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Part2 Photographing Basics of the DS-L4
Capturing Images with Simple Operations .......................................................................................................... 34
6.1 Operation of Capturing Images ............................................................................................................................ 34
6.2 Setting the white balance ..................................................................................................................................... 35
6.3 Checking the Subject Conditions of a Live Image ............................................................................................... 37
6.4 Exposure Compensation ...................................................................................................................................... 39
6.5 Re-capturing Displayed Images ........................................................................................................................... 41
6.5.1 Capturing a Live Image ........................................................................................................................ 42
6.5.2 Freezing and Capturing an Image ........................................................................................................ 43
Tips on Photographing .......................................................................................................................................... 44
7.1 Checking the INFO Window ................................................................................................................................. 44
7.1.1 Checking the Histogram of the Image .................................................................................................. 44
7.1.2 Checking the Camera Status ................................................................................................................ 45
7.1.3 Checking the Microscope Status .......................................................................................................... 46
7.2 Setting the Environment for Microscope Photographing...................................................................................... 47
7.2.1 Setting up the Ambient Environment .................................................................................................... 47
7.2.2 Setting up the Microscope .................................................................................................................... 47
7.3 Calculating the Display Magnification for Microscopic Observation .................................................................... 50
Part3 Photographing and Replaying Images
Capturing Images with Advanced Setting Menu .................................................................................................. 52
8.1 Basic Operations of Photographing ..................................................................................................................... 52
8.1.1 Using a scene mode or custom setting ................................................................................................ 52
8.1.2 Adjusting the Exposure ......................................................................................................................... 55
8.1.3 Capturing Displayed Images ................................................................................................................ 58
8.2 Setting Detailed Photographing Conditions ......................................................................................................... 61
8.2.1 Setting items of the [CAMERA MENU: CAMERA] screen ................................................................... 61
8.2.2 Setting Items of the [CAMERA MENU: IMAGE] Screen ...................................................................... 69
8.2.3 Setting items of the [CAMERA MENU: SHOT/REC] Screen ............................................................... 75
Playing Back and Deleting Images ....................................................................................................................... 87
9.1 Playing Back an Image ......................................................................................................................................... 87
9.2 Deleting Images ................................................................................................................................................... 90
Part 4 Scale, Annotation, and Measurement Functions
Preparation for Using the Scale, Annotation, and Measurement Functions ..................................................... 94
10.1 Before Use ............................................................................................................................................................ 94
10.1.1 Notes on Annotation and Measurement Functions .............................................................................. 94
10.1.2 Specifying the Basic Settings of the Annotation and Measurement Functions .................................... 96
10.1.3 Unit and Calibration Settings ................................................................................................................ 98
10.1.4 Overlay ............................................................................................................................................... 105
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