Leica Biosystems IC80 HD - Manual (Page 23)

Leica IC80 HD Manual 23
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