Compact digital microscope.
The WSL-1800 CytoWatcher is a digital microscope equipped with a 5-megapixel color CMOS camera. It is designed to facilitate time-lapse live cell imaging with ease. This microscope boasts a space-saving design, making it ideal for laboratories with limited space. Its moisture-resistant construction allows for placement in a CO2 incubator, enabling automated time-lapse imaging while culturing cells. Simply connect the CytoWatcher to a Windows PC using a USB cable to capture and save microscopic images effortlessly.
Application
Model | WSL-1850 CytoWatcher I | WSL-1850-B CytoWatcher I FL |
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Camera | 5 mega pixels / Color CMOS camera (Global shutter method) | 5 mega pixels / Color CMOS camera (Global shutter method) |
Resolution | 2448 × 2048 pixels | 2448 × 2048 pixels |
Magnification | 4x (Digital zoom : ~ 16x) | 4x (Digital zoom : ~ 16x) |
Field of view size | 1.720 mm x 1.439 mm | 1.720 mm x 1.439 mm |
Focus | Manual (coarse/fine movement) | Manual (coarse/fine movement) |
Light source | White LED (trans-illumination) | White LED (trans-illumination) Side illuminating epi-blue LED (465 nm) |
Filter | Excitation: 480 nm shortpass filter Emission: 525 / 45 nm bandpass filter |
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Moisture resistance | Available at 95%H of humidity (Usable in CO2 incubator.) | Available at 95%H of humidity (Usable in CO2 incubator.) |
Software | ImageSaverTmageSaverT for Windows Capture mode: Live / Time-lapse Save format: 8bit TIFF / BMP / JPEG, Color / Monochrome |
ImageSaverTmageSaverT for Windows Capture mode: Live / Time-lapse Save format: 8bit TIFF / BMP / JPEG, Color / Monochrome |
Connection to PC | USB 3.0 x 1 | USB 3.0 Type-A x1 and USB 2.0 (or 3.0) x1 |
OS | Windows 10 / 11 (64/32bit) | Windows 10 / 11 (64/32bit) |
Language | Japanese/English Switchabe with ImageSaverT software | Japanese/English Switchabe with ImageSaverT software |
Size, Weight | 130(W) x 180 (D) x 190(H) mm, 2.5 kg | 130(W) x 180(D) x 190(H) mm, 2.9 kg |
Power source | USB feeding (bus power), DC5V, 7W | USB feeding (bus power), DC5V, 7W |
Since CytoWatcher body is moisture-proof, it can take time-lapsed images of live cells with cultured in a high humidity CO2 incubator. There is no need to use an expensive microscope stage culture system.
CytoWatcherⅡ/CytoWatcherⅡ FL is a digital microscope that allows for the long-term imaging of live cells and tissues without causing damage. Designed to be space-efficient and energy-saving, it fits compactly inside a CO2 incubator, minimizing the impact on environmental temperature. It supports not only bright-field imaging but also fluorescence imaging, and its outstanding color reproduction is suitable for observing tissue sections and living tissues.