Scientific CMOS and CCD cameras, color and monochrome - Iberoptics - PCO

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Iberoptics distributes in Spain and Portugal the German manufacturer of high-end cameras PCO.

High performance sCMOS and CCD with sCMOS color cameras, monochrome cameras, UV cameras....

Applications of sCMOS and CCD cameras (PCO): brightfield microscopy, fluorescence, darkfield, confocal widefield, Particle Imaging Velocimetry, (PIV), digital pathology, single molecule localization microscopy,lightsheet fluorescence microscopy (LSFM), calcium imaging, high content screening, TIRF microscopy, spinning disk confocal microscopy, 3D metrology, industrial quality inspection, super-resolution microscopy, electrophysiology, solar, photovoltaic, PIV, UV applications ...

The next chart will help you select the scientific camera that better fits your needs:

	pco.edge 26	pco.edge 4.2 bi	pco.edge 4.2 pco.edge4.2 LT	pco.edge 5.5	pco.edge 3.1	pco.panda 26	pco.panda 4.2 bi	pco.panda 4.2	pco.pixelfly
Sensor	sCMOS	sCMOS, back illuminated	sCMOS	sCMOS	sCMOS	sCMOS	sCMOS, back illuminated	sCMOS	CCD
Resolution (px)	5120 x 5120	2048 x 2048	2048 x 2048	2560 x 2160	2048 x 1536	5120 x 5120	2048 x 2048	2048 x 2048	1392 x 1040
Pixel size	2.5 x 2.5 um	6.5 x 6.5 um	6.5 x 6.5 um	6.5 x 6.5 um	6.5 x 6.5 um	2.5 x 2.5 um	6.5 x 6.5 um	6.5 x 6.5 um	6.45 x 6.45 um
Frame rate (full frame)	7.3 fps	40 fps	40 fps, 100 fps	30 fps, 100 fps	50 fps	7.1 fps	40 fps	40 fps	13
Exposure time	5 μs - 60 s	10 μs - 20 s	100 µs - 20 s	500 µs - 2s (RS)	500 µs - 2 s (RS)	5 µs - 20 s	10 µs - 500 ms	10 µs - 5 s	1 μs - 60 s
Shutter	GS	RS	RS,GR	RS,GS,GR	RS,GS,GR	GS	RS	RS	GS
peak QE	72%	95%	82%	60%	60%	65%	95%	80%	62%
Min. read noise	2.3 e-	1.8 e-	0.8 e-	1 e-	1.1 e-	2.3 e-	1.8 e-	2.1 e-	5 e-
Min. dark current	0.09 e-/px/s	0.2 e-/px/s	0.3 e-/px/s	0.5 e-/px/s	< 0.5 e-/px/s	3 e-/px/s	42 e-/px/s	15 e-/px/s	1 e-/px/s
Max.dynamic range	2000:1	26600:1	37500:1	30000:1	27000:1	2000:1	26600:1	21400:1	2660:1
Cooling	Active (air & water)	Active (air & water)	Active (air &/or water)	Active (air &/or water)	Active (air)	Passive	Passive	Passive	Temperature compensated
Interface	USB3.1	USB3.1	USB3.0, CL, CLHS (10G FOL)	USB3.0, CL, CLHS (10G FOL)	USB3.0	USB3.1	USB3.1	USB3.1	USB2.0
Aditional options available:		UV version, lightsheet scanning mode	lens control (CLHS), lightsheet scanning mode (CL-SDK)	color version, lens control (CLHS), lightsheet scanning mode (CL-SDK)	color version	color version, PIV version	UV version, lightsheet scanning mode	color version, lightsheet scanning mode	color version, UV version (pco.ultraviolet), IR mode, PIV version
RS=Rolling Shutter	GS=Global Shutter	GR=Global Reset

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