🔬 USB Microscope Camera review | Amateur Microscopy

Here I show you a 5 megapixel USB 2 microscope camera that can be connected in place of an eyepiece or on the phototube.

Camera used: Summit SK2-5.2X 5.0MP PC/MAC

The camera was made available to me free of charge, and I was not paid for this review. There were no conditions.

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[SummerSpiritPersonal]

You're one of the only ppl on YT doing these reviews. I just bought my first real microscope only to discover the digital eyepiece that connects to my computer is separate and I need to do research to know which one is good to buy. Lol. Thanks for your videos. Even if I'm 3 years late lol

[johnrobinson]

I bought it just last week. It works very well. For the money (209 US dollars, not including shipping to Japan), it is an elegant solution to the problem of getting good pictures into my PC. Thank you for the recommendation. Note: there are no adapters included. It works as-is with my American Optical 570 stereomicroscope and my Olympus BH2 Compound microscope. Fine results. For my newish Swift tri-power stereomicroscope, the barrel of the camera reduction lens is not wide enough. I think a simple cardboard tube may provide the solution there. Will let you know.

[cantthinkofnameyeah]

Thank you for all your help in researching microscopes! Just ordered the Omax quintuple infinity plan phase contrast Siedentopf LED Kohler Compound Microscope and am really excited!

[larryseibold]

when you remove the 10x eyepiece and insert the 0.5x camera, doesn't the image magnification drop by 20x?

[nickjung]

Thanks very much. I bought a "38" MP camera direct from China and I have fitted it to my old Gillet and Robert microscope. One problem that I am having is with lighting. Replacing tungsten bulbs with LED produced flicker because the power source inside the microscope is AC. I have ordered a rectifier that I will fit when I get time.

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As I know you are a fan of Olympus microscopes have you tried a dedicated Olympus camera ? I have an Olympus SZ61TR and am now looking for a decent camera that is tack sharp. Olympus microscope cameras do appear to be very expensive but perhaps they are worth it ?

[shmsdhmsd]

Nice video Oliver,
I want to ask you how good the video resolution is ??

[seanhannagans]

I bought a similar product for £500 with usb 3. I was bitterly disappointed with the picture and video quality. (Might have been me...) However, I later spent £125 on a Canon adapter for a nearly 10 year old APC DSLR, then subsequently a newer DSLR, both were amazing in comparison.

[ebrahimshokoohi]

Hi Sir. I have a VWR microscope, and I am looking for a good camera. Would you please advise me on what camera to buy?

[malelonewolf]

How important is color accuracy for this type of photography? I am about to order a hdmi portable 16 inch monitor, which I intend to use mainly for other purposes, but I was also toying with the idea of connecting it to my dslr mounted on a microscope to get a preview of the image on a large screen before taking the photograph. The monitor I have chosen should be good enough to check the focus on and such, but I wonder if color accuracy of a preview image is very important since the monitor is not too good in color accuracy. The dslr will capture everything (.raw images), but I wonder if color accuracy is so important in the preview stage that I can use such a hdmi monitor, or do I need to use a computer image capture software along with a computer monitor with a higher degree of color accuracy in order to have a good preview of the image before taking the photograph... Would just be very neat to not having to need to use the computer before the post processing of the images captured by the dslr.

To put it simpler, how much attention do you give to the colors in the preview of microscope photography, compared to other areas such as the correct focus.

[eladregev]

Hi Microbehunter, are you aware of any microscope cameras that I could use with an iPad? I no longer have a computer. Thank you for your work!

[irshadalikhan]

Can you suggest the name and model compound microscope for this camera? I already have camera but don’t have microscope. Thank you

[Spacecomber]

I know this video wasn't meant to be a detailed review of this USB camera, but I was curious how good the preview image was for viewing moving Protozoa and other micro-critters. I suppose that amounts to what frame rates and resolutions is the camera actually capable of capturing video at?

[Baldwinthefourth-]

Not for sale anymore, where can I find it?

[LittleHoneyMan]

Dear microbehunter, I am currently using a svbony sv605 microscope. Would greatly appreciate if you could recommend a camera that can go well with it. I have a sv189 1.3mp camera but it is not sharp enough. Please advise.

[akremsoltani]

Hello Oliver, Can you please give me a name of sheap 5MP microscope camera (under 100$) and thanks because a lot of camera are existing in Aliexpress and other websites but I'm afraid about quality.

[JohnDoe-zewy]

Hi M Hunter, if you owned a Canon 6D would you still buy a dedicated microscope camera?
In amateur astronomy astronomy, the DSLR can never mate properly with telescopes the way an eyepiece or CCD can because of the DSLR flange so images are much worse than one sees in the eyepiece - is this also an issue with a DSLR vs a dedicated USB Microscope camera? ....your thoughts appreciated - I am sold on the OM 36 and am unsure if the 6D will produce as good, worse or better images than what you have in your hand assuming they had the same sensor size? I will go with an Optipix Summit option if in your view that's the best route. Thank you for the very instructive videos.

[TenesseeTuxedo]

Great videos learning a lot. I have a 14MP USB 3.0 cam with .5x adaptor ring having major focus problems from eyepieces to camera. Hopefully I can figure it out with my new knowledge. Thanks for all your videos.

[Micromad-uxpz]

What camera do you use in your live sreams and for making all your photos.

[dbcarny]

Thanks for your videos. I am about to purchase a stereo microscope and camera but am not sure how many megapixels my camera should be. Is there a certain point where the extra expense is simply wasted because of other limitations in the microscope system? For example, you were talking about a 5mp camera, while I have been eyeing an 18mp camera. What is the optimum size?