User Guide (ENGLISH VERSION) MicroCam
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English 3 Introduction The Polaroid MicroCam is designed to provide instant photographic capability to a wide variety of light microscopes. The camera is simple to operate, and is easily attached to the microscope’s viewing tube, in place of the eyepiece. (Note: The camera also can be attached to the phototube, if preferred.) The camera can make automatic exposures ranging from 1/60 sec. to 161⁄2 minutes; it also can be set for manual operation to make longer exposures.
4 English The numbers throughout the text refer to the illustrations at the back of the book. The microscope f Remote shutter button Good photomicrographs are dependent on good microscopy. Unless the microscope is properly adjusted to provide a good visual image, you cannot produce a good photomicrograph. You should be fully familiar with your microscope, and how to adjust it for photography. See pages 9-12 for basic microscope information.
English 5 The control panel (6) k Automatic/manual selector: Press to highlight the desired mode (Automatic/ manual). l ON/OFF switch (O/l). m Film selector: Press repeatedly to highlight the correct film type (331/337/339). n Lighten/Darken control: This control is used to adjust the exposure before rephotographing the same subject. Press the white arrow ∆ to increase exposure (lighten pictures), or the black arrow ▼ to decrease exposure (darken pictures).
6 English Load the film 1 Release the latch to open the film door (7). Check that the steel developer rollers are clean before loading the film. Clean the rollers with a soft, lint-free cloth dampened with water, if necessary (8). Rotate both rollers as you clean and inspect them. Never scrape the rollers with anything metallic, nor with your fingernail. Do not use cleaning solvents. 2 Hold the film pack by the edges as shown (9), and insert it into the film holder. Then push the pack all the way in.
English 7 Operation 1 Place the specimen on the microscope focusing stage, and focus and frame the image. 2 Adjust the microscope illumination for photography; Koehler illumination is recommended for compound microscopes. If you are using neutral density filters over the light source when viewing, remove them before taking pictures. Check that the light is turned up to the brightest setting, often called “photo” or “overvoltage.” (This setting is not suitable for viewing; overuse will shorten the bulb life.
8 English Exposure too short or too long The camera will make automatic exposures as short as 1/60 second. If the microscope illumination is too bright, the camera will “beep” and the display will show: Place a neutral density filter over the microscope illuminator to increase the exposure time. Do not turn the light down, as this will cause a color shift with color film. < 1/60 Automatic exposures can be as long as 161⁄2 minutes.
English 9 Xenon lighting Microscope information If using a Xenon (daylight) microscope illuminator with color film, set the camera for Type 331 black & white film, to remove the built-in filter. Then press the black arrow ▼ to decrease the exposure by × .66 to compensate for the difference in film speed. Dark-field illumination The camera’s automatic exposure system may produce incorrectly exposed pictures when dark-field illumination is used.
10 English Microscope parts (17) a Phototube eyepiece b Phototube c Viewing eyepiece d Revolving nosepiece e Objective lens f Specimen g Specimen stage h Substage condenser i Aperture diaphragm adjustment j Condenser centering screws k Field diaphragm adjustment l Field diaphragm m Condenser focusing knob n Coarse and fine focusing knobs o Lamp p Lamp voltage control Filter placement Filters should be placed in the filter holder (18-q) if the microscope has one.
English 11 4 Align the substage condenser by centering the image of the field diaphragm, using the condenser’s radial centering screws (21). If necessary, refocus the condenser once again, to keep the field diaphragm in sharp focus with the specimen image. 5 Open the field diaphragm until it is just outside the field of view or, for photography, until it is just beyond the area of the film format (22). Do not open it any farther, since this could cause flare and a loss in contrast.
12 English Possible problems and causes Dirt Vignetting (dark corners of print): The microscope may not be adjusted for Koehler illumination; the field diaphragm may not be opened far enough to fill the field of view. One of the most common causes of picture defects is dirt—on the specimen, microscope lenses or camera. Image sharp only in center: May be due to incorrect objective lens for photomicrography. Check that the microscope has a flat-field (also called “plan” or “plano”) objective.
English 13 FCC Notice (U.S.A. only) Warning: This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual, may cause interference to radio communications. It has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A computing device pursuant to Subpart J of Part 15 of FCC Rules, which are designed to provide reasonable protection against such interference when operated in a commercial environment.
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