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Camera Calculators

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Camera Calculators include:

VIDEO SECURITY TOOLS - Pelco VERY EXTENSIVE. For more information see Support or Pelco



CCTV LENS CALCULATORS, APPLETS, ANIMATIONS & SIMULATIONS


    Microscopy Cameras


      MICROSCOPY REALTED CALCULATORS & APPLETS

        FOR MICROSCOPY, FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY, TEREOMICROSCOPY, PHOTOMICROGRAPHY, CONFOCAL MICROSCOPOY, ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY, NAOMICROSCOPY ETC. CALCULATORS & APPLETS SEE THE CHEMISTRY CENTER: MICROSCOPY



      MICROSCOPY CAMERA CALCULATORS, APPLETS, ANIMATIONS & SIMULATIONS

        MICROSCOPY FIELD-OF-VIEW CALCULATOR - Zeiss
        Microscopy Field-of-View Calculator INPUT Values include
          "...Field of View Number from Eyepieces;
          Objective Magnification;
          Optovar Magnification;
          If Camera CCD Chip Diagonal & Camera Adapter Magnification..."
        For more information see Zeiss





    OEM Cameras




    Pinhole Cameras




    Photomicrography




    QTVR - Quicktime VR




    Telescope Cameras


      TELESCOPE REALTED CALCULATORS & APPLETS

      TELESCOPE CALCULATORS, APPLETS, ANIMATIONS & SIMULATIONS

        CCD IMAGING TEACHING MODULES & CALCULATORS - Starizona Multimedia CCD Imaging Teaching Modules & Calculators (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE.
        CCD Imaging Calculators include:
          Pixel Resolution & Field-of-View Calculator INPUT Values include
            "...CCD Camera (Apogee, AstroVid, Canon, FLI, MaxCam, Meade, etc.);
            Telescope (Astro-Physics, Celestron, INTES, etc.); Pixel Binning..."
          Equivalent Exposure Calculator INPUT Values include
            "...Original Luminance (L) Exposure; Original Red (R) Exposure;
            Original Green (G) Exposure; Original Blue (B) Exposure;
            Original CCD Camera; Original Telescope;
            Original Luminance Binning; New Telescope; etc..."
          Ideal Exposure Calculator INPUT Values include
            "...CCD Camera; Test Exposure Time in Minutes;
            Measured Background Value; Percent Contribution from Readout Noise..."
          Flat Field Value Calculator INPUT Values include
            "...CCD Camera; User Defined Full Well Capacity; User Defined System Gain..."
          Eyepiece Projection Calculator INPUT Values includes
            "...Original Telescope Focal Length; Original Telescope Focal Ratio; Eyepiece Focal Length; etc..."
        For more information see Guide to CCD Imaging or Starizona

          Examples of CCD Imaging Teaching Modules include

            Basics of CCD Imaging
            Examples of "Basics of CCD Imaging" Subject Categories include
              "...Introduction to CCD Imaging; Basics of Taking CCD Images; Image Processing; etc..."

            Advanced CCD Techniques
            Examples of "Advanced CCD Techniques" Subject Categories include
              "...Acvanced CCD Equipment; Imaging Techniques; Image Processing; etc..."



        CALCULATOR FOR MAGNITUDE LIMITS FOR CCD & TELESCOPE - L. Bogan VERY VERY EXTENSIVE.
        Magnitude Limit of CCD Camera and Telescope Calculator
          "...determines the response of a telescope and CCD camera to given stars and seeing conditions..."
        Magnitude Limit of CCD Camera and Telescope Calculator INPUT Values include:
          "...Stellar Values: Star's Zenith Distance, V-band Magnitude, etc.;
          Site and Date; Phase and Postion of the Moon, Position of the Sun;
          Telescope and Detector
            Telescope Aperture, Diameter of Secondary Mirror, Number of Mirror surfaces, Pixel Size, Read Noise of CCD, Filter and CCD Parameters, etc...."
        For more information see Larry Bogan's Conservation, Astronomy, Physics and Soaring Page



        PIXEL SCALE CALCULATOR - Winchester Electronics VERY EXTENSIVE.
        Pixel Scale
          "...The rule of thumb for pixel scale is to aim for around 2 arcsec/pixel for deep sky imaging and around ½ arcsec/pixel for planetary imaging.
          Ideally, your pixel scale will be half of the value of seeing for your site (e.g. if your site tends to have seeing around 3 arcsecs, then you want a pixel scale of 1.5 arcsec per pixel)..."
        Pixel Scale Calculator INPUT Values include:
          "...Aperture; Focal Ratio; CCD Camera; Binning; Seeing (arcsec)..."
        Pixel Scale Calculator OUTPUT values include:
          Telescope
            "...Focal Length, Resolution..."
          CCD
            "...Pixel Array, Raw Pixel Size, Pixel Array After Binning, etc..."
          Imaging
            "...Optimum Focal Length, Optimum Focal Ratio)..."
        For more information see Starlight Xpress: Astronomical and Industrial CCD Cameras





    Underwater Photography


      UNDERWATER PHOTOGRAPHY REALTED CALCULATORS & APPLETS

      UNDERWATER CAMERA COURSES

        PHYSICS GEARBAG: UNDERWATER PHOTOGRAPHY - ScubaGeek Multimedia Underwater Photography Course (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE.
        Examples of Underwater Photography General Course Chapters include
          "...The Green Flash;
          Electrogenesis in Torpedo Rays;
          Hydrostatic Pressure at a Point;
          The Hydrostatic Paradox;
          Constancy of Wave Period;
          Particle Motion in Deep Water; etc..."
        Examples of Underwater Photography General Optics Course Chapters include
          "...Index of Refraction of Water;
          Refraction of Light by Water;
          External Reflection From a Water Surface;
          Internal Reflection From a Water Surface;
          Total Internal Reflection; etc...
        Examples of Underwater Photography Lens Optics Course Chapters include
          "...Diopter Focal Lengths and Powers;
          Diopters and Lens-to-Subject Distances;
          Closeup Lenses and Magnification;
          Diffraction and Photography;
          Underwater Magnifier;
          Underwater Spectacles;
          Effective Focal Lengths of a Lens and Plane Port;
          Field of View at a Planar Interface; etc..."




      UNDERWATER VIDEO CAMERA CALCULATORS, APPLETS, ANIMATIONS & SIMULATIONS

        VIDEO CAMERA LENS FIELD-OF-VIEW CALCULATIONS: IN AIR & SEAWATER - DeepSea Power & Light
        Video Camera Lens Field-of-View Calculator: in Air & Seawater INPUT Values include:
          "...Video Format
            "...1/4 inch, 1/3 inch, 1/2 inch, 2/3 inch, 1 inch..."
          Parameters
            "...Focal Length of Lens, Distance to Object..."
        Video Camera Lens Field of View Calculator OUTPUT Values include
          Video Camera Lens Field of View Data in SEAWATER
            "...Decimal Degrees: Horizontal FOV, Vertical FOV, Diagonal FOV;
            Decimal Minutes: Horizontal FOV & Size, Vertical FOV & Size, Diagonal FOV & Size
          Video Camera Lens Field of View Data in AIR
            "...Decimal Degrees: Horizontal FOV, Vertical FOV, Diagonal FOV;
            Decimal Minutes: Horizontal FOV & Size, Vertical FOV & Size, Diagonal FOV & Size..."
        For more information see DeepSea Power & Light










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