SANTA BARBARA, CA - March 10, 2003 - Optronics ® , the
leader in developing easy-to-use, high performance digital
cameras for microscopy, announces an innovative and versatile
mega-pixel digital camera designed to digitally capture the full 22
mm field-of-view from a variety of microscope imaging applications.
MacroFire incorporates a 4-megapixel CCD measuring 21.4mm
in diagonal with 2048 x 2048 pixels that are 7.4 microns square,
the optimal size for photomicrography applications. Other cameras
utilize CCD's with smaller pixels that limit well depth, which
will restrict dynamic range and decrease the signal-to-noise
ratio.
"The advent of megapixel sensors has resulted in the misconception
that a camera's quality can be determined solely by its pixel
count. Maintaining a larger photodiode and developing
a larger overall sensor will result in a cleaner image that
is less subject to blooming, better capable of recording the
intrascene dynamic range, and having higher signal to noise
ratio." - Brian Matsumoto PhD., Associate Adjunct Professor,
UCSB
The Macrofire incorporates it's own native application for
camera control that runs within the included Optronics PictureFrame Ô imaging
application suite. PictureFrame, will paint a full-resolution
color image on any large format monitor at live imaging rates.
The user can superimpose the camera controls over this image
in any chosen position or display the image without borders
or controls delivering an enhanced viewing experience with
additional image depth and detail.
Other MacroFire features include: Electronic Shuttering, Manual
Exposure Control, 5-Binning Modes, 2-Independent Sub framing
Modes and a universal IEEE-1394 interface.
Optronics will distribute MacroFire through its sales and
marketing channel, Optronics® via a network of highly
qualified regional microscopy resellers.
Imaging professionals interested in digital imaging for microscopy
applications are encouraged to visit Optronics online: optronics.com
or Optronics: imagingplanet.com.
Contact:
Richard Crandall
Marketing Manager
Optronics | Optronics
866.478.4336 x. 3980.
rcrandall@imagingplanet.com
http://www.optronics.com
http://www.dvmr.com
175 Cremona Dr.
Goleta, CA 93117
866.478.4336
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