Product Details
The new pco.edge is a breakthrough in scientific imaging cameras, due to its distinctive ability to simultaneously deliver extremely low noise, fast frame rates, wide dynamic range, high quantum efficiency, high resolution and large field of view - all in one image.
Areas of Application
- live cell microscopy
- single molecule detection
- super resolution microscopy
- TIRF microscopy / waveguides
- spinning disk confocal microscopy
- genome sequencing (2nd and 3rd gen)
- FRET
- FRAP
- lucky astronomy / imaging
- adaptive optics
- solar astronomy
- fluorescence spectroscopy
- bio- & chemi-luminescence
- high content screening
- photovoltaic inspection
- x-ray tomography
- ophtalmology
- flow cytometry
- biochip reading
- machine vision
- TV / broadcasting
- spectral (hyperspectral) imaging
- laser induced breakdown spectroscopy (LIBS)
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Technical Data
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unit |
setpoint |
pco.edge |
resolution (hor x ver) |
pixel |
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2560 x 2160 |
pixel size (hor x ver) |
µm² |
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6.5 x 6.5 |
quantum efficiency |
% |
@ 590 nm peak |
> 54 |
dynamic range A/D |
bit |
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16 |
readout noise |
e- med |
@ 30 fps |
< 1.1 |
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@ 100 fps |
< 1.7 |
imaging frequency, |
fps |
@ full frame @ ssc mode |
30 |
frame rate |
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@ full frame @ fsc mode |
100 |
exposure time |
s |
@ rolling shutter |
500 µs .. 2 s |
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@ global shutter |
10 µs .. 100 ms |
region of interest |
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selectable |
optical input |
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Nikon F-mount (std), C-mount (opt.) |
data interface |
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full camera link |
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Comparison between a scientific CCD (left) and a scientific CMOS (right, pco.edge)
camera with identical illumination.
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Monochrome Quantum Efficiency curve of the CIS2051
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Color Quantum Efficiency curves of the pco.edge
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Supreme Image Quality

High Resolution
NIR sensitivity
