Choosing the Appropriate Camera “Resolving” the Application
The Appropriate Camera If you know the application AND the product, you will win every time If you know either the application or the product, you may win half the time If don’t know either, you will lose
How do I Select the Correct Product? Guess Pick The Cheapest Pick the Most Expensive Call Scott Monroe “Resolve” the Application
Resolving the Application: Provide the Appropriate Resolution for the Application
SpatialTemporal Intensity Appropriate “Resolution”
Spatial Resolution Spatial
Size of pixels 0.61 N.A. Mag = 2 pixels. ? 100 x 1.3 NA
Spatial Resolution Number of pixels Field of View !!
Temporal Resolution Temporal
What is your “Real Time” How much light do you have in a given time interval? Considerations: Digitizer Readout Rate CCD Architecture Quantum Efficiency Read Noise
Temporal Resolution Region of Interest Frame Transfer Small Array Size Interline
Temporal Resolution e e ICCD
Intensity Resolution Intensity
Dim and Bright sources within the same Image Measure small differences in Intensities Measure small Fluctuations on a large background Dynamic Range
Intensity Resolution electrons GrayValues ,00040,00080,000 Signal Mapping to the ADC
Best of “Both Worlds” SpatialTemporal Intensity High Spatial and Intensity Resolution
Best of “Both Worlds” High Spatial and Intensity Resolution Full Frame Acquisition
Best of “Both Worlds” SpatialTemporal Intensity High Temporal and Intensity Resolution
Best of “Both Worlds” High Temporal and Intensity Resolution Binning: On Chip Charge Combination
Best of “Both Worlds” High Temporal and Intensity Resolution On-Chip Multiplication Gain
Best of “Both Worlds” SpatialTemporal Intensity High Spatial and Temporal Resolution
Best of “Both Worlds” High Spatial and Temporal Resolution ( X, Y ) ( X, t ) “Shoot and Shift” or “Kinetics Mode”
Best of “Both Worlds” High Spatial and Temporal Resolution ( X, Y ) ( x, y, t ) “Virtual Chip Mode”
Biological Products
Microscopy Products Tier 1 –CoolSNAPcf Color and Mono Tier 2 –CoolSNAPES and CoolSNAPHQ Tier 3 –SenSys, Quantix, Cascade Tier 4 –MicroMAX Backthinned, I-PentaMAX
Price Points: 1x 4-6x 2x 3x 8x
Biological Products
SpatialTemporal Intensity HQ/es/cf Roper Scientific Cameras: CoolSNAP 1.3 Mega Pixels Small Pixels 20MHz Interline Architecture
SpatialTemporal Intensity HQ/es/cf Roper Scientific Cameras SenSys 1.4 Mega Pixels Small Pixels Full Frame Architecture
SpatialTemporal Intensity HQ/es/cf Roper Scientific Cameras 512BFT SenSys Frame Transfer Architecture 16-bit 100kHz, 1MHz
SpatialTemporal Intensity HQ/es/cf Roper Scientific Cameras 512BFT SenSys QT 57 Frame Transfer Architecture 12-bit, 1-3MHz
SpatialTemporal Intensity HQ/es/cf Roper Scientific Cameras 512BFT SenSys 1024B QT bit 100kHz, 1MHz 1.0 Mega Pixels Large pixels
SpatialTemporal Intensity HQ/es/cf Roper Scientific Cameras 512BFT SenSys 1024B QT 57 I-PMax Gen 3 Intensifier Frame Transfer Architecture
SpatialTemporal Intensity HQ/es/cf Roper Scientific Cameras 512BFT SenSys 1024B QT 57 I-PMax On-Chip Multiplication Gain Frame Transfer Architecture 512B 16 micron pixels
Where Does Your Application Fit? ? SpatialTemporal Intensity HQ/es/cf 512BFT SenSys 1024B QT 57 I-PMax 512B
Where Does Your Application Fit? SpatialTemporal Intensity Cortical Imaging ala Toga HQ/es/cf 512BFT SenSys 1024B QT 57 I-PMax 512B ?
Where Does Your Application Fit? SpatialTemporal Intensity Tirf Res/Tirf Fluor HQ/es/cf 512BFT SenSys 1024B QT 57 I-PMax 512B ?
Where Does Your Application Fit? SpatialTemporal Intensity Embyonic Chick HQ/es/cf 512BFT SenSys 1024B QT 57 I-PMax 512B ?
Where Does Your Application Fit? SpatialTemporal Intensity Single Molecule Fluor HQ/es/cf 512BFT SenSys 1024B QT 57 I-PMax 512B ?
Where Does Your Application Fit? SpatialTemporal Intensity Live Cell Fluor HQ/es/cf 512BFT SenSys 1024B QT 57 I-PMax 512B ?