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New High-Resolution Addition to Basler’s Microscopy Camera Portfolio
Basler adds a high-resolution camera model to itsmicroscopy portfolio: the new Microscopy ace 12.2 MP features the latest rolling shutter CMOS sensor technology from Sony and delivers up to 15 frames per second, thus delivering more detailed images and allowing time savings in screening samples.
Ahrensburg, 21November 2017 – Camera manufacturer Basler enhances its microscopy portfolio: the new Microscopy ace camera model offers a high resolution of 12.2 megapixels with up to 15 frames per second and features the latest rolling shutter CMOSsensor IMX226 from Sony’s STARVIS line. This innovative sensor works with a new technology using back side illuminated pixels and offers very low dark noise of only three electrons (3.2e-), combined with a quantum efficiency of over 80%. With this particularly light-sensitive sensor, the new Microscopy ace 12.2 MP deliversdetailed images and at the same time high image quality, even in low light conditions. It reaches up to 71 dB of dynamic range.Thanks tothese properties, the new Microscopy ace 12.2 MP is an excellent choice for a wide range of microscopy applications. This includes, for example, material inspection, lab routine work and more.
Using cameras with high resolutions in microscopy tasks offers various benefits: samples can be viewed with less magnification, the images contain more detailed information and therefore samples can be screened in less time.
The new Microscopy ace 12.2 MP is available within Basler’s PowerPack for Microscopy whichoffers a variety of components. The camera comes along with a tested and compatible USB 3.0 cable, a simple-to-understand quick install guide, as well as professional microscopy software for camera control, image acquisition, processing and analysis and in its latest version 2.0, numerous additional features. Also included in the PowerPack is the Basler Video Recording Software for capturing single images, high-speed videos for slow-motion analysis and image sequences for time-lapse microscopy.
The Basler Microscopy Software can be downloaded from the Basler website:
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Basler is a leading manufacturer of high-quality digital cameras and accessories for industry, medicine, traffic, and a variety of other markets. The company's product portfolio encompasses area scan and line scan cameras in compact housing dimensions, camera modules in board level variants for embedded solutions, and 3D cameras. The catalog is rounded off by the user-friendly pylon SDK and a broad spectrum of accessories, including a number developed specially for Basler and optimally harmonized for their cameras. Basler has 30 years of experience in computer vision. The company is home to approximately 500 employees at its headquarters in Ahrensburg, Germany, and its subsidiaries and sales offices in Europe, Asia, and North America.
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