PicoZoom User Guide

White Balance Procedure:

• Place a sheet of white paper (or another plain white target) on the stage.
• Click the AWB button.
• The camera will automatically adjust the image colours based on the white reference target.

Settings

Capture settings

Video Naming - Naming method can be set to:

• Auto (automatic naming with user defined prefix) or
• Manual (manual naming)

Video Path - Default saving location is in the 'video' folder of the flash drive. Users may create sub-folders under the video folder through the Open folder menu. New folder path can then be set in the Video Path dropdown box,

Fps (recording frame rate) - 30/60 frames optional

Recording format - currently only .mp4 is supported

Camera settings

Value range and setting options

R (red gain): 1-4095

G (green gain): 1-4095

B (blue gain): 1-4095

Saturation: 0-255

Contrast: 0-100

Sharpness: 0-15

Gamma: 1-170

HDR (high dynamic range): 0-255

AWB (automatic white balance): enable

AE (Automatic exposure): automatic/manual

Orientation (overlays): Users can import .dwg, .bmp, and .dxf files into the camera for display. bmp images require a white background; otherwise, the displayed image may be abnormal after import.

• Place the positioning file on a USB drive and connect it to the camera. Open Settings - Positioning and select the required line width, colour, and transparency parameters.
• After clicking Select, the USB drive menu opens automatically. Select the corresponding file and double-click it; it will automatically be displayed on the image.
• Users can double-click the left mouse button to close the positioning drawing. To open it again, repeat the above operation.
• Click [Positioning] again to display position adjustment options.

Mirror: On/Off

Flip: On/Off

B/W (Black/White Monochrome): On/Off

CAC (Chromatic Aberration Compensation): On/Off

Power Line Frequency (mains): 50Hz/60Hz select

Default: Restore camera-related function parameters to factory settings

Edit (menu edit): Users can show/hide main menu options and can also reorder the main menu groups. To reorder the menu groups select two options and click the swap button to swap their position.

Open (flash drive files)

Open the folder to view saved files on the attached USB flash drive (Image, Video, and Data)

Images

1. Users can perform related operations on a single image file. The image thumbnail, name, and size information are shown in the lower-left corner;
2. After selecting an image, use the right-click menu to perform operations on a single image: delete, live/static comparison, copy, cut, paste, and rename;
3. Right-click a blank area to create a new folder. Users can modify the save path in capture/recording settings as needed;

Videos

1. After selecting a video, use the right-click menu to perform operations on a single video: delete, copy, cut, paste, and rename;
2. After selecting a video, its name and size information are shown in the lower-left corner;

Data

Users can view the name and size of the exported data list file only

Data

Displays the current onscreen measurement log table data

Exposure Control

Exposure Mode

Exposure mode options: 'Auto' (automatic) and 'Manual'.

In automatic exposure mode, the brightness value (0-255) can be adjusted with the slider.

In manual exposure mode, click the settings button on the right to adjust the exposure value (0-16.5) and gain value (0-30). The brightness value cannot be adjusted at this time.

LED Control (surface light brightness adjustment)

Drag the slid bar to adjust light brightness (0 off - 200 max)

Click on the LED quadrant image to enable or disable individual quadrants and set the light level independently.

LED Link

Switches all LED ring-light quadrants on/off.

Enabling the Led Link will group all four ring-light quadrants. Adjusting the brightness with the slide bar will adjust all four light zones simultaneously

Scale (calibration):

Calibration Method

• First click 'H Calibrate' or 'Circle Calibrate'.
• Place a calibration tool (such as the calibration plate supplied or a scale slide) on the stage and adjust the image until it is clear.
• Taking 10mm calibration as an example, find the 10mm length in the preview image, determine the start point and end point, and the menu window appears.
• Enter the relevant value, length, and unit according to the actual zoom magnification.

Select calibration and click the delete bin. Enter password to delete calibration record.

Calibration Settings:

Graphic Data Settings

Unit - Users can set the unit of measure to: cm (centimetre), mm (millimetre), µm (micrometre), inch (inches), mil (thou / thousandth of an inch).

Bits - Decimal display can be set to 0-4 decimal places.

PIP Settings (Picture-in-Picture)

PIP Enable - Click the magnifier button to enable/disable the magnifier picture window to aid accurate mouse positioning (window displays in the bottom right corner of display). 

PIP Zoom Multiple - Select required magnification level 2x, 4x, or 6x

Measurement Tools

• Click the Measurement Mode icon to enable measurements (icon turns blue).
• Autofocus is disabled in measurement mode.
• Click the Measurement Mode icon again to exit measurement mode (icon turns grey).
• Hover the mouse over an icon to display the tool name. 
• Select measurement tool as required.
• AutoEdge (automatic edge detection) - select function to enable during measurement. The edge closest to the click position is identified and selected. Edge must be within the selection circle.
• Delete All - select to delete all measurement and graphic data. Click 'OK' to confirm deletion or 'Cancel' to cancel request.
• To delete an individual measurement data/graphic hover over the graphic and double-click the right mouse button. Click 'OK' to confirm deletion or 'Cancel' to cancel request.
• To edit a measurement graphic hover over the graphic and use the right mouse button to move a point or move the graphic

Measurement Settings

General Settings:

Users can individually set the font size/colour, and line width/colour for each tool graphic measurement element.

Object Pattern:

Mode - Select Point or Shape as required. Use Shape detection to automatically snap drawn shapes to polygon edges.

Shape Detection Range (size) - select required range, 10-25. The larger the value, the larger the edge circle size.

Measuring Tools:

The main menu will display 12 measuring tools, the 'Show' tools. Users can replace the shown tools by selecting a shown tool and a hidden tool on the right and click the spat button.

Data List:

To modify the Data table layout select or deselect column headings as required. Column order can be modified by clicking two item names and clicking the swap button.

Custom Template

• Save graphic element data. Click New, enter a custom template name in the text box and then click the Save button. 
• Select a template then click the Delete icon to delete the template.

Auxiliary Line (Crosshair/Grid Lines/Scale Lines)

Use the tick boxes to enable or disable crosshair/grid lines

Click the settings button to configure grid lines

Initial Colour - set the grid line colour

Initial Size - set the grid line width (1-3)

HLine / VLine - set the number of horizontal and vertical lines (1-100).

Double-click the right mouse button on a grid line to set the line coordinate position, colour, show/hide scale or set the line angle.

Use the tick boxes to enable or disable Scale bar line

Click the settings button to configure scale bar line

Set the screen position and set the scale bar length (20-900 pixels).

EDF (image stacking)

When image displacement or scaling exists, select “Align” to optimize the final image effect.

• Open the depth-of-field fusion settings menu;
• Click the buttons to set the start and end positions respectively. When confirming the area with the left mouse button, wait for the camera to complete focusing before selecting the end-position area.
• Set the capture interval. Users can customize the value. Value range: 1-99. The smaller the value, the more images are captured and the higher the image quality.
• When image displacement or scaling exists, select “Align” to optimize the final image effect.
• Click “Start”. The camera performs image fusion processing. Wait for the fusion-success pop-up window.
• After fusion is complete, click Confirm. The Return and Synchronous Zoom buttons are displayed in the comparison view on the right (disabled by default);
• Users can view the fused image under the USB drive image path.
• Click “Reset”. The start-position and end-position values all become 1, and the capture interval becomes 2. Users can reselect the start position, end position, and capture interval parameter values.

EDF Settings: