Camera Hardware

• Do Not Unplug or plug in the camera cables while either the computer or camera power supply are on.
• My colleague has the same type of Spot camera that I do but her images look much better than mine. Why?
• Interaction between the 3-Shot Kala filter and the phase objective’s light pattern results in mottling in non-specimen areas. 
• Which coupler should I use with Insight 4/12 MegaSample Cameras?
• I have noticed that the lower the power of the microscope objective, the greater the difference in resolution between the camera image and the image seen through the eyepieces.

SPOT Software

• How to download SPOT Software Updates
• SPOT Software Free Updates Policy
• No Response from Camera or Garbled Picture from SPOT Software
• Why are all the functions grayed out when trying to access the Report Generator?
• White Balance - Pictures with too much blue in them.
• Images with wide dynamic ranges (dark details surrounded by bright areas or bright details surrounded by dark areas) tend to lose detail in the darker areas.
• How do I change the DPI for spot images?
• My brightfield images seem to be covered with a pale gray-green haze.
• When I print out my picture on a Windows 98 PC the colors in the print are off.
• When I print out my picture on a Windows 95 PC the colors in the print are off.
• When I print out my picture on a Windows NT PC the colors in the print are off.
• When I print out my picture on a Mac the colors in the print are off.
• I am getting "no camera interface card"or "Error Reading Camera information" error message. How do I resolve this?

Microscopy & Accessory

• Using DIC/Polarizing Light.
• Why do we recommend putting a "Daylight Blue Filter" in the light source?
• How do you determine the "Field of View" observed on the monitor with various video couplers and microscope magnification combinations?
• How do I parfocalize a video or camera coupler?