This digital microscope and stand is the ideal combination for digital microscopy applications in the classroom, laboratory or workshop. The 5.0MP CMOS sensor camera and up to 300x magnification enable the capturing of still images and high quality video, passing them via USB for display and processing. Object illumination is by 8x white LEDs that can be dimmed to give the best lighting for the task at hand and the stand can be adjusted up and down via coarse and fine rotary knobs, locking into place when required.
Precision adjustable stand with object plate
Plug & play installation
Shutter button for capturing still images
Includes calibration/measurement software
Can be used as a hand-held microscope
Supplied with stand, USB cable, manual, software
Interface
USB
Magnification
20 to 300x
Resolution
5Mpixel
Type
Digital microscope
Reviews
Works with Linux
Reviewed by: Robert Wood - 01 July 2015
I bought this to examine PCBs and potentially be able to solder a board while using it.
On the plus side, it just works with Linux. Plug it in, run Cheese and it's fine. It definitely gives a big improvement over looking with head magnifiers
On the negative side, the stand is smaller than you'd think and the base is small. It's certainly OK for inspecting, but it's not very easy for soldering. I tend to still you use head magnifiers and then inspect with this microscope.
If I'd had a go with this first, I would probably have spent more money getting something with better magnification and with a bigger stand. However, for less than fifty quid, it does a decent enough job.
