ColorView III • White Balance
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Monitor Settings for White Balance
Monitor Settings The monitor settings are decisive for the image you see on the monitor. Set
your monitor to the appropriate color temperature, should your device allow
this. To do this, compare the image's color impression on the monitor and in
the eyepiece.
Note The color temperature setting can be altered on most monitors via the mon-
itor menu buttons located on the monitor. In other cases, the color temper-
ature can be altered via the operating system.
How to... This is how you change the color temperature using the operating system:
1) Right click on Desktop.
"The Desktop's context menu is opened.
2) Select the Properties entry from the context menu.
"The Display Properties dialog box is opened.
3) Select the Settings tab.
4) Click the Advanced... button.
"Another Display Properties dialog box is opened. The appearance
and function of this dialog box depends on the graphics card in-
stalled on your system and your monitor.
"Search for a tab with the name Color or Color Management.
Note The appearance of the operating elements might differ from the one being
described here because the adaptation of the color temperature is not part
of the operating system, but rather is made accessible by the monitor man-
ufacturer or the graphics card being used.
5) Select a color temperature whose color impression best corresponds
to that seen in the eyepiece.
"Should your system offer a slide control with the options warm and
cold, do not alter your color temperature with these.
Executing White Balance
Specialized microscopy
techniques
It is very difficult to execute a white balance in some microscopic methods,
i.e. DIC or polarization. In these cases, execute the white balance using the
bright field method and only then begin with the special methods.
Transmitted Light When using the transmitted light method, look for a position through which
the light passes through the cover slip, embedding material, and microscope
slide, but not through the specimen. Should there not be such an area, re-
move the object to be observed. Thus, the lamp light used for illuminating
the specimen falls directly on the objective. This is white when using a white
lamp.
Reflected light When using the reflected light method, you need the appropriate reference
surface. Standardized gray cards are best for this. Should one not be avail-
able, you can also use white laboratory porcelain or neutral ND-filter paper.
Should your samples contain very reflective areas, defocus your microscope
when setting the white balance.
How to... This is how you set up the white balance:
1) Acquire an appropriate snapshot.
2) Use the Image > Camera Control... command.
"The Camera Control dialog box is opened.
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