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Category

1. Entry Level (1)
2. General Purpose (9)
3. Advanced Professional (13)

Brand

Brand

Shop by filtering the results with a selected microscope brand(s). See our brand descriptions for further information on each brand.

1. OptixCam (10)
2. Dino-Lite (4)
3. Dino-Eye (15)
4. Motic (22)
5. Jenoptik ProgRes (10)

Resolution Class

Resolution Class

This filter allows you to select a camera by the resolution (megapixels) of the camera. Unless you are doing high quality printing, additional resolution over 3 megapixels may be wasted since most computer monitors have maximum resolution of approximately 2 megapixels. Also, higher resolution typically involves slower refresh rates and, therefore, less effective live imaging.

1. 0.3 Megapixel (1)
2. 1.3 Megapixel (2)
3. 1.4 Megapixel (10)
4. 2 Megapixel (2)
5. 3 Megapixel (3)
6. 5 Megapixel (5)
7. 10 Megapixel (1)

Camera Mount

Camera Mount

C-Mount is a standardized camera lens mount that measures 1" in diameter and 32 threads per inch.

Ocular Mounts enable a microscope camera to be attached to a microscope ocular via an adapter tube. Typically, used on a trinocular port, an ocular mount can also work on monocular and binocular microscopes either by removing an eyepiece or, less commonly, by mounting an adapter over the eyepiece.

1. C-Mount (21)
2. Ocular Mount (9)

Sensor Type

Sensor Type

CMOS (complementary metal oxide semiconductor) and CCD (charge coupled device) image sensors are two different technologies for capturing images digitally. Each has unique strengths and weaknesses, although there are no clear dividing lines.

CCD cameras have traditionally provided the highest image quality at the expense of system size and cost. This is beginning to change with the advent of S-CMOS sensors.

CMOS cameras offer more functions on the chip with lower power dissipation, but they have often required tradeoffs between image quality and cost.

As a result, most standard applications currently employ CMOS sensors with lower prices. More advanced applications, where highest image quality is essential, employ CCD sensors.

1. CMOS (9)
2. CCD (12)

Color/Monochrome

Color/Monochrome

Select a microscope camera with either monochrome or color sensor.

1. Color (18)
2. Monochrome (5)

Camera Interface

Camera Interface

Firewire is a brand name for IEEE Serial Business Bus or in plain language, a higher speed alternative to USB. It is more commonly used in professional applications.

RCA Composite Video is an analog output designed for computer monitors and TVs. Look for acronyms such as NTSC or AVi.

USB 2.0 Most microscope cameras output via USB 2.0 - the standard for output to computers, cell phones and other personal devices.

USB 3.0 is a new 'Superspeed' USB connection, currently found on a limited range of products, whether microscopy or other.

VGA is also an analog signal for output to computer monitors or to HDTV rather than computers.

1. WiFi (1)
2. USB 2.0 (22)
3. HDMI (2)
4. RCA Composite Video (3)

Supported Operating Systems

Supported Operating Systems

You can filter the list of products by the type of operating system employed on your computer.

1. Windows XP (22)
2. Windows Vista (22)
3. Windows 7 (22)
4. Macintosh OSX 10.4+ (22)

Price

Price

You can filter the microscopes according to price. Simply click on your desired price range.

1. $0.00 - $1,000.00 (8)
2. $1,000.00 - $2,000.00 (2)
3. $2,000.00 - $3,000.00 (3)
4. $3,000.00 - $4,000.00 (6)
5. $4,000.00 - $5,000.00 (3)