Installation of the AxioCam MRc5
AxioCam MRc5 Instal Reference
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1.5 Notes on Maintenance
Camera Electronic
Camera, interface and power supply are maintenance free.
Optical System
The internal optical components of the camera should always be protected. If
no lens or TV adapter incorporating optics is screwed into the camera's C-
Mount thread, the camera's sensor and IR-filter must be protected by
screwing the protective cap into the camera's C-Mount thread.
Cleaning the Infra-red Barrier Filter
Contamination of the infrared filter has an adverse effect on the quality of the
resulting image (dark points, cloudy structures in the image). If there is dry
dust on the front side of the infrared filter, you can remove it with a soft
brush or with cotton (wool) after unscrewing the lens or TV adapter.
Important Note on the Use of C-mount
Objectives
The camera can be mounted onto microscopes with standard TV-adapters
with C-mount connections. Carl Zeiss supplies the camera complete with a
pre-mounted infrared barrier filter, which offers the optical advantage for use
on microscopes of a lower sensitivity to dust.
The IR barrier filter is situated 5 mm behind the outer edge of the C-mount
opening in the camera.
Due to this pre-mounted IR barrier filter, C-mount objectives that
screw more than 5 mm into the thread cannot be screwed into the
camera.
