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BioVIDBioVID
Instruction Manual
BioVID Digital Color CCD Camera
See back page for model specifications.
Model pictured:
For Customer Use:
Please record the serial No. in the spaces
provided below. This number is located on
the bottom of the camera. Keep this manual
for future reference.
Serial No. ______________________________
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Contents
Thank you for purchasing the LW Scientific BioVID. Please read this operating manual before using this camera and
keep these instructions for future use. Design & specifications are subject to change without notice.
PRECAUTIONS 3
RECOMMENDED CAMERA SETTINGS 3
SUPPLIED ACCESSORIES 3
CLEANING AND DAILY CHECK INFORMATION
4
FEATURES 4
NAME AND FUNCTIONS 4
MENU SYSTEM 5
Menu description 5
Main menu 5
Lens 6
AGC on/off 6
Electronic shutter control 6
White balance control 6
Back light compensation 7
Text display 7
Special menu 8-9
LENS INSTALLATION 9
Mounting a lens 10
Adjusting auto iris lenses 10
Back-focus adjustment 10
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SPECIFICATIONS 11
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Precautions
Operating Handling
Before using, make sure of power supply and connection of
video output. Power supplied without voltage stabilization or
the voltage maintained at 12V±10% DC may cause
damage.
While operating, if any abnormal condition or a malfunction is
observed, stop using the camera immediately and then call
your local dealer.
Note: If used continuously, be certain to operate at less than
40C for long-term stable performance.
Power requirement DC12V-DC13V
Power consumption 2.5 Watt
Operating temperature -10C to +50C
(14F to 122F)
Operating humidity less than 85% relative
Storage temperature -20C to +60C
External dimensions 41(w)x41(h)x51.6(d) mm
Supplied Accessories
C-mount adapter 1
Operation manual 1
Power adapter 1
BNC to RCA Cable 1
Optional lens* 1
*(if ordered)
1.6(w)x 1.6(h)x2.1(d) in
Weight 140 g(0.31 lbs)
Do not disassemble the camera and never touch parts
inside the camera.
Do not drop the camera or subject it to shocks and
vibrations to avoid possible damage.
When attaching or removing the lens, handle with care in
order that moisture and dust does not enter the camera.
Do not shoot any source of bright light. if the object contains
very bright areas, bright vertical or horizontal lines may
appear on the screen. This is called “smear”, a
phenomenon which often occurs with solid-state pickups,
and is not a malfunction.
Recommended camera
settings for use on a
microscope, slit lamp or
endoscope.
Lens Manual
AGC On
Shutter Auto
White Balance ATW
Back Light OFF
Special
Sharpness High
Contrast On
Installation and Storage
Do not point the camera at the sun. This could damage the
camera whether it is operating or not.
Do not install the camera where the temperature could
exceed the allowable range. Be sure the ambient
temperature is less than 40°C for long-term continuous
operation.
Never expose the camera to rain and water.
Information for USA
This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC rules. Changes or
modifications not approved by ABC could void the user’s
authority to operate the equipment.
For mounting on an trinocular microscope, with C-mount, use the included 5mm
Mounting on Microscope
spacer. If mounting to a eyepiece, we have included an 8mm TV Lens and eyepiece
adapter. Using this, you can mount the BioVID over nearly any optical device,
including slit lamps, copal scopes, and microscopes.
Avoid:
Installing in humid or dusty places.
Installing in places where there is radiation.
This could damage CCD and other components and
cause malfunction.
Installing in places where there are strong magnetic
fields and electric signals.
Installing in places where the camera would be
subject to strong vibrations.
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Features
High sensitivity
1/3" 470,000 pixels for PAL CCD with onchip micro lenses
and low noise signal processing circuit provide high
sensivity down to 0.8 lux.
High quality image
High resolution, high sensitivity design for a horizontal
resolution of 470 TV lines. (460TV lines for PAL)
High quality image is obtained by digital signal
processing with optimization of control program and
image correction algorithm.
Back light compensation
When a strong light is entering from the background such as
from a spotlight or window, back light compensation
function automatically adjust the video level so as to
preserve visibility in important sections of the image.
White balance
Three control modes of auto-tracking preset and manual
white balance can be selected according to conditions.
Iris function
Provide a drive output for video iris lens. Also built-in
electronic shutter to allow 11 shutter speeds up to
1/100,000 sec. The iris function automatically sets the
brightness of the picture by changing the shutter speed
of the camera to fit the natural light.
Other versatile functions
Text display function of up to 24 characters.
Separated Y/C video signal output connector.
Special menu functions for gamma, color adj., contrast,
sharpness, preset.
Use either C or CS mount lenses.
Cleaning
Turn the power off and wipe off the dirt with dry soft cloths.
If it is extremely dirty, use furniture cleaning tissue. Do not
use alcohols, petroleum distillates, liquid cleaners or sprays.
Daily Check
Make daily check for proper operation for surveillance use.
In order to maintain normal operation, the output of
camera should be checked by user daily for a clear and
focused picture.
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Menu System
Menu Operation
The menu system can activate all the features and options of the camera. The
menus are superimposed on the image displayed on the screen. The commands
can open other menus, toggle options or change variable parameters.
Five rear panel Setup buttons are used to shift the cursor
and select items from the menus.
Up button Shift the cursor upwards.
Down button Shift the cursor downwards.
Left button Shift the cursor toward the left.
Right button Shift the cursor toward the right.
Set button To display the main menu or check
the setting and proceed to the next item.
Main Menu
Press the Set button to display the main menu on the
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monitor screen.
Check the present settings at the main menu.
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If changes are unnecessary, shift the cursor to the END
3
position and press the Set button to return to the normal
video screen.
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When a setting is changed by pressing the Setup
buttons, the new setting is stored in the internal memory
by pressing the Set button with position the cursor at End.
Afterwards, when the camera power is cut off and
returned, operation proceeds at the most recent
settings.
The camera settings and adjustments can be changed to
accommodate usage conditions. When connected to a
monitor, convenient onscreen menus facilitate checking
and changing the settings and adjustments. A brief list of
help lines is often presented on the screen below the list of
commands. The complete set of current parameters is
saved, and they will be reloaded each time you turn on
the camera until the next time you change the setup. The
setting menus are illustrated on the bottom of the page.
MAIN MENU
Lens VIDEO
AGC ON
Shutter OFF
White Balance ATW
Back Light OFF
Text Display OFF
Special Menu
SET UP BUTTON
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2
SET
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NOTE: In absence of button operation, the menu display is
extinguished automatically in about 60 seconds.
Menu Description
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Main
AGC
AGC On/off Control White Balance Control
On
Off
Shutter Mode Select Special Menu
Auto
Manual:
(1/60 to 1/ 100,000sec)
(1/50 PAL)
Shutter
White
Balance
Auto-tracking (ATW)
Preset (AWC)
Manual (R/B adjust)
Black
Light
Back Light
Compensation
Off
On
Text
Display
Text Display
On
Off
Gamma
Color adjustment
Sharpness (low/high)
Contrast
Brightness
Fickerless
Preset
Special
Menu
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Menu Description Continued
AGC ON/OFF
Press the Set button to display the main menu.
1
Position the cursor at AGC and press the left or right button
2
to setting the AGC off.
3
Press the left or right button again, the AGC setting is returns
to AGC on. At the AGC on setting, camera’s sensitivity is
automatically increased when the level of ambient light
drops.
Electronic Shutter Control
Press the Set Button to display the main menu.
1
Position the cursor at SHUTTER, and press the left or right
2
button to setting the manual shutter.
Auto Mode
When using the manual iris lens, the brightness of the picture
image will be fixed by setting this auto mode, as the shutter
speed is automatically varied according to the incident
light.
NOTE: Outdoor illumination levels may exceed
150,000 lux, which is outside the range that can be
controlled by the electronic shutter. For proper
operation of electronic shutter, If illumination levels
ex- ceed 10,000 lux, use an auto-iris lens.
Maunal Mode
Press the Set button to set the manual shutter speed
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when position the cursor at SHUTTER and shutter mode is
manual.
Press the left or right direction button to select a shutter
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speed from 1/60 to 1/100,000 sec.
Left button (ascending sequence);
1/60 . 1/100 . 1/120 . 1/250 . 1/500 . 1/1000. 1/2000 .
1/4000 . 1/10000 . 1/30000.1/50000. 1/100000 . 1/60
Right button (descending sequence);
1/100000 . 1/50000 . 1/30000 . 1/10000 . 1/4000 .
1/2000 . 1/1000 . 1/500 . 1/250. 1/120 . 1/100 . 1/60 .
1/100000
After setting, press the Set button to return to main menu.
MANUAL SHUTTER
Shutter Speed 1/60
Press SET to Main Menu
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Lens
Press the Set button to display the main menu on the
1
monitor screen.
Position the cursor at LENS and use the left or right button to
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toggle between video and MANUAL When using the
manual iris, set the LENS mode according to the lens type.
NOTE: DC type auto iris lens do not work with this camera.
White Balance Control
Press the Set button to display the main menu on the
1
monitor screen.
Position the cursor at WHITE BALANCE and press the left or
2
right button to change the white balance control mode.
Three white balance control modes can be selected
according to conditions. When you press the left or right
button again, white balance control will be changed to
the next mode.
ATW (Auto-tracking white balance)
The white balance mode is set to auto-tracking white
balance. This mode is accepted different types of lighting
using an automatic tracking system and automatically
controlled in the color temperature range of 2400K to 10000K.
AWC (Preset white balance)
Arrange to have a white object present in the scene and press
the Set button to set the Preset white balance, when position
the cursor at WHITE BALANCE and the mode is AWC. Setting
the preset white balance takes several seconds and setting is
completed when display the message of “white balance
completed“ on the screen. If not completed in about 5
seconds, then again press the Set button.
NOTE: The ATW mode may not function properly in
the following cases. In such a case, set to the
“manual” mode.
When shooting with non-standard lighting or lighting with a
color temperature that exceeds the range of the camera.
When a large part of the scene is occupied by a single color
or a completely red or blue background.
In order to avoid failure of AWC mode setting, do not move
the camera or the object until the message of “white
balance completed” appear.
MANUAL (Manual white balance)
Press the Set button to setting Manual white balance when
1
position the cursor at WHITE BALANCE and the mode is
MANUAL.
Press the left, right, up, down direction buttons to control
2
the Red/Blue gain. Gain level is indicate from 0 to 20. After
setting, press the Set button to return to main menu.
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Back Light Compensation
Text Display
Strong light, such as from a spotlight or window, entering the
scene background causes the lens iris to close, thereby
possibly obscuring desired portions of the scene. Back light
compensation functions automatically adjusts the video level
so as to preserve visibility important sections of the scene.
Press the Set button to display the main menu.
1
Position the cursor at BACK LIGHT and press the left or
2
right button to setting the back light on.
Press the left or right button again, back light setting
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returns to off.
BLC Zone setting
Backlight control use 6 sensing zones. The BLC zone setting is
activated on the screen by left or right button to allow the
most suitable area to be selected while observing the monitor.
Press the Set button to select BLC zone when position the
cursor at BACK LIGHT and back light mode is on.
*Position the cursor at Zone display and press the set button to
view zone.
BLC ZONE SET
*Zone Display
Zone 1 OFF
Zone 2 OFF
Zone 3 OFF
Zone 4 OFF
Zone 5 OFF
Zone 6 OFF
Zone 1
OFF
Zone 5
OFF
Zone 3
OFF
Zone 6
OFF
Zone 2
OFF
Zone 5
OFF
Zone 4
OFF
Press the Set button to display the main menu on the
1
monitor screen.
Position the cursor at TEXT DISPLAY and press the left or
2
right button to set the text display on.
Press the left or right button again, text display setting
3
returns to off.
Text Generation
A maximum of 24 alphanumeric characters (1 line) can be
displayed on the screen.
Press the Set button to text generation when position
1
the cursor at TEXT DISPLAY and text display mode is on.
Press the left, right, up, down direction buttons for
2
selecting characters. Text is generated when you press
the Set button over the selected character.
TEXT GENERATION
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S
T U V W X Y Z a b c d e f g h i j k l
m n o p q r s t u v w x y z 1 2 3 4 5
6 7 8 9 0 . , ‘ : + - ~ / * # ( ) < >
BLK CLR POS END
Text Location
Decide a BLC zone number for desired portions of the scene.
Press the Set button to display the BLC zone set.
1
Press the up, down direction buttons to move the cursor
2
to desired BLC zone.
Press the left, right direction buttons to setting the
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sensing zone which want to preserve visibility in
important section of the scene. After setting, press the
Set button to return to main menu.
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Press the Set button for setting text location when
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position the cursor at POS in the Text generation menu.
Press the left, right, up, down direction buttons to move
2
the text location.After setting, press the Set button to
return to main menu.
Camera 1
to Locate, then SET
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Special Menu
The special menu function allows to change the video
output qualities to match the particular applications.
Press the Set button to display the main menu.
1
2
Position the cursor at SPECIAL MENU and press the Set
button to display the special menu.
SPECIAL MENU
Gamma
Color Adj.
Sharpness LOW
Contrast OFF
Brightness
Flickerless ON
Preset
End
Gamma
Press the Set button to text generation when position the
1
cursor at TEXT DISPLAY and text display mode is on.
Press the left, right, up, down direction buttons for
2
selecting characters.
Gamma level can be selected to maximum 32 steps
according to required conditions. Default set of Gamma
value is 0.45 when activating the Preset function in Special
Menu or setting from factory.
Color Adjustment
Position the cursor at COLOR ADJ. and press the Set
1
button for color adjustment.
Press the left, right, up, down direction buttons to control
2
the color phase and level.
SPECIAL MENU
Gamma
Color Adj.
Sharpness LOW
Contrast OFF
Brightness
Flickerless OFF
Preset
End
After setting, press the Set button to return to special menu.
COLOR ADJUSTMENT
Phase 00
Level 00
Press SET to Return
GAMMA ADJUSTMENT
Level 14
Level gamma value
14 0.45
00 1
Press SET to Return
Brightness
Position the cursor at BRIGHTNESS and press the Set
1
button for setting the brightness.
Press the left, right direction button for setting the
2
brightness level.
** After setting, press the Set button to return to special menu.
BRIGHTNESS
Level 10
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Press SET to Return
Sharpness
Position the cursor at SHARPNESS and press the left or
1
right button for setting the sharpness HIGH.
Press the left or right button again, the sharpness setting
2
returns to LOW.
Contrast
If strong illumination such as a spotlight or outdoor light is
present in the background, causing the scene to darken.
By setting the contrast compensation function, the dark
areas are enhanced, and brightened the image.
Position the cursor at CONTRAST and press the left or right
1
button for setting the contrast compensation function to
ON.
Press the Set button again, the contrast compensation
2
function returns to off.
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Special Menu Continued
Flickerless
If the camera is used with 50 Hz fluorescent lighting, and there
is flickering on the monitor. In this case, set the FLICKERLESS
mode to ON. Otherwise it should be set to off.
Position the cursor at FLICKERLESS and press the left or right
1
direction button for setting the flickerless on.
Press the left or right button again, the flickerless setting is
2
return to off.
SPECIAL MENU
Gamma
Color Adj.
Sharpness LOW
Contrast OFF
Brightness
Flickerless ON
Preset
End
Preset
This function is useful when the camera is used the frequently
changed setup conditions. Preset mode provide the best
image under the normal condition by factory setup.
When position the cursor at PRESET, “ Press SET to Factory
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Set” message will be displayed on the screen.
Position the cursor at PRESET and press the Set button to
2
perform the preset function. “Factory Setup Completed “
message will be displayed on the screen and the message
is extinguished automatically in about 5 sec.
Lens Installation
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Mounting a Lens
Note: The 5mm spacer ring is not used when mounting a lens to the camera.
Remove the lens mount cap from the camera.
1
2
Attach or remove the C-mount adapter depending on
the lens to be used. If the adapter is attached so tightly
that it is difficult to remove, use long-nosed pliers to remove
it. Insert the tips of the pliers into the holes with no threads,
then turn to remove. Or a screwdriver can also be used, as
shown. Insert M3 screws into the holes so that the
screwdriver has something to grip. (Store the C-mount
adapter for possible future use.)
Attach the lens to the lens mount. Secure it so that it does
3
not become loose.
4
If the lens has an auto-iris mechanism, connect.
Adjusting Auto- Iris Lenses
1
Set AGC mode to off.
When using a video type lens : Adjust the level on the lens
2
to produce minimum smear and optimum pictures.
Set AGC mode to on. It is recommended that the AGC be
3
used in the “ON” mode after adjusting the video level.
Back-focus Adjusting
Make this adjustment after connecting the camera to a power source and
a monitor.
When a lens is mounted, adjustment of the back-focus may sometimes be required.
Adjust the lens focus ring when the correct focus cannot be obtained.
With a FIXED FOCUS Lens
Fully open the aperture and set the focus ring to “•‡”
1
(infinity). In the case of an auto-iris lens only, shoot a
comparatively dark object so that the aperture is fully open.
Loosen the two back-focus screw with a hex wrench, and
2
turn the lens mount to focus.
With a ZOOM Lens
Fully open the aperture and set the lens to the maximum
1
tele-photo position. then turn the focus ring to focus. In
the case of an auto-iris lens only, shoot a comparatively
dark object so that aperture is fully open.
Set the lens to its maximun wide-angle position.
2
After adjusting the back-focus, tighten the backfocus
3
screw.
Caution: Do not forcibly turn the back-focus screw,
as it will cause damage to the camera.
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Loosen the two back-focus screw with a hex wrench,
3
and turn the lens mount to focus.
4
After adjusting the back-focus, tighten the backfocus
screw.
5
Repeat step 1) ~ 3) until the difference between
focusing position 1) and 2) becomes smallest.
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Specifications
Signal system IV-CCAM3 : NTSC
IV-CCAM3P: PAL
Pickup element Interline transfer 1/3” CCD
Effective pixels IV-CCAM3 : 768(H) x 494(V)
IV-CCAM3P: 752(H) x 582 (V)
Scanning area 7.95(H) x 6.45 (V)mm
Scanning system 2:1 interlace
Scanning frequency Hor. NTSC : 15.743kHz
PAL : 15.625kHz
Ver. NTSC : 59.94Hz
PAL : 50kHz
Sync system Internal
Video output
Composit video signal (1Vp-p, 75, unbalanced)
Seperated Y/C signal (Y;1Vp-p/75, C;0.286Vp-p/75)
Video S/N ratio 50dB (AGC OFF)
Hor. Resolution 470 TV lines
AGC range 0~34dB
Minimum illumination 0.8lux (F1.2, 50IRE)
Electronic shutter OFF/AUTO/MANUAL
Shutter speed range 1/60 (1/50 PAL), 1/100,
1/120, 1/250, 1/500, 1/1000,
1/2000, 1/4000, 1/10000,
1/30000, 1/50000,
1/100000 Second
White balance Selectable auto-tracking
(ATW), preset (AWC), and
MANUAL
White balance range 2,400K-10,000K
Backlight compensation ON/OFF selectable
(6 sensing zones)
Text display 24 alphanumeric characters
Special menu Gamma, Color adj.,
Sharpness, Contrast, Brightness,
Flicker-less and Preset
GAMMA Variable
Flickerless ON/OFF selectable
Lens Mount C/CS mount
Connecting to a Computer
This BioVID camera can be adapted for use with a PC or
laptop. Ask about the available capture card and USB
video adapter. We also have the BioVID Software program
to allow image capture, drawing, measurement, and
labeling capabilities.
Camera Mount 1/4 inch-2OUNC
(Top/Bottom)
BioVID Software
Capture Card
Included:
BioVID Software
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