pco.edge 4.2 gold – a breakthrough for scientific imaging camera systems

Scientific CMOS sensor can be cooled down to -30°C for outstanding noise reduction performance.

pco.edge 4.2 gold scientific imaging camera
Photo by PCO AG

sCMOS image sensor technology pioneer -The PCO group – has just expanded their scientific CMOS imaging systems of the pco.edge range by the model pco.edge gold 4.2.

The new pco.edge 4.2 gold makes a giant leap forward in the scientific imaging camera market due to its distinctive ability to simultaneously combine features like extremely low noise, fast frame rates, wide dynamic range, high quantum efficiency, high resolution and a large field of view together in one image.

The pco.edge 4.2 gold can be cooled down to -30°C. for enhanced dark current noise performance
Photo by PCO AG

The scientific CMOS sensor is adjustable via air cooling to-15°C and with water cooling even up to -30°C. By this the scientific imaging camera will enhance dark current noise performance particularly while shooting with long exposure times. The pco.edge 4.2 gold offers long exposure times and best performance data combined with highest frame rates.

The imaging system is mainly used in scientific and medical applications such as live cell microscopy, molecule detection or in spectral (hyperspectral) imaging among others but has also expertise in the astronomy or for industrial and inspection tasks.

pco.edge 4.2 gold imaging camera has a wide range of applications such as microscopy and solar panel inspection among others
Photo by PCO AG

Key Features

• resolution: 2048 x 2048 pixel
• cooled down to -15°C with air cooling and up to -30°C with water cooling
• extreme low readout noise of 0.8 e- med
• dynamic range A/D: 16 bit
• maximum frame rate: 40 fps
• quantum efficiency up to 70%
• rolling shutter functionality
• optical input: Nikon f-mount (stand.) (optional c-mount)
• USB 3.0 interface

For further information please visit: www.pco.de

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