Digital Microscope Camera Offers High Sensitivity and Resolution

A new 12.8-megapixel digital microscopy camera combines high sensitivity, speed, resolution, and quality, with no restrictions.

The camera, called the DP72, is highly flexible and features advanced image processing capabilities, making it suitable for pathology applications, where faithful color reproduction is essential for clear and consistent diagnoses. The pixelshift technology provides high-definition images with the single click of a button. The full-resolution image is achieved with superior clarity and detail in less than 2.5 seconds.

The camera provides an excellent range of image resolutions for all magnifications and experimental requirements. In live-mode, 1,360 x 1,024 pixel images can be displayed at 15 frames per second (FPS) without any color shift during sample movement, making it ideal for live imaging documentation.

If a specimen is wholly or partially dark, the flexibility of the DP72 allows it to record black and white images with superb sensitivity and low background noise. This precision is ensured for the faintest of images, via the Peltier-based cooling which maintains a temperature of 10 °C below ambient temperatures. The readout intensity of specific dyes is maximized by accentuating the respective pixel color using the custom monochrome function. Sensitivity can be increased by implementing binning modes, which combine the light intensity of 2 x 2 or 4 x 4 pixel areas. As a result, clear, sharp images are produced consistently for all illumination methods and experimental protocols.

The DP72 digital microscopy camera is produced and marketed by Olympus (Hamburg, Germany).

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