This digital hand microscope from Bresser is an incident light microscope only. It is used by positioning it over an object, which should be as flat as possible, by hand. A live image of the object can then be seen on a screen by using a PC to help. The instrument has a wide range of applications: digitizing images, cataloguing of collections (stamps, coins) and quality control of production parts.
Nature lovers and electronics hobbyists, and stamp and coin collectors are interested in tiny details - for which they need at least a magnifying glass. But sometimes this does not magnify powerfully enough, or is cumbersome to use - even a 10X magnifying glass requires a steady hand and can be difficult to wield. This can quickly lead to thoughts about perhaps using a microscope instead. However, high-quality instruments - as opposed to the cheap models including a whole box of tricks sometimes touted - are expensive and require a lot of room to use properly. USB microscopes come from webcam technology and can be recommended as an alternative. Instead of a simple wide-angle lens, they use optics with up to 200X magnification. A transparent spacer helps while focusing and built-in LEDs provide a light source.
Power supply: from the PC to the instrument via USB cable
Lighting: 6 white, 3 red and 3 yellow LEDs for incident lighting (dimmable)
Resolution: 1.3 megapixels
System requirements: USB 2.0; Microsoft ® Windows ® XP (Service Pack 2), Windows ® VISTA or Windows ® 7 operating system, 2GHz processor, 1GB of RAM, 4GB of available hard disk space, a CD or DVD drive
Included in delivery
Digital microscope with USB 2.0 cable
