Olympus has updated its digital microscopy-imaging camera-range to ensure they can be matched easily to every application, from standard brightfield to advanced high speed fluorescence.
The new designations and features enable users to quickly select the right camera for them.
The revised naming ensures easier camera selection since each character of the name conveys essential information.
The first character provides a description of the specialisation of the camera.
For example, 'X' relates to the 'excellence' cameras, which are cooled to provide less background noise and are therefore ideal for longer term imaging, low light-levels and high-speed fluorescence live cell imaging.
The Ultra series are designated 'U' and are designed for research procedures where cooling is not required.
The 'S' or 'Standard' series cameras, which are less expensive, are designed for routine use.
The second character shows if the camera has colour 'C' or monochrome 'M' imaging chips.
The third character gives an idea of the number of megapixels the camera possesses.
For example, a '1' represents a 1.4 megapixel CCD chip and a '3' represents a 3.3 megapixel chip.
The final character is reserved for future model upgrades.
As a result of this new system, it is obvious the XC50 (formerly the Colorview III) is a cooled colour-camera with a 5 megapixel chip.
The SC20 (formerly the ALTRA20) is an un-cooled colour-camera with a 2 megapixel chip designed for standard or routine tasks.
Olympus's cameras now provide faster imaging capabilities, ensuring users can catch events as they happen.
The entire range also now features the Olympus True Colour system to ensure consistency between input and output colours, as well as between different cameras.
OTC uses internal International Colour Consortium reference profiles to govern the relationship between the colours at every stage of the imaging process.
It is also possible to apply these profiles in 'live mode', to ensure the best colour representation at the highest speed.
