CCD stands for "charged coupled device". This is your digital camera
> Hi,
>
> Can someone tell me what is a CCD?
>
> Thank you
>
> Shawna Hughes
> Graduate Student, Food Science
> NSF Bridge to Doctorate Fellow
> Advisor: Dr. Rayas-Duarte
> Oklahoma State University
> Robert M. Kerr Food & Agricultural Products Center
> Stillwater, OK 74078
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> Hi
>
> You need to know two bits of information. The physical size of a
> pixel on your CCD in your camera and the total magnification between
> your sample and the detector. Divide the physical pixel size by the
> magnification and the answer is the size of one of your pixels in
> the displayed image.
>
> Colin
>
> Dr Colin Rickman
> Department of Chemistry (WP 2.03)
> School of Engineering and Physical Sciences
> Heriot-Watt University
> Edinburgh
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http://www.eps.hw.ac.uk/departments/chemistry/cr.htm>
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> On 8 Aug 2010, at 06:42, "Hughes, Shawna"
> <
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>
>> Hello,
>>
>> I am new to the ImageJ software and I have a question, I am working
>> with dough and analyzing air bubbles of the dough with a light
>> microscope. The light microscope does not have a scale and I was
>> wondering how do I get a so that I can start accumulating the
>> results. I will be measuring the area, length, and width.
>>
>> I really do need help.
>> Thank you in advance
>>
>> Shawna Hughes
>>
>> Shawna Hughes
>> Graduate Student, Food Science
>> NSF Bridge to Doctorate Fellow
>> Advisor: Dr. Rayas-Duarte
>> Oklahoma State University
>> Robert M. Kerr Food & Agricultural Products Center
>> Stillwater, OK 74078