| 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
- $9,990.00
You get what you pay for with the C14+
excellent color reproduction and high resolution.
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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
An excellent all-around camera - good detail & color at a
reasonable price.
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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
Good value and performance for a 3.3MP microscope camera.
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3.3 MP |
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Jenoptik ProgRes CT3
- 1/2" CMOS
- 3.2MP (2048x1536)
- IEEE1394 Firewire
- $2,490.00
New CMOS camera from Jenoptik. C3 above is worth the extra
money.
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3.2 MP |
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Lumenera Infinity4-11C
- 35mm format CCD
- 10.7MP (4008x2672)
- USB2
- $8,500.00
Incredibly wide field of view, 9um pixel size, and improved color
and speed make this an exceptional camera for this type of imaging - lower
mag and high res.
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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 routine industrial and pathology applications - fast
live preview and easy to achieve consistently good results.
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1.4 MP |
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Lumenera Infinity Lite
- 1/2.5" CMOS
- 1.5MP (1440x1080)
- USB2
- $900.00Better in this test than expected given its low price!
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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
Not sure what caused the uneven lighting - same fiberoptic ring
light was used.
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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 C-mount 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
Pretty good
for only $399.00!
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1.3 MP |
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Canon EOS XSi w/ MM-SLR 1.6x:
- CMOS
- 12MP (4272x2848)
- Secure Digital
- USB2 PC Control
- $1,499.00*Direct computer control with Live View software makes
this DLSR very easy to use, but 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*
Direct computer control is the biggest advantage of this consumer
camera package.
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9 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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9 MP |
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Nikon Coolpix P5100 w/ MMC00L-E20
- CCD
- 12.1MP (4000x3000)
- Secure Digital
- $799.00*The first 12MP consumer camera we've tested. Less
field of view than other cameras, but decent images.
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12.1 MP |
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Sony HandyCam HDR-HC9 w/ MM99
- 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
Lumenera Infinity4-11C really do offer more resolution than the lesser MP
models. The Wild M420 Apozoom microscope lets these cameras
shine in terms of resolution and color reproduction. With compound
microscopes the higher MP cameras have
less of an advantage since the image resolution will be limited by the
microscope more than by the camera.
* Consumer camera prices are for our camera packages
including MM adapter and accessories.
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