If you are an ophthalmologist, you know that sharing knowledge and experiences at conferences, groups, or even on social media helps educate and inspire other healthcare professionals and students, contributing to the overall advancement of the medical community. High-quality recordings of eye surgeries or diagnoses are crucial, and the positive aspect is that we are continually making advancements in this area every day.

High-quality images demonstrate professionalism and drive higher engagement on social media, allowing you to reach a broader medical audience. This builds credibility and trust among peers and the public.

There are some tricks that you have to pay attention to before starting your recordings:

Start your video in the right orientation

If you are using MicroREC or any other optical system or camera that utilizes a Beam Splitter to record, you have to change the orientation.

Why?

The Beam Splitter redirects a portion of light from one of the oculars to the mobile phone camera. This beamsplitter, however, introduces a 90-degree rotation of the image. To align the image on your mobile device with what you see through the microscope’s eyepieces, you need to compensate for this rotation using the MicroREC app’s rotation feature.

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How Rotation and Phone Orientation Affect the Final Image Format

The combination of 90-degree rotation and your phone’s orientation (portrait or landscape) plays a crucial role in determining the final image format. Here’s how it works:

Portrait with 90-degree rotation: When you record in portrait mode and apply a 90-degree rotation, the resulting image or video will be saved in landscape orientation. This aligns the image with what you see through the microscope’s eyepieces.

Landscape with 90-degree rotation: Conversely, recording in landscape mode with a 90-degree rotation will produce a portrait-oriented image or video. This is because the rotation counteracts the beamsplitter’s rotation, effectively flipping the image back to portrait orientation.

Choosing the Right Orientation for Your Content

The orientation you choose depends on the intended purpose of your content:

Social Media: For sharing on social media platforms, portrait orientation is generally preferred, as it aligns with the way most people view content on their phones.

YouTube or Computer Viewing:For content that will be viewed on YouTube or a computer, landscape orientation is typically the better choice, as it provides a wider viewing area and better suits the traditional widescreen format.

Screen Sharing in Doctor’s Practices: Sometimes, you might want to share your microscopic findings live with a patient or colleagues on a larger screen, like a TV in a doctor’s practice. Here’s where the MicroREC’s rotation feature truly shines! To achieve the ideal setup for screen sharing while also capturing videos in landscape mode suitable for social media, follow these steps:

1. Phone Orientation: Mount your phone in a holder with the camera facing upwards, essentially in portrait mode but pointed towards the ceiling.

2. App Rotation: Within the MicroREC app, apply a 180-degree rotation. This counteracts the 90-degree rotation from the beamsplitter and flips the image on your phone’s screen.

3. Screen Sharing: Now, when you initiate screen sharing to the TV, the image will be displayed in the correct landscape orientation, matching what you see through the microscope eyepieces. Additionally, the videos captured during screen sharing will be automatically saved in landscape mode, perfect for uploading to social media platforms later.

The MicroREC app stands out from the crowd with its innovative image rotation feature, ensuring you capture your images and videos in the perfect orientation for any situation.

Furthermore, MicroREC Connect, the companion to the MicroREC App, provides a secure cloud storage solution for all your microscopy data.

Doctors can leverage MicroREC Connect to manage their entire library of medical imagery and videos in one centralized medical cloud, accessible from anywhere.

With secure storage and no need to worry about limited phone storage space, MicroREC and MicroREC Connect offer a comprehensive and user-friendly solution for anyone working in the field of microscopy.

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