Back-illuminated scientific CMOS camera from PCO offers high quantum efficiency

Jan. 30, 2018
Featuring a back-illuminated scientific CMOS sensor (sCMOS), the pco.panda 4.2 bi features 95% quantum efficiency, low noise, and passive-cooling design.

Featuring a back-illuminated scientific CMOS sensor (sCMOS), the pco.panda 4.2 bi features 95% quantum efficiency, low noise, and passive-cooling design. The camerafeatures a 4.2 MPixel rolling shutter sCMOS image sensor with a 6.5 µm pixel size that offers a dynamic range of 87 dB and a frame rate of up to 40 fps. The camera has a USB 3.1 Gen 1 interface, exposure times from 100 µs to 1 s, power over USB, and a compact design of 65 x 65 x 65 mm. PCO notes that the camera targets applications including life sciences and microscopy.

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Contact:PCO
Headquarters: Kelheim, Germany
Product: pco.panda 4.2 bi sCMOS camera
Key Features: 4.2 MPixel rolling shutter sCMOS image sensor, 6.5 µm pixel size, 95% quantum efficiency, USB 3.1 Gen 1 interface.

What PCO says:
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