Tuesday, February 06, 2007

Carl Zeiss is adding two new models to its line of entry-level digital cameras for photo- micrography: the 1.4 megapixel AxioCam ICc1 and the 3.3 megapixel AxioCam ICc3. These cameras offer an excellent price-performance ratio and have been developed for users who work with laboratory microscopes and simple stereomicroscopes. The AxioCam ICc cameras with C-mount adapter will work the best for general micrographs of color objects when sufficient light is available. These still digital cameras also provide an economical solution for routine industrial applications or simple documentation tasks in laboratories. They capture fast, high- resolution live images (17 images per second with AxioCam ICc1 and 6 to 39 images per second with AxioCam ICc3) . The addition of these budget-priced entry-level instruments to the AxioCam line makes system solutions from ZEISS available to more users. With an edge length of approx. 4 cm, these cameras are extremely compact. They require neither an adapter nor an external power unit as power is supplied via the FireWire data cable.