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QImaging MicroPublisher 3.3 MicroPublisher 5.0 both color	Use binning modes for fast previewing or focusing to capture in full res. Camera draws power through Firewire. Auxiliary power cannot be hooked directly. If auxiliary is required, use 1394 HUB. High res sensor in 5.0 eliminates need for pixel-stepping or co-site sampling used in other high res systems along with their inherent image artifacts. Cooled model minimizes thermal noise during long exposures. Some laptops have 4-pin Firewire port unable to provide power. 1394 HUB may be required	within 30 days	yes, two year warranty	5 days
QImaging Intensified Retiga	Compact size, multiple cameras can be "daisy-chained," can run on laptop for portability (see note above re laptops). Solves some photobleaching problems, allows for shorter exposure times. Comes in standard and Extended Blue. Optional IR cutoff filter.	?within 30 days?	yes, two year warranty on camera and one year warranty on intensifier	?5 days
QImaging Retiga 2000R Series (New) mono or color	Includes IEEE 1394 Firewire cable, IEEE 1394 PCI card, QCapture software, QCapture Pro software, IEEE 1394 power supply (catalog # 1394-PS), & access to SDK. Cooling optional. Requires 17 watts power cooled. 227 fps max frame rate w bin and ROI	?within 30 days?	yes, two year warranty, extended option	?5 days
QImaging Retiga EXi Series mono or color	Offered in many configurations, including cooled, non-cooled, mono or color, with or without IR blocking filter. Good for demanding low-light and fluorescence imaging. Flexible exposure control 10 µs to 17.9 minutes.	?within 30 days?	yes, two year warranty, extended option	?5 days
QImaging Retiga 1300i	Offered in many configurations, including cooled, non-cooled, mono or color, with or without IR blocking filter. Good for demanding low-light and fluorescence imaging. Flexible exposure control 10 µs to 17.9 minutes.	?within 30 days?	yes, two year warranty, extended option	?5 days
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QImaging QICAM and QICAM-IR mono or color infrared mono	Simultaneous use of multiple cameras through a single port, using IEEE 1394 Firewire plus QImaging Fast 1394.	?within 30 days?	yes, two year warranty, extended option	?5 days
QImaging PMI-4201class1 PMI-4202 class2 PMI-4201 class3	large area (4.2 megapixels) scientific grade sensor, large well size for high SNR	?	?	?
Cooke PixelFly	Ultra compact camera head. On-board processor w total of 8 configurable, isolated inputs/outputs used for triggering and control functions. Digital temperature compensation maintains same noise performance regardless of ambient temperature fluctuations. For integration times up to 10 seconds, PixelFly demonstrates similar performance to cooled cameras. All camera functions remotely controlled with imaging software. OEM versions available. Hardened against magnetic fields.	?four to six weeks from receipt of purchase order?	yes, two years parts and labor	?1 to 3 weeks	View Images
Cooke SensiCam	Good camera, uses Sony Interline chip. Images equivalent to those acquired with other Sony chip cameras. Fast camera and trouble-free. QE offers quantum efficiency >= to 50%, a UV quartz input window, CamWare software plus SDK for drivers, optional LabView driver. Hardening against high magnetic fields optional. Different lenses, trigger systems, flash sources, mounting hardware, etc. available. External fan option.	four to six weeks from receipt of purchase order	yes, two years parts and labor	1 to 3 weeks	View Images
PixelLINK PL-A641 mono PL-A642 color		?	?	?
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Optronics MagnaFire SP QuantiFire mono MicroFire mono or color MacroFire color	MacroFire 21.4mm progressive scan CCD with active area of 15.2 mm x 15.2 mm provides microscopist with largest field-of-view digitally as seen through microscope oculars; QuantiFire is thermoelectrically cooled, developed for quantitative specimen analysis in extreme low-light, darkfield, fluorescence or NIR imaging apps where high quantum efficiency and low noise requirements are paramount. See Cameras for more info.	within 30 days from receipt of purchase order	yes, one year parts and labor	5 to 7 business days	View Images
Hamamatsu C9100-02 C9100-12	Electron multiplier CCD, frame transfer for C9100-02, backthinnned frame transfer for C9100-12. High EM gain of 800x for 02 model and 2000x for 12 model. -50C cooling. Good for real time imaging for low light, confocal, TIRF microscope imaging. Electron gain multiplication is on chip.	usually less than 30 days	yes, one year parts and labor	up to 2 weeks?
Hamamatsu Orca II ERG Orca II ER Orca-AG	Good cooled camera for fluorescent imaging for most dyes. Fast camera that uses ER-150 interline CCD chip w micro-lens. Its images are equivalent to those acquired with other Sony chip cameras. User supplies frame grabber and cables, which increases cost and installation hassles, exception may be ERG which is Firewire interface. Variable illumination feature, increased sensitivity in Low Light mode, anti-blooming feature in High Light mode, QE as high as 70% to detect faint light. Software selectable dual digitizers, 12 or 14 bit. Hermetic vacuum sealed head. Cooling to -60C reduces dark current.	usually less than 30 days	yes, one year parts and labor	up to 2 weeks	View Images
Hamamatsu C7780-10	Color, 3 CCD, cooled digital camera, w 36 bit imaging. Individual R, G, and B exposure settings. RS-232C external control interface for all camera functions	usually less than 30 days	yes, one year parts and labor	up to 2 weeks
Diagnostics Spot RT Mono RT Color RT Color Slider Insight	New version of Insight Firewire offers 12 Megasample by sampling the CCD 3 times, providing 3x the data ("3 Shot image capture'). Insight offers 15.2x15.2mm imaging area and programmable gain of 1-32x.	<2 weeks from receipt of purchase order	yes, one year parts and labor, extended warranty option	5 days	View Images
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DVC Co. 1412AM 1412AC 1412-MS 1412 Intensicam	1412 cameras offered in many configurations, including cooled, non-cooled, w multi-spectral filter wheel, monochrome and color (1412AC uses RGB Bayer color filter array). Variety of interfaces offered, including LVDS, CameraLink, and IEEE1394 Firewire. Camera heads may be purchased alone, or as "system" which includes power supply, cable, PCI board, capture software, etc. 2 stage Peltier cooler can be ordered as upgrade or retrofit for non-cooled camera.	?	?	?
Dage 300 not cooled 300T cooled	Great camera for general imaging with brightfield images. Limited for fluorescence. It is an analog camera and great for live imaging. Deconvolution will work with some images captured with this camera. You still need a cooled, digital integrating camera for fluorescence work.	within 30 days	yes, one year parts and labor	1 to 3 weeks	View Images
Dage 330 not cooled 330T cooled	Great camera for general imaging with brightfield images. Limited for fluorescence. It is an analog camera and great for live imaging. Deconvolution will work with some images captured with this camera. You need a cooled, digital integrating camera for fluoresence work.	one to four weeks from receipt of purchase order	yes, one year parts and labor	1 to 3 weeks	View Images
Dage Series 70		one to four weeks from receipt of purchase order	yes, one year parts and labor	1 to 3 weeks
Roper Cascade 512F	"World's first on-chip multiplication gain imaging system to utilize dual amplifiers." Low-noise, impact-ionization process enables multiplication of photon-generated charge right on the CCD, offering an alternative to traditional image intensifiers. good for low-light applications. Supravideo frame rates achievable via subregion readout."	?	yes, one year parts and labor	1 to 6 weeks
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Roper Sensys	Good cooled camera for fluorescent imaging for most dyes. 40,000 well depth and spectral response make a great buy for the price. Cooling temperature means fast noise build up after 10 secs and readout time is too slow for some applications.	four to six weeks from receipt of purchase order	yes, one year parts and labor	1 to 6 weeks	View Images
Roper Quantix	Good cooled camera for fluorescent imaging for most dyes. 40,000 well depth and spectral response make a great buy for the price. 5 Mhz readout makes it appropriate for some live work and calcium imaging - although it is slower than the Sony Interline chip cameras.	four to six weeks from receipt of purchase order	yes, one year parts and labor	1 to 6 weeks	View Images
Roper CoolSNAPfx CoolSNAPcf mono or color	Good cooled camera for fluorescent imaging for most dyes. Fast camera that uses the Sony Interline chip. Its images are equivalent to those acquired with other Sony chip cameras. Analog output on CoolSNAP fx is handy, but update time is limited by integration time.	six weeks from receipt of purchase order	yes, one year parts and labor	2 to 3 weeks	View Images
Roper CoolSNAPHQ CoolSNAP ES mono	Fast, high-res digital camera designed for low-light scientific/industrial apps. 6.45x6.45 micron pixels match to resolution of optical microscopes. High Quantum Efficiency. ES is cost effective, delivers high-res, 12-bit images across full spectral band, even into near infrared. ES offers single cable connection. Fanless cooling eliminates vibration.	?	??	2 to 3 weeks
Roper Princeton Micromax 1300Y and 1300Y HS	Good cooled camera for fluorescent imaging for most dyes. Fast camera that uses the Sony Interline chip. Its images are equivalent to those acquired with other Sony chip cameras. It is slow compared to other interline cameras, however.	six weeks from receipt of purchase order	yes, one year parts and labor	varies	View Images
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Nikon Coolpix 995	None yet.	?	yes, one year parts and labor	?
Nikon DXM 1200	None yet.	?	yes, one year parts and labor	?
Zeiss AxioCam MR med res HR high res	Easy to integrate with Zeiss motorized microscopes and with Zeiss software. Not compatible with third party hardware/software. Good for multiple fluorescence and time-lapse recordings. Binning reduces exposure times to lower levels. HR offers genuine 3900x3090 pixels in color, even fine structures reproduced w/o moiré. Color not arithmetically generated using color interpolation. In Live mode, on-line image on monitor is updated @ 20 images/second. User can control intensity level in each color channel. No mechanical shutter, no filter wheels, no cooling fan, so no vibrations. Fiberoptic cables are interference-free. MRc also good for fast live color images.	?	yes, ?	?
Sony DXC-S500	None yet.	?	?	?

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