1 The SC50 CMOS color camera
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Other essential
components
To be able to use the camera, you'll also need the following components:
Computer 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 SC50
The SC50 is a CMOS color camera with a high frame rate. It was designed for
biomedical and material sciences applications, but not for clinical diagnostic
purposes. It was specially developed for acquisitions using light microscopy.
The SC50 is of a compact design and can be connected to all common types of light
microscope by a C-mount. The ICC profile technology guarantees an optimal color
mapping.
Binning modes
The SC50 has two binning modes. In binning mode, the camera's CMOS 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
SC50
Chip type
CMOS
Chip size
1/2.5 Inch
Effective area (width x height)
5.6 mm x 4.2 mm
Pixel size
2.2 µm x 2.2 µm
Maximum resolution
2560 x 1920 pixels
Bit depth
24 bit, 48 bit
Read-out speed
5 – 104 MHz
Interface
USB 3.0
Camera mount
Standard C-Mount
Binning
Image format
Resolution
Max. frame rate
Exposure times
Maximum resolution
4:3
2560 x 1920 pixels
15 frames per second
0.03 ms - 2.74 s
Binning 2x2
4:3
1280 x 960 pixels
36 frames per second
0.02 ms - 1.7 s
Binning 4x4
4:3
640 x 480 pixels
47 frames per second
0.02 ms - 1.8 s
Maximum resolution
16:9 (
Full HD
)
1920 x 1080 pixels
32 frames per second
0.03 ms - 1.8 s
Binning 2x2
16:9
960 x 540 pixels
71 frames per second
0.018 ms - 1.3 s
Binning 4x4
16:9
480 x 270 pixels
77 frames per second
0.018 ms - 1.57 s
