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Adjusting the white balance, Adjustingthewhitebalance – Leica Biosystems IC80 HD User Manual

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Leica IC80 HD

Manual

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The white balance ensures that the
specimenisshowninneutralcolors.We

recommendcarryingoutanewwhitebalance
adjustmentwheneveryouchangetheillumina-
tiontypeorcolortemperature.Thisisparticu-
larlynecessaryifyouareworkingwithhalogen
light that can be switched from yellow (low
intensity)toblue(highintensity).

 

You can carry out the white balance
usingthecamera'sownmenuorviathe

cameratrigger.

 

The white balance of the camera is
factorysettoautomaticallyprovideopti-

mumresultswhenusedinconjunctionwitha
LeicaLEDilluminator.

Manual white balance

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Themanualwhitebalanceisdescribedon
page30.

Automatic White Balance

1. Positionagraychartunderthemicroscope

sothattheentireimagefieldisfilledin.

2. Adjusttheilluminationasdesired.

3. Press the trigger and hold it down for 5

seconds. The camera now carries out an
automaticwhitebalance.

Adjusting the White Balance