Camera Review
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Camera
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QImaging
Retiga 2000R Series (New)
mono or color
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Approx Price (list)
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$6,750, $7,750 cooled, optional RGB filter w F-mount interface
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Analog/Digital
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digital
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Chip Type
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Kodak KAI-2020 compatible w Retiga 1300i
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Chip Grades/ Big Depth
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Sony grade 0 12 bit/ 36 bit color; 4096 levels grey, 4096 levels per channel color
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Transfer Mode
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interline, progressive scan
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Transfer Speed
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20, 10, 5, 2.5 MHz; 227 fps max; 10 fps full res @ 12 bits, sustained image data rate 40MB/s
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Chip/Pixel Size
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7.4 x7.4 microns
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Number of Pixels
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1600x1200, 1.92 million pixel
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Shutter Type
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electronic
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Shutter Speed/ Settable Delay
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10 µs to 17.9 min in 1 µs 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, TTL, trigger types internal, software, external
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Well Depth
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40,000
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Read Noise or Signal to Noise
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16e-
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Dark Current (Centigrade)
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4 e/p/s cooled; 30 e/p/s non-cool
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Spectral Response
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see graph
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Mount Type
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1 inch C-mount optical format 1/4"-20 threadmount, 18mm image format
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Cooled/Cooling Process
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Peltier cooling to 25 C below ambient
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Coolest Temp/ User Settable?
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optional cooling to 25C below ambient
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# Connectors on Housing
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TTL input, IEEE1394 Firewire, data & power
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Power Input
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1394 Firewire 11 watts non-cooled; 17 watts cooled
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Size/Weight
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585g non-cooled; 845g cooled
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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 0.5 - 20x; binning 1x1, 2x2, 4x4, 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
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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 support
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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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Color Bayer Mosaic, 12 bit. Camera available in mono and color, cooled and non-cooled; RGB color filter for mono cameras (F-mount interface)
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Color Tradeoffs
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$2,500 for RGB liquid crystal color filter module. Optional IR cutoff filter available. Requires export license (ITAR).
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Appropriate Applications
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brightfield, phase-contrast, darkfield; live cell; pathology, histology, cytology, FISH, calcium, DNA, metallurigical, semiconductor, forensic
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Deconvolution? Fluorescence Microscopy?
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yes, fluorescence imaging in life science and industrial applications
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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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