I’m very excited to announce Technical Instruments’ first ever camera-specific calibration product! At left is an image of the CC-560, or Camera calibrator, which emits photons at 560nm.
All of the cameras in the microscopy world rely upon a single defining point that (theoretically) justifies the price premium we pay for them. That defining point is [...]
Most of the time, I work with people who need measurable and accurate (quantitative) results from the images they obtain. While this constitutes the bulk of my daily job, there is a much larger group of people using cameras on microscopes for photomicrography. Or put simply — taking a picture of what you see through [...]
A few of my work colleagues pointed out the well presented positive aspects of larger pixel, back thinned sensors. If anyone has heard me prattle on about this they’ll find it familiar! Fast forward to minute 1:00 for the points on the new iPhone 4 camera. Steve’s explanation is dead on!
- Austin
This is useful for large screens that are using very high resolutions. Sometimes the icons are so small as to be hard to click and unreadable.
Open Elements and select the View Menu, then Layout, then open the “Layout Manager”.
Next select the “Toolbar” Section on the Left (Step 1), then Select the “Large Icons” Checkbox on [...]
The Auto-calibration feature in Elements (beginning in version 3.1) is a great thing to have. You simply choose the objective you are working with, the software knows what camera you are running, so the calibration is calculated for you when you add the objective list.
While this is great for the compound scope systems out there, [...]
Thanks to everyone who attended my first course on image processing (and acquisition as it turns out). As promised here are some links:
- MBF Tools for ImageJ. This is a suite of processing and analysis tools, provided by the McMaster Biophotonics Facility, which can be used for, among other things, splitting apart pigment based IHC [...]
If you want to merge multiple channels in Elements here is a quick solution:
1. Make sure you have the channel tabs activated. Do this by clicking the Edit menu, then Options. Select the “Appearance” settings. Make sure the “Show Channel Tabs” box is checked.
2. open or acquire the first image. In the lower left corner [...]
If there is one simple question I get during training sessions it’s “How do I save an image, so that I can open it using Photoshop or other programs, and have the image appear exactly as it does in Elements?”. The reasons for this are complicated. Suffice it to say if all you want is [...]
Here is the latest build for Elements if you are running a Lumenera camera. Follow the directions explicitly if you plan on updating or installing without a local rep available!
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Happy New Year!
Laura Sysko from Nikon sent us a How-To on outputting live graphs that can be included with a timelapse or other ND file. You can find the How To Here.