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These directions will allow user control over an optical configuration to be specified at a given time-loop inside of the define/run experiment. So for instance if one wanted to trigger a shutter or light source to flash un-cage at the beginning of a high-speed acquisition, this would meet the need. These are a bit lengthy…

A few weeks ago I purchased an iphone. While browsing apps I found one that we can use in the research community! A company called Zem Dynamics (who also offers FRAP solutions for live cell imaging) has released a small app that can calculate minimum resolvable distance, as well as optimum camera pixel sizes for…

This is a quick post – things are busy! Andor has a white paper and information up on a new “Scientific CMOS” sensor. Have they overcome the limitations to CMOS sensors for Scientific applications? This could really change the landscape for microscopy imaging! – Austin

These days it’s not uncommon to hear about consumer cameras with 10+ megapixel resolution. To the average consumer this seems like a good thing. How can more pixels be anything but good, right? In reality there are several tradeoffs to using more pixels. This is especially true for any scientific imaging (this really applies to…

You can find the latest builds of Elements Here: NIS Elements AR or BR Build 548 NIS Elements D Build 548

When a camera or a device isn’t working there can be any number of things wrong. How do we narrow the potential list down? I’ve taken a page out of my Toyota service manual and made a basic diagnostic flow chart which one can follow. This chart will basically work with any device and any…

This is from the Nikon marketing group – excellent work if you are new to object count!Download PDF

Review of the Luminera Infinity 3-1 Up for review is a new Infinity 3-1 camera from Luminera. The camera is a new venture for Luminera as it uses a high grade monochrome Sony IXC-285 CCD. This is the same sensor used in many of the Photometrics CoolSNAP cameras, Hamamatsu ORCA cameras and many others. This…

I’ve been asked by a few people what is the “Right Way” to export ND2 files to AVI. A lot of problems arise when the file is moved from the computer where the file is saved, to a different computer for playback (think your laptop for lab meeting or better yet your mac) Here’s the…

When acquiring images through a stereo microsocpe one of the most common problems to overcome is inconsistant lighting. Whether looking at a printed circuit or looking at a natural specimen such as a fly most of these samples have the potential to reflect light. Add to this the inconsistancy of reflection (think the fly eye…