Microscope Digital Camera 5.0 Megapixel

Take amazing microphotographs and video with this 5.0 MP microscope digital camera at a savings of $150!

You'll be delighted with the images and video you get from your microscope with this superb 5.0 megapixel digital camera eyepiece! This high-performance digital microscope camera produces excellent clarity images with sharp contrast and accurate color resolution. It is easy to set up and use. 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 imaging software, and you are ready for professional microphotography.

The microscope digital camera produces 2592 x 1944 pixel still images and video at up to 30 frames per second depending on resolution and computer performance. This camera comes with many deluxe features such as a RGB Bayer color filter, ultra-low 0.53 Lux minimum illumination, auto or manual exposure and white balance, and full-featured software.

In addition to the camera, you get eyepiece adapters to fit most microscopes, a calibration slide, 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 tool for documenting the details you see with your microscope. See specifications below for minimum PC computer (incompatible with Macs). Home Science Tools one-year warranty. Ages 13 & up.

5.0 MP Microscope Digital Camera & Software Details

• 1/2.5" CMOS Micron MT9P001 camera
• Built-in lens provides large field-of-view
• 2592x1944 effective pixels and still image resolution (5.0 megapixels)
• 2.2µm x 2.2µm pixel size
• 30 frames/second at 640x480 pixels, 15 frames/second at 1280x1024 pixels, 11 frames/second at 2048x1536 pixels, 8 frames/second at 2592x1944 pixels
• 24-bit color with RGB Bayer color filter
• 480 MB/second data transfer
• 0.53 Lux minimum illumination
• 40.5dB signal/noise ratio, >60dB 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 0.45x 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

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