Optika Italy H Series User manual
Model
C-HP
C-HPSC
C-HE
C-HESC
C-WH5
HDMI Cameras – H Series
INSTRUCTION MANUAL
Ver. 3.1 2019
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1. Warning 3
2. Symbols and conventions 3
3. Safety Information 3
4. Intended use 3
5. C-HP Basic features 4
5.1 Package content 5
5.2 Quick Instructions for C-HP camera 5
5.2.1 USB Video Mode 5
5.2.2 HDMI Mode 6
6. C-HP User Interface (UI) and its Functions 7
6.1 The Camera Control Panel 8
6.2 Icons and Functions of the Camera Control Toolbar 9
6.3 The Measurement Toolbar 12
7. C-HE Basic features 14
7.1 Package content 14
7.2 Quick Instructions for C-HE camera 15
7.2.1 HDMI Mode 15
8 C-HE User Interface (UI) and Its Functions 16
8.1 The Camera Control Panel 17
8.2 Icons and Functions of the Camera Control Toolbar 17
9. C-HPSC / C-HESC 18
9.1 Overview 18
9.2 Package content 18
9.2.1 C-HPSC 18
9.2.2 C-HESC 19
9.3 Assembling 19
10. C-HPSC / C-HESC Use of the system 20
11. C-WH5 Basic features 20
11.1 Package content 21
11.2 Quick Instructions for C-WH5 camera 21
11.2.1 WiFi mode ProView controled 21
11.2.2 WiFi mode App controled 22
11.2.3 HDMI mode 22
12. C-WH5 User Interface (UI) and Its Functions 23
12.1 The Camera Control Panel 24
12.2 Icons and Functions of the Camera Control Toolbar 25
12.3 The Measurement Toolbar 30
13. Micrometric Slide M-005 32
Equipment disposal 33
Table of Contents
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1. Warning
This device is a scientic precision instrument designed to last for many years with a minimum of maintenance.
It is built to high optical and mechanical standards and to withstand daily use. We remind you that this manual
contains important information on safety and maintenance, and that it must therefore be made accessible to the
instrument users. We decline any responsibility deriving from incorrect instrument use uses that does not comply
with this manual.
2. Symbols and conventions
The following chart is an illustrated glossary of the symbols that are used in this manual.
CAUTION
This symbol indicates a potential risk and alerts you to proceed with caution.
ELECTRICAL SHOCK
This symbol indicates a risk of electrical shock.
3. Safety Information
Avoiding Electrical Shock
Before plugging in the power supply, make sure that the supplying voltage of your region matches with the
operation voltage of the equipment and that the lamp switch is in o position. Users should observe all safety
regulations of the region. The equipment has acquired the CE safety label. However, users have full responsibility
to use this equipment safely. Please follow the guidelines below, and read this manual in its entirety to ensure
safe operation of the unit.
4. Intended use
Standard models
For research and teaching use only. Not intended for any animal or human therapeutic or diagnostic use.
IVD Models
Also for diagnostic use, aimed at obtaining information on the physiological or pathological situation of the
subject.
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5. C-HP Basic features
C-HP is a multiple interfaces (HDMI + USB2.0 + SD card) CMOS camera.
HDMI + USB2.0 are used as the data transfer interface to HDMI display or computer.
For HDMI output, the Camera Control Panel + Measurement Toolbar and Camera Control Toolbar are overlaid
on the HDMI screen when the mouse move to the related region.
In this case, the USB mouse can be used to set the camera, browse and compare the captured image, play the
video and perform the measurement.
For USB Video camera mode, plug in the micro USB host cable to the camera USB video port and computer
USB port, then the video stream can be transfer to computer with the advanced software ProView. With ProView,
you can control the camera, process the video and image as OPTIKA's other USB series camera.
The C-HP’s basic features are as follows:
For HDMI output:
• All in 1(HDMI + USB + SD card) C-mount camera with Sony high sensitivity CMOS sensor;
• Resolution 2MP (1080p);
• Simultaneous HDMI & USB output;
• Built-in mouse control;
• Built-in image capture & video record to SD card;
• Built-in camera control panel, including exposure (manual/auto) / gain, white balance (lockable), color
adjustment, sharpness control;
• Built-in video and image measurement;
• Built-in toolbar including zoom, mirror, comparison, freeze, cross, browser functions;
• Built-in image & video browsing, display & play;
• Real time clock (RTC).
For USB Video output:
• Ultra-Fine color engine with perfect color reproduction capability (USB);
• Resolution 2MP (USB);
• With advanced video & image processing application ProView, which including professional image proces-
sing such as 2D measurement, HDR, image stitching, EDF (Extended Depth of Focus), image segmentation
& count, image stacking, color composite and denoising (USB);
• Supports standard UVC protocol for Windows (USB).
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5.1 Package content
① HDMI connector
② USB mouse connector
③ USB PC connector
④ SD card slot
⑤ Power supply plug
⑥ ON-OFF button
⑦ LED indicator
① Camera
② HDMI cable
③ USB-Micro USB cable
④ Wireless mouse
⑤ Micrometric slide
⑥ SD card 16GB
⑦ Power supply
①
②
③
④
⑤
⑥
⑦
5.2 Quick Instructions for C-HP camera
Before turning on the camera, please connect the standard C-mount camera to the camera adapter and insert it
into the microscope’s trinocular port.
①②③
④⑤
⑥
⑦
Figure 1 - C-HP Rear Cover
5.2.1 USB Mode
1. Plug the USB cable provided with the camera into USB Video port ③ to connect the video to the computer
2. Plug 12V/1A power cable into DC 12V slot ⑤ to supply power for the camera. The LED Indicator ⑦ will turn
into red;
3. Press ON/OFF Button ⑥ to turn on the camera. The LED indicator will turn into blue;
4. Start ProView software, select “C-HP” by clicking the camera model name listed in Camera List. For more
details please refer to the ProView help manual.
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5.2.2 HDMI Mode
1. Plug the HDMI cable into the HDMI port ① to connect the C-HP camera to HDMI display;
2. Plug a USB mouse into USB Mouse port ② to get control of the camera by using built-in software ProView;
3. Plug 12V/1A power adapter into DC 12V slot ⑤ to supply power for the camera. The LED Indicator ⑦ will
turn into red;
4. Insert SD card into SD Card slot ④ for saving captured images and recorded videos;
5. Press ON/OFF Button ⑥ to turn on the camera. The LED indicator will turn into blue;
6. Move mouse cursor to the left side of the video window, a Camera Control Panel will appear. It includes
Manual/ Automatic Exposure, White Balance, Sharpness and other functions, please refer to 6.1 for details;
7. Move mouse cursor to the bottom of the video window and a Camera Control Toolbar will appear. Operations
like Zoom In, Zoom Out, Flip, Freeze, Cross Line, Comparison and etc. can be achieved. Please refer to 6.2
for details;
8. Move mouse cursor to the upper side of the video window, a Measurement Toolbar with calibration and other
measurement tools will appear, please refer to 6.3 for details. The measurement data can be output with
*.CSV format.
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6. C-HP User Interface (UI) and its Functions
The C-HP UI shown in Fig. 2 includes a Camera Control Panel on the left side of the video window, a Measu-
rement Toolbar on the upper side of the video window, a Camera Control Toolbar on the bottom of the video
window.
Figure 2 - Camera Control User Interface
Notes:
1. When users move mouse cursor to the left side of the video window, the Camera Control Panel will pop up
automatically.
2. When user moves mouse cursor to the bottom of the video window, the Camera Control Toolbar will pop
up automatically.
3. Move the mouse cursor to the upper side of the video window: a Measurement Toolbar will pop up for the
calibration and measurement operations. When user left-clicks the Float/Fixed button on the Measure-
ment Toolbar, the Measurement Toolbar will be xed. In this case the Camera Control Panel will not pop up
automatically even if users move mouse cursor to left side of the video windows. Only when user left-clicks
the button on the Measurement Toolbar to exit from measuring procedure will they be able to do other
operations on the Camera Control Panel, or Synthesis Camera Control Toolbar.
During the measuring process, when a specic measuring object is selected an Object Location & Attribu-
tes Control Bar will appear for changing location and properties of the selected objects.
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6.1 The Camera Control Panel
The Camera Control Panel controls the camera to achieve the best image quality according to the specic
applications. It will pop up automatically when mouse cursor is moved to the left side of the video window (in
measurement status, the Camera Control Panel will not pop up. Only when measurement process is terminated
will the Camera Control Panel pop up by moving mouse cursor to the left side of the video window).
Left-clicking button to achieve Display/ Auto Hide switch of the Camera Control Panel.
Control Panel Function Description
Snap Capture image from the current video window
Record Record video from the current video window
Auto Exposure When Auto Exposure is checked, the system will automatically adjust ex-
posure time according to the value of exposure compensation
Target Available when Auto Exposure is checked. Slide to left or right to adjust
Target according to the current video brightness to achieve proper bright-
ness value
Exposure Time Available when Auto Exposure is unchecked. Slide to left or right to redu-
ce or increase exposure time, adjusting brightness of the video
Gain Adjust Gain to reduce or increase brightness of video. The Noise will be
reduced or increased accordingly
Red Slide to left or right to decrease or increase the proportion of Red in RGB
on video
Green Green is base for reference and cannot be adjusted
Blue Slide to left or right to decrease or increase the proportion of Blue in RGB
on the video
White Balance Auto: White Balance adjustment according to the window video
Manual: Slide the Red or Blue to manually set the video White Balance
ROI: Set the White Balance according to the ROI. The ROI can be resized
and moved
Sharpness Adjust Sharpness level of the video window
Saturation Adjust Saturation level of the video window
Gamma Adjust Gamma level of the video. Slide to the right side to increase gam-
ma and to the left to decrease gamma
Contrast Adjust Contrast level of the video. Slide to the right side to increase con-
trast and to the left to decrease contrast
DC For DC illumination, there will be no uctuation in light source so no need
for compensating light ickering
AC(50HZ) Check AC(50HZ) to eliminate ickering “strap” caused by 50Hz illumina-
tion
AC(60HZ) Check AC(60HZ) to eliminate ickering “strap” caused by 60Hz illumina-
tion
Default Set all the settings in the Camera Control Panel to default values
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6.2 Icons and Functions of the Camera Control Toolbar
Icon Function Icon Function
Zoom In the Video Window Zoom Out the Video Window
Reset Zoom to Original 1X Horizontal Flip
Vertical Flip Video Freeze
Compare Image with the current video Display Cross Line
Browse Images and Videos in the SD Card Settings
Check the ProView Version
The Setting function is relatively more complicated than the other functions. Here are more info about it:
Figure 3 - Measurement Settings Page
Global: Used for setting digits behind the decimal point for measurement results;
Calibration Line Width Used for dening width of the lines for calibration;
Color Used for dening color of the lines for calibration;
EndPoint Type: Used for dening shape of the endpoints of lines for calibration.
Null: Means no endpoints
Rectangle: Means rectangle type of endpoints. It makes alignment more easily
Point, Angle, Line, Horizontal Line, Vertical Line, Rectangle, Circle, Ellipse, Annulus, Two Circles, Polygon, Cur-
ve:
Left-click the beside the measuring patterns mentioned above will unfold the corresponding attribute settings
to set the individual property of the measuring objects.
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Figure 4 - Magnication Calibration Management Settings Page
Name: Names such as 10X, 40X, 100X are based on magnication of the microscopes. For
continuous zoom microscopes, ensure that the selected magnication coincides with the scale
alignment line on the microscope zoom knob;
Resolution: Pixels per meter. Devices like microscopes have high resolution value;
Clear All: Click the Clear All button will clear the calibrated magnications and resolutions;
Delete: Click Delete to delete the selected item for specic resolution.
Figure 5 - SD Card Settings Page
File System FAT32: The le system of SD card is FAT32. The maximum video le size of single le
in FAT32 le system is 4GB;
EXFAT: The maximum le EXFAT can store is 2048GB.
Use PC to format the SD cards and switch between FAT32 and EXFAT;
Unknown Status: SD card not detected or the le system is not identied.
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Figure 6 - Language Selection Settings Page
English: Set language of the whole software into English;
Simplied Chinese: Set language of the whole software into Simplied Chinese;
Traditional Chinese: Set language of the whole software into Traditional Chinese;
Korean: Set language of the whole software into Korean;
Thailand: Set language of the whole software into Thailand;
Figure 7 - The Real Time Clock Settings Page
Year: Current Year
Month: Current Month
Day: Current Day
Hour: Current Hour
Minute: Current Minute
Second: Current Second
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6.3 The Measurement Toolbar
The Measurement Toolbar will pop up when moving mouse cursor to any place near the upper side of the video
window.
Figure 8 - The Measurement Toolbar
Icon Function
Float/ Fix switch of the Measurement Toolbar
Dene measuring object in Show up/ Hide mode
Select the desired Measurement Unit
Choose the same Magnication as the microscope to ensure accuracy of measurement result when
measurement unit is not in Pixel units
Object Select
Point
Angle
Arbitrary Line
Parallel
Horizontal Line
Vertical Line
Rectangle
Circle
Ellipse
Annulus
Two Circles and Center Distance
Arc
Polygon
Curve
Make Calibration to determine the corresponding relation between magnication and resolution, this
will establish the corresponding relationship between measurement unit and the sensor pixel size. Ca-
libration needs to be done with the help of a micrometer. For detailed steps of carrying out calibration
please refer to ProView help manual
Export the measurement information to CSV le(*.csv)
Delete All the Measurement Objects
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Settings
Exit from Current Measurement Mode
When the measurement ends, left-click on a single measuring object and the Object Location & Pro-
perties Control Bar will show up. The icons on the control bar mean Move Left, Move Right, Move Up,
Move Down, Color Adjustment and Delete
Notes:
1. When user left-clicks Display/Hide button on the Measurement Toolbar, the Measurement To-
olbar will be xed. In this case the Camera Control Panel will not pop up automatically even if moving
mouse cursor to the left side of the video window. Only when users left click the button on the Me-
asurement Toolbar to exit from the measurement mode they will be able to doing other operations in
the Camera Control Panel, the Auto Focus Control Panel or the Synthesis Camera Control Toolbar.
2. When a specic measuring object is selected during the measuring process, the Object Location & Attribu-
tes Control Bar will appear for changing the object location and properties of the selected
objects.
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7. C-HE Basic features
C-HE is a HDMI + SD card CMOS camera.
HDMI is used as the data transfer interface to HDMI display.
For HDMI output, the Camera Control Panel+ Measurement Toolbar and Camera Control Toolbar are overlaid
on the HDMI screen when the mouse move to the related region.
The USB mouse is used to set the camera.
The C-HE’s basic features are as follows:
For HDMI output:
• All in 1(HDMI + SD card) C-mount camera with Aptina high sensitivity CMOS sensor;
• Resolution 2MP (720p):
• Built-in mouse control;
• Built-in image capture to SD card;
• Built-in camera control panel, including exposure (manual/auto) / gain, color adjustment, sharpness control;
• Built-in toolbar including zoom, mirror, freeze, crosshair.
7.1 Package content
① Camera
② HDMI cable
③ Wireless mouse
④ SD card 16GB
⑤ Power supply
①
②
③
④
⑤
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7.2 Quick Instructions for C-HE camera
Before turning on the camera, please connect the standard C-mount camera to the camera adapter and insert it
into the microscope’s trinocular port.
①②
③
④
⑤
Figure 8 - C-HE Rear Cover
① HDMI connector
② USB mouse connector
③ Power supply plug
④ SD card slot
⑤ LED indicator
7.2.1 HDMI Mode
1. Plug the HDMI cable into the HDMI port ① to connect the C-HE camera to HDMI display;
2. Plug a USB mouse into USB Mouse port ② to get control of the camera by using built-in software LiteView;
• The camera cannot be connected to a PC in any way. The available USB port is used to connect the
mouse.
3. Insert SD card into SD Card Slot ④ for saving captured images;
4. Plug 12V/1A power adapter into DC 12V slot ③ to supply power for the camera. The LED Indicator ⑤ will
turn into blue;
5. Move mouse cursor to the left side of the video window, a Camera Control Panel will appear. It includes
Manual/ Automatic Exposure, White Balance, Sharpness and other functions, please refer to 8.1 for details;
6. Move mouse cursor to the bottom of the video window and a Camera Control Toolbar will appear. Operations
like Zoom In, Zoom Out, Flip, Freeze, Cross Line, and etc. can be achieved. Please refer to 8.2 for details.
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8 C-HE User Interface (UI) and Its Functions
The C-He UI shown in Fig. 9 includes a Camera Control Panel on the left side of the video window and a Camera
Control Toolbar on the bottom of the video window.
Figure 9 - Camera Control User Interface
Notes:
1. When users click on the button, the Camera Control Panel will pop up automatically.
2. When users move mouse cursor to the bottom of the video window, the Camera Control Toolbar will pop up
automatically.
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8.1 The Camera Control Panel
The Camera Control Panel controls the camera to achieve the best image quality according to the specic applica-
tions. It will pop up automatically when mouse cursor is moved to the left side of the video window.
Camera Control Panel Function Description
Auto Exposure When Auto Exposure is checked, the system will automatically adjust
exposure time according to the value of exposure compensation
Exposure
Compensation Available when Auto Exposure is selected. Slide left or right to adjust the
exposure compensation according to the current video brightness to get
the correct brightness value.
Exposure Time Available when Auto Exposure is unchecked. Slide to left or right to re-
duce or increase exposure time, adjusting brightness of the video
Gain Adjust Gain to reduce or increase brightness of video. The Noise will be
reduced or increased accordingly
Red Slide to left or right to decrease or increase the proportion of Red in
RGB on video
Green Green is base for reference and cannot be adjusted
Blue Slide to left or right to decrease or increase the proportion of Blue in
RGB on the video
White Balance Adjusting the White Balance according to the monitor display
Sharpness Adjust Sharpness level of the video window
Denoise Adjust Noise level of the video window
Saturation Adjust Saturation level of the video window
Gamma Adjust Gamma level of the video. Slide to the right side to increase gam-
ma and to the left to decrease gamma
Contrast Adjust Contrast level of the video. Slide to the right side to increase con-
trast and to the left to decrease contrast
DC For DC illumination, there will be no uctuation in light source so no
need for compensating light ickering
AC(50HZ) Check AC(50HZ) to eliminate ickering “strap” caused by 50Hz illumina-
tion
AC(60HZ) Check AC(60HZ) to eliminate ickering “strap” caused by 60Hz illumina-
tion
Default Set all the settings in the Camera Control Panel to default values
8.2 Icons and Functions of the Camera Control Toolbar
Icon Function Icon Function
Snap the image and save it to SD card Horizontal Flip
Zoom In the Video Window Video Freeze
Zoom Out the Video Window Display Cross Line
Vertical Flip Toggle ON/OFF Camera Control Panel
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9. C-HPSC / C-HESC
C-HP / C-HE
CAMERA
HDMI
MONITOR
MOUNTING
BRACKET
9.1 Overview
9.2 Package content
9.2.1 C-HPSC
POWER SUPPLY
SOCKET
HDMI CABLE
SOCKET
MONITOR
ON/OFF BUTTON
①
②
③
④
⑤
⑥
⑦
⑧
① C-HP camera
② HDMI Monitor
③ Mounting bracket
④ HDMI cable
⑤ USB-Micro USB cable
⑥ Wireless mouse
⑦ SD card 16GB
⑧ Micrometric slide
⑨ Power supply (2 pcs)
⑨
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9.2.2 C-HESC
9.3 Assembling
1. Screw the four provided allen screws on the back
side of the monitor. (Fig. 10)
2. Screw the two provided cross screws on the back
side of the camera. (Fig. 11)
3. Install the “C” mount and connect the HDMI and
power cables to monitor and camera.
4. System is ready.
① C-HE camera C-HE
② HDMI Monitor
③ Mounting bracket
④ HDMI cable
⑤ Wireless mouse
⑥ SD card 16GB
⑦ Power supply (2 pcs)
①
②
③
④
⑤⑥
⑦
Fig. 10
Fig. 11
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11. C-WH5 Basic features
C-WH5 is a multiple interfaces (HDMI + WiFi + SD card) CMOS camera.
HDMI and WIFI are used as the data transfer interface to HDMI display or computer.
For HDMI output, the Camera Control Panel + Measurement Toolbar and Camera Control Toolbar are overlaid
on the HDMI screen when the mouse move to the related region; in this case, the USB mouse can be used to
set the camera, browse and compare the captured image, play the video and perform the measurement.
In the WiFi interface, connect the WiFi adapter to the camera’s USB port.
The camera generates a WiFi signal that is recognized by a computer with a WLAN connection or by a mobile
device (IOS or Android).
The camera can be managed via a PC using the ProView software. With ProView, you can control the camera,
process video and images in the same way as with all other cameras in the OPTIKA series.
Managing the camera via a mobile device requires an App to be downloaded on your device, allowing multiple
users to view and capture images from the camera.
The C-WH5’s basic features are as follows:
For HDMI output:
• C-mount camera with Sony high sensitivity CMOS sensor;
• Resolution 2MP (1080p);
• HDMI output;
• Built-in mouse control;
• Built-in image capture & video record to SD cardd;
• Built-in camera control panel, including exposure (manual/auto) / gain, white balance (lockable), color
adjustment, sharpness control;
• Built-in video and image measurement;
• Built-in toolbar including zoom, mirror, comparison, freeze, cross, browser function;
• Built-in image & video browsing, display & play;
• Real time clock (RTC).
For WiFi output:
• Ultra-Fine color engine with perfect color reproduction capability;
• Resolution 5MP;
• With advanced video & image processing application ProView, which including professional image proces-
sing such as 2D measurement, HDR, image stitching, EDF (Extended Depth of Focus), image segmentation
& count, image stacking, color composite and denoising;
• Supports standard UVC protocol for Windows.
10. C-HPSC / C-HESC Use of the system
For the operating instructions of the C-HP camera, refer to chapter 6) and for the operating instructions of the
C-HE camera, refer to chapter 8).
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