The HD-210U and HD-336U cameras offer outputs for direct connectivity to a computer. Proprietary MagicApp software included with the camera allows image capture.

Detail refers to the sharpness of the image, which may also be called edge enhancement. The HD cameras are factory programmed to provide best edge sharpness without introducing noise. If your image does require further adjustment, an on-screen menu provides access to edge sharpness and definition adjustments to fine-tune your image.

Yes, you can record 1080p or 1080i HD images. Connect the HD-336U camera to a computer with USB-3 inputs, open our proprietary MagicApp software, and direct the stored images to a file on your computer. Because these recordings are uncompressed HD images and require large storage space, we recommend connecting an external 1 to 2 terabyte USB-3 storage device.

Always start with Koehler Illumination. If you need a refresher on setting up your microscope – you can go to any of these links:

Olympus America How To

MicroscopyU: Microscope Alignment for Köhler Illumination

Zeiss: Microscope Alignment for Köhler Illumination

Leica Microsystems: Koehler Illumination: Step by Step Guide to Optimal Illumination of Specimen

All of our HD cameras provide live imaging at 60fps. There is no lag, smear or jitter when changing scenes or magnifications.

All of our HD cameras provide an output for connecting directly to an HD display for live viewing. A computer is not required.

It is easy to use our HD cameras. All of our HD cameras are factory programmed for ease of operation so that the user need only perform a one-push white balance to begin high definition viewing and analysis.

A TWAIN interface is provided with the MagicApp software. This proprietary software is included free with each HD-210-U and HD-336-U camera.

We recommend a 0.35x (no more than a 0.4x) to use with your microscope. In those situations where a higher magnification c-mount is required by the microscope configuration, we recommend an optical coupler between the camera and the c-mount to reduce the magnification back to 0.35x – 0.4x

We recommend a 0.35x (no more than a 0.4x) to use with your microscope. In those situations where a higher magnification c-mount is required by the microscope configuration, we recommend an optical coupler between the camera and the c-mount to reduce the magnification back to 0.35x – 0.4x

Binning is an image processing function that combines a cluster of pixels into a single pixel and is used to increase brightness without amplifying noise under lower light level conditions. The HD-336U implements a 2×2 matrix binning whereby four pixels becomes one larger pixel. The result is a 4x increase in sensitivity with reduced spatial resolution.

A CMOS camera uses a single-chip Bayer filter, where 50% of the pixels are dedicated to Green and 25% each for Red and Blue (roughly 1MP for green and 500k for the others). In the 3-CMOS camera, three sensors are used and each sensor is dedicated to one channel so there are more pixels per channel by a factor of 2X for green and 4X for red and blue. An offset doubles the raw color data to >8MP. The combination of three-chip and pixel offset provides a significant increase in data and resolution.

Most cameras only offer calibration for Red, Green and Blue. Our HD-210-U offers calibration for Yellow, Cyan, Green, Magenta, Red and Blue, while our HD-336U and UHD-4K cameras have twelve color channels that can be adjusted for both Hue and Gain calibrations to provide superior color accuracy.   Hue adjusts the color shade, while Gain adjusts the intensity or saturation. Chroma adjusts the gain of all colors uniformly.

“Yellow, Cyan, Green, Magenta, Red and Blue”

The short answer is that specimen details appear closer together at low magnification. To resolve these structures, a higher resolution camera is recommended. If you image a great deal using 2x and 4x objectives, you may want to consider our 3 chip HD-336U or even the ultra HD UHD-4K to resolve structure at these low magnifications.

The architecture of the HD-336U allow for a significant increase in horizontal resolution. A prism in the HD-336U camera head splits incoming white light into its R,G, and B components – one wavelength per chip. The full resolution of each chip can be used to increase horizontal resolution to 1000 TV lines (vs 750 TV lines for the HD-210U).

When the video signal is increased using GAIN, the entire signal is amplified, including noise. Binning achieves a similar result without signal amplification, so noise remains unchanged. Testing under actual conditions will determine if reduced spatial resolution is acceptable.