The sCMOS and CCD scientific cameras from PCO shown below are available in color version (also commonly called RGB scientific cameras).
Remember that due to the color sensor technology, the quantum efficiency of the color camera will be lower than monochrome analogous version. To check the quantum efficiency of the color versions, download the datasheet on the "Documents" tab of each model.
You can find both cooled color sCMOS scientific cameras (pco.edge family) and compact color sCMOS scientific cameras (pco.panda family).
| pco.edge 5.5 | pco.edge 3.1 | pco.panda 26 | pco.panda 4.2 | pco.pixelfly |
Sensor | sCMOS | sCMOS | sCMOS | sCMOS | CCD |
Resolution (px) | 2560 x 2160 | 2048 x 1536 | 5120 x 5120 | 2048 x 2048 | 1392 x 1040 |
Pixel size | 6.5 x 6.5 um | 6.5 x 6.5 um | 2.5 x 2.5 um | 6.5 x 6.5 um | 6.45 x 6.45 um |
Frame rate (full frame) | 30 fps, 100 fps | 50 fps | 7.1 fps | 40 fps | 13 |
Exposure time | 500 µs - 2s (RS) | 500 µs - 2 s (RS) | 5 µs - 20 s | 10 µs - 5 s | 1 μs - 60 s |
Shutter | RS,GS,GR | RS,GS,GR | GS | RS | GS |
peak QE color version | 40% (60% for bw version) | 40% (60% for bw version) | 45% (65% for bw version) | 65% (80% for bw version) | 40% (62% for bw version) |
Min. read noise | 1 e- | 1.1 e- | 2.3 e- | 2.1 e- | 5 e- |
Min. dark current | 0.5 e-/px/s | < 0.5 e-/px/s | 3 e-/px/s | 15 e-/px/s | 1 e-/px/s |
Max.dynamic range | 30000:1 | 27000:1 | 2000:1 | 21400:1 | 2660:1 |
Cooling | Active (air &/or water) | Active (air) | Passive | Passive | Temperature compensated |
Interface | USB3.0, CL, CLHS (10G FOL) | USB3.0 | USB3.1 | USB3.1 | USB2.0 |
Aditional options available: | lens control (CLHS), lightsheet scanning mode (CL-SDK) | | | | |
RS=Rolling Shutter | GS=Global Shutter | GR=Global Reset | | |
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