pco.panda 4.2 bi UV sCMOS Camera
Excelitas pco.panda 4.2 bi UV is an ultra-compact, back-illuminated scientific CMOS camera with high resolution from UV to VIS. Featuring 2048 x 2048 pixels resolution and 6.5 x 6.5 μm pixel size, the pco.panda 4.2 bi UV ensures greater detail diversity and highly qualitative images. With a specialized input window, the pco.panda 4.2 bi UV achieves a high quantum efficiency of up to 90 % in the ultraviolet wavelength range. This camera is perfectly suited for applications with demanding lighting conditions without the need for active cooling.
The pco.panda 4.2 bi UV comes with a USB 3.1 connection that eliminates the need for an external power supply allowing for faster data transfer and direct power via USB cable. Designed with the latest back illuminated sCMOS technology in an ultra-compact design, the pco.panda 4.2 bi UV is ideal for ultraviolet wavelength detection. In addition, the broad range of spectral sensitivity allows the same camera to be used in a variety of life science applications.
| Sensor Technology | sCMOS BSI |
| 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 |
90.0 % 46.0 % |
| Peak Quantum Efficiency Wavelength |
550.0 nm 240.0 nm |
| Global Shutter | false |
| Rolling Shutter | true |
| Global Reset | false |
| Operational Modes |
Standard Low-Light Mode |
| Readout Noise RMS |
1.9 e- 1.2 e- |
| Readout Noise Median |
1.8 e- 1.1 e- |
| Fullwell Capacity |
48000 e- 1800 e- |
| Dynamic Range |
26500:1 1800:1 |
| Dynamic Range (log) |
89.0 dB 64.0 dB |
| Dark Current | 5.0 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 | 85108074007 |
- Corona discharge detection
- Spectroscopy
- Material sciences
- Forensic applications
- Brightfield microscopy
- Fluorescence microscopy
- Single molecule localization microscopy
- Lightsheet fluorescence microscopy (LSFM)
- Calcium imaging
- FRET
- FRAP
- High-speed bright field ratio imaging
- Biochip reading
- Spinning disk confocal microscopy
- Ophthalmology
- Industrial quality inspection


| Sensor Technology | sCMOS BSI |
| 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 |
90.0 % 46.0 % |
| Peak Quantum Efficiency Wavelength |
550.0 nm 240.0 nm |
| Global Shutter | false |
| Rolling Shutter | true |
| Global Reset | false |
| Operational Modes |
Standard Low-Light Mode |
| Readout Noise RMS |
1.9 e- 1.2 e- |
| Readout Noise Median |
1.8 e- 1.1 e- |
| Fullwell Capacity |
48000 e- 1800 e- |
| Dynamic Range |
26500:1 1800:1 |
| Dynamic Range (log) |
89.0 dB 64.0 dB |
| Dark Current | 5.0 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 | 85108074007 |
- Corona discharge detection
- Spectroscopy
- Material sciences
- Forensic applications
- Brightfield microscopy
- Fluorescence microscopy
- Single molecule localization microscopy
- Lightsheet fluorescence microscopy (LSFM)
- Calcium imaging
- FRET
- FRAP
- High-speed bright field ratio imaging
- Biochip reading
- Spinning disk confocal microscopy
- Ophthalmology
- Industrial quality inspection


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