camera control?

Posted by Hugo A. M. Torres on Aug 27, 2008; 3:45pm
URL: http://imagej.273.s1.nabble.com/camera-control-tp3695249.html

Dear Listmates,
       
        I am looking for any firewire microscope cameras that work with
        linux? My labmates were considering buying a Leica DFC420, which
        costs a small fortune.
       
        I was browsing the web and found a project called
        "micro-manager" which
        might be able control microscopes and cameras under linux and
        uses
        imageJ to acquire images:
        http://www.micro-manager.org/overview.php
       
        1) Anyone uses this plugin set with this particular Leica
        Camera?
       
        2) With what camera specifications besides price and resolution
        should I be concerned about when choosing a device?
       
        3) Any suggestions for good camera devices I should check?
       
        Thanks
       
        Hugo A. M. Torres