Release Notes

QuickPHOTO CAMERA 3.2 build 1887-II

21 Oct 2020

  • New Control Panel of PROMICAM LITE USB 3.0 Cameras
    • Adjusted auto exposure algorithm to prevent flickering of live image.
    • Fixed automatic assigning of the last used magnification to captured images.
    • Improved and accelerated White Balance on a Defined Region and Automatic White Balance.
    • Added support of PROMICAM 3-2CP camera.
    • Added 2448 x 1376 (16:9 ROI) resolution for PROMICAM 3-5CP camera and 1024 x 1024 resolution for PROMICAM 3-4C camera.
    • Shading correction: added new mode for reflected light.
    • Live view measuring enhanced by:
      • support for imperial units: inches, mils, thou.
    • Improved interactive stitching by Image Stitching module:
      • greatly accelerated correction of the error state by the Repair button,
      • fixed the problem with access to the temporary files folder,
      • demo version support,
      • fixed bugs that occasionally caused the control panel to become unstable when stitching images,
      • adjusted internal parameters for easier and more reliable stitching even in low light conditions.
    • List of supported resolutions for video recording by RECORD IT module has been expanded, including resolutions with 1:1 aspect ratio for PROMICAM 3-4C camera.
    • Many other improvements and bug fixes.
  • New Control Panel of PROMICAM LITE USB 3.0 Cameras
    • Adjusted auto exposure algorithm to prevent flickering of live image.
    • Fixed automatic assigning of the last used magnification to captured images.
    • Improved and accelerated White Balance on a Defined Region and Automatic White Balance.
    • Added 2592 x 1456 (16:9 ROI) resolution for PROMICAM LITE 5 camera and 3872 x 2176 (16:9 ROI) resolution for PROMICAM LITE 10 camera.
    • Shading correction: added new mode for reflected light.
    • Live view measuring enhanced by:
      • support for imperial units: inches, mils, thou.
    • Improved interactive stitching by Image Stitching module:
      • greatly accelerated correction of the error state by the Repair button,
      • fixed the problem with access to the temporary files folder,
      • demo version support,
      • fixed bugs that occasionally caused the control panel to become unstable when stitching images,
      • adjusted internal parameters for easier and more reliable stitching even in low light conditions.
    • List of supported resolutions for video recording by RECORD IT module has been expanded, including resolutions with 7:5 aspect ratio for PROMICAM LITE 10 camera.
    • Fixed improper display of some control elements (radio buttons) in Windows® XP.
    • Many other improvements and bug fixes.
  • New Control Panel of Canon® EOS Digital Cameras
    • Added support of Canon® EOS 4000D (Rebel T100), 2000D (Rebel T7), 250D (Rebel SL3), 90D and 5D Mark IV DSLR cameras and EOS M200, M50, R and RP mirrorless cameras.
    • Fixed an issue where an invalid auto focus mode might have been set in QuickPHOTO program for a camera with an objective attached, resulting in Error 70 being displayed on the camera screen. Applies to: Canon® EOS 800D, 760D, 750D, 200D, 80D, 77D, 7D Mark II and 6D Mark II DSLR cameras.
    • Fix to prevent third-party software to interfere with QuickPHOTO files. This could prevent the camera from connecting or cause other problems.
  • Other Changes
    • Updated dongle device drivers to version 8.13.
    • Added support of high resolution (DPI) monitors in Windows® 10 OS.

QuickPHOTO CAMERA 3.2 build 1887

13 Apr 2018

  • New Features and Improvements
    • Added support of imperial units to the main program: inches, mils, thou
    • Background color of Display window selection
    • White Balance Defined by Point feature improved
    • Line segment dimensioning style selection
    • When Resizing the image, the new size can be set as a percentage.
    • Lines at an angle of 45° can be defined for measuring objects and drawings while holding the Shift key.
    • When using Draw Rectangle tool a square will be inserted while holding the Shift key.
    • Fixed a bug causing program crash when acquiring an image from OLYMPUS® DP30BW, DP70, DP71 or DP72 camera.
    • Program localization to other languages: Traditional Chinese
    • Bug fixes and minor improvements
  • New Control Panel of PROMICAM LITE USB 3.0 Cameras
    • Support of PROMICAM LITE 5 and 10 cameras
    • Supports automated creating of high dynamic range images using HDR module
    • Supports Image Stitching module
    • Supports measuring in the live view
    • Support of RECORD IT module demo version
  • New Control Panel of PROMICAM USB 3.0 Cameras
    • Added support of PROMICAM 3-5CP+ and 3-4C cameras
  • New Control Panel of Canon® EOS DSLR Cameras
    • Added support of Canon® EOS 800D (Rebel T7i), 200D (Rebel SL2), 77D, 6D Mark II and 5DS cameras
  • Other Changes
    • OLYMPUS® DP30BW, DP70 and DP71 cameras installation – these cameras can be used in Windows® 7 – 32bit operating system now.
    • Updated dongle device drivers to version 7.66
    • Simplified program installation: magnification encoders and computer controllable illuminators support is always installed.

QuickPHOTO CAMERA 3.1 build 1770-IV

30 May 2017

  • New Control Panel of PROMICAM USB 3.0 Cameras
    • Support of PROMICAM 3-12CS camera
    • Support of Image Stitching module
    • Faster automatic exposure time recovery when switching lenses
    • Selected shading correction mask is saved into user profiles
  • New Control Panel of Canon® EOS DSLR Cameras
    • Optimized displaying of live view to solve problem with unresponsive user interface on low-performance computers:
      • in the control panel itself,
      • within shading correction mask capturing,
      • in motorized Deep Focus module
    • Accelerated creating of HDR images
    • Support of Canon® EOS 1300D (Rebel T6) and 80D cameras
    • Support of automated creating of high dynamic range images using HDR module
    • Live view fills the entire window area even in a full screen mode
    • Shading correction feature with masks saving
    • Stopped support of Windows® XP/Vista operating systems – all new features are not available there any more
  • Program Localization to Another Language:
    • Polish
  • Other Changes
    • Updated SZX2-ZB10-ZE magnification encoder value for zoom 0.63
    • Updated dongle device driver to version 7.54

QuickPHOTO CAMERA 3.1 build 1770-III

24 Jun 2016

  • New Control Panel of PROMICAM USB 3.0 Cameras
    • Support of PROMICAM 3-3CC, 3-3CP, 3-5CC and 3-5CP cameras
    • Support of automated creating of high dynamic range images using HDR module
  • New Control Panel of PROMICAM USB 2.0 Cameras
    • Support of automated creating of high dynamic range images using HDR module
  • New Control Panel of Canon® EOS Digital SLR Cameras:
    • Support of Canon® EOS 750D (Rebel T6i), 760D (Rebel T6s) and 7D Mark II cameras
  • New Version of Built-in Time-Lapse Video Module
    • Accelerated loading of files
    • Reworked sorting of files for 100,000 or more images
  • New Version of Built-in Timer Module
    • Fixed time-lapse image capturing with PRO-LM-CB1-30W illuminator
  • IDS uEye® cameras (excepting UI-1440-C)
    • Adjusted camera device drivers installation for compatibility with Microsoft® Windows® 8/8.1/10 operating systems.

QuickPHOTO CAMERA 3.1 build 1770-II

19 Jun 2015

  • New Control Panel of PROMICAM USB 3.0 Cameras
    • Support of PROMICAM 3-3C and 3-12C cameras
    • Measurements in the live view
    • New Shading correction feature with masks saving
    • Support of RECORD IT module demo version
  • New Control Panel of PROMICAM USB 2.0 Cameras
    • New PROMICAM 2-5 camera resolution: 1920×1080 (ROI)
    • New field for manual adjustments of the exposure time
    • New automatic exposure mode for fluorescence imaging: SFL – Auto
    • Support of RECORD IT module demo version
    • Saving of settings to Profiles supported

QuickPHOTO CAMERA 3.1 build 1770

7 Nov 2014

  • New Features and Improvements:
    • Option to export an image with measured values to Microsoft® Excel® file
    • Option for antialiasing of inserted objects
    • Adjustments of line segment measuring tools dimensioning
    • Program keeps its last window size and position on the screen
    • Table of measured values appears when a measuring is initiated
    • LZW lossless compression algorithm used for saving of TIFF files
    • Support of meta data for TIFF files
    • Support of 8bit grey scale TIFF files
    • Display of progress indicator during program startup
    • Reduced memory consumption
    • Support of PRO-MSILL LED illuminator
    • Bug fixes
    • Program localization to other languages: German, Spanish, Russian, Ukrainian
  • New Control Panel of PROMICAM USB 2.0 Cameras:
    • Support of PROMICAM 2-5 and 2-8 cameras
    • Measurements in the live view
    • New Shading correction feature with masks saving
  • New Control Panel of Canon® EOS Digital SLR Cameras:
    • Support of Canon® EOS 1200D (Rebel T5) and 70D cameras
  • New Control Panel of Analog Video Sources

QuickPHOTO CAMERA 3.0 build 1561-IV

17 Jun 2013

  • Program Localization to Other Languages:
    • Hungarian
    • Slovak
  • New Control Panel of Canon® EOS Digital SLR Cameras:
    • Support of Canon® EOS 100D (Rebel SL1), 550D (Rebel T2i), 600D (Rebel T3i), 650D (Rebel T4i), 60D, 6D, 700D (Rebel T5i), 7D, 5D Mark II and 1D X cameras
    • Timestamp inserting
    • Focus indicator
    • Option to manually perform white balance
  • New Control Panel of Histology Slide Scanner

QuickPHOTO CAMERA 3.0 build 1561-III

2 Nov 2012

  • New Control Panel of Canon® EOS Digital SLR Cameras:
    • Support of Canon® EOS 1100D (Rebel T3) camera
  • New Control Panel of Histology Slide Scanner

QuickPHOTO CAMERA 3.0 build 1561-II

30 Aug 2012

  • New Control Panel of Lumenera® INFINITY Digital Cameras:
    • Measurements in the live view
    • Support of INFINITY 2-1R camera type
    • New graphical user interface
    • Option to manually set the exposure time using the editable fields: min, s, ms, µs

QuickPHOTO CAMERA 3.0 build 1561

11 May 2012

  • New Graphical User Interface:
    • Color theme and thumbnail size selection, toolbars and menus can be modified
    • Objects are continuously plotted during insertion/modification
    • Image can be displayed in Display Window by a single mouse click in the Thumbnail Browser
  • Image Saving:
    • New dialog box for image saving with options for bulk image naming and saving, option for automatic flattening of layers
    • Function for automatic saving of acquired images to selected folder
    • Support of PNG (Portable Network Graphics) format
  • New Interface for Image Printing:
    • Up to 4 images can be printed to a single page
    • Options to define print size, margins, image alignment, framing, and print image information
    • Interactive preview
  • New Image Editing Functions:
    • Histogram adjustment
    • Automatic white balance
    • White balance defined by a reference point
    • Black balance defined by a reference point
    • Median filter for point noise removal
  • Measurements:
    • New calibration manager
    • Option to automatically assign the last used magnification to newly acquired images
    • Support for use of zooming unit and magnification changer unit
    • Support for magnification encoders (devices for automatic determination of currently used microscope magnification)
    • Statistics in the Table of Measured Values contain also maximal and minimal measured values
    • New type of calibrated scale bar – stripe
    • Option for automatic scale bar insertion into images after assigning of the magnification, which was used for image acquisition
    • Independent setting of font size for scale bar value and measured values displayed in the images
    • Option to set the background color of labels with measured values displayed in the images
    • Measurement mode selection – continuous measuring mode and single measurement mode
  • Indication and Annotation of Interesting Areas:
    • Annotations insertion mode – continuous inserting mode and single insertion mode
    • Advanced tool for inserting text annotation into images: multiline text, selection of background size and color, selection of text alignment and orientation
  • Updated Support for Imaging from Devices Controlled via TWAIN Interface:
    • Improved compatibility with imaging devices
    • Imaging devices controlled via TWAIN interface can now be used in conjunction with the Timer and Deep Focus modules
  • New Version of Built-in Timer Module for Time-lapse Image Capturing with the Option to Control the Computer Controlled Illuminators
    • Option to turn off the illumination between capturing images with the definable advance for turning the illumination on before image capturing
    • The Timer module can be now used in conjunction with imaging devices controlled via the TWAIN interface
  • Other Features:
    • Writing of descriptions to images
    • Option to turn off the display of a number of confirmation dialog boxes
    • Automatic display of a dialog box asking for a change of calibration upon change of an imaging device