JPH05142481A - Microscope for photography - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To equip the microscope for photography with a photographic device which enables photographic conditions to easily and accurately be set and recorded by automatically setting the photographic conditions of the microscope and photographic device. CONSTITUTION:One example of the screen displayed at a display part when the 15th frame of a film is to be photographed is shown. Namely, the screen when the 15th frame is to be photographed after the 14th frame of the film loaded in a camera is exposed is shown, and when the 14 frame is exposed, information sent to a ROM is displayed. A menu consisting of four items which are 'correction', 'transmission', 'microscope setting', and 'list' is displayed at the upper part 22 on the screen. Then the conditions of photography are recorded in the microscope and displayed. Proper photographic conditions of past photography can be selected to set as current photographic conditions and recorded in the ROM, and the microscope can automatically be set to the past photographic conditions or its corrected photographic conditions.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a microscope for photography.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Generally, when taking a microscopic photograph, in order to obtain a photograph having an image quality as good as that obtained in the past by obtaining a good image quality, it is necessary to photograph under the same or extremely similar conditions. Is preferred. Therefore, in the conventional microscopic photography, the shooting conditions are set with reference to the handwritten shooting memo of the past shooting conditions. Similarly, in the film currently loaded in the camera, the shooting condition of the succeeding frame is set by referring to the handwritten shooting memo of the shooting condition of the preceding frame.

There are a wide variety of conditions for taking micrographs. The shooting conditions given to each film frame are as follows: sample name and identification number, sample data such as the type of processing of the sample, the number of the photographic device and microscope, the shooting magnification, the magnification of the objective lens, and the shooting lens. Magnification, type of light source, presence of color correction filter, aperture value, exposure time,
There are data relating to the apparatus such as the exposure correction value and the shooting date and time, and the ISO sensitivity of the film, the type of the film, etc. must be recorded. As described above, it is difficult to accurately store a wide variety of shooting conditions, and therefore it is common to record the shooting conditions and make a handwritten shooting memo.

On the other hand, as for the recording method of the photographing conditions, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 1-279231 discloses a recording apparatus for a microscope. This is a recording apparatus for a microscope for photographing an image observed with a microscope. A film cartridge having a ROM for reading and writing information on a film or a film cartridge is used, and information reading and writing are performed on the ROM. It is characterized in that a terminal for recording is provided, and information for each frame at the time of photographing is transferred to the film side by using the terminal and recorded. Information relating to microscopic photography is recorded in a ROM provided on a film cartridge or a film of a film photographed using this.

[0005]

However, it is very time-consuming and labor-intensive to hand-write a photographing memo during photographing of a specimen while accurately and concisely photographing conditions for various items, and in many cases, Only the name and identification number of the specimen were recorded, and the recording of other necessary data was lacking, which was insufficient for reproducing the imaging conditions. Moreover, even if there is a shooting memo in which all the necessary shooting conditions are recorded, setting all the shooting conditions is a lot of setting items, is time-consuming and annoying, and there is a high possibility of incorrect settings. ..

On the other hand, in the technique described in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 1-279231, the R of the film cartridge that has been photographed is taken.
The information already recorded on the OM is used for print printing of the film, and the information can be read and displayed by the ROM information converter. However, in the film currently loaded in the camera, the work of setting the shooting conditions of the frames to be shot with the keyboard and sequentially reading them into the ROM and the work of creating handwritten memos must be performed in parallel. There was a problem that it was inefficient and annoying.

Further, the information transmitted to the ROM regarding the photographing condition of a certain frame can be transmitted to the ROM as the photographing condition of the next frame unless the condition is changed and set. Is. However, if the condition is changed and set at the time of shooting the next frame, if it is desired to return the shooting condition of the next frame to the same as that of the previous frame, it is impossible to transmit the same information to the ROM as it is. Therefore, at this time, it was necessary to change and set the photographing conditions again. This information was then transferred to ROM.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In view of the above problems, it is an object of the present invention to provide a microscope equipped with a photographic device capable of easily and accurately setting photographic conditions and recording the photographic conditions.

[0009]

In the present invention, an information recording section (R) capable of reading / writing information relating to photography is used.
In a microscope equipped with a film or film cartridge equipped with OM) and equipped with a photographic device capable of transmitting information, information to be transmitted to an information recording unit (hereinafter simply referred to as ROM) on the film or film cartridge is stored in the microscope. A photographic microscope having a recording means for recording and a display means for displaying the information recorded in the recording means was constructed. It is preferable that any one of the information recorded in the recording means be further selected as information on one frame to be photographed and transmitted to the information recording section via the photographic device for photography. The microscope was constructed. Further, it is desirable to have an automatic condition setting means for automatically setting the photographing conditions of the microscope and the photographing device on the basis of any one piece of information selected by the selecting means. did.

[0010]

[Operation] While the conditions for photography are recorded in the microscope,
Is displayed. You can select the appropriate one of the shooting conditions of the past shooting and set it as the shooting condition of the current shooting, and you can record this in the ROM. Can be set to.

[0011]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a microscope having a built-in photography apparatus of this embodiment, FIGS. 2 to 5 are plan views showing a screen displayed on a display unit of this embodiment, and FIG. 6 is a block diagram of this embodiment. Is.

Illumination light that has passed through an electric filter switching device (not shown) built in the main body 1 of the microscope shown in FIG.
The sample 9 placed on the stage 8 is illuminated by a condenser lens (not shown) in which the electric aperture stop 4 is arranged. The light transmitted through the sample 9 is imaged by the objective lens 5 on the focal plane of the eyepiece lens 10 or the film surface loaded in the camera 7, and observation and photography are possible.

Further, driving and setting of an electric filter switching device (not shown), an electric revolver 6 for switching the electric aperture stop 4 and the objective lens 5 are performed by operating the keyboard 2. Further, the keyboard 2 is used to perform exposure correction and exposure setting and commands for taking pictures, and commands for creating and transmitting information to be transmitted to the ROM of the film loaded in the camera 7. Then, the state of each setting and information that assists the operation are displayed on the screen of the display unit 3.
The display of the screen can be changed by operating the keyboard 2.

A CPU, which will be described later, is incorporated in the main body 1 to carry out various electrical controls, and a memory (not shown) is incorporated to store photographing information and the like to be transmitted to the ROM.

Next, a procedure for taking a picture in this embodiment will be described. First, the sample 9 is placed on the stage 8 and illuminated. An electric revolver 6, a projection lens (not shown), an electric aperture stop 4, an electric filter switching device (not shown) for switching the objective lens 5 to the optimum condition for observing or photographing the sample 9 by operating the keyboard 2. Drive or set. Next, exposure compensation and exposure conditions are set and commands are given to the optimum conditions for photographing, and at the same time, commands for creating and transmitting information to be transmitted to the ROM of the film loaded in the camera 7 are given. Information regarding these various conditions is displayed on the screen of the display unit 3.

FIG. 2 shows an example of a screen displayed on the display unit 3 when the 15th frame of the film is being photographed. This is the screen when the 14th frame of the film loaded in the camera 7 has been photographed and the 15th frame is about to be photographed, and the information transmitted to the ROM when the 14th frame is photographed is displayed. .. However, the display 21 of the number of pieces is 14
At the time when the exposure of the first frame is completed, the number of frames has changed from 14 to the next 15. In FIG. 2, the display items include specimen, dyeing, objective lens, projection lens, aperture stop, illumination light, filter,
Exposure compensation, exposure time, and comment are displayed, and this information can be easily confirmed. Needless to say, other shooting conditions can be displayed if necessary.

In the upper part 22 of the screen, "correction", "transmission",
A menu including four items of "microscope setting" and "list" is shown. The cursor 23 can be moved to the left or right by operating the keyboard 2 to match an arbitrary item and give an execution command. In the example of FIG. 2, the cursor 23 is aligned with the item “list”.

For example, if it is desired to continue using the information of the 14th frame displayed in FIG. 2 for the 15th frame, it is not necessary to change the setting conditions of the microscope at the time of photographing the 14th frame. Information is transmitted to the camera 7 by moving the cursor 23 to the item "transmission" and executing the exposure.

Further, when it is desired to change and correct a part or all of the currently set and displayed shooting conditions, move the cursor 23 to the item "correction" and execute. Then, as shown in FIG. 5, another cursor 2 is displayed on one of the items.
4 occurs. In FIG. 5, the cursor 24 is generated in the item "sample". If the condition to be modified matches the item in which the cursor 24 is generated, then at that position. If the condition to be modified does not match the item in which the cursor 24 is generated, the cursor 24 is moved to the item to be modified using the keyboard 2.
Move and make corrections.

When the "objective lens", "aperture stop" and other items relating to the setting conditions of the microscope are modified, the settings of the electric revolver 6 and the electric aperture stop 4 of the microscope are set as shown on the display section 3. Since it is necessary to change to, the cursor 23 is moved to the item "microscope setting" and executed. For example, if each item shown in FIG. 2 is modified as shown in FIG. 5, it means that “specimen”, “objective lens”, and “exposure correction” are modified. (At this time, it is assumed that the exposure time was determined by automatic exposure, and the item "exposure time" is considered to change automatically, so it is not included in the correction items.) The settings are as shown in Fig. 2, and then the cursor 2 on the item "Microscope settings".
By executing 3 together, the CPU collates the contents of each item displayed on the display unit with the state of the microscope, and sets different positions of “objective lens” and “exposure correction” from 4 × respectively. Change from 0 to +1 to 10x. Until the switching is completed, the correction item blinks to remind the photographer that the microscope settings have not been completed. Manual switching is also possible, in which case the microscope condition settings and the contents of the changed information do not temporarily match. When they do not match, the transmission of information to the ROM is stopped so that the information transmitted to the ROM and the state of the microscope at the time of actual photography do not conflict with each other. When transmission is stopped, the items that do not match blink. “Aperture stop” and other items can be similarly corrected.

Next, the use of the item "list" will be described. For example, at the time of shooting the 15th frame, there is a case where it is desired to confirm the shooting records up to the 14th frame. At that time, when the cursor 23 is moved to the item “list” and executed, a table as shown in FIG. 3 is displayed on the screen. In the screen of this example, the information transmitted to the ROM is stored in the memory built in the main body 1 in the process of photographing the first to 14th frames of the film currently loaded, which have been previously photographed. It is a table created by reading the memory. In this table, representative items, the number of frames, the sample, the dyeing, the objective, the projection, and the exposure correction are displayed from the information written as the photographing condition of each frame, and the scrolling can be performed by operating the keyboard 2.
It is possible to display sequentially after the frame.

Detailed information about each frame is displayed by displaying the screen shown in FIG. 4 when the cursor 25 is aligned with the frame to be confirmed, for example, the third frame in the screen of FIG. The information of the third frame corresponding to FIG. 2 is displayed, which allows the information to be confirmed. In addition, when returning to the original screen of FIG.
In, the cursor 26 may be executed by aligning it with the item “list”.

Also, the information of the third frame will be photographed 1
If you want to use it for the 5th frame, use the cursor 26
Execute according to the item "selection"
It can be copied to the fifth piece of information. Then, the information of the 15th frame is changed from the screen of FIG. 2 to the screen of FIG.

The screen of FIG. 5 is at the same level as the screen of FIG. 2, and as described above, "transmission""correction""microscopesetting".
You can proceed with the shooting work by selecting items such as. If you want to correct the specimen name from this information copied from the third frame, select the item "Modify" and make the correction, then set the angle of the microscope as shown in Fig. 2 by the item "Microscope setting". Change the settings according to the information shown in Figure 5,
Select the item "Transmit" to transmit the information to the camera and the internal memory of the main unit, and issue the exposure command.

Next, the relationship between the elements of this embodiment is shown in FIG.
Will be described. FIG. 6 is a block diagram of this embodiment.
Each block is controlled mainly by the CPU. The central control unit CPU / B1 controls the entire photography microscope of this embodiment, and all commands by operating the keyboard B2 (corresponding to reference numeral 2 in FIG. 1) are transmitted to each block via the CPU / B1. The memory B3 is a built-in memory that stores information input / output by the CPU B1. The microscope control system B4 is based on the information input from the CPU B1.
Controls the microscope side imaging condition setting member such as the electric revolver, electric aperture stop, electric filter switching device, and exposure compensation,
Further, it is a block for outputting the setting condition information of these members to the CPU B1. The camera B5 (corresponding to reference numeral 7 in FIG. 1) transmits the information input from the CPU B1 to the ROM. The display element control system B6 includes a display memory B8 having a capacity necessary for display and work, and includes a display element B7 (reference numeral 3 in FIG. 1).
Corresponding to) is displayed.

The block diagram will be described below in relation to the actual operation. When the power is turned on and each block is energized, a screen showing various shooting conditions is displayed on the display element B7.

On the screen of the display element B7 shown in FIG. 2, the cursor 23 can be moved to select any one of "correction", "transmission", "microscope setting" and "list". When the cursor 23 is moved, when the keyboard B2 is operated to issue a command, a command signal is transmitted to the CPU / B1, and based on the signal, the CPU / B1 sends a command to the display element control system B6, and the display element B7 is operated. The cursor 23 moves.

When the cursor 23 is moved to the position of the item "transmission" and the keyboard B2 is operated to give an execution command, the CPU / B1 receives the signal of this command and reads the information from the display memory B8. The contents are collated with the setting state of the microscope read from the microscope control system B4, and after confirming that there is no difference, the information is transmitted to the memory B3 and the camera B5. If there is a difference, the transmission of information is stopped, and a signal for blinking an item that does not match on the screen of the display element B7 is output to the display element control system B6.

When the cursor 23 is moved to the position of the item "correction" and the keyboard B2 is operated to instruct execution, C
The PU / B1 receives the signal of this command, and the display element control system B
The cursor 24 is generated on the display element B7 via 6. Next, when the movement of the cursor 24 is instructed by the keyboard B2, the CPU B1 receives the signal of this instruction, and the cursor 24 of the display element B7 is received through the display element control system B6.
To move. If the condition is changed with the keyboard B2 at this position, the new condition is stored in the display memory B8,
This is later transmitted to the memory B3 and the camera B5.

When the cursor 23 is moved to the position of the item "microscope setting" and the keyboard B2 is operated to give an execution command, the CPU / B1 receives a signal of this command and sends a signal to the microscope control system B4 to display the microscope. The conditions are set according to the information stored in the memory B8 for use. When the setting condition is changed by operating the keyboard B2, the setting condition is stored in the display memory B8 of the display element control system B6, and the changed condition is displayed on the display element B7. This is memory B3 and camera B5 later
And transmitted to. In this way, the information on the setting state of the microscope is simultaneously transmitted to the memory B3 and the camera B5, and the same information is stored on the microscope side and the film side.

When the photographing information of the frame photographed prior to the past is displayed on the screen of the display element B7, the cursor 23 is displayed.
Is executed on the keyboard B2 according to the item "list". The photographing information of the preceding frame has already been transmitted to the memory B3 and is not stored in the display memory B8 for the frames before the previous frame. Therefore, CP from the command from keyboard B2
When the U / B1 receives the specified information from the memory B3, writes it in the display memory B8, and outputs a signal to the display element B7 via this, the screen of FIG. 3 is displayed on the display element B7. In this way, the screen of FIG. 2 is changed to the screen of the list shown in FIG. 3, and in this screen, the information of the third frame is selected and the screen of FIG. 4 is displayed.

When the cursor 26 is moved to the position of the item "select" and the keyboard B2 is operated to instruct execution, C
The PU / B1 receives the signal of this command, and the display memory B8
The information of the third frame stored in is replaced with the information of the fifteenth frame. Therefore, when transmitted in this state, the information of the fifteenth frame is recorded in the ROM with the same contents as the third frame.

It should be noted that even if the film loaded in the camera B5 is replaced, and therefore the ROM is replaced, the microscope can still keep a record in the memory B3, and therefore the record in the memory B3 can be used over several films. Needless to say.

Further, in the present embodiment, the example in which the information recording section for recording the photographing condition is constituted by the ROM is shown, but it is possible to use the film provided with the magnetic recording section on the film or the film cartridge. Of course.

[0035]

As described above, according to the present invention, the information of the photographing condition is transmitted to the ROM on the film cartridge or the film and simultaneously recorded in the memory in the microscope main body, and the recorded information is taken during the photographing operation. Since it can be called and confirmed at any time, it is not necessary to create a handwritten memo and the efficiency of the photographing work is improved. In addition, you can select any information from the information stored in the memory of the microscope body and copy it to the information to be captured this time, and you can also automatically set the imaging conditions of the microscope according to that information, Eliminating the need to create the same or similar information and repeating microscope settings, improves the efficiency of shooting work,
Erroneous input and incorrect microscope settings are reduced.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a microscope having a built-in photography apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a plan view showing a screen displayed on the display unit of the present embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a plan view showing a screen displayed on the display unit of the present embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a plan view showing a screen displayed on the display unit of the present embodiment.

FIG. 5 is a plan view showing a screen displayed on the display unit of the present embodiment.

FIG. 6 is a block diagram of the present embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 main body 2 keyboard 3 display section 4 electric aperture stop 5 objective lens 6 electric revolver 7 camera 8 stage 9 sample 10 eyepiece B1 central control unit CPU B2 keyboard B3 memory B4 microscope control system B5 camera B6 display element control system B7 display element B8 Display memory

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A microscope equipped with a film or film cartridge equipped with an information recording unit capable of reading and writing information relating to photography and transmitting the information to the information recording unit in a microscope equipped with a photography device capable of transmitting the information. A photography microscope, comprising: a recording unit that records the information in the microscope, and a display unit that displays the information recorded in the recording unit. 2. A selecting means for selecting any one of the information recorded in the recording means as information on one frame to be photographed and transmitting it to the information recording section via the photograph photographing device. Claim 1 characterized by having.
The microscope for photography described in. 3. Any one selected by the selecting means
The photography microscope according to claim 1 or 2, further comprising: automatic condition setting means for automatically setting photography conditions of the microscope and the photography device based on individual information.