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News Release from: Carl Zeiss | Subject: AxioCam MRc5
Edited by the Laboratorytalk Editorial
Team on 08 August 2003
Five megapixel FireWire digicam
Suited to light microscopy and other applications where colour contrasting techniques are used, such as polarisation microscopy of metal or rock sections and industrial inspection
Carl Zeiss is adding a high-resolution 5 megapixel digital camera with FireWire data interface (IEEE 1394) to its suite of high-powered AxioCam cameras With a dynamic range of 1:1300, the MRc5 produces colour images of exceptional accuracy, brilliance, and needle sharp detail
This article was originally published on Laboratorytalk on 26 Jul 2001 at 8.00am (UK)
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The high speed FireWire interface simplifies connection to a PC or laptop and the single cable connection enables full, computer-controlled camera operation.
The high resolution and high speed also means that images can be obtained from moving samples, artefact-free.
Results can be reviewed immediately after image acquisition, allowing precise real-time adjustments to be made to the specimen.
"The combination of low price and absolute colour rendition answers the demands of many users for a simple but expandable imaging solution", says Aubrey Lambert, marketing manager at Carl Zeiss UK.
"The AxioCam MRc5 is ideally suited to light microscopy and other applications where colour contrasting techniques are used, such as polarisation microscopy of metal or rock sections and industrial inspection".
The camera features Zeiss' new generation of CCD sensors.
Users can select the working resolution up to an ultra-high maximum of 5 megapixels.
36-bit RGB colour depth and 12-bit digitisation ensures loss-free image dynamics and guarantee maximum colour accuracy and image quality even when working with difficult specimens, such as reflecting surfaces in materials microscopy.
"The AxioCam MRc5 is an integral part of Zeiss' aim to offer complete imaging solutions that meet the needs of microscopists from all disciplines", states Lambert.
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