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Plus, we now offer an optional Sony 40" HDTV / PC monitor with a full 1080p 1920x1080 pixel resolution.  

Shown at left:  Sony HDTV camera with Martin MM99 microscope adapter; Sony KDL-40XBR 40" HDTV; Meiji MX5300L microscope (sold separately).

For a classroom or visitor display, these are incredible - over 1000 TV Lines of Resolution!

MHC999PKG 1080i High Definition Microscopy Package for $1,399.00 includes:
-  Sony HDR-HC9 High Definition Digital Camcorder
      -  MM99 Microscope Adapter        
      -  FREE 1GB Memory Stick Duo Pro ($35.00 value)
      -  FREE USB2 Multi-Card Reader ($20.00 value)

MHC999S40:  Includes the MHC999PKG above plus Sony's newest 40" 1080p LCD HDTV display.  $3,899.00
The new Sony 40"  XBR4 HDTV boasts a full 1920x1080 pixels to get the full resolution out of the HC7 camera.
And, it doubles as an outstanding PC display, again, at an incredible 1920x1080 pixel resolution!
Package price also includes a FREE 10' HDMI cable.

Other Sony monitors are also available - we can provide any HDTV listed at SonyStyle.

We've had many customers ask us about high definition video cameras for their microscopes, but scientific HDV cameras have been difficult to find and prohibitively expensive.  Now, for the first time, HDV is readily available and affordable for microscopy.  Output full 30 frames per second HD Video to HDTV monitors and projectors, or direct to PC with optional software.  Record HD video to internal miniDV tape, or capture 6 megapixel stills to Memory Stick Duo.

Take a look:  Download incredible sample HD video clips here...

More on using the HDR-HC9 camcorder on a microscope:  As with most consumer digital cameras and camcorders, the lens supplied with the camera is not removable.  For this reason, we told customers for many years that camcorders simply couldn't be used on microscopes.  However, with the development of our MM99 universal microscope adapter for digital still cameras several years ago, we discovered that these adapters work quite well on many camcorders also.  The Zeiss 10x optical zoom lens in the HDR-HC9 is perfectly compatible with the MM99.  The optical zoom is used to fill the screen and to completely eliminate vignetting.  The camera remembers the last zoom position when turned off and back on, so the camera zoom does not have to be adjusted each time.  Autofocus works fairly well for most microscopy imaging, but we prefer to set the focus manually in order to perfectly parfocalize the camera with the microscope eyepieces.  Auto exposure and white balance also works well for most applications, but, again, it is quite easy to manually adjust these settings utilizing the touch-screen menu.   This is great for darkfield or polarized light.  And, the HDR-HC9 can capture 6 megapixel stills to Memory Stick Duo.  With the capability to output either high or standard definition video, this camera can be used with standard video monitors and projectors as well as HD.  So, it is backwards compatible, but one look at the 1080i HD output and you'll never want to go back to standard definition video! 
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