Please note that NIC workshops are not necessary or sufficient for using the microscopes in the NIC for your research. If you are interested in using our microscopes for your research, please review our access policy and request training.

This is a one day (9:30am-4:30pm with a 1 hour lunch break) workshop that is both lecture and hands-on laboratory exercises. We cover both theoretical and practical information that will help you get the best possible digital image.

Topics covered include:

• How sCMOS, CCD & EM-CCD cameras work
• Digital image quality: signal-to-noise ratio and resolution/pixel size
• Camera acquisition software settings: E.g., exposure time, binning, gain, offset, amplification
• Digital image processing and display