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

Ch. 15 – Using Other Windows Imaging Applications in Basic Mode5. Move the cross hairs to the desired color either by clicking on the new location or clicking anddragging. As you move the cross hairs, the color in the image changes accordingly, allowing youto preview the color before you save the image. Alternatively, you can click on the MakeWhite/Grey button to automatically white balance the image.6. Click on OkChip Imaging AreaSPOT allows you to use any rectangular portion of the CCD chip for image capture. Using a portion of thechip is helpful in cases where you want to:• Keep file sizes small.• Shorten download times.• Avoid areas of the image with optical problems (e.g., vignette areas).There are three image area options:• Full Chip – Capture the entire area of the CCD chip.• Center – Capture a rectangular part of the CCD chip’s area that has the same height - to - width ratioas the full chip, and is centered on the center of the full chip. The percentage that you enter is thepercentage of full chip width that the new area’s width will be.To capture a centered proportion of an image, follow these steps:1. Check the Center option.2. Enter the percentage of the image that you want to capture. The minimum percentage is 10 andthe maximum is 100.3. Capture the image.• Selection –Capture a specific part of the CCD chip.1. Check the Selection option.2. Use the mouse to select a region for capture. Click and drag to define the selection. Note that thenew pixel dimensions display in the status bar.3. Capture the image.When you are viewing a live image Selection, how this selection is displayed, depends on two othersettings: the Fit to Window option (see below) and the Always Show Full Chip in Live Mode preference(see above). The following table illustrates the possibilities:Fit to WindowChecked?Always Show Full Chipin Live Mode Checked?Selection DisplayLive orCaptured ImageYES YES When you select a portion of the chip, theselection is outlined with a yellow rectangle.YES NO When you select a portion of the chip the cursoris a zoom tool. To zoom in on a portion of alive or captured image, click and drag over thearea that you want to zoom in on. To return tothe non-zoomed image, click on the Full Chipoption.NO YES When you select a portion of the chip, theselection is outlined with a yellow rectangle.However, because Fit to Window is notchecked, you will not see the entire chip in thewindow.NO NO When you select a portion of the image, thecursor is a cropping tool. If you select a portionof an image, the program displays only theselected area and discards the rest of the image.To return to the non-cropped image, click on theFull Chip option.LIVEBOTHLIVEBOTHUser Guide to the SPOT Insight Camera 285