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Microscope Digital Camera 3.0 Megapixel

	$429.95  $279.95	Item# MI-DCT3000
		In Stock

This microscope digital camera provides high-quality 3.0 MP images at a $130 savings!

You'll be able to take excellent still photographs or capture stunning video at up to 3.0 megapixels resolution. This digital camera eyepiece produces bright, sharp images with very good contrast and accurate color. The camera easily replaces the eyepiece of your standard compound or stereo microscope in order to capture images. Just plug the camera into a USB 2.0 port on your computer, load the imaging software, and you are ready for microphotography.

The digital camera produces 2048 x 1536 pixel still images and video at up to 30 frames per second depending on resolution and computer performance. This camera has many excellent features, such as an RGB Bayer color filter, low 1.0 Lux minimum illumination, auto or manual exposure and white balance, and full-featured software.

In addition to the digital camera, you get eyepiece adapters to fit most microscopes, a calibration slide to use the measurement feature, a USB cable, and special TSView imaging software to view, capture, edit, measure, record, count, zoom, file, and manage still or moving microscope images. This is a professional-quality education 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.

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3.0 MP Microscope Digital Camera & Software Details

• 1/2" CMOS Micron MT9M001 camera
• Built-in lens provides large field-of-view
• 2048x1536 effective pixels and still image resolution (3.1 megapixels)
• 2.8µm x 2.8µm pixel size
• 30 frames/second at 640x480 pixels, 15 frames/second at 1280x1024 pixels, 11 frames/second at 2048x1536 pixels
• 24-bit color with RGB Bayer color filter
• 480 MB/second data transfer
• 1.0 Lux minimum illumination
• 44dB signal/noise ratio, >71dB dynamic range
• Automatic or manual white balance
• Automatic or manual auto-exposure with exposure times ranging from 1ms to 0.3 seconds
• Progressive scan mode
• Electronic rolling snap exposure
• Programmable image size, brightness, gain, exposure and color
• CE international certification
• Camera dimensions are 65mm wide x 86mm long x 37mm deep
• 0.01mm (10 µm) micrometer slide for calibrating the measurement feature
• Standard C-mount plus three eyepiece adapters: 23mm 0.5x reducing adapter for standard compound microscopes, 30.0mm and 30.5mm adapter for stereo microscopes
• Includes USB cable to connect the camera directly to your PC (USB 2.0 port required)
• Includes TSView version 7 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 computer (incompatible with Macs) requirements are Pentium 2.5Ghz processor, 512 MB RAM, 10 GB drive space, Windows 2000/XP/Vista/7, USB 2.0 port, and CD-ROM drive

Microscope Digital Camera comparison chart:

Megapixels higher is better	Resolution higher is better	Pixel Size smaller is better	Illumination Need smaller is better	Price
1.3 megapixel camera	1280 x 1024	3.6 µm	1.0 Lux	$189.95
3.0 megapixel camera	2048 x 1536	2.8 µm	1.0 Lux	$299.95
5.0 megapixel camera	2592 x 1944	2.2 µm	0.53 Lux	$349.95
10.0 megapixel camera	3856 x 2764	1.67 µm	0.44 Lux	$549.95

PRODUCT                        PRICE QTY MI-DCT3000 Microscope Digital Camera 3.0 Megapixel In Stock $429.95 $279.95