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Zen blue (image acquisition software)

Before starting the software, plug in the blue and black cable in the back of the camera. The small LED on top of the camera should be blue.

1) Find either the desktop or toolbar Zen button after the camera is plugged in and click it to open.

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8) IODP is developing an uploader tool for these images. Until then, save the images on Uservol/Microbiology/Microscope_images.

9) Once the session is concluded, switch off all lights, unplug the camera, cover the lower light source with the light cover, cover the eyepieces with the rubber cover and at last add the big, blue dust cover over the microscope and it's lights.

Movie recording feature:

It is possible to record a MOVIE (Continuous) of moving around on the slide. There is no automatic stepper installed on this microscope. The user has to move X- and Y-Axis by hand when the movie is recorded. It will cause the movie to be fuzzy during the movement, but might pose a good solution to capture a high level overview.

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7)  In the Processing tool, pick the Method Movie Export and select MOV (MPEG4) filetype, Export to C:\data\in, then click Apply. When the user closes the program, the user will be asked if the original .czi file should be saved as well - please confirm and save in the same folder.


Follow step 8) and 9) as described above.