Camera



The name of the camera being controlled is displayed in the title bar and at the top of the panel.

Exposure

Live - takes repeated snapped images at the exposure time; number indicates the number of frames per second (fps) acquired; red LED indicates that it is active.
Snap - snaps an individual image.
Exp. - exposure time in ms.
Auto Exp - Will perform an auto exposure (not implemented on all cameras).

Gain

Electronic gain on the CCD.

Save Images

Number of consecutive images to be saved (exposure settings are set in the exposure tab); pressing the Save button will prompt the user to choose the directory, images are saved.

Frame Averaging

Pressing the Average button will average a number of consecutive images (exposure settings are set in the exposure tab).

Camera settings

Save - Saves the camera settings.
Load - Loads the camera setting.
*.ini file (e.g. FlourSettings.ini) - current camera settings

More

Brings up the camera advanced settings dialog box.

Info

Displays camera information: Vendor, model, bus, camera ID, camera version, and driver version, for example.

Re-Initialise

Re-Initialises the camera.

Close

Closes the Camera dialog box.