Olympus has launched the FSX100 bio imaging navigator microscope system, a fluorescence microscope and camera system that allows the operator to capture high-quality images.
Designed for use by less experienced microscope users and in multi-user facilities, the system delivers all the quality of optical technologies from Olympus with one-touch operation.
First-time users can load the specimen, follow a few steps on the screen, and images are immediately captured and ready to access.
The load-and-go FSX100 automates complicated adjustments such as fluorescence filter switching, brightness adjustment, camera exposure times and focusingm, which was previously done manually.
The user turns on the power, opens the cover, loads a specimen and closes the cover.
An image of the specimen is focused, observed and captured by clicking the mouse.
Unlike most other fluorescence microscopes, the FSX100 works well in a brightly lit room.
Its compact, all-in-one body allows the system to be installed in small locations, or locations otherwise unsuitable for traditional microscopes.
The system includes a high-resolution objective, a digital camera for capturing images, and an outer housing that creates the essential darkroom-type conditions for fluorescence imaging.
The FSX100 is equipped with a 40x objective lens with a numerical aperture (NA) of 0.95 for a dry system.
The objective collects weak fluorescence signals and captures images with a high signal-to-noise ratio.
The system also includes a light source, plus viewing and editing functions such as library management for images.
Measurement data can be exported to Microsoft Office Excel for use in presentation materials and academic papers.
