pco.panda 4.2 bi UV sCMOS Camera
Excelitas pco.panda 4.2 bi UV is an ultra-compact, back-illuminated scientific CMOS camera with high resolution from UV to VIS. Featuring 2048 x 2048 pixels resolution and 6.5 x 6.5 μm pixel size, the pco.panda 4.2 bi UV ensures greater detail diversity and highly qualitative images. With a specialized input window, the pco.panda 4.2 bi UV achieves a high quantum efficiency of up to 90 % in the ultraviolet wavelength range. This camera is perfectly suited for applications with demanding lighting conditions without the need for active cooling.
The pco.panda 4.2 bi UV comes with a USB 3.1 connection that eliminates the need for an external power supply allowing for faster data transfer and direct power via USB cable. Designed with the latest back illuminated sCMOS technology in an ultra-compact design, the pco.panda 4.2 bi UV is ideal for ultraviolet wavelength detection. In addition, the broad range of spectral sensitivity allows the same camera to be used in a variety of life science applications.
| 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 | 40 fps |
| Maximum pixel rate | 184 MPixel/s |
| Peak QE | 90 % @ 550 nm, 46 % @ 240 nm |
| Typ. read noise1 | 1.8 e- |
| Maximum dynamic range | 26,667 : 1 |
| Shutter type | Rolling Shutter |
| Sensor cooling | passive |
| Additional options2 | lightsheet scanning mode, |
| Dimensions (H x W x L) | 65 x 65 x 66 mm |
- Corona discharge detection
- Spectroscopy
- Material sciences
- Forensic applications
- Brightfield microscopy
- Fluorescence microscopy
- Single molecule localization microscopy
- Lightsheet fluorescence microscopy (LSFM)
- Calcium imaging
- FRET
- FRAP
- High-speed bright field ratio imaging
- Biochip reading
- Spinning disk confocal microscopy
- Ophthalmology
- Industrial quality inspection


| 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 | 40 fps |
| Maximum pixel rate | 184 MPixel/s |
| Peak QE | 90 % @ 550 nm, 46 % @ 240 nm |
| Typ. read noise1 | 1.8 e- |
| Maximum dynamic range | 26,667 : 1 |
| Shutter type | Rolling Shutter |
| Sensor cooling | passive |
| Additional options2 | lightsheet scanning mode, |
| Dimensions (H x W x L) | 65 x 65 x 66 mm |
- Corona discharge detection
- Spectroscopy
- Material sciences
- Forensic applications
- Brightfield microscopy
- Fluorescence microscopy
- Single molecule localization microscopy
- Lightsheet fluorescence microscopy (LSFM)
- Calcium imaging
- FRET
- FRAP
- High-speed bright field ratio imaging
- Biochip reading
- Spinning disk confocal microscopy
- Ophthalmology
- Industrial quality inspection


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