Brunel MX9D Stereomicroscope
The Brunel MX9D stereo is an excellent budget stereomicroscope with an inbuilt digital camera. A quality stereomicroscope with a very stable software package.
The stereomicroscope
The MX9D has a turret mounted double pair of objectives allowing a x10 and x30 magnification options with the x10 wide field eyepieces. The LED illumination system has both incident and transmitted illumination that can be used either together or independently and is rheostat controlled to allow the level of lighting to be balanced to the object. Focus is by rack and pinion throughout the movement. The stereohead has full inter ocular and dioptric control, and the stage platform has stage clips and the option of a reversible black/white and a frosted glass plate. The CMOS chip is housed in the microscope head behind the eyetubes.
Camera specification:
The camera has a 3M pixel CMOS chip and is supported by software that is suitable for Windows XP/Vista/7 and 8 in both 32 and 64 bit. This is included with the microscope with the necessary drivers. Step by step instructions are provided that require relatively little computer knowledge to get things working.
The software has a large number of applications
• Video clips and still images
• Time lapse video clips
• Full image colour and exposure control
• Automatic white balance
• Saved image orientation
• Distance, area and angle measurement on still images
• Annotation on still images
• Manual and auto exposure options
Price: £241.66 + vat