Extended focal imaging
The Olympus cellSens Dimension offers a very efficient solution for samples with a large depth of field - Extended Focal Imaging (EFI) – where a single image is created from the in-focus pixels of a series of images taken through the sample. The EFI process can be automated via a motorised Z-drive, so that the user only needs to define the top and bottom focal planes along with the number of slices or the desired step size for the interim focal planes. The automated Z-drive is also perfect for Z-stack acquisition and the subsequent creation of three-dimensional (3D) images.

Multiple image alignment
Olympus has implemented extended XY imaging with its Multiple Image Alignment (MIA) tool, which combines multiple overlapping images into one seamless high resolution image. The cellSens Dimension is installed with ‘online’ features including greyscale deblurring and image browsing for surfing through captured images whilst acquiring new ones. Moreover, live images can be viewed remotely via a network, effectively turning the cellSens Dimension system into a webcam.

Advanced device control
An expanded list of non-Olympus cameras can be integrated with the cellSens Dimension software. Furthermore, a number of advanced burner or LED based fluorescence light sources can be controlled directly. Olympus cellSens Dimension is now able to control the automatic real-time focusing capabilities of the Olympus IX81-ZDC2 microscope frame.
This combination enables powerful time-saving features for everyday activities like automatically keeping the focus while exploring large sample holders.
It also makes possible to acquire perfectly focused time-series of images, counteracting the z-drift effects of thermal variations, either fast or slow ones.

Advanced image analysis
Along with threshold based phase analysis and offline kinetic functions, cellSens Dimension adds a range of image processing and analysis functions, for example arithmetic and logical operations, edge detection, projections calculations, image smoothing. Intensity calibration can be carried out on each channel. What is more, with cellSens Dimension users can set markers on defined stage positions to include them into multi-position time-lapse experiments.

Report composer
The unique report composer uses Microsoft Word templates and a special applet to generate user defined reports that retrieve images and image information elements from the cellSens database. A consistent and reliable tool for documentation of mandatory and editable content connected to the objects under examination.

Macro manager
A powerful tool to automize acquisition processes according to individual requirements. Repetitive acquisition processes can be recorded, stored and executed without programming knowledge. As result, the individual setting preferences will be followed regardless of other users preferences that may interfere.

Process Manager
cellSens Dimensions powerful Process Manager gives access to advanced combinations of multiple colour channels and transmission overlay images. Due to its non-linear options, it is freely defineable when in the process the morphological important transmission image will be taken. Furthermore in longer acquisition routines, the application of the Autofocus can be defined according to actual experimental requirements.