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| Camera | Optronics MagnaFire SP QuantiFire mono MicroFire mono or color MacroFire color |
| Approx Price (list) |
$7,995.00 SP $10,995 Quanti $6495 Micro $8495 Macro |
| Analog/Digital | digital |
| Chip Type |
Sony ICX085, Sony ICX285AL, Sony ICX285AQ AK color interline transfer |
| Chip Grades/ Big Depth |
grade 1 Magna 8,16 bit mono and 24, 32, 48 bit color; Micro & Macro 36 bit color |
| Transfer Mode | interline |
| Transfer Speed |
SP 10 fps at 1280x1024 res, 400 mbs; Macro/Quanti 5 fps at 2048x2048, up to 400mbs data transfer; Magna 10 fps at 1280x1024 |
| Chip/Pixel Size |
Magna 6.7x6.7; Quanti & Macro 7.4x7.4, 15.2 x15.2mm, 4 mp; Micro 7.4x7.4, 11.84 x8.88mm, 2 mp |
| Number of Pixels |
Magna 1300x1030 Quanti 2048x2048 Micro1600x1200 Macro 2048x2048 |
| Shutter Type | electronic |
| Shutter Speed/ Settable Delay |
Magna full auto, manual override; Quanti to 20 min; Micro 500ms-60 sec; Macro to 60 sec |
| Separate Controller Required? | no |
| External Shutter Toggle | no, controlled through software; SP allows manual settings at 1/16th f-stop intervals; Optronics Picture Frame imaging application |
| Well Depth | 16,000e-; QuantiFire, MicroFire and MacroFire 40,000 e |
| Read Noise or Signal to Noise |
Sp 16 e/p/s Magna 16e/p/s, 60dB |
| Dark Current (Centigrade) | 4 e/p/s at 0 C (cooled to -40 below ambient) |
| Spectral Response | see graph |
| Mount Type | C |
| Cooled/Cooling Process | yes/ thermoelectric, SP has passive heat sink cooling; Quanti to 20 degrees below ambient |
| Coolest Temp/ User Settable? | SP +5C to +35C; QuantiFire cooled to -20 below ambient |
| # Connectors on Housing | SP +5C to +35C; QuantiFire cooled to -20 below ambient |
| Power Input | 2: 1 power, 1 digital data readout |
| Size/Weight | 100-240 V at 50/60 Hz: external supplied |
| Data Transfer Plug Type |
1394 Firewire see note1.5kg; QuantiFire 5.3x5.3 x 5.0"; MacroFire 5.2x5.2x3.7" |
| Data Transfer Connector/Cord | IEEE 1394 Firewire, included with camera |
| Frame Grabber Type | Firewire IEEE 1394, no frame grabber required |
| Computer Compatible | Windows/Mac |
| Subregions Available? | Micro 100-1200 lines, 64-1600 columns; Quanti & Macro 64-2048 lines x 64-2048 columns |
| Gain/Binning Control? | Gain? Macro color 1x1, 3x3, 5x5, mono 1x1to 4x4 Quanti 2x2 to 5x5; Micro 2x2 to 4x4 |
| Precapture Delay |
Magna no? Quanti, Micro, Macro yes in software |
| Integration Time Increment | ? SP 170 ms to 10 min, brightfield capture time less than 2 sec, full field & res; Quanti to 20 min; Micro 500 ms to 60 sec |
| Programmable EPROM? | yes, upgradable |
| Software mfg supplied? | SP, yes, Image-Pro and Lucis; Quanti, Micro, Macro use PictureFrame 2.0 |
| Image Pro?/ IP lab? |
SP, Image-Pro Express, SIS, Norpix, and others yes/yes |
| Twain? | yes |
| SDK available | yes |
| Color Acquisition Method | SP "Color Merge" permits user-selectable image file overlays for imaging w external cubes, filters, custom mono-, bi-, or tri-chromatic imaging; Quanti is mono; Micro is color; Macro is color or mono |
| Color Tradeoffs | Dichroic filters faster than acousto-optical filters. Color requires 3 images and merge process. Mechanical filter wheel introduces vibrations. |
| Appropriate Applications | SP for general scienftific. Micro for fluorescent, brightfield color; Macro for fluorescent, brightfield color or mono; Quanti for quantitative specimen analysis in extreme low-light, fluorescence or NIR |
| Deconvolution? Fluorescence Microscopy? | SP ok for bright, non-bleaching specimens; SP has "Turbo Image Gain" to reduce exposure duration |
| VatyTek Rating | 4.5 fluor. 8.5 bright; SP not yet rated |
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