ioLight Microscope

April 3, 2024

This update adds time-lapse imaging which enables the ioLight microscope to record images over the course of hours or days, which is really useful for studying cell development amongst other applications. Z-Stack imaging is also added. This feature enables a sequence of 9 images at different focus positions to be automatically recorded. These 9 images can then be ‘stacked’ into a single image composed of the in-focus parts of each image by using third party software such as ImageJ, Photoshop or Helicon Focus. Z-Stack image sets can be recorded both on taking a still image or time-lapse by holding the still image or time-lapse buttons. The image grid can now be set to a range of values suitable for different ioLight microscopes. The grid will be stored on the saved image. The image file names have been changed to include date, time and (for Z-stack) focus position. This makes it easier to keep track of images and enables time-lapse and time-lapse Z-stack image sets to be easily imported into ImageJ.

November 13, 2019

Added support for iOS 13.

March 9, 2018

Fixed bug with image capture preview dismissal.

November 15, 2016

The app is now available for both iPhone and iPad devices. The instruction screens and controls layouts have also been updated.

August 5, 2016

When the app is installed, it now has high resolution preview image mode off. High resolution preview can be switch on from iPad settings app, then scrolling down to the ioLight app section and switch high resolution mode on. This does not affect still images recorded - these are always 5mp high resolution. This setting does affect the resolution of recorded videos. The reason for this change is that most users don't notice a significant difference to the preview image, but it prevents the live preview being slow if there is a lot of WiFi 'noise' present in the place where you are using the microscope.

June 30, 2016