4-way video endoscope with a high-quality 1-megapixel camera and a 3.8 mm thin camera tube
The video endoscope has been developed for inspections of technical components. With the endoscope cable, which is just 3.8 millimetres thick, the current condition of engines, gearboxes, blowers, valves and other components can be visualised and assessed from the inside. The high-resolution digital camera is positioned at the front and has a very wide viewing angle of 120 degrees. Six LEDs are positioned around the camera, allowing the field of view to be illuminated at various brightness levels.
The flexible camera tube has a length of approx. 1.88 metres from the tip, where the camera is positioned, to the thickened section at the connection point. The diameter over this length is only 3.8 mm, meaning that this video endoscope can be used through even very small access openings. Once the endoscope cable has been guided into the area to be examined, the exact position of the camera can be adjusted by pulling, pushing and rotating. Furthermore, if the current position allows sufficient room for manoeuvre, the separately movable camera head can be bent in all directions using a joystick. With this video endoscope, it is possible to inspect many details located inside components non-destructively. The controllable, flexible camera head is 46 millimetres long. When this camera head is bent by 90 degrees, it has a bending radius of approx. 35 millimetres.
With this video endoscope featuring a 1-megapixel camera, the resolution for image display can be set to 1280x720 pixels or 640x480 pixels. If the user opts for the smaller 640x480-pixel display, the side margins of the image are not obscured by on-screen menu icons. For the image quality of the saved images, you can choose between 480, 720 and 1080 pixels in height. Please note that when different formats are selected for the display and image storage, the image sections will differ, as parts of the image at the top and bottom or on the right and left are removed due to the difference in format.
For images captured using the freeze function, however, the format set for the display is used.
Extensive image annotation features as one of the highlights of the PCE-VE 1500 series
The latest video endoscopes in this series offer convenient options for annotating the captured images. For example, image details can be very easily circled or marked with arrows on the touchscreen and additionally labelled with text. The images can be evaluated, annotated and clearly assigned directly on site without the need for additional equipment. Nevertheless, these video endoscopes are very straightforward to operate thanks to the joystick, touchscreen and function keys.
The various models in the series differ only in terms of the cameras’ resolutions and viewing angles, as well as the diameters and lengths of the endoscope cables. Weighing just over two kilograms, the video endoscope can be held in one hand for short procedures. At the same time, the function keys at the top of the handle and the joystick can also be operated with the same hand. However, the handheld device can also be carried using the shoulder strap, mounted on a tripod, or placed or hung next to the inspection site.
Interchangeable endoscope cable with motor
Further special features of this video endoscope series include the motor for controlling the camera head. The motor, camera cable and camera have been designed as a complete unit to ensure quick and straightforward connection to the hand-held unit. The camera unit can be attached to the handpiece very easily and securely, and detached again if necessary.
Joystick for camera control
The joystick can be used to change the orientation of the camera head and thus the camera’s field of view. Operating the joystick bends the movable camera head in the specified direction. In some cases, bending angles of more than 180 degrees are possible. The joystick is positioned above the handle so that it can be operated with a finger of the hand holding the video endoscope.
Touchscreen functions
As a touchscreen, the large display allows very easy access to many menus and special functions. Without the touchscreen, some of the functions offered by the video endoscope would not be possible at all. These include, for example, circling details or placing text using a finger or a stylus. Similarly, displaying and using keyboards for text input is only possible via the touchscreen.
Zoom
The images displayed on the screen can be digitally magnified several times. To do this, double-tap the image or pinch it apart with two fingers. By moving the image with your finger, you can view not only the magnified section but the entire zoomed image directly on the video endoscope.
Picture-in-picture
The current image of the object being examined can be immediately compared with a stored image on the video endoscope using the picture-in-picture function. By default, the stored image appears large and is superimposed in the top right-hand corner of the smaller live image. Both images can be zoomed by dragging them apart. By double-tapping the small image, it switches to full-screen view and the previously large image is displayed in a smaller format.
Grid
Displaying the grid allows for targeted comparisons of small image sections. The grid divides the current image on the video endoscope into 29 rectangles of equal size, both horizontally and vertically. When the grid is activated, this is also applied to the saved images.
Watermark: Via the Watermark menu, not only the grid and the time-date stamp for the images but also user-specific labels can be activated on the video endoscope. The time-date stamp always appears in small red text centred at the bottom edge of the image. For user-specific image stamps, the text colour, text size and text position can be adjusted. On the one hand, they can be used to apply labels for the object under examination to every saved image. On the other hand, they can be used to insert comments on saved images.
Freeze and mark images
After “freezing” the image by tapping the padlock icon on the touchscreen, the video endoscope immediately activates the corresponding editing menu. When the pen icon is active, simple markings can be drawn on the image using a finger or a stylus. The marked image can then be saved under the current name or as an additional image.
Report function
The report function allows reports to be created on the video endoscope as PDFs in A4 format. Up to twenty of the saved images can be inserted into each of these reports and provided with captions.
Interfaces
The video endoscope is equipped with the following interfaces: USB-A, USB-C, Mini-HDMI, audio, WiFi and a memory card slot for SD cards up to 128 GB.
