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Camera QImaging Intensified Retiga
Approx Price (list) $29,950 or
w extended blue $32,950 
Analog/Digital digital 
Chip Type 2/3" Sony ICX285 Interline; 
Chip Grades/ Big Depth Sony grade 0/
12 bit depth 
Transfer Mode interline, progressive scan 
Transfer Speed 20 MHz, 10 fps, full res 8-bit, 5 fps 12-bit, sustained image data rate 40MB/s, 20MB/s w Mac OS 
Chip/Pixel Size 2/3 inch
6.45x6.45 microns 
Number of Pixels 1360x1036 
Shutter Type electronic 
Shutter Speed/ Settable Delay gating pulse: 50 nanoseconds to 17.9 min in 50ns increments 
Separate Controller Required? no 
External Shutter Toggle yes, external TTL or internally controlled 
Well Depth 18,000 1x; 22,000 2x 
Read Noise or Signal to Noise 8e- 
Dark Current (Centigrade) 4 e/p/s at 25 C 
Spectral Response see graph, Gen III Photocathodes 
Mount Type C-mount, 18mm image format, 1/4"-20 threadmount 
Cooled/Cooling Process optional cooling on camera, not intensifier 
Coolest Temp/ User Settable? not cooled 
# Connectors on Housing 1: IEEE1394 Firewire, data & power 
Power Input IEEE1394 Firewire 
Size/Weight 6.9x3.0x2.5 in
800g 
Data Transfer Plug Type 1394 Firewire
see note 
Data Transfer Connector/Cord IEEE 1394 Firewire; PCI card included 
Frame Grabber Type Firewrie IEEE 1394, no frame grabber required 
Computer Compatible Windows/Mac 
Subregions Available? yes, ROI from 1x1 p up to full res in 1 p increments 
Gain/Binning Control? Gain 0.7 - 30x;
bin 1x1 to 8x8 
Precapture Delay yes, in software 
Integration Time Increment 1 µs 
Programmable EPROM? yes, FPGA, field programmable gate arrays 
Software mfg supplied? yes, QCapture software for Windows & Mac 
Image Pro?/ IP lab? yes, extensive 3rd party software supportElements 
Twain? no? 
SDK available yes 
Color Acquisition Method monochrome camera. RGB color filter (F-mount interface); GaAs photocathode Extended Blue option, 350-900nm; Standard Gen III 475-900nm 
Color Tradeoffs Requires 18mm Gen III image intensifier w high-speed intensifier gate control for nanosecond exposures, blue 
Appropriate Applications Offers high sensitivity for low-light, fluorescent imaging and detection of single photon events. Good for high-speed imaging, stop action imaging 
Deconvolution? Fluorescence Microscopy? low excitation, chemiluminescence bioluminescence, single molecule fluorescence, flow 
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