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High-sensitivity Cooled CCD Camera-DIGITAL SIGHT SERIES DS-Qi1

CCD 2/3-in. square pixel CCD; total number of pixels: 1.5 mega (effective 1.45 mega)
Recording pixels 1280 x 1024, 640 x 512, 640 x 480, 320 x 240
CCD cooling Peltier device, 10ºC below ambient temperature (max.)
ISO sensitivity
(recommended exposure index)
Equivalent to ISO 800
(switchable sensitivity equivalent to ISO400 to 8000)
Saturation charge quantity 17000e-
Read noise 8e- (typical)
Dark current 0.7e-/pixel/s (typical)
Linearity error <2% (typical)
Digitizer 12bit A/D conversion
Live display mode Normal display Binning mode ROI mode
DS-U2/NIS-ELEMENTS AR/BR/D
(Supports 12bit live display)
1280 x 1024 10fps 640 x 480 (2 x 2) 32fps 640 x 480 32fps
640 x 512 19fps 320 x 240 (4 x 4) 48fps 320 x 240 32fps
        320 x 240
(4 x 4 ROI)
48fps
DS-U2/NIS-ELEMENTS F
(Supports 8bit live display)
1280 x 1024 19fps 640 x 480 (2 x 2) 32fps 640 x 480 32fps
640 x 512 19fps 320 x 240 (4 x 4) 48fps 320 x 240 32fps
        320 x 240
(4 x 4 ROI)
48fps
DS-L2
(Supports 8bit live display)
1280 x 1024 19fps 640 x 480 (2 x 2) 32fps 1280 x 720 (ROI) 24fps
    320 x 240 (4 x 4) 48fps 640 x 480 32fps
Lens mount C-mount
Exposure time 1 msec to 600 sec.
Dimensions 77 (W) x 76 (D) x 44 (H)mm
Weight 290g
Accessories Camera cable 3m
Optional accessories 0.7x relay lens (C-mount) for observation of wide field of view
Control unit (DS-U2) Exposure control: Manual/Auto Exposure
Exposure metering: Average/Peak hold, Metering position/size adjustable.
Storage format: BMP/TIFF/JPEG/JPEG2000
Interface: USB device port (PC control), USB host port
(microscope control)
Power consumption: 35VA
Dimensions: 193 (W) x 195 (D) x 35 (H)mm