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

Ch. 7 - Taking a PictureGet Image (exposure from setup)Get Image (exposure from setup) captures an image according to the specifications in the Current imagesetup. Press [F12] to view the current image setup or select it from the dropdown menu under Setup.To capture an image using the current image setup, follow these steps:1. Determine or define the image setup that you want to use, and set it as the Current setting (i.e., selectthe Current option from the Image Setups dialog box).2. From the Camera menu, select the Get Image (exposure from setup option), or click on the Get Image(exposure from setup) button on the toolbar:The Get Image window, which indicates capture status and gain, appears. The Status messages are asfollows:a) Computing Exposure – The camera is sampling brightness levels in the image in order todetermine proper gain and exposure time.b) Getting Image – The camera is downloading the image to the computer.Insight3-ShotInsight 3-Shot Users will see three messages – Getting Red Image, Getting Green Image, GettingBlue Image as the camera downs the separate color images to the computer.c) Exposing – A countdown clock displays when the exposure will last longer than 2 seconds. Thisinforms the user that the electronic shutter is open and counts down the minutes:secondsremaining until it closes.d) Processing – The camera is preparing to display the image.The newly captured image appears on screen. Following an image capture, several noticeable changes takeplace in the appearance of the main SPOT screen:• The Edit and Windows menus become available.• The Toolbar expands to offer more buttons and the zoom, pan window, save, and print related toolbarbuttons become functional (available).• The Get Image (last used exposure), Set Chip Image Area, Set Spot Metering Area, and RecallPrevious Exposures options on the Camera menu are functional (available).Get Image (last used exposure)The Get Image (last used exposure) option captures an image using the exposure times and gain from theprevious exposure. In all other respects, it works in exactly the same way as the Get Image (exposure fromsetup) option. This option shortens the time required to capture an image because it skips the initial autoexposuresequence. This is convenient when you are satisfied with the appearance of an image and want touse the same settings to capture a similar image in the same session. If you close the software, and re-openit, the Get Image (last used exposure) option is unavailable until you capture an image using the Get Image(exposure from setup) option.To use the Get Image (last used exposure) option, follow these steps:1. Prepare the microscope and specimen for the next image capture.User Guide to the SPOT Insight Camera 123