Micro Cam Software User Manual V1.
CONTENT CHAPTER 1: MICRO CAM SOFTWARE INSTALLATION AND CONNECTION ....... - 1 1.1 SOFTWARE MICRO CAM INSTALLATION ............................................................................. - 1 1.2 WIRED DEVICE CONNECTION ............................................................................................. - 4 1.3 SOFTWARE OPERATION INTERFACE AND INSTRUCTION ..................................................... - 4 1.3.1 Scan Work Mode ........................................................
CHAPTER 1: MICRO CAM SOFTWARE INSTALLATION AND CONNECTION 1.1 SOFTWARE MICRO CAM INSTALLATION Step1: Start your computer and insert the installation disc into the driver. Step 2: Double-click the file “Micro Cam Install.exe”under the disc content. When the following window is displayed, please choose the installation language and press “ ”button. Step 3: When the window “Welcome to use Micro Cam installation guide” is displayed, please click “ ”button.
Step 4: When the window “Select target location” is displayed, please click “Browse” to choose the installation file path. After you confirm the installation file path, please click “ ”to continue. Step 5：When the following window is displayed, please tick “ ” before your needed shortcut under “Add shortcut” andthen tick “ ”. Step 6: Confirm whether the “Target location” of the software installation, “Start menu folder” and “Add task” are installed correctly.
Step 7: During the installation, installation progress bar will be displayed. When the following window appears, the software has been installed successfully and click “ ”to finish the installation. After closing the window, please check the Micro Cam icon on your desktop. If you cannot find the icon, please find it from “Start” → “All programs”.
1.2 WIRED DEVICE CONNECTION 1．Connect the USB port of electron microscope deviceto the USB port of the computer. The system will display “Find new hardware” window and finish the driver installation automatically. 2.Run “Micro Cam” software through shortcut on the desktop or from “Start” → “All programs”. Note 1: If you use “Micro Cam” program for the first time, please confirm whether the device has been connected to the USB port of the computer.
1.3.1 Scan Work Mode Open Micro Cam program, the default work mode of the program is “Scan” and the software operation interface is displayed as above. You can choose the work mode according to your need. 1.3.2 Real-time Preview Toolbar Open Micro Cam program, the interface presets parameters relevant to the image display effect to call for actual use. 1.3.3 Preview Resolution Selection You can select any of the preview resolution for preview under this drop-down box according to your need.
1.3.4 Video Preview Parameter Adjustment You can adjust the relevant parameter according to your need to achieve the best preview and scan effect. Automatic exposure: the device processes automatic exposure according to the operational environment. The automatic exposure is effective when this option is ticked and you can make adjustment through “ ticked. ” when this option is not Exposure parameter adjustment: you can adjust the exposure parameter according to the operational environment.
The following figures display effects in different exposure Parameter adjustment value. (1) (2) (3) (1)Low exposure adjustment parameter (2)Proper exposure adjustment parameter (3)High exposure adjustment parameter Automatic white balance: the device will process automatic white balance according to the operational environment. The automatic white balance is effective when this option is ticked and can be adjusted through “ ” when this option is not ticked.
Contrast adjustment: Contrast adjustment can change the contrast between the brightness and darkness of the screen and is always used with lightness adjustment to achieve the best effect. Saturation adjustment：Saturation adjustment can change the color saturation of the picture to achieve the best effect. 1.3.5 Property You can make compensative adjustment to Overexposure control,Back light compensation and Mains frequency. After the above parameter adjustment, you can click “ parameter.
When the preview resolution is 16:9, the save resolution only supports 16:9 resolution for scan and the default 16:9 save resolution is 1280×720, as shown below. 1.3.8 Picture format There are 4 kinds of save formats: .pdf, .bmp., .jpg and .png and the default format of the program is .jpg. You can choose any of the save formats according to your need. 1.3.9 Menu 1.3.10 Setting Click “”button in the advanced option. “Scan”, “Video” and “Property” will be displayed.
1.3.11 Multi-language Selection Click “ ”button in the advanced option button and 2 kinds of language version selection will be displayed.
Note: The languages for the main form and sub form of the program are the same. If you want to change the display language of the sub form such as continuous photographic form and advanced dialog box, you can modify the program language in this menu and then reopen the sub form. 1.3.12 Help Options Click“Help”Option，scan instructions for PDF format software as follows: Note: The system must be equipped with software for PDF format view, such as Foxit reader etc. before using the function. 1.3.
1.3.14 Mirror Image and Flip Preview image contrast before and after mirror image Preview image contrast before and after flip Preview image contrast by flip + mirror image (equal to 180°flip of image) 1.3.15 Zoom out and Zoom in Under preview resolution of 640×480, 800×600 and 1024×768, click “Zoom out” and “Zoom in” button or directly click the scroll bar with the mouse to achieve the reduction and magnification of the preview screen. 1.3.
holding down the left mouse button. Under the proper screen mode, the default location is in the middle. 1.3.17 Adapt to width Click “ ” button to change the field angle and the default location is in the middle. If the field angle exceeds the current software preview scope, you can drag by holding down the left mouse button. Under the proper screen mode, the default location is in the middle. 1.3.18 Adapt to Screen Click “ ” button to adapt to the current software preview scope.
Image can be dealt correspondingly in “Document thumbnail box”, such as open, open content, copy, paste, delete，rename, OCR, Email and Refresh. The default save path of the scan document is : …\MyDocuments\Micro Cam\picture …\MyDocuments\Micro Cam\pdf Note: The save path of the scan image can be modified according to your need. For modification method, please see 1.3.11.
1.3.21 Timed Camera If you want to take timed picture, please click “ will pop out, as shown below: ” scan button, a small window You can fill the shot interval time behind “shot interval time” and allowed shot number behind “limited shot numbers”. Limited shot numbers: Shot interval time 1.3.
…\My Documents\Micro Cam\OCR Note 1: The save path of the video can be modified according to your need. Note 2:Be sure to check the OCR language corresponds with the interface language when using Quick OCR. If the needed Quick OCR file fails to display on the software interface, “OCR” function instead of “Quick OCR” function is required. Note 3：When using “quick OCR” for digital recognition of files, the direction of OCR must correspond with the character laydown direction.
OCR:If you fail to find the corresponding language on the software interface or the two or more languages needed to be recognized simultaneously, you can make it by OCR function. Steps are as follows: 1. Photograph the file for OCR recognition, right click thumbnail of the file, choose“OCR” (as image A) to enter OCR interface (as image B); or double-click the thumbnail of the file for OCR recognition on the bottom right to enter the Edit interface. Click “ Edit interface.
Image A Image B Tick your needed language and then click “OK” Image C After editing, click “Close” to save and exit 3. After editing, click “ ” to recognize the file content.。 Tips1：“Quick OCR” is only available when the language of the file for OCR corresponds with the interface language.
corresponding language on the software interface, you need to choose “OCR” for recognition. Tips 2：“OCR” supports 168 languages from different countries. Tips 3：The current software language is OCR’s recognition language. When the recognition language corresponds with thecurrent document language, the character recognitionfunction of OCR can perform at its maximum effects. 1.3.23 Video Work Mode When you click “ ”, press “ ” video button to record images displayed in preview window.
The default save path of the video is: …\My Documents\Micro Cam\video Note: You can modify the save path of the video according to your need. 1.3.24 Document Editing Toolbar When you click “ ”, the following interface will appear: 1.3.25 Upper Standard Toolbar Note： Three function keys, including“Copy current selected object”,“Paste object”，“Cut current selected object” are only for object of the current picture, such as line and shape, etc. painted by brush.
1.3.26 Lower Standard Toolbar 1.3.27 View Change Bar 1.3.28 Thumbnail Active Area 1. When you select picture list box and double-click the picture, the picture will be inserted into “document editing work area” 2. When you select picture list box and right-click the picture, the following image will appear. You can make operation to the selected picture according to the display menu.
1.3.29 Document Editing Function Area “Drawing” Function: This function provides various drawing tools in different shapes, such as pencil, pen, texture pen, brush etc.
“Shape” Function: This function provides various shapes such as straight line and circular and can make drawing in document editing work area, as shown below: “Wipe” Function: This function provides different wipe functions, such as circular wipe, object wipe and wipe all etc.
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2.“ ”refers to capturing the current picture and depositing it in the clipboard of the system, and it can be copied in documents, etc. after being successfully cut.
“Slide” Function: This function provides various cover function to current screen, such as “blank screen” and “spotlight” etc. As shown below: “Special Effect” Function: This function adds various effects for pictures in current editing area, such as “monochrome effect” and “grey effect” etc. As shown below: “Record Screen” Function: This function provides screen recording function. The recording scope can be specified area or full-screen.
“Tool” Function This function provides various auxiliary software, such as “Screen keyboard”, “Clock” and “Random number” etc. As shown below: “Measure” Function: This function provides calibration function and measure function to make accurate measurement to picture in the editing area.
Note: Specific instructions are：First, adjust the device to make the measured object under the most distinct state and overlay… and then photograph it, as image 1; or take away the measured object and put the differentiation board at the same height, as image 2. (By this time, amplification factor of the device and the eyepiece distance cannot be changed. Otherwise, the measurement result will be inaccurate.
2.Decide the current pixel values and length proportion as shown in the figure below: Fill appropriate number in“3”, such as length of“2”is equal to 10 (to be filled) mm actually. 3. After filling the number, it shall be set to determine the calibration value.
4. After determining the calibration value, measurement for the targeted picture can proceed, the following demonstrates measurement result: Measurement accuracy test is as follows： By manual measurement, we can see that actual measured value is close to the value by the software.
Note: 1. Padding function is only effective to the closed figure of the “Sharp” option such as triangle etc. 2. “Upper layer” and “lower layer” function is only effective to “object”. “Content Tree” Function: This function can be used to check files under specified content, as shown below. “Insert” Function This function can be used to insert “text”, “picture” etc.
Note: when image is under the state of “actual size”, “insert character” function gets the better display effect. Meanwhile, you can also modify the currently inserted character font by “ ” function. 1.3.30 Object Selection Toolbar “Object Selection” Function: Click this button to select operation except the original image in image editing work area. After selection, you can make relevant operations such as “drag, copy and cut”.
CHAPTER 2: TROUBLESHOOTING (1) Check whether one end of USB cable has connected normally. (2) From My computer->Device Manager->Image Processing Device->USB Video Device check whether the device is recognized. (3) Try to insert and pull out the device again and then open the software. (4) Check whether Micro Cam software operates normally. (5) Check whether Micro Cam software has installed successfully.
