For laboratories with limited space or budgets, this system provides savings on buying Polaroid film and improvements to the accuracy of recording and gel images
Syngene, a manufacturer of image analysis solutions, has introduced the DigiGenius5, its new, inexpensive gel documentation system.
This will benefit cost-conscious scientists that need a quick and simple method of capturing and analysing gel images.
The DigiGenius5 consists of a compact hood with an attached, manually controlled, 5 million pixel camera and LCD viewer.
The camera, with its excellent zoom and auto-focus functions, records gel images which can be instantly seen on the viewer.
The images can be sent directly from the camera to a Canon direct printer, supplied free with the DigiGenius5, allowing users to produce high quality yet inexpensive prints. Alternatively, by connecting the USB cables also included with the system, images can be transferred to a laboratory PC, Macintosh or laptop.
Once connected, the camera can collect further images using a fully automated Remote Capture function. To complete this excellent value package, DigiGenius5 comes with intuitive, GLP compliant, GeneTools software that can be loaded onto any computer.
With just one click, the software can analyse a gel image in less than eight seconds.
This benefits scientists by saving valuable time with routine applications such as 1-D lane analysis, Rf/molecular weight calculations, band matching and colony counting.
The DigiGenius5 is suitable for a wide range of fluorescence and white light imaging tasks.
For added user safety and extra application flexibility, scientists can choose Syngene's optional mini-benchtop darkroom, specifically designed for use with the DigiGenius5.
Laura Sullivan, Syngene's divisional manager, commented: "For laboratories that have limited space or are looking to replace a Polaroid camera, the DigiGenius5 is an essential purchase. "It is a good, solid, budget system, which provides savings on buying Polaroid films and offers the added advantage of improving the accuracy of recording and analysing gel images."
