For hematology slides, the default color reproduction of Basler cameras is poor. The cells appear very blue.
This step by step guide adjusts the corresponding setting in Basler cameras. This is not done via the scanning software but the separate camera adjustment software provided by the camera manufacturer.
0. Make sure to close the scanning software before the adjustment
1. Start the Basler pylon software. (if the pylon viewer is not installed on your computer, install the this(or the latest) Basler_pylon_5.0.11.10913.exe driver package.
2. Select and connect the camera.
3. Select the Guru Setting in the Feature tree on the right
4. Load camera settings that are currently stored in the camera
5. Start live video and adjust the magenta color channel according to the instructions on the screenshot.
Screenshot of the adjusted color reproduction.
6. Store settings in the camera (make sure that you stopped the live video first)
7. Close the pylon viewer and start the scanning software.