pco.panda Uncooled sCMOS Cameras

Excelitas is renowned for its cutting-edge photonic solutions, and the pco.panda series exemplifies our commitment to innovation and quality. As a leader in scientific cameras, we produce advanced imaging solutions through both our pco.panda series and pco.edge series. Our pco.panda series are compact, high-performance scientific CMOS (sCMOS) cameras designed with optimized passive thermal management to ensure excellent image quality in a small form factor.

Choosing Excelitas means benefiting from our expertise, cutting-edge technology, and commitment to excellence. Our uncooled sCMOS cameras are designed to meet rigorous standards, providing reliability and precision for diverse scientific and industrial applications.

The pco.panda uncooled sCMOS cameras leverage advanced CMOS sensor technology to deliver high-resolution, low-noise images without the need for active cooling. These cameras feature optimized passive thermal management, which allows them to maintain excellent performance even in compact housings. They are ideal for applications requiring high sensitivity, short exposure times, and superior image quality. Typical uses include life sciences, materials research, and industrial inspection, where precise and reliable imaging is crucial.

Excelitas offers a variety of pco.panda uncooled sCMOS scientific cameras to cater to different imaging requirements:

• pco.panda 26 sCMOS Camera: This ultra-compact camera has a high resolution of 5120 x 5120 pixels and is available in monochrome and color sensor options. Its true charge domain global shutter enables freezing scenes in motion in high quality images. With a 2.5 x 2.5 µm pixel size, this camera is ideal for various scientific applications and optical systems such as microscopes, especially with low magnification objectives.
• pco.panda 26 DS sCMOS Camera: Explicitly tailored to particle image velocimetry (PIV) applications, this camera features a 5120 x 5120 resolution and 2.5 x 2.5 µm pixels. Its outstanding double shutter capability makes it perfect for challenging tasks in flow analysis and fluid dynamics research.
• pco.panda 4.2 sCMOS Camera: Featuring a 16-bit sCMOS sensor with a resolution of 2048 x 2048 pixels and 6.5 x 6.5 μm pixel size, this camera is a powerful, yet compact tool for a wide range of scientific and challenging routine imaging tasks. With its small form-factor and ease-of use, it is perfectly suited for integration into automated platforms, as well as for research microscopy setups.
• pco.panda 4.2 bi sCMOS Camera: Its back-illuminated sCMOS sensor offers a quantum efficiency of up to 95%, making this camera ideal for low-light imaging without the need for active cooling. It features a 2048 x 2048 pixel resolution and 6.5 x 6.5 μm pixel size, providing great sensitivity and highly qualitative images.
• pco.panda 4.2 bi UV sCMOS Camera: An ultra-compact uncooled camera, featuring a back-illuminated sensor architecture with a 2048 x 2048 pixel resolution and 6.5 x 6.5 μm pixel size. With its specialized input window, it achieves remarkably high quantum efficiency, even in the ultraviolet wavelength range. This makes it ideal for imaging in demanding lighting conditions across a broad spectral range.

Excelitas' pco.panda uncooled scientific CMOS cameras (sCMOS cameras) are highly versatile and used across a wide range of applications, including but not limited to:

• Life Sciences
• Fluorescence Microscopy (Widefield, Spinning Disk Confocal, Light Sheet & Selective Plane Illumination, Calcium Imaging, etc.)
• Cell and Tissue Imaging
• Industrial Inspection
• Materials Research
• Quality Control
• Scientific Research
• Flow Analysis and Fluid Dynamics Research
• Low-Light Imaging
• Hyperspectral Imaging
• Remote Sensing

At Excelitas, we understand that each application may have unique requirements. Our team of experts is dedicated to working with you to develop a product portfolio of camera solutions that meet your specific needs. By leveraging our advanced technology and extensive experience, we offer our pco.panda uncooled sCMOS camera systems that deliver optimal performance and drive innovation in your field. Partner with Excelitas to experience the advantage of advanced imaging solutions designed to exceed your expectations.