ZEISS Axiocam Family
In contrast to digital cameras for photography or industrial inspection, many aspects of the microscope cameras are optimized to meet specific requirements of applications in science, research and documentation. As each application has very specific requirements, there is a wide range of different digital camera models to choose from. Different pixel sizes, for example, regulate camera sensitivity and spatial resolution. Lower pixel count enables higher frame rates and larger sensors offer better coverage of the field of view.
ZEISS Axiocam 705 colour (426560-9051-000)
The fast 5-megapixel microscope camera
This flexible scientific colour camera with 5 megapixels combines speed and resolution in an optimal way. Even the most dynamic processes are captured at over 60 frames per second at full 5-megapixel resolution. And that without compromising image resolution. Sub-sampling or the readout of sub-regions allow the recording speed to be increased to hundreds of images per second.
- High performance microscopy camera incl. driver software 64 bit
- USB 3.0 PCIe x1 interface, USB 3.0 cable 3 m and IR blocking filters (coated)
- Sensor type: SONY IMX250 Exmor CMOS, SONY Pregius Global Shutter colour filter mask
- Number of pixels: 2464 (H) x 2056 (V) = 5.07 megapixels
- Pixel size: 3.45 µm x 3.45 µm
- Sensor size: 8.5 mm x 7.1 mm, equivalent to 2/3" (diagonal 11.1 mm)
- Spectral sensitivity: With IR blocking filters approx. 400 nm to 720 nm
- Full well capacity: approx. 11,000 e at 1x amplification (typical)
- Adjustable signal amplification: 1x, 2x, 4x, 8x, 16x
- Selectable resolution (colour and mono): H x VBinning factor (1x1 to 5x5 digital) 2646 x 2056 1x1
- Basic resolution 1232 x 1028 2x2; 816 x 684 3x3; 608 x 514 4x4; 480 x 410 5x5 (with 2x2 combined analogue and digital binning for improved sensitivity)
- H x V subsampling factor 2464 x 2056 1x1 1232 x 1028 2x2
- Live frame rates: (1 ms exposure, default setting Fast Mode) H x V frame rate (frames/s) 1232 x 1028 30
- Frame rates for time series recordings: (at 1 ms exposure, depending on software configuration and computer hardware) H x V (ROI) Frame rate (frames/s) 2464 x 2056 60 1920 x 1080 115 1232 x 1028 73 (2x2 subsampling, full field of view) 1024 x 1024 121 512 x 512 235 1920 x 256 436
- Readout noise Full well capacity Dynamic range (amplification) 2.20 e (1x) 11,000 e 1:5000 1.74 e (2x) 5,000 e 1:3100 1.48 e (4x) 2,700 e 1:1800 1.29 e (8x) 1,300 e 1:1300 1.15 e (16x) 690 e 1: 600
- HDR mode dynamic range 1:25,000
- Software support for camera operation: Exposure time setting continuous, automatic or manual mode, adjustable over- and under-exposure mode, optional range measurement or area measurement (spot meter), adjustable colour saturation, white balance setting interactive with mouse or automatic with adjustable target colour of the colour temperature (warmer/colder)
- Readout of sensor sub-areas ("ROI"): Freely adjustable
- Digitisation: 8, 12, 14 bits/pixel (8 of 14 bits or compression mode)
- Dark current: <(><<)> 0.5 e/p/s @ 18 °C sensor temperature
- Cooling: Temperature stabilisation at 18 °C (at ambient temperatures of 18 °C to 30 °C)
- Exposure time range: 0.1 ms to 60 s
- Hardware trigger: Trigger input for exposure time control, trigger output for exposure time, readout time and trigger ready status (additional accessories required)
- Camera status LED: Colour-coded display, dimmable
- Camera interface: USB 3.0 (optional operation on USB 2.0 with reduced frame rate)
- Optical interface: C-mount
- Insertion depth for lenses: Max. 5 mm
- Size/weight: Approx. 10.8 cm x 7.8 cm x 5.1 cm (2.3" x 3.2" x 2.0") / 580 g
- Housing: Blue anodised aluminium, cooling fins on the cover, 1/4" standard photo thread connection
- Approvals: CE Power supply: Provided via USB 3.0 and USB 2.0, max. 7 W consumption
- Ambient conditions: 5 °C to 35 °C, max. 80% relative humidity, non-condensing, free air circulation required
- Supported operating systems: for ZEN: Windows 10 x64
- Supported application software: ZEN 3.6 (blue edition, Hotfix 3.6.6) or later, ZEN core 3.5 (Hotfix 3.5.4) or later
- The necessary application software is available from the ZEISS Download Centre.
Scope of delivery:
Camera, USB 3.0 cable, power supply unit, IR filter
