| CAMERA |
FULL FIELD-OF-VIEW IMAGES REDUCED TO
7.5%
OF ORIGINAL SIZE |
300X225 PIXEL AREA OF SAME IMAGES AT FULL RESOLUTION |
Jenoptik ProgRes C14plus
- 2/3" CCD
- 12.5MP (4080x3072)
- IEEE1394 Firewire
- $9,990.00Best color reproduction - this is what it looked
like through the eyepieces.
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12.5 MP |
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Jenoptik ProgRes CF-Scan
- 2/3" CCD
- 12.5MP (4080x3072)
- IEEE1394 Firewire
- $7,990.00Same sensor as the C14+, but without the true color
3CCD scanning mode.
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12.5 MP |
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Jenoptik ProgRes C5
- Sony 2/3" CCD
- 5MP (2580x1944)
- IEEE1394 Firewire
- $4,490.00
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5 MP |
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Jenoptik ProgRes C3
- Sony 1/2" CCD
- 3.3MP (2080x1542)
- IEEE1394 Firewire
- $3,490.00
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3.3 MP |
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Lumenera Infinity4-11C
- 35mm format CCD
- 10.7MP (4008x2672)
- USB2
- $8,500.00We used a Qioptiq F-mount adapter for this camera
recommended by Lumenera, but found a hot spot in this and some other
images.
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10.7 MP |
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Lumenera Infinity2-1C
- 1/2" CCD
- 1.4MP (1392x1040)
- USB2
- $1,695.00
Recommended for applications requiring fast live previews and quick image capture.
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1.4 MP |
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Lumenera Infinity Lite
- 1/2.5" CMOS
- 1.5MP (1440x1080)
- USB2
- $900.00
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1.5 MP |
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Scion CFW-1608C
- Sony 1/1.8" CCD
- 2.0MP (1600x1200)
- IEEE1394 Firewire
- $1,695.00
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2 MP |
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Scion CFW-1308C
- Sony 1/2" CCD
- 1.3MP (1360x1024)
- IEEE1394 Firewire
- $1,295.00
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1.3 MP |
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Moticam 2300
- 1/2" CMOS
- 3MP (2048x1536)
- USB2
- $999.00
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3 MP |
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Moticam 2000
- 1/2" CMOS
- 2MP (1600x1200)
- USB2
- $699.00
Includes 2/3x C-mount for 23mmID tubes. 1/2x used for this
image.
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2 MP |
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Moticam 1000
- 1/2" CMOS
- 1.3MP (1280x1024)
- USB2
- $399.00
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1.3 |
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Canon EOS XSi w/ PROTOTYPE Jena adapter:
- CMOS
- 12MP (4272x2848)
- Secure Digital
- USB2 PC Control
- Not yet available*Our prototype DSLR adapter provides a
wider FOV with DSLR cameras.
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12 MP
When available, the new DSLR adapters will be for specific
microscope models.
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Canon EOS XSi w/ MM-SLR 1.6x:
- CMOS
- 12MP (4272x2848)
- Secure Digital
- USB2 PC Control
- $1,499.00* FOV is limited because of 1.6x factor with
the MM-SLR.
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12 MP |
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Canon Powershot S5 IS w/ MM99-58
- CCD
- 8MP (3264x2448)
- Secure Digital
- USB2 PC Control
- $999.00*Widest Field-of-View of any camera in this test matches 10x
eyepiece FOV best.
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8 MP |
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Sony Cybershot H9 w/ MM99-H9
- Sony CCD
- 8MP (3264 x 2448)
- Memory Stick Duo
- NLA
Very good, high resolution images; very easy to use camera for
general micrography.
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8 MP |
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Nikon Coolpix P5100 w/ MMC00L-E20
- CCD
- 12.1MP (4000x3000)
- Secure Digital
- $799.00*
Required extra zoom to avoid vignetting yielding the worst
field-of-view
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12.1 MP |
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Sony HandyCam HDR-HC7 w/ MM99-H9
- Sony CMOS HD
- 6MP (2848 x 2136)
- Memory Stick Duo
- $1,399.00*Excellent at live HD video output, but not
recommended primarily for still imaging.
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6 MP |
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| CONCLUSIONS: In
this test, the high Megapixel cameras like the Jenoptik ProgRes C14+ and
Nikon Coolpix P5100 have less of an advantage over mid-range MP cameras
because the amount of information being transmitted by the compound
microscope is only around 5-6MP in our experience. So, a 12MP camera
yields larger images but not much more detail than a 5MP camera. The
C14+ with its "color co-site sampling" (we call that 3CCD
emulation) really does reproduce color the most faithfully. The
Canon PowerShot S5 consumer camera gave the widest field-of-view and did a
very good job controlling over-exposed areas which is a problem for the
dedicated microscope cameras (possibly due to no in-camera image
processing). The Lumenera Infinity4-11 camera is intriguing, but a
better microscope adapter is needed. More camera test images will be posted as time permits.
* Consumer camera prices are for our camera packages
including MM adapter and accessories.
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