pco.panda 4.2 sCMOS Camera
Excelitas pco.panda 4.2 is a scientific CMOS camera which features a 16-bit sCMOS sensor. It offers a high resolution of 2048 x 2048 pixels with 6.5 x 6.5 μm pixel size to ensure excellent image quality. Its ultra-compact camera housing and flexible design with the latest sCMOS technology makes the pco.panda 4.2 ideal for use in a wide range of applications.
The USB 3.1 connection eliminates the need for an external power supply allowing for faster data transfer and direct power via USB cable. The pco.panda 4.2 has a high quantum efficiency of up to 80 % and low readout noise.
| Sensor Technology | sCMOS FSI |
| Resolution (H x V) | 2048 x 2048 |
| Pixel Size (H x V) | 6.5 x 6.5 |
| Sensor Diagonal | 18.8 mm |
| Peak Quantum Efficiency | 80.0 % |
| Peak Quantum Efficiency Wavelength | 600.0 nm |
| Global Shutter | false |
| Rolling Shutter | true |
| Global Reset | false |
| Operational Modes | Standard |
| Readout Noise RMS | 2.3 e- |
| Readout Noise Median | 2.1 e- |
| Fullwell Capacity | 45000 e- |
| Dynamic Range | 21500:1 |
| Dynamic Range (log) | 87.0 dB |
| Dark Current | 8.0 e-/s |
| Sensor Temperature (Dark Current Reference) | 32.0 °C |
| Frame rate (Full Sensor) | 40.0 fps |
| Dynamic Range A/D Converter | 16 bit |
| Thermo Electric Cooling | false |
| Forced Air | false |
| Liquid Cooling | false |
| Data Interface | USB 3.1 Gen 1 |
| Included Lens Mount | C-Mount |
| Width | 65.0 mm |
| Length | 67.0 mm |
| Weight (kg) | 0.42 |
| Height | 65.0 mm |
| Part Number | 85108074001 |
- Brightfield microscopy Fluorescence microscopy
- Digital pathology
- Single molecule localization microscopy
- Lightsheet fluorescence microscopy (LSFM)
- Calcium imaging
- FRET
- FRAP
- Structured illumination microscopy (sim)
- High-speed bright field ratio imaging
- High-throughput screening
- High content screening
- Biochip reading
- TIRF microscopy
- Spinning disk confocal microscopy
- Ophthalmology Industrial quality inspection




| Sensor Technology | sCMOS FSI |
| Resolution (H x V) | 2048 x 2048 |
| Pixel Size (H x V) | 6.5 x 6.5 |
| Sensor Diagonal | 18.8 mm |
| Peak Quantum Efficiency | 80.0 % |
| Peak Quantum Efficiency Wavelength | 600.0 nm |
| Global Shutter | false |
| Rolling Shutter | true |
| Global Reset | false |
| Operational Modes | Standard |
| Readout Noise RMS | 2.3 e- |
| Readout Noise Median | 2.1 e- |
| Fullwell Capacity | 45000 e- |
| Dynamic Range | 21500:1 |
| Dynamic Range (log) | 87.0 dB |
| Dark Current | 8.0 e-/s |
| Sensor Temperature (Dark Current Reference) | 32.0 °C |
| Frame rate (Full Sensor) | 40.0 fps |
| Dynamic Range A/D Converter | 16 bit |
| Thermo Electric Cooling | false |
| Forced Air | false |
| Liquid Cooling | false |
| Data Interface | USB 3.1 Gen 1 |
| Included Lens Mount | C-Mount |
| Width | 65.0 mm |
| Length | 67.0 mm |
| Weight (kg) | 0.42 |
| Height | 65.0 mm |
| Part Number | 85108074001 |
- Brightfield microscopy Fluorescence microscopy
- Digital pathology
- Single molecule localization microscopy
- Lightsheet fluorescence microscopy (LSFM)
- Calcium imaging
- FRET
- FRAP
- Structured illumination microscopy (sim)
- High-speed bright field ratio imaging
- High-throughput screening
- High content screening
- Biochip reading
- TIRF microscopy
- Spinning disk confocal microscopy
- Ophthalmology Industrial quality inspection




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