Clearer Capture of Fluorescence, Darkfield and DIC images with Nikon's New Cooled Digital Camera

Nikon Instruments has announced the launch of its newest high definition digital camera, the DXM1200C. With unique Peltier cooling and pixel stepping technology the camera provides a greater dynamic range with which to capture even the weakest fluorescent samples. With improved sensitivity and increased resolution, it is an ideal choice for low light level imaging tasks as well as darkfield and DIC techniques.

The Peltier cooling device significantly reduces heat induced CCD noise by maintaining the temperature of CCD at approximately 20°C below the ambient temperature. This helps to provide a greater signal to noise image ratio than standard capture devices.

The DXM1200C also boasts an impressively high resolution, with 12.6-mega output pixels. Such high performance enables image capture with exceptional definition, which results in images ideally suited for research papers and large format printing.

In addition, the 15fps frame rate provides a smooth, natural display of live image observations, making it easy to focus, observe and capture the specimen. This in itself helps towards improving capture speeds and thus reducing the level of photobleaching by lowering the time required to observe and illuminate the sample.

In combination with the advanced user-friendly dedicated software, prolonged high-volume imaging can be accomplished with minimum stress and higher output. The software includes features such as overlay, auto-exposure, auto white balancing, scale tools and live/captured image comparison.