Manual Dp2-Twain e
Manual Dp2-Twain e
DP25
DP72
INSTRUCTIONS
DP2-TWAIN
CAMERA SOFTWARE INTERFACE
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Version DP2TWAIN_23July2009
Contents
DP21
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2.1 Acquiring images ..................................................................................9
2.2 Adjusting the exposure time .............................................................10
2.2.1 Manual exposure time mode ................................................................10
2.2.2 Automatic exposure time mode ............................................................11
2.3 Selecting the resolution .....................................................................12
2.4 Trimming the image (Subarray) .........................................................13
2.5 Carrying out a white balance .............................................................14
2.6 Using the Focus Indicator ..................................................................14
2.7 Toggling between RGB/Grayscale mode .........................................15
2.8 Maximizing the live-image .................................................................15
2.9 Zooming the image .............................................................................16
2.10 Changing the camera settings ........................................................16
2.10.1 General ...............................................................................................17
2.10.2 Adjustment ..........................................................................................18
2.10.3 Exposure .............................................................................................19
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3 Help when problems crop up with your DP21 20
DP25
4 OLYMPUS DP2-TWAIN for the DP25 23
4.1 Selecting a camera .............................................................................24
Contents
DP72
6 OLYMPUS DP2-TWAIN for the DP72 43
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Image acquisition with the OLYMPUS DP2-TWAIN
OLYMPUS DP2-TWAIN.
" The OLYMPUS DP2-TWAIN dialog box will be opened.
How to start OLYMPUS DP2-TWAIN from Microsoft Office 2007
1) Start your Microsoft Office 2007 application program, e.g., Word 2007.
2) Open the Microsoft Clip Organizer.
• In Word 2007, use the Insert > Clip Arts > Organize clips... command.
3) Select the File > Add Clips to Organizer > From Scanner or Camera...
command.
Image acquisition with the OLYMPUS DP2-TWAIN
" The Insert Picture from Scanner or Camera dialog box will be opened.
4) Select the entry OLYMPUS DP2-TWAIN from the Device list and click the
Custom Insert button.
" The OLYMPUS DP2-TWAIN dialog box will be opened.
PLEASE NOTE Microsoft Clip Organizer automatically creates a folder for all images you acquire
using OLYMPUS DP2-TWAIN. This folder is called My Collections > OLYMPUS
DP2-TWAIN.
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2.1 Acquiring images
Click the Snap button.
The image will be transferred to the software application program from which you
started the OLYMPUS DP2-TWAIN software.
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There are several ways in which you can set the exposure time:
Use the Manual slide control in order to change the maximum exposure time avail-
able for the manual settings of the exposure time.
The maximum automatic exposure time is preset and can't be modified.
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This is how you use the automatic calculation for the exposure time
1) Select the Automatic option, in the Exposure group.
" The OLYMPUS DP2-TWAIN software will then calculate the exposure time
automatically.
Region
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To determine the automatic exposure time, the intensity of an image segment in the
center of the image is measured. Specify how large this segment is to be, in the
Region field. To do so, select an entry from the list.
The DP21 offers you the entries Spot 1% and Spot 30%.
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Sensitivity
In the Sensitivity list, select the suitable entry among the light sensitivity values which
you know from the classical photography (e.g., ISO 100). The higher the Sensitivity
value is, the higher is the sensitivity.
Select a higher light sensitivity in order to acquire dark samples. A higher light sensi-
tivity results in heightened noise, though.
Exposure compensation
If you want to, you can select a value from the Exposure compensation list. With this
value you can correct the automatic exposure time that has been calculated by the
OLYMPUS DP2-TWAIN software.
To correct the automatic exposure time, select a value from the Exposure compen-
sation list. The largest possible correction value is 4, the smallest -4.
Should your images be overexposed or appear to be too bright, when you use the
automatic exposure time, select a negative correction value.
Should your images be underexposed when you use the automatic exposure time,
select a positive correction value.
Select the value 0, if there is no need to correct the automatic exposure time.
Check the effect of the exposure time correction in the live-image.
In the Snap list, by default, the entry with the highest resolution will always be preset.
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You can select a lower resolution in the live mode to increase the frame rate in the
live-image.
For the 800 x 600 resolution, two different modes are available. The camera's sensi-
tivity is much higher in the 800 x 600 (Binning 2x2) mode than in the 800 x 600 mode.
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2) Move the Subarray rectangle to the place in the image that interests you. To do
this, click in the rectangle, then with the left mouse button depressed, drag it to
the place you want it.
3) Then adjust its size. To do this, drag the handles of the rectangle.
" Every image that you then acquire will only show the image segment you've
set.
If the live-image is also to be limited to this segment, select the Apply to Live check
box.
Click the Toggle Subarray button to switch the subarray method on or off.
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If you know your light source's color temperature, select the required color tempera-
ture from the Whitebalance list.
If you don't know your light source's color temperature, remove the sample, or make
an image of a position on the sample that is colorless. Then click the OTWB button
(One Touch White Balance), to carry out a white balance on the current image. The
values thus determined will be used for all of the acquisitions that follow.
This is how you bring the sample into focus by using the Focus Indicator
1) Go to the place in the sample that interests you.
2) Click the button shown to switch the Focus Indicator on.
" The Focus Indicator will appear above the image.
" A red rectangle, labeled Focus, will appear in the image. Only the pixels
that are within this rectangle will be taken into account for the measure-
ment of the sharpness of your image.
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3) Move the rectangle to the place you want to bring into focus and adapt it's size.
4) Turn the precision focusing knob on your microscope to change the focusing.
While doing this, watch the display in the Focus Indicator.
• The red bar shows the greatest sharpness that has currently been
achieved.
• The blue bar shows the sharpness of focus that is being achieved with the
current focusing.
5) Change the focusing on your microscope until the display is as completely blue
as possible.
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Click the Reset Focus Indicator button, to reset the sharpness monitor's bars at a
value of about 70% for a better visualization.
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Fit to Window
Click the Fit to Window button or select this entry in the list, to have the complete
image displayed at the maximum possible size. The percentage value that this is
equivalent to depends on the camera you use, and the possible setting of the
subarray.
2.10.1 General
Use this dialog box to make a variety of general camera settings.
Image type
Select the type of image you want to acquire with you camera, in the Image type list.
With the DP21, the following bit depths can be selected:
• 8-bit grayscale
• 8-bit RGB color
Select the 8-bit grayscale entry to acquire gray-value images.
Select the 8-bit RGB color entry to acquire color images. You can choose between
two different color modes.
Color mode The DP21 camera supports two color modes.
Select the Color 1 color mode to optimize the color images for the following Olympus
microscopes resp. model ranges: IX81/71, IX70, BX, AX, MX, GX, SZX.
Select the Color 2 color mode, to optimize the color images for the following Olympus
microscopes resp. model ranges: CX, CKX, IX51, IX50.
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If you need to frequently toggle between the color and the grayscale modes, use the
Toggle RGB/Grayscale button. You will find this button in the Camera Control's
toolbar. By using it, you can switch from the grayscale mode to the color mode you
last selected, with one mouse click.
Mirror
Select the Horizontal check box to mirror the image horizontally during acquisition.
Select the Vertical check box to mirror the image vertically during acquisition.
The two forms of mirroring can be combined with each other.
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Pseudo Color
You can select a pseudo color display for your live-image. This pseudo color display
can be used in two ways:
• to mark image regions which are underexposed or overexposed
• to color gray-value images
Select the Use high/low pseudo color table option to mark underexposed and over-
exposed regions in the image with color. With this setting underexposed regions are
marked blue, overexposed regions are marked red. You can use the Use high/low
pseudo color table option not only for gray-value images but also for color images.
Select the Use pseudo color table for grayscale images option to provide gray-value
images with color. Click the Pseudo Color button to set the colors for the pseudo
color display. The Use pseudo color table for grayscale images is only available
when you have selected the 8-bit grayscale entry in the Bit depth list.
The display in pseudo color will only apply to the live-image. When, you acquire an
image by clicking the Snap button, the gray-value image will be transferred to the
software application from which you have started the OLYMPUS DP2-TWAIN soft-
ware.
2.10.2 Adjustment
Use this dialog box to set the image's sharpness.
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Sharpness
Use the sharpen filter to increase or decrease the sharpness of the image by edge
enhancement. You change the strength of the sharpen filter by moving its slide
control.
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The image gains a smoother appearance when you use negative values and a
sharper one when you use positive values. Raising sharpness will accentuate edges,
but also increases image noise. Entering a value of 0 will result in the sharpen filter
having no effect at all.
CCD calibration
The CCD calibration group is of no relevance for the DP21.
2.10.3 Exposure
Use this dialog box in the Acquisition Settings to specify the maximum possible expo-
sure time for the manual exposure time mode (see also "Manual exposure time
mode" on page 10).
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Help when problems crop up with your DP21
The device drivers have not been Check the camera's installa- Camera
correctly installed. tion. manual
No image can be seen. The lamp on your microscope is Switch the lamp on.
not switched on.
No light falls on the camera. Set the light path so that the
light falls on the camera.
Either the illumination has been Check the illumination and the
falsely set, or the sample falsely sample.
positioned.
With a snapshot, the message The connection between the Switch your PC off, pull out the
"Error making a snapshot" camera and your PC is faulty. power plug, then insert the
appears. plugs on the connector cable
firmly into the FireWire board
and the camera.
Switch your PC back on.
The live-image jerks. The frame rate is too low. Select a lower resolution. p. 12
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Help when problems crop up with your DP21
The value for exposure compen- Select the value "0" from the p. 12
sation is negative. Exposure compensation list,
then reset the exposure time
correction.
The image looks too bright. The diaphragm is too wide open. Reduce the diaphragm
opening on the microscope.
The value for exposure compen- Select the value "0" from the p. 12
sation is positive. Exposure compensation list,
then reset the exposure time
correction.
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The colors look peculiar. The white balance was not Select another mode for the p. 14
carried out correctly. calculation of the white
balance.
The PC's color settings are incor- Set the PC's color depth to at
rect. least 24 bit.
Help when problems crop up with your DP21
The iris diaphragm is not correctly Set the iris diaphragm so that
adjusted. your image exactly repro-
duces the image area.
DP25
Toolbar
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OLYMPUS DP2-TWAIN for the DP25
The OLYMPUS DP2-TWAIN software can drive several connected cameras. You
select the camera you want to use for the acquisition in the Camera list (see the illus-
tration on page 24). You can switch over to another camera whenever you want to.
This chapter describes how to use the OLYMPUS DP2-TWAIN software with the
DP25 camera. Other cameras that use the OLYMPUS DP2-TWAIN as an interface,
will be dealt with individually in their own chapter.
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This is how you use the automatic calculation for the exposure time
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1) Select the Automatic option, in the Exposure group.
" The OLYMPUS DP2-TWAIN software will then calculate the exposure time
automatically.
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In the camera settings, maximum exposure times are defined that limit the upwards
search for the correct exposure times. You can see these values in the Acquisition
Settings dialog box, and can also change them there. Click the Acquisition Settings
button in the camera control. Activate the Camera > Exposure option. Then you will
see the Maximum exposure time group.
Use the Automatic slide control in order to change the maximum exposure time avail-
able for the automatic calculation of the exposure time.
Moving the sample can make the live-image flicker in the live mode, since the auto-
matic exposure time calculation then has to be continually readjusted.
To slow down the rate at which the automatic exposure time is calculated, click the
Slow down Auto Exposure button. This will result in the exposure time being calcu-
lated with a certain amount of delay, when the brightness in the image changes
quickly (e.g., when you search through a sample with very bright and very dark
areas).
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Region
If you want to, you can determine that the exposure time will only be measured on a
part of the image. You do this in the Region field. To do so, select an entry from the
list.
If you have selected a spot, you have to define the Region of Interest (ROI) in the
image on which the exposure time is to be measured.
Should you want to position the spot in the center of the image, you should click the
Center Spot on Image button.
Select the Full Image entry, if the exposure time is to be measured on the whole
image.
Sensitivity
In the Sensitivity list, select the suitable entry among the light sensitivity values which
you know from the classical photography (e.g., ISO 100). The higher the Sensitivity
value is, the higher is the sensitivity.
Select a higher light sensitivity in order to acquire dark samples. A higher light sensi-
tivity results in heightened noise, though.
Exposure compensation
If you want to, you can select a value from the Exposure compensation list. With this
value you can correct the automatic exposure time that has been calculated by the
OLYMPUS DP2-TWAIN software.
To correct the automatic exposure time, select a value from the Exposure compen-
sation list. The largest possible correction value is 4, the smallest -4.
Should your images be overexposed or appear to be too bright, when you use the
automatic exposure time, select a negative correction value.
Should your images be underexposed when you use the automatic exposure time,
select a positive correction value.
Select the value 0, if there is no need to correct the automatic exposure time.
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Check the effect of the exposure time correction in the live-image.
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There are several ways in which you can set the exposure time:
If you wish, the OLYMPUS DP2-TWAIN software can supply you with a benchmark,
with the help of which you will be able to set a suitable exposure time manually. To
obtain this, click the One time Auto Exposure button.
The value set will be that which the automatic exposure time mode currently supplies.
Control's toolbar.
" The mouse pointer changes its form to a pipette.
2) Move the mouse pointer onto the top left corner of an image segment that is to
be displayed in white. With the left mouse button depressed draw a frame.
" As soon as you release the mouse button, the individual image colors will be
adapted in such a way that the selected image segment is displayed in
white.
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In the Snap list, by default, the entry with the highest resolution will always be preset.
You can select a lower resolution in the live mode to increase the frame rate in the
live-image.
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• The value shown will, however, be updated if you set another value in the Snap
field.
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2) Move the Subarray rectangle to the place in the image that interests you. To do
this, click in the rectangle, then with the left mouse button depressed, drag it to
the place you want it.
3) Then adjust its size. To do this, drag the handles of the rectangle.
" Every image that you then acquire will only show the image segment you've
set.
If the live-image is also to be limited to this segment, select the Apply to Live check
box.
Click the Toggle Subarray button to switch the subarray method on or off.
This is how you bring the sample into focus by using the Focus Indicator
1) Go to the place in the sample that interests you.
2) Click the button shown to switch the Focus Indicator on.
" The Focus Indicator will appear above the image.
" A red rectangle, labeled Focus, will appear in the image. Only the pixels
that are within this rectangle will be taken into account for the measure-
ment of the sharpness of your image.
3) Move the rectangle to the place you want to bring into focus and adapt it's size.
4) Turn the precision focusing knob on your microscope to change the focusing.
While doing this, watch the display in the Focus Indicator.
• The red bar shows the greatest sharpness that has currently been
achieved.
• The blue bar shows the sharpness that is being achieved with the current
focusing.
5) Change the focusing on your microscope until the display is as completely blue
as possible.
Click the Reset Focus Indicator button, to reset the sharpness monitor's bars at a
value of about 70% for a better visualization.
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This button shows the DP25's current color mode. When the button looks like this,
you acquire color images.
Click this button to switch to the grayscale mode.
Acquiring gray-value images
When the button looks like this, you acquire gray-value images.
Click this button to switch to the RGB mode.
Please note that when you are in the DP25's grayscale mode, you can load different
pseudo color tables. Whether a pseudo color table is to be used, and which table is
to be used, you set in the Acquisition Settings > Camera > General dialog box (see
also "Image type" on page 33).
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Fit to Window
Click the Fit to Window button or select this entry in the list, to have the complete
image displayed at the maximum possible size. The percentage value that this is
equivalent to depends on the camera you use, and the possible setting of the
subarray.
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4.12.1 General
Use this dialog box to make a variety of general camera settings.
Image type
With the DP25, the following bit depths can be selected:
• 8-bit grayscale
• 8-bit color
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Mirror
Select the Horizontal check box to mirror the image horizontally during acquisition.
Select the Vertical check box to mirror the image vertically during acquisition.
The two forms of mirroring can be combined with each other.
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Pseudo Color
You can select a pseudo color display for your live-image. This pseudo color display
can be used in two ways:
• to mark image regions which are underexposed or overexposed
• to color gray-value images
Select the Use high/low pseudo color table option to mark underexposed and over-
exposed regions in the image with color. With this setting underexposed regions are
marked blue, overexposed regions are marked red. You can use the Use high/low
pseudo color table option not only for gray-value images but also for color images.
Select the Use pseudo color table for grayscale images option to provide gray-value
images with color. Click the Pseudo Color button to set the colors for the pseudo
color display. The Use pseudo color table for grayscale images option is only avail-
able for gray-value images.
The display in pseudo color will only apply to the live-image. When you click the Snap
button to acquire an image, a gray-value image will be acquired.
4.12.2 Adjustment
Use this dialog box in the camera settings to change the several camera settings
manually.
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You will change the settings for all color channels simultaneously. If you want to
accentuate or tone down one particular color channel, use the functions in the Color
dialog box.
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Gamma
Gamma increases, respectively lowers, the image contrast, subject to the intensity I
of a pixel, according to the following equation.
1⁄γ
I0 = I
with I = intensity value of the resulting image, I0= the intensity value of the source
image.
The values for Gamma vary between 0.1 and 9.99. Values smaller than 1 make the
image altogether darker. At the same time, the contrast in bright areas of the image
will be increased. Values greater than 1 make the image altogether brighter. At the
same time, the contrast in dark areas of the image will be increased.
Sharpness
Use the sharpen filter to increase or decrease the sharpness of the image by edge
enhancement. You change the strength of the sharpen filter by moving its slide
control.
The image gains a smoother appearance when you use negative values and a
sharper one when you use positive values. Raising sharpness will accentuate edges,
but also increases image noise. Entering a value of 0 will result in the sharpen filter
having no effect at all.
Contrast
Move the Contrast slide control to change the contrast values of the image. Values
smaller than 1 lower the image contrast. Values greater than 1 enhance the image
contrast.
When you change the image contrast the brightest part of the image always remains
the same.
After the image contrast has been changed ti's possible that dark or bright image
areas will no longer be displayed optimally. In this case, use the Brightness slide
control to make the whole image brighter or darker.
Brightness
Use the Brightness slide control, if the whole image is too bright or too dark. Values
smaller than 0 lower the image brightness. Values greater than 0 increase the image
brightness.
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4.12.3 Shading correction
In the Shading Correction group you can correct two different types of shading. First
of all, the shading correction corrects the effect of an inhomogeneous illumination
(Illumination correction). Additionally, the shading correction corrects the different
sensitivity of individual pixels on the CCD chip (Noise correction).
Select the Dark option to activate the Noise Correction.
Select the Flatfield option to activate both the Illumination Correction and the Noise
Correction.
Select the Off option to disable the shading correction.
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Click the Edit... button to check whether correction images have already been
acquired or not. When correction images are available, you will find them listed here.
In the Image Type column, the correction images for the noise correction are indi-
cated by the entry Dark, the correction images for the illumination correction, with the
entry Flatfield.
What is "Shading"?
Every optical system with a camera and microscope creates, even when the devices
have been set up very carefully, image inhomogeneities in the illumination of the
sample. These are called shading.
For a shading correction, the shading will first be determined in order to make correc-
tions to the acquired image possible.
The left illustration
shows an image where
the online shading
correction has not been
activated. In compar-
ison to the image on the
right with active shading
correction, one can
recognize the inhomo-
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geneous illumination.
2) If you have already acquired a Dark correction image, the Skip recording dark
correction image check box will be automatically selected.
Clear the check box, if you want to acquire a Dark correction image.
Click the Next > button.
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3) Then follow the instructions given you by the software wizard. Close the light
path selector knob on your microscope, so that no light can fall on the camera.
Then click Next.
" The Dark correction image will be acquired.
" The wizard's next dialog box will open.
4) Move to a place where there is neither a sample nor any scratches nor dust.
5) Click the Next button and acquire the correction images for the currently
selected objective.
" The correction images for all camera resolutions will automatically be ac-
quired.
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6) Click the Finish button to finalize the calibration and return to the Acquisition
Settings > Adjustment dialog box.
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4.12.4 Color
Use this dialog box in the camera settings to change the camera's color settings
manually.
Saturation
Increase the Saturation in order to see more saturated colors.
4.12.5 Exposure
Use this dialog box in the camera settings to set the maximum possible exposure
times for the image acquisition (see also "Adjusting the exposure time" on page 25).
4.12.6 Information
Use this dialog box in the camera settings to display information about your DP25
camera.
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Help when problems crop up with your DP25
The device drivers have not been Check the camera's installa- (Camera
correctly installed. tion. manual)
No image can be seen. The lamp on your microscope is Switch the lamp on.
not switched on.
No light falls on the camera. Set the light path so that the
light falls on the camera.
Either the illumination has been Check the illumination and the
falsely set, or the sample falsely sample.
positioned.
With a snapshot, the message The connection between the Switch your PC off, pull out the
"Error making a snapshot" camera and your PC is faulty. power plug, then insert the
appears. plugs on the connector cable
firmly into the FireWire board
and the camera.
Switch your PC back on.
The live-image jerks. The frame rate is too low. Select a lower resolution. p. 29
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Help when problems crop up with your DP25
The value for exposure compen- Select the value "0" from the p. 27
sation is negative. Exposure compensation list,
then reset the exposure time
correction.
The image looks too bright. The diaphragm is too wide open. Reduce the diaphragm
opening on the microscope.
The value for exposure compen- Select the value "0" from the p. 27
sation is positive. Exposure compensation list,
then reset the exposure time
correction.
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The measurement area for the Shift the measurement area p. 27
calculation of the exposure time into the segment of the image
is in an area that is too dark. that you want to have correctly
exposed.
The PC's color settings are incor- Set the PC's color depth to at
rect. least 24 bit.
The images are blurred. Your microscope has not been Correct the focus setting.
correctly focused.
The iris diaphragm is not correctly Set the iris diaphragm so that
adjusted. your image exactly repro-
duces the image area.
DP72
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OLYMPUS DP2-TWAIN for the DP72
In the manual on hand, you will find a comprehensive description of how to use the
OLYMPUS DP2-TWAIN software. For information on how to use the application
program you open, please turn to the manual for this application program.
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Use the Automatic slide control in order to change the maximum exposure time avail-
able for the automatic calculation of the exposure time.
quickly (e.g., when you search through a sample with very bright and very dark
areas).
SFL
Use the SFL check box when you want to make fluorescence acquisitions. In the SFL
mode, you can acquire good fluorescence images for different fluorescence samples
without having to make extensive adjustments to the exposure time.
Region
If you want to, you can determine that the exposure time will only be measured on a
part of the image, you do this in the Region field. To do so, select an entry from the
list.
If you have selected a spot, you have to define the Region of Interest (ROI) in the
image on which the exposure time is to be measured.
Should you want to position the spot in the center of the image, you should click the
Center Spot on Image button.
Select the Full Image entry, if the exposure time is to be measured on the whole
image.
Sensitivity
In the Sensitivity list, select the suitable entry among the light sensitivity values which
you know from the classical photography (e. g., ISO 100). The higher the Sensitivity
value is, the higher is the sensitivity.
Select a higher light sensitivity in order to acquire dark samples. A higher light sensi-
tivity results in heightened noise, though.
Adjustment
If you want to, you can select a value from the Adjustment list. With this value you
can correct the automatic exposure time that has been calculated by the OLYMPUS
DP2-TWAIN software.
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To correct the automatic exposure time, select a value from the Adjustment list. The
largest possible correction value is 2, the smallest -2.
Should your images be overexposed or appear to be too bright, when you use the
automatic exposure time, select a negative correction value.
Should your images be underexposed when you use the automatic exposure time,
select a positive correction value.
Select the value 0, if there is no need to correct the automatic exposure time.
Test the effect of the exposure time correction in the live-image.
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If you wish, the OLYMPUS DP2-TWAIN software can supply you with a benchmark,
with the help of which you will be able to set a suitable exposure time manually. To
obtain this, click the One time Auto Exposure button.
The value set will be that which the automatic exposure time mode currently supplies.
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The following resolutions are available:
Live Snapshot
- 4140 x 3096
- 2070 x 1548
1360 x 1024 1360 x 1024
680 x 512 680 x 512
680 x 510 680 x 510
340 x 250 340 x 250
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In the Snap list, by default, the entry with the highest resolution will always be preset.
You can select a lower resolution in the live mode to increase the frame rate in the
live-image.
2) Move the Subarray rectangle to the place in the image that interests you. To do
this, click in the rectangle, then with the left mouse button depressed, drag it to
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This is how you bring the sample into focus by using the Focus Indicator
1) Go to the place in the sample that interests you.
2) Click the button shown to switch the Focus Indicator on.
" The Focus Indicator will appear above the image.
" A red rectangle, labeled Focus, will appear in the image.
Only the pixels that are within this rectangle will be taken into account for
the measurement of the sharpness of your image.
3) Move the rectangle to the place you want to bring into focus and adapt it's size.
4) Turn the precision focusing knob on your microscope to change the focusing.
While doing this, watch the display in the Focus Indicator.
• The red bar shows the greatest sharpness that has currently been
achieved.
• The blue bar shows the sharpness of focus that is being achieved with the
current focusing.
5) Change the focusing on your microscope until the display is as completely blue
as possible.
Click the Reset Focus Indicator button, to reset the sharpness monitor's bars at a
value of about 70% for a better visualization.
pseudo color tables. Whether a pseudo color table is to be used, and which table is
to be used, you set in the Acquisition Settings > Camera > General dialog box (see
also "Image type" on page 54).
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Zooming out the image
Click the Zoom Out button to have the image displayed smaller. If your mouse is
equipped with a mouse wheel, turn the mouse wheel forwards to zoom out the image.
Fit to Window
Click the Fit to Window button or select this entry in the list, to have the complete
image displayed at the maximum possible size. The percentage value that this is
equivalent to depends on the camera you use, and the possible setting of the
subarray.
6.15.1 General
Use this dialog box to make a variety of general camera settings.
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Image type
With the DP72, the following bit depths can be selected:
• 8-bit grayscale
• 8-bit color
Mirror
Select the Horizontal check box to mirror the image horizontally during acquisition.
Select the Vertical check box to mirror the image vertically during acquisition.
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Pseudo Color
You can select a pseudo color display for your live-image. This pseudo color display
can be used in two ways:
• to mark image regions which are underexposed or overexposed
• to color gray-value images
Select the Use high/low pseudo color table option to mark underexposed and over-
exposed regions in the image with color. With this setting underexposed regions are
marked blue, overexposed regions are marked red. You can use the Use high/low
pseudo color table option not only for gray-value images but also for color images.
Select the Use pseudo color table for grayscale images option to provide gray-value
images with color. Click the Pseudo Color button to set the colors for the pseudo
color display. The Use pseudo color table for grayscale images option is only avail-
able for gray-value images.
The display in pseudo color will only apply to the live-image. When you click the Snap
button to acquire an image, a gray-value image will be acquired.
6.15.2 Adjustment
Use this dialog box in the camera settings to change the several camera settings
manually.
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You will change the settings for all color channels simultaneously. If you want to
accentuate or tone down one particular color channel, use the functions in the Color
dialog box.
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Gamma
Gamma increases, respectively lowers the image contrast, subject to the intensity I
of a pixel, according to the following equation.
1⁄γ
I0 = I
with I = intensity value of the destination image, I0= the intensity value of the source
image.
The values for Gamma vary between 0.1 and 9.99. Values smaller than 1 make the
image altogether darker. At the same time, the contrast in bright areas of the image
will be increased. Values greater than 1 make the image altogether brighter. At the
same time, the contrast in dark areas of the image will be increased.
Sharpness
Use the sharpen filter to increase or decrease the sharpness of the image by edge
enhancement. You change the strength of the sharpen filter by moving its slide
control.
The image gains a smoother appearance when you use negative values and a
sharper one when you use positive values. Raising sharpness will accentuate edges,
but also increases image noise. Entering a value of 0 will result in the sharpen filter
having no effect at all.
Contrast
You can modify the image's contrast by using the Contrast slide control. The higher
the Contrast value is, the more the contrast in the image will be accentuated.
NOTE You can also change the contrast by using the buttons in the DP72 group (see S. 51).
CCD calibration
If you notice a reduction in the image quality, calibrate your camera's CCD with this
function.
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6.15.3 Color
Use this dialog box in the camera settings to change the camera's color settings
manually.
6.15.4 Exposure
Use this dialog box in the camera settings to set the maximum possible exposure
times for the image acquisition (see also "Adjusting the exposure time" on page 45).
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6.15.5 Information
Use this dialog box in the camera settings to display information about your DP72
camera.
6.15.6 Extras
Use this dialog box in the camera settings when you want to trigger the DP72 with an
external device.
Help when problems crop up with your DP72
The device drivers have not been Check the camera's installa- Camera
correctly installed. tion. manual
The false camera has been Select the correct camera from p. 45
selected in the picklist located this list.
beneath the Snap button in the
Camera Control.
No live-image can be seen. The lamp on your microscope is Switch the lamp on.
not switched on.
No light falls on the camera. Set the light path so that the
light falls on the camera.
Either the illumination has been Check the illumination and the
falsely set, or the sample falsely sample.
positioned.
With a snapshot, the message The connection between the Switch your PC off, pull out the
"Error making a snapshot" camera and your PC is faulty. power plug, then insert the
appears. plugs on the connector cable
firmly into the PCI express
card and the camera.
Switch your PC back on.
The live-image jerks. The frame rate is too low. Reduce the Live Image p. 51
Quality.
The value for exposure compen- Select the value "0" from the p. 47
sation is negative. Adjustment list, then reset the
exposure time correction.
The image looks too bright. The diaphragm is too wide open. Reduce the diaphragm
opening on the microscope.
The value for exposure compen- Select the value "0" from the p. 47
sation is positive. Adjustment list, then reset the
exposure time correction.
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calculation of the exposure time into the segment of the image
is in an area that is too dark. that you want to have correctly
exposed.
The PC's color settings are incor- Set the PC's color depth to at
rect. least 24 bit.
Grayscale images look pecu- Color channels have been deac- Switch the Custom gray scale p. 51
liar. tivated. off.
The images are blurred. Your microscope has not been Correct the focus setting.
correctly focused.
Images with the resolution Microscope and/or camera are Mount your microscope and
2040 x 1536 and 4080 x 3072 exposed to vibrations. camera in such a way that they
are blurred. are no longer exposed to vibra-
tions.
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