Camera	Color Acquisition Method	Color Tradeoffs	Appropriate Applications	Deconvolution? Fluorescence Microscopy?	VatyTek Rating
QImaging MicroPublisher 3.3 MicroPublisher 5.0 both color	Bayer color (RGB primary color mosaic filters on chip). Bayer color sensor reads 2 fields/frame, reading out odd then even pixels. 30-bit color, available cooled and non-cool	2 fields w same exposure times but not simultaneously. Time difference between 2 field readouts 105ms 8-bit, 210ms 10-bit. Sensor designed for still images.	Publication of high res still color images in brightfield and fluorescence clinical, life science and animation w video-like, full field of view frame rates up to 30fps.	yes and yes Click here for more infon on cameras for deconvolution
QImaging Intensified Retiga	monochrome camera. RGB color filter (F-mount interface); GaAs photocathode Extended Blue option, 350-900nm; Standard Gen III 475-900nm	Requires 18mm Gen III image intensifier w high-speed intensifier gate control for nanosecond exposures, blue	Offers high sensitivity for low-light, fluorescent imaging and detection of single photon events. Good for high-speed imaging, stop action imaging	low excitation, chemiluminescence bioluminescence, single molecule fluorescence, flow
QImaging Retiga 2000R Series (New) mono or color	Color Bayer Mosaic, 12 bit. Camera available in mono and color, cooled and non-cooled; RGB color filter for mono cameras (F-mount interface)	$2,500 for RGB liquid crystal color filter module. Optional IR cutoff filter available. Requires export license (ITAR).	brightfield, phase-contrast, darkfield; live cell; pathology, histology, cytology, FISH, calcium, DNA, metallurigical, semiconductor, forensic	yes, fluorescence imaging in life science and industrial applications
QImaging Retiga EXi Series mono or color	Bayer Mosaic non-cool, or cool color. RGB color filter for mono cameras (F-mount), IR filter available for mono	13 watt requirement for cooled, color, external power supply may be required in addition to standard Firewire	enhanced visible and IR QE, including green fluorescent protein (GFP), see apps listed above for 2000R.	quantitative, ultra low light, NIR bright, darkfield, industrial
QImaging Retiga 1300i	Available in color cooled and color non-cooled models. 1300i is compatible w Retiga 1300R line.	Bayer Mosaic CCD is high speed, low cost, C-mount. 4096 gray levels.	calcium, fluorescence, pathology, cytology, forensics, biology, metallurgy, genetics, geology, pharmaceutical, quality, low light, brightfield, high speed, industrial	yes/yes Click here for info on cameras for deconvolution	9.5
Camera	Color Acquisition Method	Color Tradeoffs	Appropriate Applications	Deconvolution? Fluorescence Microscopy?	VatyTek Rating
QImaging QICAM and QICAM-IR mono or color infrared mono	Bayer Mosaic for QICAM, available in mono "Fast" and Color "Fast, both cooled, plus mono "Fast" not cooled. "IR" version mono only.	limited to 12 bit, QICAM-IR has no color filter option	high-res, infrared and visible-range scientific and industrial imagined, spectral range extends to 1000nm in IR gegion. Frame rates up to 120 fps w bin and ROI.	QICAM-IR best for real-time, low-light infrared imaging
QImaging PMI-4201class1 PMI-4202 class2 PMI-4201 class3	removable RGB color filter available for all mono cameras Class 1, 2, or 3 CCD. $12,000 deposit required for Class 1, $6,000 Class 2, $5,000 Class 3, non-refundable.	4096 gray levels, optional $2,500 for RGB liquid crystal color filter module. Optional IR cutoff filter available.	Industrial inspection, automated, high resolution for quantitative imaging , 4.2 million pixels. Wide field of view for inspection.	Specialty Apps, linear, stable digital data at fast read-out, gamma = 1, programmable gain
Cooke PixelFly	?Camera available in mono or color. Optional integration with liquid crystal filter?	??	Brightfield/DIC, fluorescence, gel documentation, machine vision, spray, live cell (GFP/BFP), spectroscopy, ballistics, particle image velocimetry, FLIM, medical X-ray, lowlight, particle tracking	?yes/yes? Click here for more information on cameras for deconvolution
Cooke SensiCam	Bayer filter and algorithm that calculates RGB values of each pixel (matrix of 4x4 pixels). Digitized via 12-bit A/D, then assigned RGB value. 36-bit image file. Available in VGA or SVGA, mono or color.	Monitor can only show 8-bits per color, so user can only see 24-bits at a given time. User has 36-bit data and can choose which 24-bits are seen at a given time.	most fluorescent imaging; general imaging; QE suitable for calcium imaging, deconvolution, laser induced fluorescence, industrial inspection	yes/yes Click here for more information on cameras for deconvolution	9.0
PixelLINK PL-A641 mono PL-A642 color	color: RGB Bayer with microlenses	?	Microscopy; Medical and biometric imaging; Video conferencing; Surveillance and security; Photo ID	?
Camera	Color Acquisition Method	Color Tradeoffs	Appropriate Applications	Deconvolution? Fluorescence Microscopy?	VatyTek Rating
Optronics MagnaFire SP QuantiFire mono MicroFire mono or color MacroFire color	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	Dichroic filters faster than acousto-optical filters. Color requires 3 images and merge process. Mechanical filter wheel introduces vibrations.	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	SP ok for bright, non-bleaching specimens; SP has "Turbo Image Gain" to reduce exposure duration	4.5 fluor. 8.5 bright; SP not yet rated
Hamamatsu C9100-02 C9100-12	Monochrome camera	N/A	Intracellular ion imaging, real time observation of circulating blood cells, fast tracking of small particles, single molecule observation at photon level, high speed fluorescence cell tomography	yes/yes Click here for more information on cameras for deconvolution
Hamamatsu Orca II ERG Orca II ER Orca-AG	Monochrome cameras	N/A	most fluorescent imaging, GFP, DNA Ploidy analysis, Red and Near infrared, Motility, inspection, X-ray scintillator readout, calcium, deconvolution, pathology	yes/yes
Hamamatsu C7780-10	3 chip CCD with RGB prism. 36 bit color images in a single exposure, but w independent exposure times for each R, G, and B CCD. Cooled to 0C.	?	Color digital time-lapse, fluorescence resonance energy transfer, fluorescence In Situ Hybridization, histology, pathology, cytology	yes/yes
Diagnostics Spot RT Mono RT Color RT Color Slider Insight	3 shot RGB liquid crystal filter controlled/powered by camera. Insight, Bayer Mosaic w high speed color interpolation for real time color imaging.	Still specimens needed for 3 shot acquisition. Insight, Bayer Mask CCD offers less color resolution than 3 shot cameras	Brightfield, general imaging, DIC, standard fluorescence, histology, pathology. Insight, as above plus very bright fluorescence	yes, yes
Camera	Color Acquisition Method	Color Tradeoffs	Appropriate Applications	Deconvolution? Fluorescence Microscopy?	VatyTek Rating
DVC Co. 1412AM 1412AC 1412-MS 1412 Intensicam	DVC-1412AC is color, available w LVDS, CameraLink or Firewire interface. RGB color via on-sensor Bayer filter pattern. 1412-MS can be supplied w RGB optical filter sets, w custom sets, or Qdot filters.	?	Intensicam good for Single Molecule tracking, fast decaying fluorescence. All 1412 cameras good for drug discovery, fluorescence microscopy, quantum dots, chemiluminescence, cell biology, inspection	yes, yes
Dage 300 not cooled 300T cooled	N/A	N/A	brightfield imaging, pathology and histology, general imaging	see comments/ ok for bright, non-bleaching	4.5 fluor. 8.5 bright
Dage 330 not cooled 330T cooled	color 30 fps and comes from a masked chip, Bayer filter	very fast at 30 fps, but Bayer filter results in lower quality	brightfield imaging, pathology and histology, general imaging	see comments/ ok for bright, non-bleaching	4.5 fluor. 8.5 bright
Dage Series 70	color 30 fps and comes from a masked chip, Bayer filter	very fast at 30 fps, but Bayer filter results in lower quality	digital analysis, quantitative measuring, medical imaging requiring a small, lightweight sensing head	?Click here for more information on cameras for deconvolution
Roper Cascade 512F	?	?	low-light level, single-molecule fluorescence, live-cell	yes/yes
Camera	Color Acquisition Method	Color Tradeoffs	Appropriate Applications	Deconvolution? Fluorescence Microscopy?	VatyTek Rating
Roper Sensys	monochrome camera, add CRI filter to get color	CRI filter slower than Bayer on dichroics, but gives high quality color images	most fluorescent/ deconvolution; very good w red dyes; too slow for rapid acquisition	yes/yes	7.5
Roper Quantix	monochrome camera, add CRI filter to get color	CRI filter slower than Bayer on dichroics, but gives high quality color images	most fluorescent/ deconvolution; very good w red dyes	yes/yes	8.5
Roper CoolSNAPfx CoolSNAPcf mono or color	Color mask: RGB Bayer mosaic filter	CRI filter slower than Bayer on dichroics, but gives high quality color images	most fluorescent, general, calcium; cf ideal for high-res microscopy and inspection, deconvolution	yes/yes Click here for infon on cameras for deconvolution	8.0
Roper CoolSNAPHQ CoolSNAP ES mono	? ES is monochrome	?	ES is for low-light scientific and industrial applications, near infrared, live-cell imaging	?
Roper Princeton Micromax 1300Y and 1300Y HS	monochrome camera, add CRI filter to get color	CRI filter slower than Bayer on dichroics, but gives high quality color images	most fluorescent imaging; general imaging, deconvolution	yes/yes	7.5
Camera	Color Acquisition Method	Color Tradeoffs	Appropriate Applications	Deconvolution? Fluorescence Microscopy?	VatyTek Rating
Nikon Coolpix 995	256 element matrix metering and white balance for exposure quality and color balance	?? ISO 100 equivalent; 200, 400, 800, Auto; can be controlled in any exposure mode	?	??Click here for infon on cameras for deconvolution
Nikon DXM 1200	?	?	Photomicrogaphic	?
Zeiss AxioCam MR med res HR high res	MR ccd w or w/o RGB color mask, MRc Bayer color filter mask, or BG 40 IR blocking filter; HR patented "Co Site Sampling" RGB, 36 bit color	N/A for MRmono Proprietary Co Site Sampling requires use of AxioVision software	MR biology, medicine, materials analysis. HR all microscopy and macroscopy applications, biomedicine, materials analysis, quality-assurance, fluorescence imaging.	??Click here for infon on cameras for deconvolution
Sony DXC-S500	RGB primary color filter	?	?	?

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