INSTRUCTION MANUAL MODEL #44314, 44315 ENGLISH 1
1. INTRODUCTION Thank you for purchasing the Celestron FlipView™ Handheld LCD Digital Microscope with a 5 MP sensor and flip out 3.0inch full color TFT LCD screen. Your microscope is a precision optical instrument, made of the highest quality materials to ensure durability and long life. It is designed to give you a lifetime of pleasure with a minimal amount of maintenance. FlipView provides low power viewing up to 120x using the built-in LCD screen.
PARTS 1. Shutter trigger 2. Flip out LCD screen 1 3. Flip out leg 9 4. Settings button 5. Color mode button/up button 6. Playback/left button 2 11 7. Illuminator adjustment wheel 12 8. Battery compartment 13 9. Zoom control button 10. 5 V AC in port 10 14 3 11. Mini USB port 12. Video out port 13. Micro SD card slot 14. Battery charge indicator 15. OK button 16. Down button 4 17. On/Off switch 18. Focus wheel 19. Microscope barrel 15 5 16 20.
SPECIFICATIONS Magnification Range 10x-120x (up to 300x when using PC) Sensor 5 MP CMOS 1/3.2 in LCD screen 3.0-inch full color TFT LCD screen (hinges in both X (90°) and Y (180°) axes) Lens 5 element IR Cut (infrared reducing) high quality glass lens Effective Focal Length: 15.8 mm Image distortion: 0.10% FOV: 13.0° Focuser Range Manual focus from 10 mm to 300 mm Illumination 8 adjustable white LEDs in ring configuration Shutter trigger On housing Still Image Resolution 5 MP, 3 MP, 1.
INSERT MICRO SD CARD To capture images with your microscope while not connected to a computer, insert a Micro SD card in the card slot (13) on the back of the unit. Press firmly until the card clicks into place. NOTE: A MicroSD card is NOT included. To capture images without a MicroSD card, see section 7 in this manual for instructions on installing the computer software and saving images directly to your computer. NOTE: Format your MicroSD card before use.
3. OBSERVING AND CAPTURING IMAGES: DIGITAL IMAGING VIEW A SPECIMEN Power FlipView on and aim it at your specimen. Adjust the illuminator by rotating the illuminator adjustment wheel (7). Adjust the focus wheel (18) until the specimen is in focus. CAPTURE AN IMAGE To capture a still image, press the shutter trigger (1). CHANGE MODE To toggle between still image, video and preview modes, press the playback button (6). From still image press twice to get to video mode.
ADJUST DIGITAL ZOOM: When observing your specimen, you can zoom in and out using the zoom control button (9) CAPTURE VIDEO: In video mode, press the shutter trigger (1) to start recording. Press it again to stop recording. REVIEW IMAGES Press the playback button (6) once from still image mode or twice from video mode. Videos and still images will be displayed with the last image or video displayed first. Press the up button (5) or down button (16) to scroll through images/videos.
PROTECT IMAGES This feature protects images or videos from being deleted from the MicroSD card. To protect an image or video file, press the the setup button (4) to bring up the menu. Press the down button (16) to scroll to “Protect.” Press OK. Follow the prompts and select “OK” when done. SLIDE SHOW Use this feature to preview all the images on the SD card. Use the buttons to choose the desired interval between images.
4. SOFTWARE MENU INTRODUCTIONS MENU From the preview mode, press the setup button (4) to enter the main menu. The menu choices will vary depending on the mode you are in: still image or video. Use the down button (16), the up button (5) and the OK button(15) to navigate the menu. When in still image mode, you will see the following settings: 1. Resolution 2. Time Lapse 3. Quality 4. Sharpness There is only one setting in video mode: 1.
hen you press the capture button, the icon will be displayed in W the upper left corner of the LCD screen. hen all the frames have been taken, FlipView will return to the W preview screen. o stop the auto capture before it completes, press the capture T button once. NOTE: The time lapse setting only works in still image mode. NOTE: The number above represents 15 seconds. QUALITY The quality settings determine the level of image compression.
SETUP MENU While in the main menu press the playback button (6) button to enter setup. The choices here are: 1. Language 2. Power Save 3. Frequency 4. Date Stamp 5. TV out 6. Date/Time 7. Format SD 8. System Reset 9. Version LANGUAGE FlipView supports 11 languages: 1. English 2. German 3. French 4. Spanish 5. Italian 6. Portuguese 7. Japanese 8. Simples Chinese 9. Traditional Chinese 10. Dutch 11. Russian se the arrow buttons to scroll to your language preference and U press OK (15) to save.
DATE STAMP If you wish, you can display a date stamp on image files (but not on video files). The choices are: 1. D ATE/TIME: Displays both DATE and TIME on the saved image file 2. DATE: Displays only the date on the image file 3. OFF: Will NOT display any DATE/TIME information NOTE: The DATE and/or TIME will NOT be displayed in the preview modeonly on the recorded image file. TV OUT et your TV out setting to either NTSC or PAL, depending on your S location. 1.
DATE/TIME Here you can set the correct time of day and determine how the time will be displayed. Choose from the following options: 1. YY/MM/DD 2. DD/MM/YY 3. MM/MM/DD FORMAT MICRO SD CARD Choose this option to format your Micro SD card. We recommend always formatting Micro SD cards before using them with FlipView for the first time. Formatting the card will erase all other data it contains. SYSTEM RESET Choose this option to return FlipView to its default factory settings.
7. USING THE CELESTRON PORTABLE CAPTURE PRO SOFTWARE 1. Install Software. Using the included CD, install the software on your computer. You may need to restart your computer before launching software for the first time. 2. Connect FlipView to your computer using the USB cable provided as described above.. 3. Choose “Preview on Computer” on the LCD screen, by pressing the OK button (15). 4. Open the Celestron Portable CapturePro Software on your PC by clicking the desktop icon. 5.
OPTIONS: Under the Options menu item, you will find: RESOLUTION: Sets the sensor image resolution. Choose from 2 resolution settings: - 320 x 240 - 640 x 480 NOTE: When connected to a PC, FlipView cannot capture high-resolution images, but can be used for demonstration and streaming. To take advantage of full 5 MP resolution, unplug FlipView from the computer. DATE/TIME: Turns the Date and Time stamp on or off. LANGUAGE: Changes the language setting.
9. CALIBRATION AND MEASUREMENT +T he Celestron Portable CapturePro software includes a measurement feature. To use this feature, you must first perform a measurement calibration. +S et +M ake +R e-adjust +T ake +D ouble sure the X,Y Guide is set to “On” by selecting it in the Options Menu. a still image. The image will be displayed in the column on the right side of the screen. + Click on the Calibration icon +C lick and drag a line across a “known value” on the ruler image.
+ To ensure that calibration was successful, go back to the Image Capture screen. + Click the ruler icon and from the dropdown menu select the option “Any Angle Line” + Click and drag a line across the same “known value” as before. + If the calibration was successful, the distance you measured should be exact to the “known value” + To capture images without changing the height or magnification, click on the Calibration icon.
TAKING NOTES AND MARKING THE IMAGE Portable CapturePro includes functionality to mark, draw on, or and add notes to saved images. This can be handy for quick note taking and pointing out features on your specimen image. 1. MARKING +T o use this feature, click the Draw icon +T he in the Image Preview window. complete choices in the Draw dropdown menu are: MAIN 1. Line: Draws a straight line on the image. 2. Arrow: Draws a line with an arrow on the image. 3. Freehand: Allows user to draw freehand.
IMAGE PREVIEW ICONS EXPLAINED B. A. C. K. I. D. F. E. H. J. L. G. A. Save: Save your file F. Undo: Takes you back one step B. Copy to clipboard: Copy to open in other program G. Redo: Takes you forward one step C. Copy: Save as a copy H. Draw D. Previous: Takes you back to the previous image in save folder I. Text/Notes E. Next: Takes you forward to the next image in save folder J. Measure K. Calibration L. Current Magnification (based on the latest calibration) 10.
11. CARE AND MAINTENANCE Your microscope with digital camera is a precision optical instrument and should be treated with care at all times. Follow these care and maintenance suggestions and your microscope will need very little maintenance throughout its lifetime. + Store your microscope in a dry, clean place. + Never use your microscope where operation of such devices is restricted. Improper use creates the risk of serious accident.
