Olympus Corporation (President: Hiroyuki Sasa) today announced the release by its Scientific Solutions Business of the new DP27 and DP22 microscope digital cameras, with international sales to commence progressively from October 1, 2014*1.
*1: Release date in Japan is October 14.
The DP series of microscope digital cameras are used with biological and industrial microscopes. Their ability to provide a realtime display on an external monitor and to capture and record images makes them useful for conferences or for producing images for technical reports or other documents.
- Launch Overview
*2: The “stand-alone digital camera” saves space by connecting the camera to a dedicated control box rather than a PC. The cameras can also be used via imaging software installed on a PC.Product Name Launch Date Microscope Digital Camera DP27 stand-alone digital camera*2 October 1, 2014 DP22 stand-alone digital camera*2
- Main Features
- Higher frame rate when displaying live images, providing easier observation and recording
The DP27 has a 5.05-megapixel high-resolution CCD and features a faster frame rate when displaying realtime images on an external display. The ability to display at a frame rate of 15 fps*3 (twice that of the previous DP26 model), even at the maximum resolution of 2448 × 1920, facilitates stress-free focusing and framing. The DP22 has a 2.80-megapixel high-resolution CCD and supports a frame rate of 25 fps*3.
*3: Frames per second (the number of video images processed each second)
- USB3.0*4 support for better connectivity
*4: A USB standard that features high-speed data transfer and is used by a wide variety of devices.
- Higher frame rate when displaying live images, providing easier observation and recording
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