CoolSNAP™ HQ2 Monochrome High-Resolution Cooled CCD Camera
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Description
The CoolSNAP HQ2 Monochrome camera from Photometrics is engineered to deliver exceptional imaging performance, making it an ideal choice for quantitative fluorescence microscopy applications. This advanced cooled CCD camera is designed to provide fast, high-resolution imaging with a large dynamic range, ensuring minimal noise even at high readout speeds of 10 MHz and 20 MHz. The camera's pixel design, featuring a fine pitch of 6.45 x 6.45-µm, is perfectly aligned with the resolution capabilities of optical microscopes, allowing for the capture of intricate details with precision.
One of the standout features of the CoolSNAP HQ2 is its advanced interline-transfer CCD technology, which offers high quantum efficiency, particularly in the near-infrared (NIR) spectrum. This capability significantly enhances the camera's sensitivity compared to typical interline cameras, making it a powerful tool for researchers requiring detailed imaging in challenging conditions. The camera's megapixel resolution, combined with the ability to bin pixels, provides flexibility in balancing detail and sensitivity, catering to a wide range of scientific imaging needs.
The CoolSNAP HQ2 is equipped with thermoelectric cooling, effectively reducing dark current and ensuring consistent image quality. Its design incorporates an electronic shutter, which eliminates camera vibration and supports rapid triggering, enhancing its suitability for dynamic imaging applications. Additionally, the camera's compatibility with IEEE-1394a ensures high-bandwidth, uninterrupted data transfer, crucial for maintaining image integrity during high-speed captures.
With a robust build and precise engineering, the CoolSNAP HQ2 seamlessly integrates into various optical setups via its C-mount, allowing easy attachment to microscopes and other optical equipment. The camera is supported by a range of acquisition software solutions, including PVCam, which offers features like real-time focus and precise device sequencing. This makes the CoolSNAP HQ2 not only a high-performance imaging solution but also a versatile tool that can be tailored to meet the specific demands of life sciences research.
CoolSNAP™ HQ2 Monochrome High-Resolution Cooled CCD Camera
Specifications |
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| Sensor Type: | CCD |
| # Pixels (Width): | 1392 |
| # Pixels (Height): | 1040 |
| Pixel Size (Square): | 6.45 um |
| Peak Quantum Efficiency: | 64 % |
| Full Frame Rate: | 11 fps |
| Bit Depth: | 14 bit |
Features
- High-Resolution Imaging: Features a 1392 x 1040 imaging array with 6.45 x 6.45-µm pixels for detailed imaging, ideally matched to optical microscopes.
- Dual-Mode Readout: Offers both 10-MHz and 20-MHz readout speeds for flexible, variable-speed image capture.
- Advanced CCD Technology: Utilizes interline-transfer, progressive-scan CCD with electronic shuttering to eliminate camera vibration and facilitate fast triggering.
- Flexible Binning and Readout: Enhances signal-to-noise performance and increases frame rate, ideal for capturing fine details.
- High-Bandwidth Data Transfer: IEEE-1394a interface ensures uninterrupted data transfer with no dropped frames.
- 14-Bit Digitization: Allows for quantification of both bright and dim signals within the same image.
- Thermoelectric Cooling: Special cooling package virtually eliminates dark current, improving image quality.
- Enhanced Quantum Efficiency: Provides higher sensitivity, especially in the near-infrared (NIR) spectrum.
- Easy Integration: C-mount design easily attaches to microscopes, standard lenses, or other optical equipment.
- Comprehensive Software Support: Includes acquisition software for capturing, analyzing, and saving high-resolution images, with compatibility for numerous third-party software packages.
- Real-Time Focus and Device Sequencing: Features real-time focus and precise integration with shutters, filter wheels, and more.
- Robust Operating Environment: Operates in 0 to 30˚C ambient temperature and 0 to 80% relative humidity noncondensing.
- Compact and Lightweight Design: Measures 4.5” x 4.0” x 7.0” and weighs 6.5 lbs for easy handling and installation.
Applications
- Live-Cell Imaging: Enables high-resolution capture of dynamic cellular processes
- High-Speed Emission Ratio Imaging: Facilitates quantitative ratiometric studies
- Low-Copy Gene Analysis: Ideal for detecting low-expression genes with high sensitivity
- Quantitative FRET, FRAP, FISH: Supports advanced fluorescence imaging techniques
- Luminescence Imaging: Suitable for bioluminescent assays and low-light applications
- Gene Expression Profiling: Quantifies gene expression in fluorescence microscopy workflows
Frequently Asked Questions
The CoolSNAP HQ2 Monochrome camera is used for quantitative fluorescence microscopy applications such as live-cell imaging, high-speed emission ratio imaging, low-copy gene analysis and gene expression profiling, quantitative FRET, FRAP, FISH, and luminescence.
The camera has enhanced quantum efficiency, providing higher sensitivity than typical interline cameras, especially in the near-infrared (NIR) portion of the spectrum.
The camera has an IEEE 1394a FireWire interface for high-bandwidth, uninterrupted data transfer with no dropped frames.
The camera has a resolution of 1392 x 1040 imaging array with 6.45 x 6.45-µm pixels.
Yes, the pixels can be easily binned to improve sensitivity.