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1 User Guide XCAM01

2 Inhalt Chapter 1 Introduction and Product Information... 3 Introduction... 3 Dust Protection and Cleaning... 3 Chapter 2 Box Contents... 3 Chapter 3 Overview of the Camera Interfaces... 4 Chapter 4 Working in HDMI-Mode... 6 Chapter 5 Further Information... 9 Chapter 6 USB-Mode using a PC or MAC Warranty Disposal / Recycling Visit us on Page 2

3 Chapter 1 Introduction and Product Information Introduction This camera model is a digital camera with excellent image quality and user-friendly controls intended for usage in microscopy applications. The camera delivers the image in real time through a HDMI signal with full HD resolution to a monitor or TV with HDMI input. No PC is needed to operate the camera! Images and videos can be stored on the removable SD card. The camera functions are controlled by mouse directly on the screen menu. Operation with a Windows PC or MAC is also possible. Dust Protection and Cleaning The optical components of the camera must be protected against dust. Please ensure that the dust cover (black round cap) is always placed back on the camera in case you have to remove the camera from the microscope. If the glass cover of the sensor gets polluted with dust, cleaning with a lens-free cloth (as sold in the camera stores) and a small amount of ethanol can be applied. Clean it gently from left to right and from top to bottom. Contamination on the inside of the glass can be removed only by the manufacturer. Maintenance Maintenance of the camera can be done only by the manufacturer. In cases which this necessary, please contact your dealer. CAUTION: Please Do not open the casing of the camera. The penetration of dust and moisture can damage the chip. When opening the camera by unauthorized personnel, the warranty expires. In case of problems your dealer will be happy to help. Chapter 2 Box Contents In the camera box, the following is included: Camera Power supply (12V/1A) HDMI cable USB cable (USB-A/USB-A) USB mouse SD memory card CD with Software (on CDROM) Visit us on Page 3

4 Chapter 3 Overview of the Camera Interfaces On the back of the camera you can find the following interfaces: HDMI: Connection to a HDMI monitor BACK OF THE CAMERA USB: In HDMI-Mode you connect there the USB mouse in order to use the On-Screen Menu. In USB-Mode you connect the camera with the USB port of your computer. DC12V: Connection to the included power supply ON/OFF: Switch on/off the camera SD: SD card slot for SD cards in order to capture photos and videos. If you want to use your own SD cards, it is suggested to use a Class 10 SD card. On the back of the camera there is also a control LED the following color codes apply: Dark: the camera is not supplied with power Red: the camera is supplied with power but is not operating Blue: the camera is operating. The change from red to blue happens as soon as you press the ON/OFF switch which switches the camera on Visit us on Page 4

5 FRONT OF THE CAMERA On the front of the camera you can find the following interfaces and parts: C-Mount Thread: Standard c-mount thread for connecting to the c-count adapter of your microscope Dust protection (not depicted): This cover protects the sensor from dust or mechanical damage Visit us on Page 5

6 Chapter 4 Working in HDMI-Mode CAMERA-SETUP IN HDMI-MODE 1. Connect the camera with the power supply 2. Connect the camera with the mouse 3. Connect the camera with the HDMI input of your HDMI monitor and ensure that you select in your monitor as source port the HDMI port where the camera is connected 4. Insert the SD card into the SD card slot 5. Connect the camera with the c-mount adapter of your microscope 6. Switch on the camera Please consider that you can connect the camera only to a HDMI INPUT port of a monitor. Some Notebooks may have HDMI ports but these are HDMI-OUTPUTS. You cannot connect the camera to a notebook and project the image on the notebook monitor! As with any mass storage device, you may not remove the SD card during operation of the camera, because data loss is possible. Please always turn the camera off before removing the SD card from the camera and undock the displayed device before removing the SD card from your PC! Visit us on Page 6

7 After switching on the camera, if you move the mouse to the left or bottom border of the monitor the OSD (On Screen Display) appear which help you control the camera functions. With the help of the mouse and the on-screen menus, you can now control all functions of the camera as well as take pictures and videos to the supplied SD card or play back from the camera to the monitor. The following menu is displayed when you reach the left edge of the screen with the mouse. CAPTURE Snap: Snapshot (single photo) Record: Start and stop recording of videos EXPOSURE CONTROL Auto Exposure Exposure: manual selection of exposure value Gain: manual selection of gain value COLORS R/G/B: Setting of each color channel (red/green/blue) IMAGE WHITE BALANCE Global Manual ROI (Region of Interest) FILTER FOR IMAGE IMPROVEMENT Sharpness: Adapt image sharpness Denoise: Remove image noise Saturation: Adapt color intensity Gamma: Gammakorrektur Contrast: Kontrastanpassung RESET DEFAULTS Default: Restore factory settings ON-SCREEN DISPLAY AND FUNCTIONS IN HDMI OPERATION MODE Visit us on Page 7

8 As soon as you reach the lower edge with the mouse, the icons for the image conversion functions appear IMAGE CONVERSION FUNCTIONS IM HDMI-MODE Below you will find the explanation of the displayed function symbols. Magnifying Glass +/-: Zoom in and out. The zoom function only affects the screen display. When recording, the image recorded by the sensor is recorded 1: 1 without zoom. Mirror: Horizontal and vertical mirroring of the displayed image. Using this functions you achieve the same orientation as seen through the oculars. Image Comparison: After selecting this function you will be prompted to select an already recorded image. Then, on the one half of the screen, this already recorded image (e.g., sample before a treatment) appears. On the other half the live image is displayed. This helps for example to demonstrate the effect of a treatment. Freeze/Thaw: The currently displayed live image gets frozen on the screen. Press again to return to the live view. Crosshair: Display of a crosshair on the image for applications where alignment of the object is necessary. Photo and video browser: Possibility to playback and manage your recordings (source: connected SD card). IMAGE CONVERSION FUNCTIONS IM HDMI-MODE Visit us on Page 8

9 Chapter 5 Further Information You can turn off Auto Exposure, which is very useful for many applications. When this function is activated, exposure time (exposure) and sensitivity (gain) are set automatically. For dark field microscopy, we recommend switching off the automatic exposure. If you need/prefer a grey scale image instead of a color one (for some applications it makes sense), then you need to adjust the color intensity (saturation) to the smallest value (controller far left) in the menu. Please note that (in contrast to USB operation with a PC), the camera cannot obtain date and time information from the PC in HDMI mode - saving files with a current date and time information is therefore only in USB mode possible. This camera has been also designed for applications that require long exposure times (down to the seconds range!) like fluorescence microscopy. To obtain an image with a high frame rate, as is required in most bright and dark field applications, we recommend the following procedure when setting the parameters: 1. Make sure that Auto Exposure is not activated 2. Set a low exposure time (less than 20 msec) 3. Adjust the Gain from zero to a high value to lighten the image On the other hand, if you have a very long exposure time of e.g. 200 msec with a correspondingly weak gain set, the camera can deliver up to 5 frames / sec, since the production of every single frame takes 200 msec. Visit us on Page 9

10 Chapter 6 USB-Mode using a PC or MAC To use the camera with a computer, update your computer operating system with the last updates, connect the camera to the PC using the USB cable of the package and install the software from the CD. On the CD you can find the manufacturer s operation manuals. For using the camera in this mode, the power supply of the camera must be also connected and switched on. Please notice that the Windows release of the software contains more functions than the MAC one. Warranty This device has been manufactured using the latest production methods, carefully checked and is subject to the manufacturer's quality control. If this product still does not function properly, we regret this very much and ask you to contact your dealer. For warranty claims, the following applies: The warranty period is 12 months from the date of purchase. Please keep your receipt as proof of the warranty. During the warranty period, the defective product can be brought or shipped to your dealer - in case of return by parcel delivery service, the customer bears the transport and insurance costs. For cases covered by the warranty, you will receive back a new or repaired device for free by parcel delivery service, we bear the return transport and insurance costs After the warranty period, you also have the option to send a defective device for repair to your dealer. After the warranty period, repairs are chargeable. Your statutory rights are not affected by this warranty. Damage caused by improper handling, operation, storage, changes in electronics, optics and housing, Acts of God or other external influence and by operation outside the technical specifications are not covered by the warranty. For a quick warranty processing please contact before returning the device your local dealer. Should a settlement through the dealer be not possible, so you can directly contact the importer of the product Sarras e.u. (Office@sarrasshop.com). Disposal / Recycling This equipment is sold to commercial customers and at end of its life cycle it is not allowed to be disposed with household waste but instead in accordance with the EU Directive 2002/96/EC. After the end of its life cycle, the customer must dispose this equipment either at its own expense or alternatively ship it back to his dealer or the importer (Please contact me via office@sarras-shop.com), so it can be disposed in accordance with the legal requirements at our expense. Visit us on Page 10