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MIC-D

Digital Microscope

The MIC-D is an all-new digital microscope for education and personal use that utilizes USB technology to produce a live image viewable on a computer monitor. It utilizes an inverted lens design so specimens of variable sizes and shapes can be viewed with little or no preparation, and a rotatable lamp enables the illumination of opaque specimens by reflected light.

Besides being great for individual use, the MIC-D is also terrific in a classroom setting. Instead of individual observation through an ordinary eyepiece, live images can be viewed by many on a computer monitor via a simple USB connection, making the MIC-D an exceptional resource for classroom teaching. These and other digital images provided by the MIC-D can be quickly and easily processed as well, so users can store, print, edit or discard their still images or post them on a website, attach them in emails or include in reports. The MIC-D also captures moving images and includes a time-lapse photography function. As an educational tool for today’s Internet generation, the MIC-D revolutionizes educational microscopy.

View the MIC-D Quick Start Guide for an explanation of the microscope hardware and software.
High Resolution Quick Start Guide 4.41MB (.pdf)
Low Resolution Quick Start Guide 2.23MB (.pdf)

Features and Benefits

• MIC-D does not use a series of fixed lenses, but rather one master lens that zooms at the large ratio of 12 to 1 (or 21x to 270x)
• Images viewed with the MIC-D are captured directly to a computer via a USB connection. All functions of the MIC-D are easily handled by the software including capture, display, storage, editing and processing of both still and moving images. Compatible with Microsoft® Windows® 98 SE, 2000, Me, and XP
• Storage formats are JPEG, BMP, or TIFF for still images; AVI and MPEG for moving sequences. Storage size for still images is compact enough (640 x 480 pixels) to conveniently attach to reports or emails
• MIC-D automatically adjusts the amount of light in the image to correspond with the zoom level, therefore helping to eliminate over or under exposure even when the magnification is changed
• Gliding stage responds precisely to the direction of the user's fingers, with 5mm right and left movement plus 360-degree viewing
• Ability to perform oblique illumination which enables contrast suitable for transparent specimens or specimens in a laboratory dish
• Large specimens can be viewed under direct illumination simply by placing the MIC-D upside down on a tabletop
• Rigid design with easy operating mechanisms for comfort and ease of operation