Austin's Imaging Blog

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  • Fiji – an ImageJ build for the Life Sciences Community

    Fiji (not the island :-)) is a distribution of ImageJ that includes a large variety of life science import/export functions and tools. If you are looking for free, simple analytical tools this is definitely one to try. You can check out the website here, or download the latest distribution here. I’ve added a link to…

  • Improvements to Andor’s EMCCD Cameras

    Andor has announced an updated line of EMCCD cameras. The new cameras include photon calculation capability, firmware improvements, speed improvements and new auto tune type features to make controlling the various aspects of these cameras simpler. I can’t wait to get one on hand to test! – Austin

  • Measure noise in an ordinary DSLR CCD

    While doing research for my future posts on how to use the camera calibrator, I cane across this excellent article on measuring noise sources in typical consumer digital SLR cameras. Very interesting results!

  • Collection of Essential Elements How-To’s

    These are from Nikon, and include several key concepts of operation using the layers available in the software. I’ve packaged them in a ZIP for simple access here. They’ll be available in the files & info page as well from now on. -Austin

  • 25 years of Confocal Imaging

    Saw this on BioTechniques… A nice review of confocal imaging is available at Biotechniques website. – Austin

  • updated Nikon DS Pixel Sizes

    In case anyone is looking for the Nikon DS series pixel size, I have them listed under the specifications page.

  • Edit Device Settings for multiple programs easily using XML Notepad

    NIS Elements, MetaMorph and a host of other programs rely on XML files to save settings that are user-adjusted inside the program. XML files are like mini databases that can be easily set up, modified and read by a host of programs. The tough part comes when you may need to manually edit one of…

  • How to Change a Lambda LS Bulb

    Chris Ballard from Sutter Instruments has posted this Youtube video for changing an LS Bulb. It’s a great DIY reference to change a bulb! httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GIr4IS6NBkk

  • Questions on Color Imaging

    I’m cooking up a series of image conversion filters and explanations relating to color images vs. multiwave images. If anyone has questions related to this please email me so I can include them in the post! – Austin

  • SLR cameras for Microscopy

    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…