Chapter 1. Introduction

Table of Contents

1.1. What is Camera?
1.2. Camera's History
1.3. Camera's Features
1.4. Release notes
1.5. Changes

Camera is the acronym for Computer Aided Measurement Environment for Realtime Atomic imaging.

Camera is the name of the control and analysis application for the control electronics for video-rate Scanning Probe Microscopy (SPM) made by Leiden Probe Microscopy (LPM).

Figure 1.1. LPM's Electronics for Video-Rate SPM

LPM's Electronics for Video-Rate SPM


For an introduction to Scanning Probe Microscopy (SPM), see the Principle of Scanning probe microscopy.

Camera can be operated in one of two modes: Analysis Mode and Measurement Mode. When you start Camera, it presents the Analysis Mode, see the figure below.

Figure 1.2. Camera's Main Screen in Analisis Mode

Camera's Main Screen in Analisis Mode


You can start Camera's Measurement Mode via the menu entry ModeMeasurement Mode in the Analysis Mode. This gives the control panel as shown in the figure below.

Figure 1.3. Camera's Screen in Measurement Mode

Camera's Screen in Measurement Mode


Camera is a 32-bit Windows application for the Microsoft Windows 7/8/10 platform. It is created with Visual Studio C++ 2017 (Dev15, MSVC14.1) and it uses the Microsoft Foundation Class Library (MFC).