Top Tips and FAQ
1. Which Handheld Digital Microscope Model should I choose?
General Spec
Key spec
Hardware Video
Software Video
Why choose Dino-Lite digital handheld microscopes?
2. Focus
Magnifcation vs. Working Distance (WD)
Focus & Field of view with MS35B Stand
Details
3. View area example
200x vs. 500x
Demo Link
Comparison
4. Key Hardware Features
LEDs
-- Turn on/off the LEDs
-- Adjust Exposure Brightness or Darkness or view objects at correct Colors
Microtouch On/ off
0.3MP image vs (1.3MP image)
Polarize (Example)
Near Infrared LEDs
Near UV LEDs
Metal shell vs ABS
USB vs TV
5. Key Software feature
Exposure
Exposure Setting
Adjust White Balance
Full screen, regular windows --- How to Enlarge Dino Capture Screen or in normal view -
Save file format - JPG BMP, AVI
180 degree image --To invert image
Zoom in and out
Video features
6. What Accessories Models available?
Accessories Demo images links
Which accessories should I choose?
7. User Guide
Manual
Demo images gallery
Slide show
Video
8. How does Dino-Lite work with MAC?
Useful Tip
Handheld Useful Tips-
1. Why choose Dino-Lite digital handheld microscopes?
2. What is a Digital Microscope?
3. Should I choose a Handheld Digital Microscope or Eyepiece camera?
4.Which Handheld Digital Microscope model and accessories should I choose?
 Products by Features (pdf)
Products by Application (pdf)
General spec sheet (pdf)
5. How to use DINO Digital Microscope?
6. How does the Focus work on a Dino-Lite Microscope?
7. About Dino-Lite Hardware -
8-a. About DinoCapture software -
8-b. How to upgrade AKM412-C200 firmware ?
9-a. Field of view chart
Distance from object
viewable area
9-b. Depth of field: Link - Viewable Area Example
10-a. Applications for Digital Microscope and eyepiece cameras
10-b. Can I use DinoLite Handheld Microscopes for viewing slides?
11. What is the largest magnification you carry on the Digital Microscope?
12. Which format should I use?
13. Measurement tips -
Link - AM313 Series & AM /AD413T's Measurement
Link - How to Use the Calibration Function in DinoCapture (Available on AM413 Series only)
Link - How to accurately calibrate the AM313 Series Dino-Lite measurement function
Video Demo - Video library
http://www.bigc.com/demo/video/measurement_%20v1.wmv
14.a. What is the purpose of LED light?
14.b. What is the purpose of near UV light?
15. How to enlarge DinoCapture Screen or return to Normal View
16. How to adjust Brightness, White Balance or Darkness and viewing objects at the right color
17. How to invert an image
18. How to draw a circle area on an image
19. How to transfer captured image to a word file
20. How to compare multiple images
21. Keyboard Functions: Key options
22. How can I superimpose a frame or a reticle over the real-time image or using the Crossbar
23. How to install two or more DINO-Lite products
24. Temperature, High-pressure environment
25. (ESD) Electrostatic discharge, (MRI) Environment Safe and Dino-Lite Microscopes
26. How sensitive to infrared light are the Dino-Lite Digital Microscopes?
27. What is the wavelength of the white LED’s?
28. How many levels of gray could the Dino-Lite digital handheld microscopes camera see?
29. What is the spectral response of the Dino-Lite handheld Microscopes?
30. Do Dino-Lite microscopes store any customer data?
Eyepiece Useful Tips-
1. Dino Digital Eyepiece
2. Field of View -
3. AM423 Dino-Eye Eyepiece series perform measurements -
4. Adjust Brightness -
5. Transfer Captured image to word file
6. Compare multiple images -
7. To invert image / Circle area with image -
8. Applications for Digital Microscope and eyepiece cameras?
9. How do I choose a Microscope Eyepiece camera?
10. Maintenance and Cleaning
Technical FAQ
Handheld Tech FAQ
1. Run-time error '75' or '339' ----(For Vista OS DinoCapture required to set “Run as Administrator”)
2. When starting DinoCapture program, the live viewing window shows ----
"Please connect Dino Digital Microscope via USB", even though the microscope is currently plugged in.
2. DinoCapture program on VISTA with black window
3. Slow video capture even in fast systems using Windows XP or Vista
4. Windows 64 bit OS Compatibility issues
5.a. When starting DinoCapture, the view window is a black or green screen
5.b. DinoCapture program on VISTA with black window
6. DinoCapture view window is capturing web-cam or another video device image
7. Software support
8. How to remove DinoCapture program from XP or Vista
9. Squiggly lines or distortion at the bottom of the live view window
10. Unable to save pictures / get an error message after taking a picture
11. Viewing window is larger than normal on DinoCapture (view window partially covers the “video” tab)
12. Error Messages
13. Do not disassemble the instruments
14.The live video window has a flat black image but no error messages while installing or using DinoCapture
15. Have an image at 640x480 but black screen (or no images) at 1280x1024
16. How sensitive to infrared light are the Dino-Lite Digital Microscopes?
17. Photoshop starts when the microtouch button is pressed
18. Install DinoLite drivers each time after you reboot the computer in a network environment.
19. Is the Dino-Lite WIA compliant?
MAC Info
MAC Useful Tips -
DinoXcope Tips -
1. Update new driver
2. How can I save images as .JPEG or .PNG format in DinoXcope?
3. How do I delete an image from the thumbnails in the DinoXcope window?
4. What is the full screen image capture shortcut?
5. How do I adjust the exposure in DinoXcope?
6. What format does DinoXcope use to save video?
7. DinoXcope User Guide
DinoScope (Previous version program for MAC) Tips -
1. LED’s turn on and off by themselves
2. How do you take a picture with DinoScope?
3. How to adjust the resolution for the Dino-Lite on MAC OS
4. How to record Video with DinoScope?
5. Software support -
6. To get measurements feature from a third party software for MAC OS -
MAC Tech Tips -
1. Image on screen is from another Web cam
2. No image on screen
3. No image on screen when using DinoScope or computer freezes when using DinoScope on MAC
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