The O.C. White DM-USB-8 Prolite USB Portable Digital Microscope provides 10x-200x magnification and has an integrated 1.3MP camera with USB 2.0 output, LED illumination, and a table stand. The digital camera captures and displays images on a computer or projector (sold separately). The light source has eight LEDs to illuminate specimens, and the table stand allows adjustment of microscope height and angle. A digital handheld lightweight microscope is used in a variety of settings, including classroom and field applications, and where image capture, detailed records, or documentation is required.

Microscopes are instruments used to enhance the resolution of an object or image. Types include compound, stereo, or digital. Compound microscopes use a compound optical system with an objective lens and an eyepiece. Stereo microscopes show object depth in a three-dimensional image. Digital microscopes are used to display an image on a monitor, rather than looking through a lens. Microscopes can have monocular (one), binocular (two), or trinocular (three) eyepieces, with varying magnification abilities. Magnification ability refers to the size of an image. Resolution, also known as resolvant power, refers to the clarity of the image. The interaction between field of view (FOV), numerical aperture (NA), and working distance (WD) determines resolution. Microscopes can control magnification through a fixed focus, or through a range of adjustments. They can also utilize LED, fluorescent, and mirror light sources to help control viewing capabilities. Microscopes are widely used in education, lab research, biology, metallurgy, engineering, chemistry, manufacturing, and in the medical, forensic science, and veterinary industries.

O.C. White manufactures lighting fixtures for medical, scientific, and fabrication applications. The company, founded in 1894, is headquartered in Thorndike, MA.

What’s in the Box?

• O.C. White DM-USB-8 Prolite USB Portable Digital Microscope
• Table stand