Pannoramic DESK 1.18.1 User’s Guide
1 Product Description
1 Product Description
1.1 Product Overview
1.1.1 Intended Use
Pannoramic DESK is designed to use transmitted light to digitize biological samples and specimens
(histological sections, typically). The target users of the product can work for example, in education,
research, industrial, or medical sectors.
Warning!
After each scanning make sure to inspect the digital slide for over-exposed
areas. If the slide has been scanned based on improperly set parameters, it can
highly affect the diagnostic result because of information loss.
Warning!
Any modification to a hardware or software component of the PC will highly
affect the functionality of the scanner program.
1.1.2 Features and Benefits
The Pannoramic DESK offers world class brightfield whole slide scanning. An outstanding 0.12
µm/pixel resolution is achieved with the 40×/0.95 NA (equivalent to 80× magnification) Carl Zeiss
Plan-Apochromat objective.
Key features of the Pannoramic DESK Scanner are:
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3MP camera for barcode reading and preview image
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Improved permanent auto-focus
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Compact and robust device
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Good quality and stable manufacturing
The Pannoramic DESK is an entry-level half-automatic scanner with small footprint and dimensions,
low maintenance, simple and easy use. Optimal for those customers, who want to begin with
digitizing of their tissue samples and intend to use the scanner not for batch processing
(recommended daily scan quantity up to 10 slides).
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