A USB digital microscope with a simple but incredibly useful stand that allows students to make fine adjustments to the vertical height of the microscope and swivel the scope arm around a 360 degree range. This permits a greater level of viewing accuracy and stability. On either side of the stand there are two metal holders to lock your object in place and a printed ruler to help you get an approximate feel for the length of objects. The optics built into this digital microscope are excellent. The sharpness of texture on magnified objects is incredible to look at you will spend hours searching for things to magnify. It comes with a great piece of software for capturing 5MP (2592×1944) res JPGs, BMPs, TIFs or PNGs and 1280×960 pixel AVI files. Compatible with WinXP/Vista/7/8, Mac 10.6-10.8. Magnification ratio: 10x, 300x (at 5MP res).
 
Full Specifications:
Image sensor: 5MP
Focus range: Manual focus from 10mm to 150mm
Snap shot: Button or software
Shutter speed: 1 sec to 1/1000 sec
Still image resolution: 2592×1944, 2048×1536, 1600×1200, 1280×960 pixels
Video capture resolution: 1280×960
Flicker control: 50Hz/60Hz
Light source: 8 x LEDs with adjustable brightness
Magnification ratio: 10x, 300x (at 5MP res)
Power source: USB
Bundled software: Microcapture Pro with measurement function
 
MTA has a range of products and resources to help your class learn about cells and micro-organisms. Who knows where their exploration of biology will lead them. The possibilities are endless!