Leica FireCam User Manual
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1. _ Graphics Displays USE High Speed Bus Memory Host Controller Location Expansion Slot PC Cards Host Controller Driver AppleUSBEHCI PCI Cards PCI Device ID Ox00e0 PCI Revision ID Ox0004 Parallel nina PCI Vendor ID tx 1033 Power Bus Number 0x52 Printers Serial ATA COACH DSC AEE Versi 0 00 i Erstom r diiran Bus Power mA 500 be Software Speed Up to 480 Mb sec Manufacturer ZORAN Product ID 0x4343 Serial Number Z0RA4N00000001 Vendor ID OwO595 lf USB High Speed Bus is displayed then the computer supports High Speed USB If you have already a High Speed USB device connected to a High Speed USB port the device Speed should read Up to 480 Mb sec Otherwise it is a standard speed USB device and or port FireWire 1394a All current Leica DFC cameras require 6 pin FireWire 1394a connection to the computer This FireWire protocol gives transmission speeds of up to 400 Mb sec The socket looks like this and is often accompanied with the FireWire symbol IEEE 1394 FireWire 4S O Connecting the EZ4D amp EC3 Installation Connecting the Leica EZ4 D amp EC3 Familiarise yourself with the USB cable provided and the connections on the microscope The rear of the microscope The USB cable mini USB plug Connect the power lead to the rear of the base of the microscope Do not switch on the power EZ4 D Connect the mini USB plug of the USB cable to the rear of the microscope head as shown EZ4 D amp2. EC3 connect the mini USB plug gt Connect the standard USB plug to a free High Speed USB port on the computer EZ4 D amp EC3 Switch on the power to the microscope EZ4 D The Leica EZ4 D and Leica EC3 should now be ready for you to start FireCam See how to use FireCam gt FireCam User Manual Overview Starting FireCam Leica FireCam can be started from the Leica FireCam icon in the application folder For easier access to FireCam drag the icon to the Dock on the Desktop or create an alias and place the alias on the Desktop Leica FireCam Pa casi SCO E E i Fd da mE e a ee aL i 3 a a EM En E F t Boy E pac 7 RE Ay Double click the icon and FireCam will open in the design as shown overleaf Overview Using FireCam Overall Design i FireCam File Edit Image Window Help Camera DFC 4200 E Settings Reset Hd Calibrate F Live Video Auto Mode Progressive Medium E Exposure e LOdms Gain fe 4 lae las le Color Cl Auto le Levels Cl Auto Output Image Size Format Filemame FireCam shows camera controls on the left and the Image Viewer on the right as shown FireCam is divided into 5 main areas e FireCam has a common Mac OS Menu Bar e Control and information panels e Image Viewer showing the live and captured images e Imaging Tools e Image Gallery Menu Bar You can view t
3. z 0003 E bina E Dis E HH 12 FireCam User Manual Menu Bar FireCam File Edit Image Window Help As with all other applications on the Mac OS FireCam displays a menu bar along the top of the screen Leica FireCam contains general Apple menu commands for the entire application such as hiding or quitting and also general Window menu commands for minimising and restoring FireCam About FireCam displays the application version information Preferences 3 General has the option to open the image in another application after capture sos General I a UE General Camera Preview app a After saving open image nas Choose other m Camera displays the active camera name and serial number and firmware version If the camera has cooling available it can be turned on off here ara Camera a a i Gener Camera DEC 420 C Serial Husmber 151433205 Firma faro veraioni 15 VER Lu 235035005 R Active Cooling Uninstall A list of all installed FireCam components will be displayed including camera drivers libraries and the application To uninstall FireCam completely make sure all components are ticked You must disconnect all cameras before starting the uninstall process Quit FireCam 3 Q closes FireCam 13 Menu Bar Using FireCam File New Image will capture an image 36 W will Close FireCam like Q Edit Image
4. Mac operating system by opening About this Mac from the Apple menu If necessary update your operating system to meet the specification in the system requirements section aaa Ahy Thin Mor g Mac OS X Warion 4044 toaa pdre Proibito Dual CHE Piani i Gi d MB LE cache pos probeiidr Memerp 312 ME LA SIA Ha tu p ila HOD Lia TH amp 1991 2005 Apoie ampio AJ Letra Reece Installing from the CD Insert the Leica FireCam CD into the CD Drive of your computer When the CD appears on your desktop double click the icon to install FireCam O Leica FireCam Installing from the Web Double click the downloaded file Leica FireCam Before starting the installation you may have to enter the administrator password to make changes to your hard disk Click Unlock to make changes enter the password and click OK a Ciki the lock in maka change How entes the password and click an OK BRTH Finami on GU e i akai Pih bl pic Dr ger o ar lee hegas ia elie Hime ada f Pamei ar p ra mn ES FireCam User Manual Double click Install Leica FireCam and follow the instructions AAA Leica FireCam 2 0 o Ea nem 26 bb ada ble il Pa A w Leica FireCam Manual r INSTALL Leica FireCam Leica Firelam Releate Hates The Release Notes and User Manual are also available to view here After installation you can connect your camera or microscope to the computer Connec
5. Tel 44 0 1223 401824 Fax 44 0 1223 412526 email di support leica microsystems com web www leica microsystems com Table of Contents INntroduelioni isla What is FireCam System Requirements Feedback Installationi sissi anioni Installing FireCam Connections on the Computer Connecting the EZ4D amp EC3 Overview Menu Bar Controlling the Live Image Imaging Tools Viewing Acquired Images Image Gallery Troubleshooting Hints and Tips Index USING FireCam ille TROUDICSHOOUING tri aa eb aaa E aaan aana FireCam User Manual What is FireCam Leica FireCam is a software environment which allows the acquisition analysis and processing of high quality digital images using Leica cameras and stereo microscopes on an Apple Mac Leica FireCam comes with the latest Leica DFC cameras Leica EC cameras and Leica stereo microscopes with integral digital camera and provides the basic software for the camera configuration and control as well as image acquisition Captured images can be viewed in a gallery saved to specified file locations and can have additional processing applied to them System Requirements Introduction System Requirements Computer System G4 PowerPC or Intel processor 1Ghz Mac with 512 Mb RAM Graphics 128MB RAM supporting 32 bit USB port High Speed USB USB 2 0 port Leica EC3 camera amp Leica EZ4 D microscope FireWire port 1394a FireWire port for all Leica DF
6. best captured images You can adjust the minimum brightness gray level or black point or level by dragging the left most triangle indicator below the grayscale bar and maximum brightness gray level or white point or level by dragging the right most triangle You can also alter these values in the edit boxes use arrow keys for precision These controls remain active until you move them again or check Auto To obtain the best image these contrast indicators for minimum and maximum brightness levels should be aligned with the limits of the brightness distribution The closer the indicators are together the higher the image contrast The default minimum is O and default maximum is 255 19 Controlling the Live Image Using FireCam Gamma Gamma adjusts the contrast range and how it is applied to an image For a gamma value of 1 0 contrast is applied evenly linearly across the whole light intensity range However dark areas for example may appear too dark to view easily and by adjusting the gamma to below 1 0 to the left the detail becomes more visible The image becomes lighter but also duller Conversely increasing the gamma above 1 0 to the right makes the image darker but also more vibrant Gamma is adjusted by dragging the middle triangle indicator The default is 1 0 As the gamma value is calculated as a factor of the minimum and maximum gray levels the gamma triangle position moves according to the positi
7. picture from the image Reveal in Finder This will show the file in the location on your computer in Finder 28 FireCam User Manual Delete Deletes the selected image or images from the Gallery and your computer Undo Press d6 Z keys to undo the above actions or select Undo from the Menu Bar 29 Troubleshooting Troubleshooting Troubleshooting The live image window is completely gray Check that the USB connection from the microscope to the computer is connected securely Check that the microscope power cable is connected securely and the power is on at the mains and at the microscope Check that FireCam has been installed correctly and that the cameras are visible in the Computer Hardware Overview The live image window is completely black Check the light conditions and the microscope light settings Ensure that light reaches the camera The incident lighis are faulty or covered by an obstacle The transmitted light box on the microscope is faulty or has been covered by opaque materials Exposure or gain is too low increase exposure or gain or both Gamma is set too high decrease gamma Auto Brightness is selected but the brightness level is too low increase the brightness level The live image is too dark Exposure or gain is too low increase exposure or gain or both Gamma is set too high decrease gamma Auto Brightness is selected but the brightness level is too low increase the brig
8. the mouse As the mouse is released the 21 Imaging Tools Using FireCam White Balance is calculated over the selected region but applied to the whole image To apply the White Balance to the whole image click Auto in the Color panel Crop Region Draw a rectangle with this tool The area you wish to crop or cut away will become slightly grayed out The area that you wish to keep inside the cropped region will remain at normal viewing brightness To move the region you wish to crop move the mouse inside the rectangle to show a Hand cursor Click and drag the rectangle to a different position To resize the region grab an edge or corner and drag to enlarge or reduce the rectangle Deactivate the cropping region by clicking again with the crop cursor showing anywhere in the grayed out area outside the rectangle To crop the image to this region use the Crop Image button Button Tools These tools rotate flip and crop the image SI sy Rotate Image Rotate the whole image right clockwise or left anti or counter clockwise by 90 You can also apply this to multiple captured images by selecting more that one image in the Gallery Flip Image Flip the whole image horizontally or vertically You can also apply this to multiple captured images by selecting more than one image in the Gallery 4 Crop Image After drawing a crop region from the Toolbox the Crop Image button becomes active Click to crop the im
9. C cameras 1394a or 1394b for Leica DFC360 FX CD drive to install from the CD A modem or network connection to download from the internet Approximately 50 Mb of disk space for a full installation Further space is required for data and image storage Check free disk space regularly Operating System Mac OS 10 4 Tiger or later 32 bit or 64 bit Please use the latest updates Contact www apple com for updating your system 10 3 Panther and earlier Mac OS versions are not supported FireCam User Manual Feedback For help with any problems please refer to the Troubleshooting section or to the section on Hints and Tips Also check the latest FAQ pages at www leica microsystems com education EZ4 D amp EC3 WWW leica microsystems com camera systems DFC If you still encounter problems report any issues or feedback concerning this software to ez support leica microsystems com EZ4 D amp EC3 di support leica microsystems com DFC Please describe the exact configuration you are working with and your software version including Software Version number Computer description brand name operating system RAM language etc Microscope or camera description Description of the exact steps that produce the error Screenshot of any error message Installing FireCam Installation Installing FireCam Make sure there are no cameras or microscopes connected to your computer Identify the version of your
10. Leica FireCam User Manual MICROSYSTEMS Leica FireCam User Manual All reasonable steps have been taken to ensure that this publication is correct and complete but should any user be in doubt about any detail clarification may be sought from Leica Microsystems or their accredited representative The information in this document is subject to change without notice and should not be construed as a commitment by Leica Microsystems Leica Microsystems accepts no responsibility for any errors that may appear in this document O 2007 Leica Microsystems No part of this publication may be reproduced transmitted transcribed stored in any retrieval system or translated into any human or computer language by any means or in any form without the prior written permission of Leica Microsystems Ltd Apple Mac Macintosh and FireWire are trademarks of Apple Computer Inc At Leica Microsystems we are continually striving to improve the standards of our manuals and would welcome customer feedback If you would like to comment on any aspect of this manual or our manuals in general please send email to LMIS manuals leica microsystems com Alternatively send a fax to 44 0 1223 412526 or write to Manual Feedback Marketing Department at the address below Please quote the title and date of the manual Date October 2007 Software Version 3 2 Leica Microsystems Cambridge Ltd PO Box 80 515 Coldhams Lane CB1 3YZ United Kingdom
11. S Browsing the images on your computer In order to speed up the navigation of images in the folders on your computer create sub folders rather than having one large folder for the Gallery Mouse Functions Most Macs are traditionally operated with a single button mouse but can also be used with a two button mouse which Leica FireCam takes advantage of 1 button mouse Normal functionality is by clicking the mouse Alternative functions are accessible by holding Ctrl Control key mouse click 2 button mouse Normal functionality is by clicking the left mouse button Alternative functions are accessible by clicking the right mouse button as well as by holding Ctrl key either mouse click 31
12. Window Help Unda Lut Copy EC Paste AN Delete Select All Special Characters XT Delete Delete Move to Trash one or more selected image in the Gallery This will delete the file from your computer Undo The last processing action performed on an image can be Undone Z Select All Select All selects all images in the Gallery Image Rotate Left Rotate Right Flip Horizontal Flip Vertical Crap Grayscale Invert Reveal in Finder Rotate Left turns the image in a counter or anti clockwise direction by 90 Right turns the image in a clockwise direction by 90 Flip Horizontal flips the image from left to right and vice versa Vertical flips the image from top to bottom and vice versa 14 FireCam User Manual Crop Click to crop the image after first drawing a region using the Toolbox Crop Region Tool Grayscale Converts a color image to a grayscale or monochrome black amp white image Invert Creates a negative picture from the image Reveal in Finder This will show the file in the location on your computer in Finder Window Fullscreen F displays the live or saved image across the whole of monitor display screen without any controls being visible You can toggle F at any time Help FireCam Help opens this Help file 6 7 15 Controlling the Live Image Using FireCam Controlling the Live Image The live i
13. active camera automatically If you have more than one camera connected to the computer you can select which camera is to be active Settings Once you have defined the best camera settings or configuration for your environment you can Save them and apply them at any time This is not only useful for different working and lighting conditions but can also be used to reproduce user specific working conditions You can Delete any saved setting and also Reset a camera to its default configuration Calibrate You can create black or white shading references for any DFC camera Y Calibrate Black d New Black Reference White None HH Black A Black Reference will determine the maximum black content of the camera This helps to correct fogging for acquired images at long exposures Make sure no light can enter the camera and then Select New Black Reference and follow the onscreen instructions 17 Controlling the Live Image Using FireCam White A White Reference is useful when the optics of the system do not give a completely even distribution of light from the source The shading reference can be applied to a captured image Live Video This contains the controls for adjusting the basic brightness of the live image either manually or in automatic mode Mode For EZ4 D amp EC3 select Better for a higher resolution live image and Faster for a lower resolution but with faster frame rates For DFC cameras selec
14. age 22 FireCam User Manual dg dd You can only crop one image at a time E Sometimes it is difficult to know when the live image is under or over exposed Exposure Check live image only When active Exposure Check indicates those parts of the under and over exposed image as blue and red regions respectively You can also adjust these regions by dragging the histogram black and white levels The histogram is marked with corresponding pale blue and red colors Y Levels Auto 28 1 0 226 a 23 Imaging Tools Using FireCam Dete Delete Delete Move to Trash one or more selected image in the Gallery This will delete the file s from your computer Zoom Slider amp Inset Zooming in and out can also be achieved with the Zoom Slider located at the bottom right corner of the application window just below the Acquire button Move the slider to the left to Zoom Out and to the right to Zoom In It performs the same function as the Zoom tool above but with a visible indicator for minimum and maximum positions Once the image is zoomed in a Zoom Inset shows in the bottom right corner of the live image A rectangle inside the inset shows how much of the image is visible in the Image Viewer A green rectangle shows the image is viewed at below 1 1 and a red rectangle shows the image is viewed at over 1 1 Undo All of the processing actions performed on an image can be un
15. done with Z or from Undo on the menu bar 24 FireCam User Manual Viewing Acquired Images The Review Panel enables you to view acquired or captured images and add or change the image name or descriptions 5023 JPEG Dimensions 1392 x 1040 12 04 2006 00 06 08 Leica Microsystems strobilus Acquired images are displayed as thumbnails in the expandable horizontal Gallery at the bottom of the main FireCam window An image selected in the Gallery is displayed in the viewing area on the right and the image description is shown in the information panel on the left There are also a number of tools below the displayed image for further processing The description is attached to each image and some items may be amended Image Information Name This is the name applied at the time of acquisition in the Output option in the Acquire panel To rename an image type another filename into the box If it already exists the filename is rejected and the original name is established Format This is the file type selected in the Output option in the Acquire panel It is not editable 25 Viewing Acquired Images Using FireCam Dimensions This is the size selected in Image Size in the Output option in the Acquire panel It is not editable Date This is the date and time of the acquisition It is not editable Author You can type any name in this box Copyright You can type any name in this box Commen
16. e size and number of visible thumbnails can be controlled by dragging the bottom of the gallery up or down 27 Image Gallery Using FireCam The number of images in the Gallery folder is displayed below the image viewer You can select one or more thumbnails and the number of images selected will be shown as well as the free space available on the computer or volume For example 4 images have been highlighted out of 24 that are visible to FireCam The amount of free space available on this computer is 31 7 Gb 4 of 24 images 31 7 GB available Image Options Gallery actions will permanently affect the image file on your computer and not just in FireCam Each of these actions may be applied to more than one image at a time This means that the action will be applied to all thumbnails highlighted in the Gallery and not just the image displayed in the Image Viewer Rotate Left Rotate Right Flip Horizontal Flip Vertical Crop Grayscale Invert Reveal in Finder Delete Rotate Rotate Left turns one or more selected image in a counter or anti clockwise direction by 90 Rotate Right turns one or more selected image in a clockwise direction by 90 Flip Flip Horizontal flips the image from left to right and vice versa Flip Vertical flips the image from top to bottom and vice versa Grayscale Converts a color image to a grayscale or monochrome black amp white image Invert Creates a negative
17. hanges the shape of the mouse cursor and function of the mouse and by doing so makes the tool active AU Ae Tools am R arrow The Arrow tool turns off other mouse tools This is the default cursor x Zoom This will enable you to Zoom In or Zoom Out of the image Zoom In Move the cursor over the live image and it will change to A Click one or more times on the live image to zoom in by fixed amounts Zoom Out Repeat as for Zoom In but press the alt key at the same time and the mouse will appear as A Click on the live image one or more times to zoom out by fixed amounts Alternatively you can click in the live image and scroll the mouse up or down to zoom in or out smoothly See also the Zoom Slider Hand The Hand tool enables you to navigate around the whole of an image when it is zoomed in It is grayed out when fully zoomed out but becomes available once the image is zoomed in The mouse cursor turns to a hand Click in the live image with the Hand cursor and drag the mouse anywhere in the image Ea White Balance eyedropper For a White Balance at a particular point click on the live image A cross wire will appear on the live image and remain at this point until White Balance is de selected When the eyedropper is moved within the live image r g amp b pixel values for the current cursor position are displayed below the live image For a region ROI draw a rectangle in the live image with
18. he help files and version information and also select some image processing Go to the Menu Bar gt i a FireCam File Edit Image Window Help 10 FireCam User Manual Control panel The control panel has two different modes 1 When viewing a live image this panel contains the camera controls for setting adjusting and capturing the live image Acquire Camera OFC 420 C H Settings Reset E Calibrate Live Video Cl Auto Mode Progressive Medium E Exposure eefe 105ms Gain f Lx 3 le Color Cl Auta Levels Auto Output 2 When viewing a captured or saved image this panel displays information about the selected image Review Name z_ 0008 Format JPEG Dimensions 768 x 576 Date 12 04 2006 00 06 08 Author JDS Copyright Leica Microsystems Description panthera aureus 11 Overview Using FireCam Image Viewer The right side and largest part of FireCam shows the Image Viewer In the Acquire Panel the live image fills the Image Viewer as above In the Review Panel the Image Viewer displays the image selected from the thumbnails in the Image Gallery Imaging Tools To O ad 9 Tools Rotate Image Flip Image Crop Delete These tools provide manipulation of live or acquired images Image Gallery Acquired images are displayed as thumbnails in a horizontal gallery along the bottom of the main FireCam window E 000 E Emi
19. htness level Check the microscope and lighting settings The live image is not in focus Check the microscope settings and follow the instructions in the microscope operating manual Compare the focus through the eye piece and compare with the image within Leica FireCam It is possible that they are not identical As a temporary work around focus using the live image within Leica FireCam Contact ez support Check the Zoom dial on the microscope The focus is automatically adjusted when zooming in or out It is possible this may be defective Contact ez support Poor image quality Check microscope light settings Check exposure and gain settings to avoid under or over exposure Make sure the eyepiece fits snugly around the eye so no stray light enters the eyepiece Cover the eyepiece to external light if it is not being used Check the gain setting An Increase in Gain will increase the electronic noise of the microscope camera If you reduce Gain you should increase the exposure to compensate 30 FireCam User Manual Hints and Tips Navigation within Leica FireCam Navigate check boxes amp edit boxes within the controls panels using the Tab key Slow live image performance Set Exposure to as short a time as possible to obtain a correct image Increase Gain to compensate if necessary This will improve camera response and performance set the image Live Format to Faster for faster live image refreshing for EZ4 D and EC
20. mage can be viewed and adjusted in the Acquire Panel iC AIT TTTITETIRERTAITITET ETT IT ITITITITITITT TTT ET ICITITIT ITE TTT titi iiiii titi itti TTITITETIE T Dere SE ETA a te Uau e eeen T Camera DFC 420 C aaa E Settings Reset g Calibrate T Live Video Cl Auto Mode Progressive Medium By Exposure fp L04ms 4 Galn ia Lax 5 amp Color Cl Auto P Levels Auto Output Image Size Formar Filename Image as a amp fps eet PERES PE PA PAD ed POE A RARA Peed pa pad ea Ra ta IRA POE ii data late A SA SO Ha tats da at E Ke Teka luta dg Pe f i I X E ee ee ee CITATI ERI x ee hi pal 5 A 9 i N Paone RETNA TIA LC oe n ASC ee ees pr em er Ri SAR ari able miele I LOI O RIO ERA IE OI fm re i E TA qa ee Camera controls are on the left the live image is on the right Camera Controls Camera controls are divided into several main areas Camera configuration Shading references Adjusting basic brightness of the Live image White amp Color Balance Sharpening the image Histogram Selecting Output options for acquisition Acquisition 16 FireCam User Manual Camera DFC 420 C HH Settings Reset HH b Calibrate Live Video Auto Mode Progressive Medium HH Exposure mf 105ms D Gain x Color Auto Levels Auto gt Output Camera configuration Camera Normally FireCam will startup and show a live image with the
21. on of the contrast indicators Auto When checked optimum gamma black and white levels are automatically calculated from the current brightness distribution Output The captured image type and name can be selected here 7 Output Image Size Progressive Medium Format TIFF HH a di Filename Image l Image Size Select the captured image size from the available resolutions in the list Each camera may have several different sizes Format Select from TIFF 8 amp 16 bit JPEG 8 bit only PNG 8 amp 16 bit Filename The saved image file name has an automatically incremented number added to the end of the name By default and if the name is blank this name is image 1 The increment number can be set or reset to any number Acquiring an Image Once the image is satisfactory capture it by clicking the Acquire button in the bottom right corner The image will be added to the Gallery and stored in the folder defined in the Folder options 20 FireCam User Manual Imaging Tools Tools Rotate Image Flip Image Delete These tools are available for manipulating the live image or any captured image All Images that appear in the Gallery may be edited with these tools apart from Exposure Check Toolbox The Toolbox contains mouse controlled tools to select actions for drawing a Cropping region White Balance Magnifying and Navigating around an image Selecting a tool c
22. t the resolution from the list of available modes for that camera Exposure Increasing Exposure time will make the image lighter However as the exposure increases the live image refresh frame rates will become slower Minimum exposures are to the left and maximum to the right You can write values directly in the edit box Gain Gain is used to amplify the image signal Increasing Gain brightens the image without increasing the exposure time However high gain values can reduce image quality The minimum value of 1x is to the left and different cameras have different maximum values to the right You can write values directly in the edit box Auto When checked this will enable automatic brightness Color You can adjust the image Color and Saturation and select automatic White Balance Color Auto Saturation effi 100 Saturation The Saturation slider sets the color intensity of the image lt can be adjusted to the left so that the image appears as monochrome black amp white and to the right for falsely bright colors The default is 100 The range of the slider is from 0 200 but you can write directly in the edit box these and any values greater that 200 Color The color wheel is used for fine tuning the color balance Depending on the light source subject matter and camera characteristics fine correction of the image may be necessary even after a white balance Drag the central dot in the color
23. tions on the Computer Installation Connections on the Computer USB The Leica EC3 camera and Leica EZ4 D Stereomicroscope use a High Speed USB USB 2 0 connection to the computer Please make sure both your computer and Mac Operating System support High Speed USB USB 2 0 If your computer only supports standard USB USB 1 or 1 1 please update your hardware Does your computer support USB The first step for proper USB connectivity is to make sure your computer supports USB and is enabled If in doubt consult your computer system administrator or computer supplier A USB socket or port on your computer looks like this e often with a USB symbol Which version of USB do you have If your computer and Mac OS already supports USB but you are not sure if it is a High Speed USB you can check which version you have in the following way Open the About this Mac panel from the Apple menu and click More Info Mac OS X gratos Lidd d romam Update 7 Frecessor Coal GHI PowerPC Gi 2 MELI cache per renee cw Merry Sh ME DDR SCRAM Snai isk HOO Lja 16 Jet i A pod E Com 7 IPE Al Fi ghis Reeves This will display your computer system properties FireCam User Manual Expand Hardware and Click USB Mac G4 Tower Contents USB Device Tree Yy Hardware USE Bus ATA USE Bus Audio Built In USE Bus Bluetooth gt USE Bus Diagnostics PUSE High Speed Bus _ Disc Burning Fibre Channel FireWire
24. ts You can type any commenis in here Long descriptions will automatically scroll beyond the end of the displayed panel Imaging Tools Toolbox The Toolbox contains mouse controlled tools to select actions for cropping magnifying and navigating around an image highlighted in the Gallery Button Tools These tools rotate flip and crop the image The operations of all these tools are shown in Imaging Tools 26 FireCam User Manual Image Gallery Acquired images are displayed as thumbnails in an expandable horizontal Gallery along the bottom of the main FireCam window Image Types The Gallery will display and open any files on your computer with a file type of Jpeg or jpg Tiff or tif and Png FireCam will ignore other file types It will also display and open files on another networked computer if you have access to these files Access to the Gallery ww The Gallery can be opened or closed by toggling Show Hide at the bottom of the control panel The Gallery is accessible when viewing live or acquired images Folder options The current Gallery folder is shown in Folder The default folder is located in Pictures FireCam where is the current login username Click Folder to change the location or create a new folder by selecting Other Folder from the list of options Images are captured and saved to the current gallery folder active at the time of capture Once the Gallery is open th
25. wheel towards the color you require 18 FireCam User Manual White Balance White Balance corrects the live image without any color bias neutral It can be applied to the whole image or to a specific region The term white balance is not strictly correct neutral balance would be more accurate but as the term is used worldwide we will continue to use it here When Auto is checked White Balance is continuously applied to the whole of the live image To make a White Balance at a particular point or a region drawn on the live image select the White Balance eyedropper in the Toolbox Sharpen Apply Sharpening to Live and Captured images Move the slider to the left for minimum and to the right for maximum sharpening Levels The live image Histogram displays a visual representation of the current light levels as seen by the camera F Levels It shows the relative distribution of pixels by tonal value from the darkest elements indicated in the grayscale bar on the left hand side to the brightest on the right A peak represents many pixels in that density range A well illuminated image should contain all elements from dark to light While automatic exposure offers the best overall image quality for most acquisition purposes you may wish to make some adjustments The histogram can be used to control brightness and contrast of an image and an understanding the histogram is therefore important to obtain the
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