Leica DFC Series User Manual

Leica DFC Cameras – Image Acquisition Guide 53
Extra Controls
Functions that support specific camera model
properties are listed in the Extra branch.
Always live
This function allows you to display the live image even if
DFC Twain is running in the background. This may be
useful when other software applications need to be
running in the foreground on the computer while the live
image is still required to be visible. In many cases, this
may not be necessary and the live image can be
switched off, allowing the main computer resources to
be allocated to the software running in the foreground.
 Activate or deactivate by left-clicking Always Live ,
 or right-click Always Live and select on/off .
Flip Horizontal / Flip Vertical
Depending on the installation conditions, it may not be
possible to connect the camera to a microscope in a
way that results in the correct image orientation. With
these two functions, any camera position can be
corrected by flipping the image horizontally and/or
vertically as required.
 Activate or deactivate by left-clicking the
appropriate check box, or

Leica DFC Series Specifications

General

Category	Digital Camera
Series	DFC
Sensor Type	CCD
Interface	FireWire (IEEE 1394), USB
Image Format	TIFF, JPEG, BMP
Exposure Control	Automatic, Manual
White Balance	Automatic, Manual
Dynamic Range	Varies by model
Frame Rate	Varies by model