1 The CCD color camera XC30
Specifications
5
Other essential
components
To be able to use the camera, you'll also need the following components:
PC with MS-Windows operating system
Light microscope with camera adapter or something similar, for example a
macro stand
Software to operate the camera (see chapter 3.3 on page 12)
1.2
Specifications
Properties of
the XC30
The XC30 is a cooled, high-resolution CCD color camera used for biomedical and
material sciences applications. It was specially developed for acquisitions using light
microscopy.
The XC30 is of a compact design and can be connected to all common types of light
microscope by a C-mount. Its high dynamic range enables it to acquire images
which have both very light and very dark areas. The ICC profile technology
guarantees an optimal color mapping.
Binning modes
The XC30 has two binning modes. In binning mode, the camera's CCD sensor
combines neighboring pixels into pixel blocks. This results in a higher sensitivity and
a shorter processing time but also in a lower resolution.
Technical data
XC30
Chip type
CCD
Chip size
Type 1/1.8 Inch
Effective area (width x height)
8.10 mm x 6.64 mm
Pixel size
3.45 µm x 3.45 µm
Maximum resolution
2080 pixels x 1544 pixels
Image type
14-bit color image (RGB)
Read-out speed
24.5 MHz
Exposure times
0.1 ms - 160 s
Interface
FireWire™IEEE1394a
Camera mount
Standard C-Mount
Binning
Resolution
Frame rate
Maximum resolution
2080 x 1544 pixels
7.0 images per second
Binning 2x
1040 x 772 pixels
13.6 images per second
Binning 3x
688 x 514 pixels
35.0 images per second
