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Camera QImaging Retiga 2000R Series (New) mono or color
Approx Price (list) $6,750, $7,750 cooled, optional RGB filter w F-mount interface 
Analog/Digital digital 
Chip Type Kodak KAI-2020
compatible w Retiga 1300i 
Chip Grades/ Big Depth Sony grade 0
12 bit/ 36 bit color; 4096 levels grey, 4096 levels per channel color 
Transfer Mode interline, progressive scan 
Transfer Speed 20, 10, 5, 2.5 MHz; 227 fps max; 10 fps full res @ 12 bits, sustained image data rate 40MB/s 
Chip/Pixel Size 7.4 x7.4 microns 
Number of Pixels 1600x1200, 1.92 million pixel 
Shutter Type electronic 
Shutter Speed/ Settable Delay 10 µs to 17.9 min in 1 µs increments 
Separate Controller Required? no 
External Shutter Toggle yes, TTL, trigger types internal, software, external 
Well Depth 40,000 
Read Noise or Signal to Noise 16e- 
Dark Current (Centigrade) 4 e/p/s cooled; 30 e/p/s non-cool 
Spectral Response see graph 
Mount Type 1 inch C-mount optical format 1/4"-20 threadmount, 18mm image format 
Cooled/Cooling Process Peltier cooling to 25 C below ambient 
Coolest Temp/ User Settable? optional cooling to 25C below ambient 
# Connectors on Housing TTL input, IEEE1394 Firewire, data & power 
Power Input 1394 Firewire 11 watts non-cooled; 17 watts cooled 
Size/Weight 585g non-cooled; 845g cooled 
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 0.5 - 20x;
binning
1x1, 2x2, 4x4, 8x8 
Precapture Delay yes, in software 
Integration Time Increment 1 µs 
Programmable EPROM? yes 
Software mfg supplied? yes, QCapture software for Windows & Mac 
Image Pro?/ IP lab? yes, extensive 3rd party software support 
Twain? no? 
SDK available yes 
Color Acquisition Method Color Bayer Mosaic, 12 bit. Camera available in mono and color, cooled and non-cooled; RGB color filter for mono cameras (F-mount interface) 
Color Tradeoffs $2,500 for RGB liquid crystal color filter module. Optional IR cutoff filter available. Requires export license (ITAR). 
Appropriate Applications brightfield, phase-contrast, darkfield; live cell; pathology, histology, cytology, FISH, calcium, DNA, metallurigical, semiconductor, forensic 
Deconvolution? Fluorescence Microscopy? yes, fluorescence imaging in life science and industrial applications 
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