SPOT 4.1 Basic and Advanced Software Manual for SPOT Insight ...

Ch. 6 – Using Live ImagesThe Live Image ViewTo open the Live Image window, either click on the Live Image toolbar button, or select the Live Imageoption from the Camera menu.• The title bar at thetop of the LiveImage windowdisplays the status ofthe live image view- Running,ComputingExposure, orPaused. Doubleclickon the title barto “roll up” the liveimage display. Thispauses the liveimage display.Double-click againto display the wholewindow and resumethe live imagedisplay.• When the Fit toWindow option ischecked, the live image window cursor becomes a zoom tool. To zoom in on a portion of a liveimage, click and drag over the area that you want to zoom in on. To return to the non-zoomed image,click on the Reset Area button on the bottom of the window.• When the Fit to Window option is not checked, the cursor is a cropping tool. If you select a portion ofan image, the program displays only the selected area and discards the rest of the image. To return tothe non-cropped image, click on the Reset Area button on the bottom of the window.Note: Due to a flaw in the Windows operating system, monitors that are set to higher resolutionscannot zoom to very high magnification levels. If zoomed in to a high magnification, the monitordisplays white instead of the zoomed image.• The Full Screen option (accessed via the View menu or [F7] ) can be used with live images. Thisoption allows you to use the entire screen to view a live image, without the SPOT menus/toolbar andthe Windows navigation bar.−−To access live image viewing options in the full screen view, right click on the live image.To exit the full screen view, either press [F 7] or move the cursor to the top of the screen and clickon the Exit Full Screen Mode button that appears.• There are nine options at the bottom of the Live Image window.RestartPause/ResumeCloseResample the brightness of the image, compute new exposure times, and restart the live imagedisplay. This is useful for updating exposure times when specimen brightness has changed.Freeze the live image window. This is useful when you are changing specimens and want topreserve the last view. In addition, to use the Transfer option (see below), you must first Pausethe live image view. Click on Resume to restart the live image viewClose the Live Image window.User Guide to the SPOT Insight Camera 115