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This is a view mode that renders the current image into a freeze image.
NOTE
: Compared with the Slow mode, the Fast mode degrades image quality.
NOTE
: To prevent damage to the specimen by the electron beam, if approximately 5
minutes elapses with electron beam irradiation on (HV-ON) and with Freeze
selected in the View mode, the observation operation is canceled (HV-OFF), and a
message is displayed.
4.3.12 Image Mode Button
Figure 4.3.12-1 Image Mode Button
At the time the system is powered on, the COMPO mode is set. Each pressing of the Image
Mode button changes the settings from
[COMPO] → [Shadow 1] → [Shadow 2] → [TOPO] → [COMPO]→…
The current image mode is displayed below the Image Mode button.
An Image mode can also be selected from [Image mode] on the [View] menu.
For the current image mode, the Menu is check-marked.
Figure 4.3.12-2 Setting an Image Mode (COMPO Mode)