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Camera Hamamatsu Orca II ERG Orca II ER Orca-AG
Approx Price (list) < $25,000.00 
Analog/Digital B/W digital;
AG is digital cooled 
Chip Type ER-150 CCD w micro-lens, in proprietary sealed vacuum chamber 
Chip Grades/ Big Depth grade 0
12 & 14 bit;
AG 12 bit 
Transfer Mode progressive scan interline 
Transfer Speed 10 MHz, 5.6 fps; ER 6.0 fps. Readout hi speed or hi precision. 1.25 MHz precision; AG 14.75 MHz, up to 27 fps w binning 
Chip/Pixel Size 6.45x6.45µm, effective area 8.67mmx6.6mm, 2/3" 
Number of Pixels 01344x1024 
Shutter Type electronic 
Shutter Speed/ Settable Delay 10µs-7200s;
AG 10µs-4200s 
Separate Controller Required? yes 
External Shutter Toggle yes 
Well Depth 18,500e-
40,500 at 2x2 bin; Ag, 18,000e- 
Read Noise or Signal to Noise 3-5e- rms at 1.25 MHz; 8e- at 10 MHz rms 
Dark Current (Centigrade) 0.045 e/p/s;
Ag, 0.03e/p/s 
Spectral Response see graph 
Mount Type
Cooled/Cooling Process forced air Peltier cooling w hermetic vacuum seal 
Coolest Temp/ User Settable? -60C at 20 C ambient/not settable 
# Connectors on Housing 1: 1 for power and digital data readout 
Power Input consumes 220 VA; 100 / 117 / 220 / 240V, 50/60 Hz 
Size/Weight 114x120x233mm 2.5 kg;
AG 95x95mm"
1.5 kg 
Data Transfer Plug Type ERG & AG 1394 Firewire;
ER RS422A; 
Data Transfer Connector/Cord IEEE 1394, non-compressed data; RS-422A 12/14 bit parallel 
Frame Grabber Type ERG, Firewire 1394, no grabber required; grabber required for RS422 interface? 
Computer Compatible Windows/Mac 
Subregions Available? yes: minimum
1x1 pixel 
Gain/Binning Control? dynamic range 2312:1 in hi speed; 4625:1 hi precision to 10125:1 w bin
see chart for binning 
Precapture Delay ?ERG IIDC1394-based digital camera spec V1.30; ER RS-232C external control 
Integration Time Increment 1 microsecond 
Programmable EPROM? yes 
Software mfg supplied? ? Software 
Image Pro?/ IP lab? yes/yes 
Twain? yes 
SDK available yes 
Color Acquisition Method Monochrome cameras 
Color Tradeoffs N/A 
Appropriate Applications most fluorescent imaging, GFP, DNA Ploidy analysis, Red and Near infrared, Motility, inspection, X-ray scintillator readout, calcium, deconvolution, pathology 
Deconvolution? Fluorescence Microscopy? yes/yes 
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