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| New recording dimensions through software-controlled camera systems |
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| Software-controlled camera systems |
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The easy control of digital camera systems via image recording software installed on the connected PC combined with a motorized microscope permits entirely new image types which can be easily produced at the push of a button. The conventional 2-dimensional display of cellular structures can be extended up to the 6th dimension. The combination of the various techniques available permits the information content of a digital image to be markedly increased.
3D – the XYZ dimension: normally, display of an image is restricted to the length and width dimensions (XY axis), while information about the depth of the image (Z axis) is not provided. If the high framerate of a digital camera is combined with a motorized focus drive and high-performance image-processing software, the 3-dimensional structures of the image can be resolved. While the single images are being taken, the camera focuses through the specimen, and "stacks" of images are recorded. The image-processing software then combines this so-called Z-stack into the finished 3D model.
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Z-Stack
Z-Stack acquisition in AxioVision |
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