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(Microscope Digital Camera 1.3 Megapixel
Upgrade your microscope with this high-quality 1.3 megapixel digital camera eyepiece at an excellent price! This camera produces high-clarity images with very good contrast and color. The lightweight camera replaces the eyepiece of your standard compound or stereo microscope. Just plug the camera into a USB 2.0 port on your computer, load the ScopePhoto software, and you are ready for microphotography.This digital camera produces 1280 x 1024 pixel still images and video at up to 30 frames per second depending on resolution and computer performance. It includes two eyepiece adapters, a USB cable, and ScopePhoto software to view, capture, edit, record, measure, zoom, file, and manage still or moving microscope images. This is a great tool for documenting the details you see with your microscope. See specifications below for minimum PC computer requirements. (Incompatible with Macs.) Home Science Tools one-year warranty. Ages 13 & up.
Order a calibration slide to make accurate microscopic measurements to 1µm (0.001mm).
Product Specifications
- 1/2" CMOS camera
- Built-in lens provides large field-of-view
- 1280 x 1024 effective pixels and still image resolution (1.3 megapixels)
- 5.2µm x 5.0 µm pixel size
- 30 frames/second at 640x480 pixels and 20 frames/second at 1280x1024 pixels
- 24-bit color (16.7 million colors)
- 480 MB/second data transfer
- 1.8 Lux minimum illumination
- Automatic or manual white balance
- Automatic or manual auto-exposure
- Electronic rolling snap exposure
- Programmable image size, brightness, gain, and exposure
- Standard camera eyepiece fits compound microscopes with 23.2mm eyepieces
- Includes two eyepiece adapters to fit stereo microscopes with 30.0mm or 30.5mm eyepieces
- Includes USB cable to connect the camera directly to your PC (USB 2.0 port required)
- Includes ScopePhoto software with the following functions: image capture, video capture, in-depth image measurement, image edit and enhancement, image and file management, image sharing, and image zoom
- Software supports both TWAIN and DirectShow interfaces
- Software file formats include JPG, BMP, PNG, TIF, GIF, TGA, PSD, ICO, EMF, WMF and more
- Minimum PC (no Mac) computer compatibility requirements: 1Ghz processor, 512MB RAM, 128MB video card, 1GB disk space, Windows XP or higher, USB 2.0 port, and CD-ROM drive
| Megapixels higher is better |
Resolution higher is better |
Pixel Size smaller is better |
Illumination smaller is better |
| 1.3 megapixel camera | 1280 x 1024 | 5.2 µm | 1.8 Lux |
| 3.0 megapixel camera | 2048 x 1536 | 3.2 µm | 1.5 Lux |
| 5.0 megapixel camera | 2592 x 1944 | 2.2 µm | 1.2 Lux |
