Help needed with USB microscope

[panel350]

Hi All, so I got one of those usb microscopes $35 works a treat ,but I cant take a still photo only video if anyone has any insight please help !! it's starting to drive me nuts it's called amcap made by Cooling tech .
Cheers

 

[George Mc]

I use an app on my phone called "USB camera". It take still photos along with video

 

[panel350]

I use an app on my phone called "USB camera". It take still photos along with video

Mate don't have a phone ,no reception here .Don't need one .
Cheers

 

[Teejrocks]

Pretty sure I have a similar scope with the same software, one of the buttons on the side of my scope fires a camera. clicking the camera icon on amcap will work, or go in the capture menu and click take a picture.

 

[TorturedSoul]

Press the PrtScn button and take screenshot?

 

[panel350]

Thank guys ,I've tried all ways ,but the photo's are taken in a video program AVI by the looks of it ???

 

[TorturedSoul]

If your computer doesn't have a PrtScn ("Print Screen") button or its operating system is not set up to use it to trigger a screenshot capture, then use VLC to view the videos and use its screenshot feature. I do not know what OS you choose to run, but it shouldn't matter; there are versions of VLC available for every modern "consumer-level" OS including the ones from Apple and Microsoft, linux, Free BSD, Solaris, et cetera. VLC is free - and it's open source, so if you have a healthy level of paranoia (or even an unhealthy one ), you can download its source code, examine it yourself, and compile your own version.

It's also a pretty handy application in general (IMHO). Got an odd video file, you've download 53 different codecs trying to play it, and are still unable to? Use VLC. Need to convert a video from one format to another one? Use VLC. Want to strip the audio from a video file and turn it into an .MP3 so you can listen to it on your commute? Use VLC. Want to stream files to/from your cell phone without setting up a general server/client setup? Use VLC. Want to view videos (or listen to audio files) on your computer whilst using your cell phone as a wireless remote control? Use VLC.

Want to take a screenshot of a video file?

Use VLC .