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