We tried a bunch of different USB microscopes and found this one to be the best combination of optical

clarity, usability, and price. It's perfect for electronics hacking, rework, SMT (de)soldering, inspection, and

soon you'll find yourself pulling it out to look and photograph all sort of cool small stuff around your lab

and home.

We took some snaps of this 'scope while looking at a tiny 0201-populated GPS board at 20x magnification

and then at a raw die at 200x

Package comes with a USB microscope with 4.5ft/140cm long cord and adjustable stand.

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Technical Details

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Image Sensor: 2.0 megapixel w/high-speed DSP for 5MP interpolation (We compared the output

with a non-interpolated 2MP microscope and it does look clearer with the interpolation!)

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20x/220x axis micro-lens

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Adjustable focal length, from 10mm-50mm

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Snapshots via software or pressing the button

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Image capture: 2560x2048 (5M Pixel), 2304x1738 (4M Pixel), 1600x1200 (2MPixel), 1280x1024

(1.3MPixel), 1280x960, 1024x768, 800x600, 640x480, 352x288, 320x240, 160x120.

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Video rate of 30f/s at a brightness of 600 lux

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Flicker control for 50Hz/60Hz

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Video format: AVI

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Photo format: JPG or BMP

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8 white LED light, 40000mLux

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20x/200x magnification

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USB port powered

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TWAIN compatible

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Size: 112mm long x 33mm diameter

Color may vary

Software & Driver download - There's a manual in the ZIP but its for the older version of this camera, the

specifications listed there will be for the older camera which you can disregard. Software is not compatible

with MacOS X Mavericks - we suggest mixscope if you need really good Mac Microscope software, not

free but definitely worth purchasing! https://cdn-shop.adafruit.com/datasheets/MicrocaptureV2.5.zip

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