
pco.edge 4.2 LT USB sCMOS Camera
The pco.edge 4.2 LT scientific camera features a scientific CMOS (sCMOS) sensor to achieve crisp images and precise measurements. With 2048 x 2048 pixel high resolution and 6.5 µm pixel size, this sCMOS camera is most suitable for users who require highest quantum efficiency, best 16-bit dynamic range, and extremely low readout noise.
The pco.edge 4.2 LT sCMOS camera includes an innovative sensor that is stabilized at 10° C allowing for 10 s exposure times. Designed with forced air cooling, the pco.edge 4.2 LT offers a viable solution with an excellent price-to-performance ratio. Furthermore, this all-purpose camera is well-established in the scientific community, especially for fluorescence microscopy applications.
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Interface |
USB 3.0 |
Sensor technology |
sCMOS |
Color type |
monochrome |
Resolution (pixel) |
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 |
220 MPixel/s |
Peak QE |
82 % @ 580 nm |
Typical read noise1 |
0.8 e- |
Dark current @ sensor temperature |
< 0.8 @ 10 °C e-/pixel/s |
Maximum dynamic range |
37,500 : 1 |
Shutter type |
Rolling Shutter, Global Reset |
Sensor cooling2 |
air |
Dimensions (H x W x L) |
76 x 70 x 99 mm |
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


- Widefield microscopy
- Fluorescent microscopy
- Digital pathology
- PALM
- STORM
- GSDIM
- dSTORM
- Superresolution microscopy
- Lightsheet microscopy
- Selective plane imaging microscopy (SPIM)
- Calcium imaging
- FRET
- FRAP
- 3D structured illumination microscopy
- High speed bright field ratio imaging
- High throughput screening
- High content screening
- Biochip reading
- TIRF
- TIRF microscopy / waveguides
- Spinning disk confocal microscopy
- Live cell microscopy
- 3D metrology
- TV / broadcasting
- Ophtalmology
- Electro physiology
- Lucky astronomy
- Photovoltaic inspection
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|
Interface |
USB 3.0 |
Sensor technology |
sCMOS |
Color type |
monochrome |
Resolution (pixel) |
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 |
220 MPixel/s |
Peak QE |
82 % @ 580 nm |
Typical read noise1 |
0.8 e- |
Dark current @ sensor temperature |
< 0.8 @ 10 °C e-/pixel/s |
Maximum dynamic range |
37,500 : 1 |
Shutter type |
Rolling Shutter, Global Reset |
Sensor cooling2 |
air |
Dimensions (H x W x L) |
76 x 70 x 99 mm |
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


- Widefield microscopy
- Fluorescent microscopy
- Digital pathology
- PALM
- STORM
- GSDIM
- dSTORM
- Superresolution microscopy
- Lightsheet microscopy
- Selective plane imaging microscopy (SPIM)
- Calcium imaging
- FRET
- FRAP
- 3D structured illumination microscopy
- High speed bright field ratio imaging
- High throughput screening
- High content screening
- Biochip reading
- TIRF
- TIRF microscopy / waveguides
- Spinning disk confocal microscopy
- Live cell microscopy
- 3D metrology
- TV / broadcasting
- Ophtalmology
- Electro physiology
- Lucky astronomy
- Photovoltaic inspection