Imaging Camera

An imaging camera is a piece of equipment that captures a visual image. Imaging cameras are used in environmental science labs, in manufacturing, and in astronomy to take pictures that can help to analyze and identify materials. There are two basic types of imaging cameras, those that use the charge-coupled device (CCD) image sensor, which has a higher light sensitivity, or the CMOS image sensor, which is less expensive, but if there are moving objects when the picture is taken, part of the image may be distorted.

Considerations when choosing an imaging camera :

There are many variables between cameras, including speed, resolution, field of view, range of lighting levels in which they are effective, transfer rates, and software systems with which they are compatible.

Discover and compare imaging cameras :

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ItemUltra-Sensitive iXon EMCCD Microscope CamerasiKon-L SO High Energy Detection CameraiXon Ultra 897 EMCCD CameraOptosplit III Triple Emission Image SplitterZL41 Wave sCMOS Camera
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Catalog NumberUltra-Sensitive iXon EMCCDL SOUltra 897IIIZL41 Wave
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TypeScientific EMCCDCCDScientific EMCCDImage SplittersCMOS camera
Pixel ResolutionInquire2048 x 2048512 x 512Inquire6.5 µm pixel
Cooling MethodThermoelectric (TE) CoolingThermoelectric coolingThermoelectric CoolingInquireInquire
ApplicationsSingle Molecule Detection, Virology, Super-resolution, Physiology / Ion Imaging & Cell Motility, Spinning Disk Confocal, LuminescenceInquireSingle molecule detection, Super resolution (PALM, STORM), TIRF microscopy, Spinning disk confocal microscopy, Vesicle trafficking, Selective/single plane illumination microscopy (SPIM), Ion signalling (Calcium flux), Voltage sensitive dyes, Cell Motility, Whole genome sequencing, FRET / FRAP, Fluorescence Correlation Microscopy (multi-beam) or Microspectroscopy / Hyperspectral imagingPolarization Fluorescence Resonance Energy Transfer, Ratiometric Ion Imaging, Triple Fluorescence Probe Imaging, Polarization Studies, Multi-depth ImagingFor physical imaging, astronomy and spectroscopy
Frame Rate26 fps (670 fps with 128 x 128 Crop Mode) or 56 fps (595 fps with 128 x 128 Crop Mode)0.95 fps56 to 11,074 fpsInquireReads out a full frame in only 10 milliseconds.
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