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Better than my previous microscope!
Some background on what I use digital microscopes for:
I'm an artist and I make digital textures and brushes for art programs. Everyday items can have very unique surfaces so in 2018 I purchased a smaller microscope to try out. It was a Monoprice and had a magnification range of 60x to 250x. It came with a simple suction cup stand and observation pad.
I enjoyed it immensely but it was always a little lackluster in the image department. The maximum resolution of images it could handle was 640x480. So the quality was rather grainy.
So when I saw this device was available I decided to try it as an upgrade.
And it is definitely an upgrade.
The max resolution image it puts out is 1280x720. While that's not huge it's still much better than the resolution of images I was getting before.
I was thrilled to open the box and find premade slides of things like ant bodies or cross sections of corn seeds. It made me nostalgic for my first old microscope as a kid which was a chunky metal thing that required watch batteries to run the light.
The base for this is sturdy but lightweight, it has a pair of magnetic slide holders, the height can be adjusted and it can backlight slides in a variety of colors and light levels.
I've used a couple of the slides here to show the difference in quality between the two microscopes. The images on the left of each of these were taken with my older microscope, the ones on the right are with this microscope for comparison.
My only concerns thus far are that the actual microscope does have some resistance when being pushed into the stand. It can be a little tough to actually mount it as a result. So, if you're interested in getting this device go slow and steady when mounting the microscope into the base. It fits very snugly and you don't want to risk breaking anything by shoving too hard at it.
The only things I could ask for with this device would be 1) An even higher resolution. 2) A holder of some sort for items that aren't mounted on slides.
But those are more specific to the things that I use the microscope for not what the average user would be using it for.
For what it is, a children's microscope or a microscope for basic viewing of small items, it's fantastic.
I'm an artist and I make digital textures and brushes for art programs. Everyday items can have very unique surfaces so in 2018 I purchased a smaller microscope to try out. It was a Monoprice and had a magnification range of 60x to 250x. It came with a simple suction cup stand and observation pad.
I enjoyed it immensely but it was always a little lackluster in the image department. The maximum resolution of images it could handle was 640x480. So the quality was rather grainy.
So when I saw this device was available I decided to try it as an upgrade.
And it is definitely an upgrade.
The max resolution image it puts out is 1280x720. While that's not huge it's still much better than the resolution of images I was getting before.
I was thrilled to open the box and find premade slides of things like ant bodies or cross sections of corn seeds. It made me nostalgic for my first old microscope as a kid which was a chunky metal thing that required watch batteries to run the light.
The base for this is sturdy but lightweight, it has a pair of magnetic slide holders, the height can be adjusted and it can backlight slides in a variety of colors and light levels.
I've used a couple of the slides here to show the difference in quality between the two microscopes. The images on the left of each of these were taken with my older microscope, the ones on the right are with this microscope for comparison.
My only concerns thus far are that the actual microscope does have some resistance when being pushed into the stand. It can be a little tough to actually mount it as a result. So, if you're interested in getting this device go slow and steady when mounting the microscope into the base. It fits very snugly and you don't want to risk breaking anything by shoving too hard at it.
The only things I could ask for with this device would be 1) An even higher resolution. 2) A holder of some sort for items that aren't mounted on slides.
But those are more specific to the things that I use the microscope for not what the average user would be using it for.
For what it is, a children's microscope or a microscope for basic viewing of small items, it's fantastic.
11/07/2022