Camera	Well Depth	Read Noise or Signal to Noise	Dark Current (Centigrade)	Spectral Response	Mount Type	Cooled/Cooling Process
QImaging MicroPublisher 3.3 MicroPublisher 5.0 both color	N/A	N/A	9e/p/s uncooled 2.3e/p/s cooled (10 C below ambient) ?	not available	standard C and tripod mount. 1/4"-20 threadmount	Peltier cooling
QImaging Intensified Retiga	18,000 1x; 22,000 2x	8e-	4 e/p/s at 25 C	see graph, Gen III Photocathodes	C-mount, 18mm image format, 1/4"-20 threadmount	optional cooling on camera, not intensifier
QImaging Retiga 2000R Series (New) mono or color	40,000	16e-	4 e/p/s cooled; 30 e/p/s non-cool	see graph	1 inch C-mount optical format 1/4"-20 threadmount, 18mm image format	Peltier cooling to 25 C below ambient
QImaging Retiga EXi Series mono or color	18,000 1x; 22,000 2x	8e-	0.15 e/p/s cooled	at 500 nm about 70 percent QE see graph	2/3" C-mount optical format 1/4"-20 threadmount	Peltier cooling to 25 C below ambient
QImaging Retiga 1300i	18,000e- (36,000e- with 2x2 binning)	10e-	4 e/p/s at 25 C 0.15 e/p/s at 0 C (30 below ambient)	see graphregion	standard C and tripod mount. 1/4"-20 threadmount	Peltier cooling to 25 C below ambient
Camera	Well Depth	Read Noise or Signal to Noise	Dark Current (Centigrade)	Spectral Response	Mount Type	Cooled/Cooling Process
QImaging QICAM and QICAM-IR mono or color infrared mono	10,000; IR 22,000	12e- IR 10e-	1.78 e/p/s	at 500nm about 70 % QE, spectral range to 1000nm in IR	2/3" C-mount optical format 1/4"-20 threadmount, 18mm image format	no cooling available
QImaging PMI-4201class1 PMI-4202 class2 PMI-4201 class3	85,000	N/A	?	quantum efficiency at 450 = 10% 550 = 30% 650 = 40%	f-mount	not cooled
Cooke PixelFly	32000e- VGA 2000 e- SVGA 12000e- HiRes	16e- VGA 12e- SVGA and HiRes	3 e/p/s at 20 C	QE 35% @ VGA 40% @ SVGA& HiRes; spectral range 280-1000 nm	C	no, digital temp. compensation for similar performance to cooled cameras
Cooke SensiCam	25,000 e-	7-8 e- SVGA 13-14 e- VGA gain	0.1 e/p/s at -12 C QE: <0.1 e/p/s -12 C	see graph	C	yes/ thermoelectric, QE has 2 stage peltier cool w forced air at -12C; SVGA; -15C VGA
PixelLINK PL-A641 mono PL-A642 color	? e-	66 dB S/N ration into PGA stage	?	?	C	no? Operating temp +5C to +60C
Camera	Well Depth	Read Noise or Signal to Noise	Dark Current (Centigrade)	Spectral Response	Mount Type	Cooled/Cooling Process
Optronics MagnaFire SP QuantiFire mono MicroFire mono or color MacroFire color	16,000e-; QuantiFire, MicroFire and MacroFire 40,000 e	Sp 16 e/p/s Magna 16e/p/s, 60dB	4 e/p/s at 0 C (cooled to -40 below ambient)	see graph	C	yes/ thermoelectric, SP has passive heat sink cooling; Quanti to 20 degrees below ambient
Hamamatsu C9100-02 C9100-12	02, 70,000e-; 12, 400,000e-	30e-/rms in scan mode 1; <1 e-/rms scan mode 2; 12 100e- at min gain	?	see graph	C	forced air Peltier cooling w hermetic vacuum seal
Hamamatsu Orca II ERG Orca II ER Orca-AG	18,500e- 40,500 at 2x2 bin; Ag, 18,000e-	3-5e- rms at 1.25 MHz; 8e- at 10 MHz rms	0.045 e/p/s; Ag, 0.03e/p/s	see graph	C	forced air Peltier cooling w hermetic vacuum seal
Hamamatsu C7780-10	18,000e-	13e- rms	0.5 e/p/s	see graph	lens mount 2/3" bayonet, flange back 48mm	Peltier cooling with air radiation
Diagnostics Spot RT Mono RT Color RT Color Slider Insight	40,000 e-; Insight 35,000 e-	RT, 15-18 e- rms Signal to noise: 60 dB (40 e-); Insight 58 dB, <25 e- rms	0.012 e/p/s at -12 (at 25 C ambient); Insight 5.0 e/p/s mean value	see graph	RT mono/color lens mount C; Slider & Insight lens mount Nikon F	yes/ thermoelectric with fan cooled heat sink; Insight not cooled
Camera	Well Depth	Read Noise or Signal to Noise	Dark Current (Centigrade)	Spectral Response	Mount Type	Cooled/Cooling Process
DVC Co. 1412AM 1412AC 1412-MS 1412 Intensicam	16,000e-, 32,000e- at 2x2 bin	8e- at 18MHz, >65dB at 0dB gain Intensicam 5-7e- at 9MHz, >65dB at minimum gain	?	see graph	lens mount C, camera mount 1/4"x20 standard tripod	2 stage Peltier cooler "TE" optional for all but Intensicam
Dage 300 not cooled 300T cooled	na	signal to noise: 58.5 not cooled; 60 dB cooled	?	see graph	C	300 no, 300T yes, thermoelectric
Dage 330 not cooled 330T cooled	na	signal to noise: 58.5 not cooled; 60 dB cooled	330T -37 C from ambient	see graph	C	330 no, 330T yes, thermoelectric
Dage Series 70	na	signal to noise: 52 dB	na?	see graph	C, 16 mm; 1/4" x 20 tapped hole	no/ TV camera
Roper Cascade 512F	single pixel 250 ke- output 800 ke- on-chip multiplication gain amplifier	~45e-rms@5MHz ~60e-rms@10MHz ~10e-rms@1MHz ~15e-rms@5MHz	1.0 e/p/s at -30C absolute	see graph	C	yes/ thermoelectric
Camera	Well Depth	Read Noise or Signal to Noise	Dark Current (Centigrade)	Spectral Response	Mount Type	Cooled/Cooling Process
Roper Sensys	40,000e-	17e-s/rms	1.0 e/p/s at +10 absolute	see graph	C or F	yes/ Peltier
Roper Quantix	40,000e-	18/23e-s/rms	0.03 e/p/s at -25 absolute 0.01 e/p/s at -35 absolute	see graph	C or F	yes/ Peltier; liquid, separate unit
Roper CoolSNAPfx CoolSNAPcf mono or color	18,000e-; cf linear full well 9700 electrons	15e-/rms	fx 0.01e/p/s at -30 C absolute cf 14e/p/s at 20 C absolute	see graph	C	yes/ thermoelectric
Roper CoolSNAPHQ CoolSNAP ES mono	16,000e-; 30,000e- with 2x2 binning	6e-/rms @10MHz; 8 e rms @20 MHz	see graph high QE in near-infrared (NIR)	see graph high QE in near-infrared (NIR)	C	yes/ thermoelectric
Roper Princeton Micromax 1300Y and 1300Y HS	18,000e-	1300Y 7e-/rms; 1300YHS 8e-	0.05 e/p/s at -10 C absolute	see graph	C	yes/ thermoelectric
Camera	Well Depth	Read Noise or Signal to Noise	Dark Current (Centigrade)	Spectral Response	Mount Type	Cooled/Cooling Process
Nikon Coolpix 995	? e-	?	?	not available	?	?
Nikon DXM 1200	? e-	?	?	not available	C	N/A
Zeiss AxioCam MR med res HR high res	MR 18,000e- HR 25,000e	MR 1 at<12e- HR 1 at<9e-	?	MRm 350-990mn MRc 400-710nm HR 300-1000nm (HR b/w sensor)	C	yes/single stage peltier cooling
Sony DXC-S500	? e-	?	?	?	C	yes?

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