pco.edge 5.5 USB

pco.edge 5.5 USB sCMOS Camera

The pco.edge 5.5 USB camera is equipped with a well-established scientific CMOS (sCMOS) sensor that provides crisp images and precise measurements. The pco.edge 5.5 sCMOS camera features an option to upgrade with a water-cooling system and is ideally suited for applications that require high resolution, high frame rates, best 16-bit dynamic range, selectable shutter variants and an optional color sensor.

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Interface USB 3.0
Sensor technology sCMOS
Color type monochrome or color
Resolution 2560 x 2160 pixels
Sensor diagonal 21.8 mm
Pixel size 6.5 x 6.5 μm
Maximum frame rate @ full resolution 30 fps
Maximum pixel rate 320 MPixel/s
Peak QE 60 % @ 600 nm1
Typical read noise2 1.0 e-
Dark current @ sensor temperature < 0.5 RS/GR e-/pixel/s
Maximum dynamic range 30,000 : 1
Shutter type Rolling Shutter, Global Shutter, Global Reset
Sensor cooling3 air & water
Dimensions (H x W x L) 76 x 70 x 99 mm
pco.edge 5.5 USB Datasheet
pco.edge 3.1, 4.2, 4.2 LT and 5.5 User Manual
pco.aquamatic III User Manual
  • Bright-field microscopy
  • Fluorescence microscopy
  • Digital pathology
  • Single molecule localization microscopy (SMLM) – PALM, STORM, dSTORM, GSDIM
  • Lightsheet fluorescence microscopy (LSFM)
  • Structured illumination microscopy (SIM)
  • Calcium imaging
  • Förster resonance energy transfer (FRET)
  • Fluorescence recovery after photobleaching (FRAP)
  • High-speed bright-field ratio imaging
  • High throughput screening
  • High content screening
  • Biochip reading
  • Total internal reflection microscopy (TITF)
  • Spinning disk confocal microscopy
  • 3D metrology
  • Ophthalmology
  • Photovoltaic inspection
  • Industrial quality inspection
  • Wafer inspection
  • Image intensifier imaging
  • Lucky astronomy
  • Disaster recovery
  • Tunnel inspection
  • Particle tracking velocimetry (PTV)
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  • Firmware
  • Software
    • Interface USB 3.0
    Sensor technology sCMOS
    Color type monochrome or color
    Resolution 2560 x 2160 pixels
    Sensor diagonal 21.8 mm
    Pixel size 6.5 x 6.5 μm
    Maximum frame rate @ full resolution 30 fps
    Maximum pixel rate 320 MPixel/s
    Peak QE 60 % @ 600 nm1
    Typical read noise2 1.0 e-
    Dark current @ sensor temperature < 0.5 RS/GR e-/pixel/s
    Maximum dynamic range 30,000 : 1
    Shutter type Rolling Shutter, Global Shutter, Global Reset
    Sensor cooling3 air & water
    Dimensions (H x W x L) 76 x 70 x 99 mm
    pco.edge 5.5 USB Datasheet
    pco.edge 3.1, 4.2, 4.2 LT and 5.5 User Manual
    pco.aquamatic III User Manual
    • Bright-field microscopy
    • Fluorescence microscopy
    • Digital pathology
    • Single molecule localization microscopy (SMLM) – PALM, STORM, dSTORM, GSDIM
    • Lightsheet fluorescence microscopy (LSFM)
    • Structured illumination microscopy (SIM)
    • Calcium imaging
    • Förster resonance energy transfer (FRET)
    • Fluorescence recovery after photobleaching (FRAP)
    • High-speed bright-field ratio imaging
    • High throughput screening
    • High content screening
    • Biochip reading
    • Total internal reflection microscopy (TITF)
    • Spinning disk confocal microscopy
    • 3D metrology
    • Ophthalmology
    • Photovoltaic inspection
    • Industrial quality inspection
    • Wafer inspection
    • Image intensifier imaging
    • Lucky astronomy
    • Disaster recovery
    • Tunnel inspection
    • Particle tracking velocimetry (PTV)
    Front View
    Front View 45 Degree
    Rear View
    Side View
  • Firmware
  • Software
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