
pco.edge 4.2 bi UV USB sCMOS Camera
The pco.edge 4.2 bi UV is built on the trusted pco.edge series of scientific CMOS cameras with modern back-illuminated sensor technology. It offers a 2048 x 2048 pixel high resolution and 6.5 x 6.5 μm² pixel size for high quality imaging. Featuring a specialized input window, this UV sensitive sCMOS camera can achieve high quantum efficiency in the ultraviolet wavelength range.
The pco.edge 4.2 bi UV USB sCMOS camera offers an adjustable cooling system with the option to use air or water to cool the sensor down to -25 °C thus, reducing the dark current to 0.2 e-/pixel/s. It also incorporates a powerful USB 3.1 interface complementing its high performance.
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Interface |
USB 3.1 Gen 1 |
Sensor technology |
back-illuminated sCMOS |
Color type |
monochrome |
Resolution |
2048 x 2048 pixels |
Sensor diagonal |
18.8 mm |
Pixel size |
6.5 x 6.5 μm |
Maximum frame rate @ full resolution |
40 fps |
Maximum pixel rate |
184 MPixel/s |
Peak QE |
89 % @ 580 nm 48 % @ 240 nm |
Typical read noise1 |
1.0 e- |
Dark current @ sensor temperature |
< 0.2 @ -25 °C e-/pixel/s |
Maximum dynamic range |
26,667 : 1 |
Shutter type |
Rolling Shutter, Global Reset |
Sensor cooling2 |
air & water |
Additional options |
lightsheet scanning mode3, low light mode |
Dimensions (H x W x L) |
85 x 80 x 109mm |
1 The readout noise values are given as median (med). All values are raw data without any filtering.
2 air = air forced with fan | water = external water connection
3 Selectable via software.


- Brightfield microscopy microscopy
- Fluorescence microscopy
- Digital pathology
- Single molecule localization microscopy
- Lightsheet fluorescence microscopy (LSFM)
- Calcium imaging
- FRET
- FRAP
- Structured illumination microscopy (SIM)
- Highspeed bright field ratio imaging
- High throughput screening
- High content screening
- Biochip reading
- TIRF microscopy
- Spinning disk confocal microscopy
- 3D metrology
- Ophthalmology
- Photovoltaic inspection
- Industrial quality inspection
- Lucky astronomy
- Bio luminescence
- Chemo luminescence
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Interface |
USB 3.1 Gen 1 |
Sensor technology |
back-illuminated sCMOS |
Color type |
monochrome |
Resolution |
2048 x 2048 pixels |
Sensor diagonal |
18.8 mm |
Pixel size |
6.5 x 6.5 μm |
Maximum frame rate @ full resolution |
40 fps |
Maximum pixel rate |
184 MPixel/s |
Peak QE |
89 % @ 580 nm 48 % @ 240 nm |
Typical read noise1 |
1.0 e- |
Dark current @ sensor temperature |
< 0.2 @ -25 °C e-/pixel/s |
Maximum dynamic range |
26,667 : 1 |
Shutter type |
Rolling Shutter, Global Reset |
Sensor cooling2 |
air & water |
Additional options |
lightsheet scanning mode3, low light mode |
Dimensions (H x W x L) |
85 x 80 x 109mm |
1 The readout noise values are given as median (med). All values are raw data without any filtering.
2 air = air forced with fan | water = external water connection
3 Selectable via software.


- Brightfield microscopy microscopy
- Fluorescence microscopy
- Digital pathology
- Single molecule localization microscopy
- Lightsheet fluorescence microscopy (LSFM)
- Calcium imaging
- FRET
- FRAP
- Structured illumination microscopy (SIM)
- Highspeed bright field ratio imaging
- High throughput screening
- High content screening
- Biochip reading
- TIRF microscopy
- Spinning disk confocal microscopy
- 3D metrology
- Ophthalmology
- Photovoltaic inspection
- Industrial quality inspection
- Lucky astronomy
- Bio luminescence
- Chemo luminescence