MD26 is a professional VGA analog camera with high speed, realistic color reproduction, automatic white balance, clear image quality, and easy and flexible operation. It is a camera that is different from ordinary USB, 1394, and network interfaces. It supports three output modes and can be directly connected to a microscope, computer, and monitor. It is a high-end VGA digital camera that can display video images on a monitor without the involvement of a computer host. The maximum resolution for real-time preview is 1600 x 1200 pixels, and the frame rate for dynamic display can reach 15fps. It can support resolutions smaller than it, preview faster, and can output both analog and digital signals simultaneously. The hardware adopts low-noise and high dynamic range sensors to ensure perfect visual quality.

MD26 operation interface introduction:

① Switch ON/OFF:
Power on function, power on directly, LED light on, power on
Shutdown function, unplug the power and turn off the LED light
② Power socket DC 5V: DC 5V power interface
③ Video interface Video OUT: Computer standard VGA video interface
④ USB interface: After booting up, insert a USB cable to view the image from the computer port
⑤ Menu five directional key operation area:
Menu UP DOWN LEFT LEFT

MD26 operation prompt:

Key operation instructions

Before entering the menu, the five keys are used as shortcut keys. The UP button is for zooming in, and the DOWN button is for zooming out. The LEFT button is used for automatic exposure (AE) function, and the RIGHT button is used for automatic white balance (AWB) function. The MENU button serves as an entry menu function.

Menu operation instructions

After entering the main menu, moving the up and down buttons can move the selection items. When a certain function is confirmed to be selected, operate the left and right buttons to enter the function operation.

Display Settings

Contrast: The contrast value of an image
Brightness: The brightness value of an image
Sharpness: The sharpness value of an image
Saturation: The saturation value of an image
Resolution: Output image resolution, supporting four resolutions: 1280 * 1024, 1024 * 768 (factory settings), 1366 * 768, and 1280 * 720. Select the desired output resolution from left to right, press the Menu button to enter the interface shown in Figure 1-3: select save, long press the Menu button for nearly 5 seconds, and the display "... ok" indicates a successful resolution switch, otherwise it is unsuccessful. Return means not saving and restoring to the previous resolution. (Note: If the current resolution is the same as the selected resolution, the selection interface in Figure 1-3 will not be entered. When the image is frozen, switching the resolution will restore it to a dynamic image! Switching the resolution will also delete the saved image.)
Return: Press the Menu button or the left and right buttons to confirm and exit

Camera settings:

Language: Menu language, supports English and Simplified Chinese (default language is English)
Strobe: Light source frequency adaptation, used to eliminate power frequency flicker. Supports two frequencies: 50Hz and 60Hz.
Exposure: Automatic exposure switch. When the automatic exposure is "key controlled", it will not be exposed again after completing one exposure. When it is "automatic", it is in the automatic exposure state (note: if the shortcut key is selected as "automatic exposure", the menu status here will also be changed to "automatic").
Default settings: Press the Menu key or the left and right keys to enter, select the menu up and down, use the left and right keys or Menu key to determine whether to restore to factory default, restore all parameters and functions to factory default settings (output resolution not restored to XGA), and restore to dynamic image.
Return: Press the Menu button or the left and right buttons to confirm and exit

Color settings:

Image: Available in color mode, monochrome mode, and negative mode
Red gain: The camera's red gain is set to 50 by default, with a gain ratio of 1 for 50;
Green gain: The green gain of the camera, default is 50, and the gain ratio of 50 is 1;
Blue gain: The blue gain of the camera, default is 50, and the gain ratio of 50 is 1;
White Balance: When the key is set to white balance once, it will remain in white balance mode. Under white balance, the color gain will return to a single state (note: if the shortcut key is selected as "Auto White Balance", it will also change the status of the menu here to "Auto")
Return: Press the Menu button or the left and right buttons to confirm and exit

Line marking setting:

Line: Coordinate line selection, there are a total of six (note: after the crosshair is turned on, there are only four)
Line marker: Line markers can change the horizontal and vertical state of a line, with the default value being horizontal.
Line switch: turn on/off the currently selected coordinate line
Line color: Set the color of the coordinate line and the color of the crosshair
Line size: Select the size of the current line
Line position: The position can be moved by pressing the left and right buttons, and there is a power failure saving function. It does not need to be reset the next time it is turned on.
Return: Press the Menu button or the left and right buttons to confirm and exit

Function settings:

Freeze: Freeze the image
Comparison: Left and right comparison of images
Mirror: left and right mirror of the image
Invert: Invert the image up and down
Noise reduction: Reduce image noise
Return: Press the Menu button or the left and right buttons to confirm and exit.
If it is under CVBS: only freeze, mirror, and reverse functions are available

Cross setting:

Cross switch: turn on or off the cross cursor
Cross color: Select the color of the cursor and lines
Return: Press the Menu button or the left and right buttons to confirm and exit