and VC.3024-HDS Series Camera

The VC.3023 and VC.3024-HDS series camera is intended to be used for the acquisition of digital images from the stereo microscope and biological microscope. The basic characteristics are listed below:

• Sony Starvis back-illuminated CMOS sensor
• Full HD HDMI video outputs
• SD card for captured images and video storage
• Embedded on-screen ImageFocus for the control of the camera
• With strong image adjustment and other related processing functions

Available ports on the back of the camera body

(the same for both cameras)

VC.3023 and VC.3024-HDS series camera function description

Video output

Image capture and video saving in SD card

..Function name Function| description
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Video saving| | Video format:2 MP (1920x 1080) H264 encoded MP4 file:

Videosavingframe rate:50-60fps(related with SDcard performance);

Imagecapture| 2 MP (1920x 1080) JPEG image inSDcard
Meas-urement saving| Measurement information is saved in different layer with image content; Measurement information is saved together with image content in burn ­

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Image adjustment function

Exposure/ Gain| Function description

Automatic / Manua l expos u r e

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White balance| Manual / Automatic/ ROI mode
Sharpening| Supported
3Ddenoise| Supported
Saturation adjustment| Supported
Cont rest adjustment| Supported
Brightness adjustment| Supported
Gamma adjustment| Supported
50 HZ/ 60 HZanti -flicker function| Supported

**Image operation function

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Other functions

| Function name| | Function description|
---|---|---|---|---
Restore factory settings| Supported
Multiple language support| English/ Simplified Chinese/ Traditional Chinese/ Korean /Thai/ French/ German/ Japanese/ Italian/ Russian

VC.3023 and VC.3024-HDS series camera application configurations

Camera working standalone with built-in on-screen ImageFocus software

For this application, apart from the microscope, you only need an HDMI monitor, the camera comes with a USB mouse, and the camera is embedded with on-screen ImageFocus software. The steps to start the camera are listed as below:

• Connect the camera to an HDMI monitor using the HDMI cable (1
• Insert the supplied USB mouse to the camera’s US8 port (2)
• Insert the supplied SD card into the HDMI camera SD card slot (3)
• Connect the camera to the power adapter and switch it on (4)

Turn on the monitor and view the screen in the on-screen Image focus software. Move the mouse to the left, top or bottom of the on-] screen ImageFocus user interface (U), and a control panel or Ul will pop up and users will be able to operate at ease with the mouse (Figure 4,1b)

Brief introduction of the camera’s Ul and its functions

On-screen ImageFocus user interface (UI)

The VC.3023 and VC. 3024-HDS series camera’s Ul shown in Figure 5.1 includes a camera control panel on the left of the screen, a measurement toolbar on the top of the screen, and a camera control toolbar on the bottom of the Screen:

The camera control panel on the Left Side of the Screen

The camera control panel controls the camera to achieve the best video or image quality according to the specific applications; It will pop up automatically when the mouse cursor is moved to the left side of the screen. Left-clicking button to achieve Display / Auto hide switch the camera control panel

The measurement toolbar on top of the screen

The measurement toolbar will pop up when moving the cursor to any place near the upper edge of the screen. Here is the introduction of the various functions on the measurement toolbar:

Note

• When the user left-clicks the Display/Hide button 7 on the measurement toolbar, this toolbar will be fixed.
• In this case the camera control panel will not pop up automatically even if moving the mouse cursor to the left edge of the screen. Only when the user left-clicks the X button on the measurement toolbar to exit from the measurement mode will he or she be able to do other operations with the camera control panel or the camera] control toolbar
• When a specific measurement object is selected during the measurement process, the object location & attributes control bar DAV will appear for changing the object location and properties of the selected objects

Icons and functions of the camera control toolbar at the bottom of the screen

The setting is relatively more complicated than the other functions. Here is more information about it:

Setting>Measurement

• Figure 5.4.1 The measurement setup

Setting >Magnification

Settings >Image Format

• Figure 5.4.3 Comprehensive image format settings page

Settings >Video

• a Comprehensive setting of video settings page-playback
• Figure 5.4.4b Comprehensive setting of video settings page-video encode

Setting >Storage

• Figure 5.4.5 Comprehensive setting of SD card setting page

Setting >Files

• Figure 5.4.6 Comprehensive setting of files settings page

Setting >Language

• Figure 5.4.7 Comprehensive setting of language selection setting page
• Setting >Miscellaneous
• Figure 5.4.8 Comprehensive miscellaneous settings page

The calibration process of HDMI cameras

Step 1

You need to put a calibration slide like the below on your microscope stage :

Step 2

• Click the calibration button which is circled out in red to start the calibration process

Step 3

After you click the calibration button a calibration window and a soft keyboard will pop up. Use the soft-keyboard to enter the magnification of the microscope and the actual length of the calibration slide:

• For example: when using a Euromex microscope at 4x: you enter in 4x.
• The actual length is the actual length of the calibration slide you are using
• You can also name the magnification to be “euromex_ 4x
• Click OK to complete the calibration process

Step 4

• After the calibration process has been completed you will be able to find the magnification (4x) in menu bar:

Step 5

• Change the unit of length/area in the dropdown list and start the measuring procedure

Sample photos captured with these cameras

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