Free Usb Microscope Camera Software
Usb Microscope Camera Software
Learn more • • • • • • The Plugable USB2-Micro-200X USB microscope provides up to 50X magnification optically and up to 200x and can be used on computers running Windows, Mac OS X, or Linux simply by plugging it into a spare USB 2.0 port and it requires no external power. It operates like a standard webcam and can be used with the default webcam software included in your computer’s operating system. Setup and Drivers Since our microscope uses a standard webcam chipset, it will automatically install default webcam drivers when plugged in to a computer.
It can be used with any webcam app, like the camera app built in to Windows 8.1, Photo Booth in OSX, or a third party program like VLC media player. We also have custom Windows and OSX software designed specifically to work with the microscope. The download for this can be found below: Windows: Mac OSX: Raspberry Pi running Raspbian: ***NOTE: Working with the current version of Raspian Jessie*** We have tested our Microscope with Linux using by using the following terminal commands: “sudo apt-get install guvcview” “guvcview” Frequently Asked Questions Q: How do I zoom in on an object? A: The level of magnification is controlled by the silver focus wheel, then the microscope or the object must be moved to the appropriate distance in order to be in focus. Q: I can’t get my microscope to zoom past ~30x indicated magnification, how do i get to 200x? A: At the closest distance with the clear shield touching the object, there are two possible magnifications. The first is at around 30x indicated, but if you continue to rotate the focus wheel, the image will get blurry, then sharp again at around 200x indicated!