pco.edge 26 USB sCMOS Camera
Excelitas pco.edge 26 USB sCMOS camera features a 5120 x 5120 pixel resolution with 2.5 x 2.5 µm pixel size to achieve highest spatial resolution critical for imaging in microscopy, quality control, high throughput screening, and other mesoscopic applications. The pco.edge 26 camera also offers optimal performance for microscopy imaging with low magnification. In addition, its true charge domain global shutter allows for an exceptionally low readout noise and dark current. Combined with its adjustable cooling feature, the pco.edge 26 allows extended exposure times of up to 60 seconds.
| Interface | USB 3.1 Gen 1 |
| Sensor technology | sCMOS |
| Color type | monochrome |
| Resolution | 5120 x 5120 pixels |
| Sensor diagonal | 18.1 mm |
| Pixel size | 2.5 x 2.5 μm |
| Maximum frame rate @ full resolution | 6 fps |
| Maximum pixel rate | 157 MPixel/s |
| Peak QE | 72 % @ 500 nm |
| Typical read noise 1 | 2.3 e - |
| Dark current @ sensor temperature | 0.09 @ -10 °C e-/pixel/s |
| Maximum dynamic range | 2000 : 1 |
| Shutter type | Global Shutter |
| Sensor cooling 2 | air & water |
| Dimensions (H x W x L) | 85 x 80 x 109 mm |
- Brightfield microscopy
- Fluorescence microscopy
- Digital pathology
- Light sheet fluorescence microscopy (LSFM)
- Structured illumination microscopy (SIM)
- High-speed bright field ratio imaging
- High throughput screening
- High content screening
- Biochip reading
- Spinning disk confocal microscopy
- 3D metrology
- Industrial quality inspection


| Interface | USB 3.1 Gen 1 |
| Sensor technology | sCMOS |
| Color type | monochrome |
| Resolution | 5120 x 5120 pixels |
| Sensor diagonal | 18.1 mm |
| Pixel size | 2.5 x 2.5 μm |
| Maximum frame rate @ full resolution | 6 fps |
| Maximum pixel rate | 157 MPixel/s |
| Peak QE | 72 % @ 500 nm |
| Typical read noise 1 | 2.3 e - |
| Dark current @ sensor temperature | 0.09 @ -10 °C e-/pixel/s |
| Maximum dynamic range | 2000 : 1 |
| Shutter type | Global Shutter |
| Sensor cooling 2 | air & water |
| Dimensions (H x W x L) | 85 x 80 x 109 mm |
- Brightfield microscopy
- Fluorescence microscopy
- Digital pathology
- Light sheet fluorescence microscopy (LSFM)
- Structured illumination microscopy (SIM)
- High-speed bright field ratio imaging
- High throughput screening
- High content screening
- Biochip reading
- Spinning disk confocal microscopy
- 3D metrology
- Industrial quality inspection


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