Just Got My USB Microscope Camera !

I just received the Lighthouse stand. The CamApp that came with the camera only allows me to zoom properly at close range. Can't get the entire picture of a nickel.

Anyone knows other software that might work with this ?

Thanks

Harry213 I believe we both have the same camera. My best results for best detail have been either a tiny little low level table light or using ambiant light while holding the camera. I have to have some hit the capture button but it does great results for the camera the leds seem to just reflect back on proofs or coins that are in pretty good shape. But you can take incredibly pics with the leds on I have pictures in my other posts. Coin photography is challenging at best

Hello All ! I'm a new member here at CCF and a new collector as well. I have how ever been lurking for a while.

I would like to thank ALL of the people who have posted here about the Gigi set up and the advice. After reading all the posts I am glad to announce that I have gotten the scope and the Lighthouse stand to use and am Loving it.

I am looking forward to be able to post my pics here in the near future.

This topic has been stellar ! Thank you all for helping me out.

Harry, an excellent thread. Thanks to all for the awesome info. I am a newbie and feel fortunate to be able to take advantage of all of the experience shared by you and others on this subject.

Is the camera that your original link points to the one that you bought? I am ready to place an order.

Anyone tried the Celestron handheld deluxe digital microscope ? Just a bit pricier (46$ here in Canada) but the software might actually work for me.

I will assume you already explored all the files that are on the CD and did not find anything else, so, Yep, it looks like they sent you another random image capture software program. Oddly I was just mentioning this in the prior post. I wonder what the logic or reason is behind the constant "switching up" on the bundled software that ships with these?. Makes me wonder; what other software might be out there that can be used with these USB microscopes?. It would be cool if there was a list compiled somewhere of all the apps and software that exists for these things.

It could also be due to a compatibility issue between the previously released apps and the newer Windows 8. One of the things that comes to mind is that I don't think Windows 8 was released yet when I purchased my scope and started this thread. I use the scope on my Windows 7 PC. I know I had an issue with it on my Vista laptop, and could not get it to work due to a conflict with the web-cam. And I just bought a new Windows 8.1 laptop that I have not tried to install the scope onto it yet. I can't wait to try it out on it.

It should be a piece of cake for me to just forward you the email with the file attachment. However I recall this was not possible through CCF email since it was a .EXE file, and my Gmail wouldn't allow it either, so I had to go through my old Yahoo account. You may have to find out if your email will accept the .EXE file from me as well.

I will send you a PM now with my yahoo email, reply with the email account you want me to send the files to..
We'll see if that works.

OK so here's my embarrassing story. I was sick in bed most of the day but couldn't resist trying out my new toy. This is my excuse for not being thorough in my approach. :)

I plugged in the microscope and Win 8.1 recognized it right away. I then inserted the software disk. The disk did not auto run so I opened it in Explorer. I found a file called DrvSetup (no file extension)and ran it. It created a folder in Program Files (x86). Since no icon was created, I searched all of these files for an Imaging app. Found a file called amcap, opened it, played with it and discovered that it was a video capture app. Not what I needed so I looked through every file in the directory. Found some more app files but none of them would open.

Back to the disk. Saw another app file that said setup. Tried it and it would not open. Cr_p! Seemed to be another of those disks with missing software. Solution: holler for Harry's help.

This morning with a clearer mind, I decided to look at the disk on my win 7 laptop with broken USB and other problems. (Reason I bought a new laptop) Tried to run the second setup file and it worked! It loaded MicroCapture. I guess maybe I have a compatibity issue with win 8.1. Just to be sure I loaded the disk back in the win 8 laptop and clicked on the second setup file. After a short pause it started to load. Don't know why it would not do so yesterday.

To end a long, sad story, with a happy ending, I am up and running. Harry, I apologize for crying wolf too quickly and for taking up your time. I sincerely appreciate your willingness to help. It is a testament to the quality of members of this forum.

SuprDave, thank you also. I hope this posting is not inappropriate for this forum.