ViTiny VT300-O User manual

VT300 User’s Guide
Digital Portable Microscope
Version 1.4A

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Contents
1. Products Introduction ...................................... 3
1.1 Packing Contents ................................... 3
1.2 Functions of Microscope........................ 3
1.3 Operation of Microscope ....................... 6
1.4 Microscope Programming Functions..... 8
1.5 External Interfaces of Microscope....... 25
2. Program Installation ...................................... 28
2.1 Insert Installation CD (Step 1)............. 28
2.2 Install Application Program (Step 2) ... 29
2.3 Install Driver (Step 3) .......................... 29
2.4 Quit Installation Program (Step 4)....... 29
3. Operate Application Program........................ 29
3.1 Video Preview Window ....................... 30
3.2 Images Preview Window ..................... 30
3.3 Main Menu........................................... 31
3.4 Main Button......................................... 31
3.5 Files List .............................................. 33
3.6 Special Functional Modules................. 33
4. Printed Notice................................................ 34

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4.1 Maintenance......................................... 34
4.2 Product Sizes........................................ 35
4.3 Safety Instructions ............................... 36

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1. Products Introduction
1.1 Packing Contents
Objects packed inside the box include one host and ten
fittings as follows. Please charge the Li-ion battery for 6 to 8 hours
for the first time.
Name
Qty
Name
Qty
Host of Portable
Microscope
1
Li-ion Battery
1
USB1.1Transmission
Line
1
User’s Guide
1
Adaptor
1
Installation CD
1
Protection Bag
1
Wrist Strap
1
Cleaning Cloth
1
Supporter
1
Calibrator
1
1.2 Functions of Microscope
Microscope appearance is composed of buttons, transmission
and storage interfaces. For the functions of interfaces, please refer
to the following contents:
(1) Camera/Video REC : the button is applied to photograph in
observing mode [please refer to item (1) of Section 1.4].
Press the button for a long time to enter/quit Comparison
mode. In the Video Play mode, it can open video files

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[please refer to item (2) of Section 1.4]. In Video REC mode
[please refer to item (3) of Section 1.4], the button is used to
start/stop recording video.
(2) Zoom Out : the button is applied to zoom out digital image
[please refer to (F)and (G) of item (1) of Section 1.4].
(3) Zoom In : the button is applied to zoom in digital image.
(4) Charging Display Light : The red light is to show the
charging status if it is on. The red light will turn off when
the charging is completed [please refer to (G) of item (1) of
Section 1.4].
(5) Power Supply Display Light : a green light to show the
machine is switched on.
(6) Power Supply : press the button for 3 seconds to switch
on/off the machine
(7) Progressive-Brightness of Lights / : brightness can be
adjusted at 8 levels [please refer to (D) of item (1) of Section
1.4]. In observing mode, the button is used to increase
brightness of illumination (auxiliary sources). In the video

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play mode the button is used for stop playing video. In other
modes, it is used for choosing ‘up’.
(8) Select ‘right ’ button: Press the button for 2 seconds to show
Crossing Alignment in the center of the LCD Display. Or the
button is used to next sequent ‘right’ function.
(9) Diminishing-Brightness of Lights / : the button is used
to decrease brightness of illumination. Press the button for 2
seconds to switch to the Scene mode. [please refer to ( c ) of
item (1) of Section 1.4]. Or the button is used to next
sequent ‘down’ function.
(10)Select ‘left ’ button: Press the button for 2 seconds to show
Alignment in Range in the center of the LCD Display. Or
the button is used to next sequent ‘left’ function.
(11)Confirmation Button : a switching button between special
effects under observing mode and video recording mode.
[please refer to (C) of item (1) of Section 1.4].
(12)Function Menu /Delete : after entering observing mode,
press the button to skip to the Function Menu. In the
review “Album” mode, press the button to delete photos. In
the “Video Play” mode, it is used for delete the video.
(13)Preview Photos : Press the button to preview photos in
observing mode, and back to previous level or exit image in
other modes.
(14)Display Screen: To display image pictures.
(15)Wheel Focus: a button to adjust optical focus [please refer to
item(1) of Section 1.3and (E) of item (1) of Section 1.4].
The indicator is to select the times of magnification.

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(16)Lens: the lens is applied to photography.
(17)Battery Container: Where is the Li-ion battery put. [please
refer to item (5) of Section 1.5].
(18)RESET Hole: in case the machine stops (which means no
reaction in the image by pressing any button), insert slender
clip into the hole to trigger the RESET button.
(19)USB Connection Port: the port is applied to connect USB
device to computer [please refer to item (6) of Section 1.4 and
item (1) of Section 1.5].
(20)Handing Hole: a hanging hole for the Wrist Strap [please refer
to item (4) of Section 1.5]
1.3 Operation of Microscope

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First, please choose long shot or flush-way shot, then adjust
the focus button.
(1) Focus way: the focus dial is labeled to indicate the
magnification amount (10x, 40x, and long shot). Rotate the
wheel of focus to position (A) is for long shot, to (B) is low
optical magnification (10x), and to (C)is High optical
magnification (40x). Adjust photograph distance (height) to
get one to ten times of magnification consecutively. Rotate the
dial to right for smaller magnification, and to the left for larger
magnification. You may find symbol represents the
magnification rate. Please see below image, the indicator is
under the position of 10x ( ) magnification.
(2) Horizontal contact: there are two focus points (10x & 40x)
in horizontal-contact observation, slightly tuning theblack
indicator so that to get the clearest image quality

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(3) Long Shot: Rotate the Focus dial next to 10X’s right side, then
slightly tuning so that to get the best image. Photography is
same as the way of camera and scene mode is selectable.
[please refer to (B) of item (1) of Section 1.4].
1.4 Microscope Programming Functions
There are 8 function modes in the programming interface.
Press the Function Menu /Delete button to switch functional
modes in the Camera. In other modes, press the button of Preview
Photo /Back to back to the Menu and switch function as
displayed in the following image:

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(1) Camera : Observation mode.
Please refer to the above image. Small icons are used to
represent function modes.
(A) Mode : the machine is in observing mode.
(B) Scene Mode : Press the button for a long time to
switch the six scene modes and select the modes by using
buttonsof ///.

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(B-1) : Automatic mode(default).
(B-2) :Camera mode. LED will turn off automatically
in this mode.
(B-3) : White mode, for example, the observed
articles made of shining materials.
(B-4) : Grey mode, for example, the observed
articles with light colors.
(B-5) : Dark Grey mode, for example, the observed
articles with dark colors.
(B-6) : Black mode, for example, the observed
articles with dark black.
(C) Special Effects : press button to choose the
following special effects models in observing model:

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zNormal : general model without any special effect.
zGrey Scale : shows by grey scale to simplify and easily
identify images.
zReversed-phase : shows by complementary colors to
strengthen faint-colored or over-lighted image.
zRelief : Outstanding show the edge and filter out
non-marked image.
(D) Brightness of Lights : press and to
adjust brightness of lights in the observing model. The
brightness is divided into the following 8 levels:
level 0 (no light)
level 4
level 1
level 5
level 2
level 6
level 3
level 7 (most bright)
(E) Battery Status : the state is divided into three types
including Battery in Using, Battery Charging and USB
Power Supply.
zBattery in Using : only use the battery without any
external power supply.
Full
High
Medium
Low
zBattery Charging : use USB power supply to charge
the battery. The charging will stop if the battery is full, and
only USB power supply will be used. Power supply applied

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to charging can be provided by USB power supply device or
USB connection port of computer.
The following images are presented while charging
zUSB Source : the graphic will be presented under two
circumstances. One is insert USB power supply without
using battery, and the other is insert USB source and use
full-charged.
(F) Optical Digital Magnification : represents current
magnification rate.
zThe optical zooming rate will be changed while adjusting
the black indicator on the wheel of Focus. Please refer to the
following.
Long Shot
Low Mag.(L)
High Mag.(H)
zDigital magnification rate can be adjusted by the buttons of
zoom out ( ) and zoom in ( ). The magnification is
divided into 8 stages and can be up to 4 times with 0.5 times
per stage. The image can be enlarged to 47 times when
combining optical and digital magnifications. The rates at
different stage are as follows:
10x optical rate [10* (1+0.5*stage)]
Stage
1
2
3
4
Rate
15x
20x
25x
30x
Stage
5
6
7
8

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Rate
35x
40x
45
47x
Note: this formula is for 0-7 stages.
zAdjust optical magnification to 42 times, and the total
magnification can be 196 times. Rates at different stages as
follows:
42x optical rate [42* (1+0.5*stage)]
Stage
1
2
3
4
Rate
63x
84x
105x
126x
Stage
5
6
7
8
Rate
147x
168x
189x
196x
Note: this formula is for 0-7 stages.
(G) Digital Magnification Stage: digital magnification rates at
different stages are listed as follows:
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
(H) Alignment in Range : press the button for a long
time to display the sign of alignment in range, and press it
again to shut down the sign. Use the sign to assist in
aligning the observed article.

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(I) Crossing Alignment : Press the button for a long
time to display the sign of crossing alignment, and press it
again to shut down the sign. Use the sign to show the
position in which the lens of machine is located and make
the alignment more conveniently in observation .
(J) Scale: Press the button (Confirmation button) for a
long time to display the scale, and press it long time again
to shut down the scale. Press the button of without
releasing to select different scales. After selection, release
the button. The two types of scales are showed as follows:
L-shaped Scale
Crossing Scale
zThe scale might be incorrect because of concaved and
convex observed object making the focusing distance is not
standard. For the standard focus, please use the
flushing-way [Please refer to item (2) of Section 1.3].
zThe scales will be varied with magnification rates changes.
The unit in the scale is Ȩμmȩ. The following scales are
highly precise and provided for the users as references.
Scales of Digital Magnification in 10x Optical Rates
Rate
10x
15x
20x
25x
30x
Scale
102.0
68.00
51.00
40.80
34.00
Rate
35x
40x
45x
47x

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Scale
29.14
25.50
22.66
21.52
Scales of Digital Magnification in 42x Optical Rates
Rate
42x
63x
84x
105x
126x
Scale
24.00
16.00
12.00
9.600
8.000
Rate
147x
168x
189x
196x
Scale
6.857
6.000
5.330
5.120
zThe taken photo file name shall note the magnification size
based on the photo taken situation. Ex: “IMG0001_L1.JPG”,
the “L”means optical low magnification. “1”means the
stage of digital enlargement. “IMG0001_H8.JPG”, the “H”
means optical high magnification, “8”means the stage of
digital enlargement. The above file name, capital letter L
means the optical mag 10x, H means 42x. If the
magnification icon shows “…x”which the file name will
not note any L/H since machine is not able to know the
preview situation. Below chart is the FOV (Field of View)
for different magnification and stage of enlargement. Ƕ
Field of View of 10x Optical zoom (unit:mm)
Stage
0
1
2
3
4
Horizontal
5.42
3.61
2.71
2.17
1.80
Vertical
4.06
2.71
2.03
1.62
1.35
Stage
5
6
7
8
Horizontal
1.55
1.35
1.20
1.14
Vertical
1.16
1.01
0.90
0.85
42x Field of View of 42x Optical zoom (unit:mm)
Stage
0
1
2
3
4
Horizontal
1.27
0.85
0.63
0.51
0.42
Vertical
0.95
0.63
0.47
0.38
0.31

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Stage
5
6
7
8
Horizontal
0.36
0.31
0.28
0.27
Vertical
0.27
0.23
0.21
0.20
The photo which taken under contacted observation can do
measurement from “Application Program”. The taken photo
image quality will decide the accuracy on measurement. (If the
taken photo is not clear or missing focus, then the measurement
might not be correct.) It is suggested to key in all values from the
look-up table before start measurement.
To begin measurement, please open AP and choose “Measurement
mode”see as below fig.
Then, choose “Setting Ruler”
zAfter enter “Setting Ruler”, please create scale files
according to different optical mag and digital stage
enlargement. The way to create the scale, please refer to
AP manual 5.4.5 ((User's Manual\AP meanual.pdf) inside
the Install CD. After create different scale files, choose the
correct scale according on the taken photo file name to start
measurement.
zPreview modeǺPress under preview mode to enter
photos browsing.

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View taken photo in the window. The series number of the
current photo is shown at the upper left. Press button
to go next photo. Press button to go previous photo.
It can enlarge and shrink the viewing photo by &
button. After it enlarges the photo, it can move the photo
up, down, left & right through / / / . Press
button to return the original window status, then it can allow
to swift next photo.
(K) Comparison modeǺPress button for 10 seconds under
preview mode, it can enter Comparison mode. See below
illustration, the right window is the latest photo and the
left window is the previewed image. All buttons are same
functions but only allow to control the left preview
window.

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Under browsing photo, press for 10 seconds, it can
enter Comparison mode. See below illustration. At the
moment, all buttons are same function but only allow to
control the right window. Press button to swift next
photo and press to return the preview photo. Press
& button and move the photo slightly toward left or
right.
(2) Play : Please refer to below following for a description the
Video Play mode.