Discount AmScope 5.0 MP USB Microscope Camera + Software + Calibration Kit

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This is the second microscope camera with software we have purchase from AmScope. The 5.0MP is much faster than the prior camera 1.3MP, and much more usable for impatient home schoolers. Also Dad enjoys being able to see the items on an HD display, because both student and teacher can examine the specimen. The color is true, the software very sophisticated. Tested this camera with three different scopes -a ten power stereo erecting, a standard lab scope, and with a phase contrast scope. Performed well with all. Recommend you buy only 5.0 MP or higher if you can afford to. The additional scan rate is a plus for sure. Also just to note, we have purchase a scope, additional lens, and accessories from AmScope. Highly recommend them for student and professional use. Plus they actually answer the mail if you have a question, and make you feel appreciated as a buyer. Dad, Samuel, and Micah.

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I was having a hard time getting our existing microscope camera to photograph sections under polarized light, so I broke down and bought this as an alternative lab microscope camera. This camera is great. The field of view isn't as big as the overhead unit I was using before, it is easy to stitch several photos together into a panorama using photoshop or autopano. The pictures are great. The only thing I would recommend is that you are using at least usb 2.0, otherwise focusing can be an ordeal. With a faster usb port it focuses quickly, there is almost no lag. Focusing at less than 4x, at least with our set-up, was not possible but I've been using it for 20x and 40x and it is great.

The software is user-friendly, and setting the calibration is super easy especially since they send a stage micrometer in the package. Adding scale bars to images is also very simple. Also, since I use it with my laptop I can take it with me when I visit other labs. I'm using it for research and it produces detailed images that are acceptable for publication. I would highly recommend this to anyone looking for an inexpensive/portable microscope camera.

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I purchased this camera to take still images of petrological thin-sections in countries that do not allow the export of such samples. The camera comes apart in two pieces--which is better for transportation--both of which feel satisfyingly sturdy as they are made of metal rather than plastic. The still images look appropriate; the refresh rate of the camera is too low to follow the stage rotation. The comparable effect of turning the (lower) polarizer, however, seems sufficient to demonstrate and record the sample. It appeared surprisingly difficult to work the microscope from the image on the screen, but this is either a matter of experience or easily avoided by using the normal, non-digital eye piece. I will probably replace the box that the camera came in with a smaller one although its insert is quite nice. The calibration slide is a very welcome extra. The disk with the software did not run on my desktop nor my laptop, but the same version can be downloaded fromand worked without fail.