CCTV Computers

Microscopes & computers Images may be captured on computer - both PC and laptop providing the necessary signal decoder is present. CCTV cameras cannot be connected directly to a computer monitor, the signal has to go through the motherboard of the computer. For PCs a PCI card that can change the CCTV analogue signal to digital is required. Lap tops are too small to accommodate a PCI card and an external decoder is required unless the CCTV camera has a firewire connection which will be able to download images directly through a four pin adapter or PMCI card. At present these firewire CCTV cameras are very expensive. Images may be captured as video clips or as grabbed' still frames by the software associated with the signal decoder, and manipulated with any photographic software - Photoshop, Micrografix etc. PCs are not usually supplied with image PCI cards, these can be inserted easily into the desk top or tower unit providing a BNC connector for the CCTV signal. Relatively recently, microscopy specific CCTV products have become available. These include the and the and . This equipment has the necessary hardware and a CCTV camera built in', together with the necessary software for images to be downloaded throu...