V Microscope Adjustment- 17 -VMicroscope AdjustmentWhen the camera head is mounted on a microscope, adjust the microscope as described below.(1) Use the Appropriate FiltersWhen capturing a color image:Insert the NCB filter into the optical path.When capturing a black & white image:Insert the appropriate filter into the optical path, depending on the photographic purpose.Generally, inserting a green interference filter (GIF) will heighten contrast. Contrast isenhanced by inserting a filter with a color complementary to the specimen.Supplement* The method for inserting and removing a filter varies from microscope tomicroscope. Refer to your microscope’s instruction manual.* A third-party color compensation filter (CC filter) can be inserted into theillumination optical path of the microscope to compensate for changes incolor balance caused by the length of the exposure time.* When using a phase contrast microscope or an interference microscope (twoluminous fluxes or multiple luminous fluxes), you can enhance contrastusing a green interference filter (GIF) or a monochrome interference filter(IF).* We recommend simultaneous use of an NCB filter and a green interferencefilter (GIF) for the DS-2MBW and DS-2MBWc.* Some microscopes may require a heat-wave absorption filter.TermsWhat is an NCB filter?An NCB (neutral color balance) filter is a color-balancing compensation filter used to adjustcolor temperature to daylight values in microscopes that use a halogen bulb as a lightsource.What is a complementary color?For example, green and magenta, red and cyan, and blue and yellow are all pairs ofcomplementary colors. When complementary colors overlap, their respective hues canceleach other out.
