The portable and compact Celestron FlipView LCD Digital
Microscope can be used as a handheld, tabletop, or mounted device and
combines a 5MP 1/4"color CMOS sensor with infrared-reducing optical
system to provide high resolution images and videos with a magnification
range from 10x to 120x. A maximum of 300x magnification can be achieved
on PC, while magnification of 1200x with 4x digital zoom. |
The microscope also features an illumination system of 8
white light LEDs with controllable brightness. Moreover, there is
6-position filter with red, blue, and green filters and 1mm, 3mm, and
6mm apertures that offers versatility to the microscopy. The still
images with a maximum 5MP resolution, 12MP with interpolation, and VGA
videos with 30 fps can be saved. An additional TBD video compression
function is also available. The 3" color TFT LCD screen is deployable
and can be rotated 90 by 180° to provide most convenient viewing
position. |
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Deploying the LCD screen allows to access a menu pad. The
menu pad and control buttons offer control over the operating modes,
functions, and connectivity to the PC. The microscope is compatible with
both Windows and Mac operating systems and integrates a mini-USB port,
an AV video output port, and a 32GB micro-SD memory slot. The microscope
is powered by a 1050 mAh rechargeable lithium ion battery, which can be
charged with the included power adapter. The microscope is best for
in-lab and out door observations and best for observing beach sand to
bugs, coins and currency, documents, circuit boards, biological
specimens etc. Also included with the microscope are an articulating
stand, a carry case, a USB cable, mini-USB and AV video cables, and a CD
with MicroCapture Pro, a calibration tool, and a cleaning cloth. |