CCD cameras, very high sensitivity, for fluorescent microscopy 

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  Standard C-Mount camera with SONY ExView HAD CCD II sensors from 1.4M ~ 12M;
• IR-CUT Coated Windows
• Up to 1000s long time exposure;
• USB3.0 5Gbit/second interface ensuring high speed data transmission;
• Ultra-Fine color engine with perfect color reproduction capability;
• With advanced video & image processing application ToupView;
• Providing Windows/Linux/Mac OS multiple platforms SDK;
• Native C/C++, C#, DirectShow, Twain Control API;

CCD vs CMOS Theory

CMOS chips have become most popular in battery operated cameras because they use one hundredth of the electricity compared with CCD chips. For a given size CCD sensors are considerably more light efficient than CMOS, and that makes these cameras particularly suitable for fluorescence microscopy. The 1.4MP camera's CCD has an active surface area of 57mm². If that area is divided by the number of pixels and similarly the area of the 3.2Mpixel camera is divided by its pixels, the surface area/ pixel is 4x larger on this low light camera. Accordingly, these larger pixels receive 4x as many electrons. That parameter makes the 1.4MP camera four times more sensitive. Additionally, this camera has a much longer exposure time available. These sensors are made by Sony, and the extraordinary 1.4MP is among the most light-efficient un-cooled chips available. These lights are great for fluorescence microscopy. This camera can be supplied within one month.