Chapter 8
Capturing Images with the Advanced Setting Menu
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Changing the scene mode setting
Even if a scene mode is selected, you can change the photographing conditions, such as the exposure mode,
exposure compensation, camera gain, and exposure time. However, those changes cannot be saved to a
scene mode. If you often use a certain set of photographing conditions different from any of the scene modes,
you can save them as a "custom setting". The custom settings you create can be handled as your own scene
modes. You can switch a custom setting in the same way as you switch a scene mode. For details on how to
register a custom setting, refer to "8.2.2 (2) Registering custom settings".
You can initialize the settings listed below all at one time by tapping [NEUTRAL] in the [SCENE/CSM] menu or
by tapping [CLR SET] in the [CAMERA MENU: IMAGE] menu.
[IMG MODE], [EXP MODE], [EXP CMP], [EXP TIME], [CAM GAIN], [MTR MODE], [MTR AREA], [BK LEVEL],
[SHARPNESS], [HUE], [CHROMA], [RB ADJ], and [EFFECT]
List of scene modes
The scene modes displayed in the [SCENE/CSM] menu change according to the type of scenes you select ([DS SETUP] >
[MAIN] > [SCENE SELECT]). The following shows the scene modes that are available for each type of scene selected
with [SCENE SELECT].
If [IND] is selected:
Button
Scene mode
Description
WAFER / IC
Suitable for a wafer or IC chip.
METAL
Suitable for capturing a metal specimen.
Bright parts of a metal specimen are expressed as white, and dark parts are expressed as
transparent. This mode is also suitable for ceramic and plastic specimens.
CIR BOARD
Suitable for capturing a circuit board, etc.
This mode can reduce white-out in bright parts of an object, such as component leads and
solder joints, thereby enabling defects to be detected easily.
This mode is also suitable for high-contrast objects such as gears and other metal
components.
FPD (Flat Panel
Display)
Suitable for the color filters for flat display devices, such as LCD displays and plasma
displays.
If [BIO] (Initial setting) is selected:
Button
Scene mode
Description
BF
The BF (bright field) mode can be used for general stained specimens.
HE
This mode is suitable for photographing of specimens stained with hematoxylin and eosin
(HE).
The color reproducibility in this mode is optimized for HE-stained specimens.
Note: This mode is displayed if [HALOGEN] is selected as the light source on the
[SETTINGS] > [DS SETUP] > [MAIN] screen. (Not displayed if [LED (BIO)] is
selected.)
ELISA
This mode is suitable for photographing of specimens for which the ELISA (enzyme-linked
immunosorbent assay) method is applied.
The color reproducibility in this mode is optimized for DAB (diamino benzidine).
Note: This mode is displayed if [HALOGEN] is selected as the light source on the
[SETTINGS] > [DS SETUP] > [MAIN] screen. (Not displayed if [LED (BIO)] is
selected.)