MicroLinks Tech UM-CAM User manual

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UM-CAM
User’s Guide
USB Digital Camera Microscope
Version 2.1

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Contents
1. Product Introduction............................................. 1
1.1 Packing Contents .........................................1
1.2 USB Digital Microscope Function ................1
1.3 USB Digital Microscope Operation ..............2
1.4 USB Cable ....................................................3
2. Installation ............................................................ 3
2.1 Insert Installation CD (Step 1)......................3
2.2 Install Application Program (Step 2)............4
2.3 Install Driver (Step 3)...................................4
2.4 Exit Installation Program (Step 4)................4
3. Application Program.............................................. 4
3.1 Video Preview Window ...............................4
3.2 Image Preview Window...............................4
3.3 Main Menu ..................................................5
3.4 Main Button.................................................5
3.5 Files List .......................................................6
3.6 Special Functional Modules.........................6
1. Product Introduction
1.1 Packing Contents
Object
Quantity
Object
Quantity
USB Digital
Microscope
1
User’s Guide
1
Mini USB2.0 Cable
1
Installation
CD
1
1.2 USB Digital Microscope Function
a. Capture Button: Press the capture button to take picture,
which will pass to program.
b. Light Control Dial: Light control dial can adjust the brightest of
LED.
d. Focus Dial
b. Light Control Dial
a. Capture Button
c. USB Port

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c. Focus Dial: Focus button 、Adjust magnification and also can
adjust the distance just like a video camera.
d. USB Port::It is USB2.0 port. Please don’t connect a different
transmission line.
1.3 USB Digital Microscope Operation
a. Focus mode:3 Focus points as L、H & . L, H, and are
focus positions. L is low magnification, H is high magnification
& is for far distance snapshoot.
b. Flat Mode: Adjust flat mode button to L or H to observer.
c. Distance mode: Distance mode is just like a regular video
camera to shoot.
Film object
Observation object
Far distance to focus
position
High optical focus position.
Low optical focus position.

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1.4 USB Cable
USB lines have two different joint, one is connected to PC
(Normal), and another one is connected to Mini 5 pin.
◎Attention: Please use the included USB 2.0 cable in the
package, and do not use the other extended USB line or
transmission line.
2. Installation
For detailed program installation, please refer to the
Manual set in the Installation CD (User’s Manual). Programs
shall be installed according to the following 4 steps:
2.1 Insert Installation CD (Step 1)
Insert Installation CD provided together with the product
into CD-ROM Drive. The CD will be read by computer
automatically, and the installation window will be displayed:
If the computer does not display installation window, please
open the Installation CD and select 「Autorun.exe 」as
illustrated in the following image:
Step 2
Step 4
Step 3
Connection PC
Connection Device

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If the Installation CD provided together with the product is lost
or unknown damaged, please visit http://www.vitiny.com to
download installation files.
2.2 Install Application Program (Step 2)
Please click and select the position of Step 2. Press button
of Install UM-CAM Application Program to install PRO 10
Application Program.
2.3 Install Driver (Step 3)
Please click and select the position of Step 3. Press button
of Install UM-CAM Driver to install PRO 10 driving program.
◎Attention: Before install diver, please connect UM-CAM USB
Microscope Camera to the computer. If not, you can’t install
the program.
2.4 Exit Installation Program (Step 4)
After installing Application Program and Driver, please
click and select the position of Step 4. Press button of Exit to
quit image of program installation.
3. Application Program
Operation Instruction of Application Program is composed
of 6 parts about primary operation functions. For detailed
contents, please refer to the Operation Instruction set in the
Installation CD (User’s Manual).
3.1 Video Preview Window
After connecting to microscope camera, the window will
show video information images, videos, played files, as well as
operations and display of special function modules.
3.2 Image Preview Window
The window is applied to display shot images, edit and
process images.
Files List
Image Preview Window
Video Preview Window
Main Button
Main Menu

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3.3 Main Menu
The Main Menu of the Application Program contains the
following selections:
a. File：includes files open and storage, as well as printing images.
b. Setting：includes input device, image quality, video information
formats, sources and compression, as well as automatic
storage, etc.
c. Window：you can adjust sizes of video information windows
and switch to the single window model.
d. Tool：open different files folders, such as BMP, JPG and AVI.
Languages and path of files storage can be reproduced to
preset values of the system.
e. Language：five languages including Chinese in complex and
simple forms, English, Japanese and Germany are available for
selection.
f. About：to show the version, copyright and other relevant
information about the Application Program.
3.4 Main Button
Main Button contains more general functions as follows:
a. Connect / Disconnect ：button of connecting and
disconnecting to microscope camera. Video image will be
displayed in Video Preview Window after connection.
b. Snapshot ：press the button to capture image from Video
Preview Window. The captured image will be displayed in
Images Preview Window.
c. Save Image ：store images in Images Preview Window
d. Editor Image / Exit Editor ：to enter or quit Image
Edition function. After entering, tools of image edition are
listed below Images Preview Window as follows:
e. Delete Image ：Pressing delete Icon will delete image.
f. Video Record / Stop Record ：to record or stop
recording video. Recorded video will be displayed in Video
Preview Window. You can set compressed coding way by
clicking and selecting “Setting->Video Compression” in the
Main Menu. The user is suggested install DivX encoder to
achieve better compression results and quality.
g. Play Video / Stop Play ：to play or stop playing
video. Video of played files will be displayed in Video Preview
Window. Playing tools are listed below the preview window as
follows:
h. Image Process / Exit Image Process ：image
processing include reversed video, grey scale, black and white,
edge detection and other basic functions. After entering Image
Processing model, tools will be displayed below Images
Preview Window as follows:

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i. Print Image ：print images displayed in Images Preview
Window.
j. Exit ：close the Application Program.
3.5 Files List
Files List is primarily applied to list all current files
contained in folders. You can select among BMP images, JPG
images and AVI videos.
3.6 Special Functional Modules
Start Application Program and connect them. Then tools
of Special Function Modules will be showed below Video
Information Preview Window including comparison, center
concentration, image control and measurement as follows:
a. Comparison mode ：observe similarity of compared
images through overlapping and half-half comparison. Before
using the model, please load the image for application of other
functions. For tools of comparison model, please refer to the
following image:
b. Aiming mode ：the model provides 4 different center
concentrations including cross, scope, rectangle and circular to
aim at shot objects as an auxiliary function. Please refer to the
following image for tools of the model.
c. Video control mode ：you can take the machine by your
left or right hand, adjust image direction of yourself or object,
as well as adjusting contrast, brightness and exposure rate of
the image. Please refer to the following image for tools of
Image Control Model.
d. Measurment mode ：the model can be used as rulers and
compasses. Further, the model can measure in the dynamic
(real-time image) or static (loaded images or frozen image)
images, as well as providing various measuring tools. Please
refer to the following image for tools of Measurement Model.