Scientific CMOS Camera: Orca-Flash 2.8

Source: Hamamatsu Corporation

Hamamatsu's Scientific CMOS Camera: ORCA-Flash 2.8 is a high-sensitivity digital camera based on their scientific CMOS image sensor, FL-280, that offers 2X the pixels, 4X the speed, and 1/2 the noise — all at a lower price than standard interline CCD chips. The Orca-Flash 2.8 has the ability to deliver high resolution, high readout speed, and low noise all at an affordable price making it the scientific camera of choice for applications including life sciences, microscopy, semiconductor inspection, industrial imaging and x-ray scintillator readout.

Details

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•Datasheet: ORCA-Flash 2.8 CMOS
•ORCA-Flash 2.8 Technical Note
•Cameras for Microscopy

For even better, unprecedented sensitivity as well as high dynamic range, blazing fast speeds, large field of view, and excellent resolution check out the ORCA-Flash4.0.

The ORCA-Flash2.8 is suitable for various applications including brightfield imaging, low-light fluorescence imaging, and high-speed imaging. For brightfield applications, this camera offers excellent dynamic range and high resolution. For fluorescence and NIR DIC applications, it has sensitivity combined with speed and dynamic range. The camera's frame rate is ideal for high-speed imaging such as in-vivo imaging, patch clamping, and other dynamic biological events.

ORCA-Flash2.8 Scientific CMOS Camera Parameters

Image sensor type: 2.8 megapixel scientific CMOS
Wavelength sensitivity: Visible
Intensity of signal: Low light
Frame rate at full resolution: 45 frames per second
Exposure time: 20 microseconds to 10 seconds
Spatial resolution (pixel size): 3.63 microns

Features	Benefits
2.8 megapixel scientific CMOS image sensor with 3.63 microns square pixels	Large field of view, high spatial resolution, and high dynamic range (4500:1)
3 electrons rms readout noise (at analog gain 8x)	High sensitivity for dim signals
45 frames per second at full resolution	High-speed imaging with low noise
Multiple external trigger and timing output functions	Synchronization with peripheral equipment

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Applications

High-speed Ca2+ imaging
Ratio imaging
FRET
TIRF microscopy
Live cells expressing GFP
Time lapse fluorescence imaging
Micromorphological observation

Blood flow
Wide-Field Endocytosis
Real-time confocal microscopy
Fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH)
Failure analysis
Semiconductor inspection
X-ray scintillator readout

Click Here To Download:
•Datasheet: ORCA-Flash 2.8 CMOS
•ORCA-Flash 2.8 Technical Note
•Cameras for Microscopy

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