Adapters can have lenses in them to magnify or demagnify the image before it reaches the camera. This can be used to better match the camera FOV to the microscope FOV. For example, if the camera has an 11 mm diagonal FOV but the microscope is capable of an 18 mm FOV, a 0.67x adaptor would demagnify the image and allow it to be displayed on the 11 mm camera. However, this increase in FOV comes at the cost of reduced resolution.

If the goal is simply to attach the camera to the microscope, a 1x adaptor contains no additional lenses and provides no additional magnification or demagnification. This is often the preferred method as it introduces no additional lenses into the system. Every extra lens reduces the number of photons reaching the camera by 3-4% so many researchers will try to avoid this.

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At Teledyne Photometrics, we aim to create cameras that can optimally match the FOV of all modern microscopes (Table 1). For this reason, the Prime 95B Series comprises a 19 mm camera, a 22 mm camera and a 25 mm camera. Additionally, the Prime BSI and Iris 9 both fit a 19 mm microscope FOV and the Iris 15 fits a 25 mm microscope FOV. The Kinetix is our largest format sensor which is able to be used to get the maximum FOV out of any system up to 29 mm.

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A microscope C-mount or F-mount adaptor is needed to connect a scientific camera to the microscope camera port. The mount threading is standardized which means that a C-mount adaptor will connect to all scientific cameras that connect via C-mount. However, the adaptors are microscope specific which means that although any C-mount camera will connect to a C-mount adaptor, the adaptor will only fit microscopes of the matching brand.

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The FOV of a microscope is ultimately limited by a number of factors, such as the objective lens, the tube-diameter of the microscope’s internal optical-system, the eyepieces, the scientific camera sensor size and the camera mounting adaptor

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The development of larger FOV microscopes and scientific cameras that can take advantage of the F-mount is relatively recent – at the time of writing only one commercially available 25 mm microscope exists. Most modern microscopes have a 19 mm or 22 mm FOV and are therefore still able to use the C-mount. The largest format spinning disk confocal systems are also limited to a 22 mm FOV.

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All cameras are controllable with the PVCAM driver and supported in Ocular software. The PVCAM driver SDK can also be used integrate into other software packages.

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The objective lens, on the other hand, looms over your subject, typically near the middle of the microscope. This is because the objective lens is responsible for gathering light reflections from your subject. It then shoots a beam of light into the microscope, which becomes an image that you observe from the eyepiece containing the ocular lens.

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Often, your microscope will have at least three objective lenses on a rotating disc, each with a different magnification level. If you find your current lens lacking, it's easy to switch to one of the others. Objective lenses with higher magnification have shorter focal lengths, or less space between the lens and the surface of the subject. Since depth of field decreases as magnification increases, those wanting a broader field of view should stick to shorter lenses. For example, if your current objective lens has 100x magnification but you need a wider field of view, you'll want to switch to a lens with lower magnification, such as 40x.

It’s possible to use a camera with a larger diagonal FOV than the microscope to capture the entire microscope FOV (Figure 4). However, this is not optimal as there will be substantial vignetting at the corners of the image. Ideally, when choosing a scientific camera, it should have a diagonal FOV that matches the specifications of the microscope it will be used with.

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It’s usually possible to find the maximum FOV of the microscope by referring to the field number (FN) displayed on the eyepieces and on some objective lenses. The field number is simply the maximum FOV of measured as a diameter the objective or eyepiece in millimetres, so an objective lens with a field number of 18 would have a maximum FOV of 18 mm. However, the field number always assumes no magnification so to calculate the actual FOV, the field number should be divided by the objective magnification:

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Everyone knows that microscopes are a crucial tool in science, but few realize how versatile and adaptable they can be. Thanks to the variance in lenses, microscopes can serve all kinds of purposes for all kinds of people, from the doctor identifying cancer cells to the child wanting to get a closer look at their favorite bug. Once you know how all of the optical elements work together, like the ocular lens vs objective lens, it's easy to maximize the efficiency of your microscope.

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By recognizing that FOV requirements can be highly variable, we are able to better serve the needs of our customers and offer a broad range of camera FOV options.

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While it may initially seem redundant to have two separate lenses in your microscope, they do far more together than they ever could on their own.

Camera specification sheets will display the camera FOV as a diagonal measurement (usually in millimeters). Ideally, the diagonal camera FOV should match the diameter of the microscope FOV to capture as much of the available image as possible. However, this does mean that the horizontal and vertical FOV of the camera will be less than the microscope diameter.

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The maximum field of view of the microscope is affected by the objective lens, the tube-diameter of the microscope’s internal optical-system, the eyepieces, the scientific camera sensor size, and the camera mounting adaptor. For optimal imaging performance, it’s best to match the microscope FOV to the scientific camera FOV to capture as much information as possible and avoid vignetting. Teledyne Photometrics cameras are designed to match these specifications to offer the maximum field of view possible.

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Microscope field of view (FOV) is the maximum area visible when looking through the microscope eyepiece (eyepiece FOV) or scientific camera (camera FOV), usually quoted as a diameter measurement (Figure 1). Maximizing FOV is desirable for many applications because the increased throughput results in more data collected which gives a better statistical measurement for detecting subtle effects and also decreases time needed at the microscope.

High content imaging is primarily concerned with the automated analysis of large cell populations where the goal is to process as many cells as possible in the fastest time with the highest resolution.

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The Iris family of sCMOS cameras deliver up to a 15 megapixel sensor with a 25 millimetre field of view for high-resolution imaging over a large imaging area.

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A 20x objective with a field number of 18 would actually have a FOV of 0.9 mm. Likewise, a 100x objective with a field number of 18 would have a FOV of 0.18 mm. The more an object is magnified, the smaller the field of view will be. Therefore, when looking to increase FOV, one of the first considerations should always be whether it’s possible to decrease magnification (Figure 2).

The microscope is one of the most iconic and commonly used tools in many scientific fields. We rely on these devices to observe things that are so small that they are otherwise invisible to the naked eye. To do this, the microscope makes use of both an ocular and an objective lens. If you don't know the difference, don't worry; this article will tell you everything you need to know about these two lens types and how they function together to make microscopes work.

In contrast, your microscope's eyepiece will usually have only one ocular lens, though you can usually swap the eyepiece as well. The standard magnification level of the ocular lens is 10x, but there are stronger ones available. When selecting an eyepiece, you should think about eye relief, or the required distance between your eyes and the lens. Eyepieces with large eye relief give you some space, while those with small eye relief require you to be up close.

Adaptors can also affect the microscope and camera FOV depending on the type of adaptor used. A C-mount adaptor is the most popular microscope camera adaptor and is restricted to a maximum 22 mm FOV. The F-mount adaptor is a larger format adaptor capable of reaching >30 mm FOV.

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Your objective lens isn't just for increasing the size of your subject; it can also provide better resolution. For example, achromatic lenses contain two smaller lenses (convex and concave) that are used to limit the refracting light of your subject, and phase-contrast lenses use phase plates to pick up miniscule changes in wavelength amplitude, making moving subjects easier to observe. Lenses like these help reduce ghost images so that the real image is projected to your eyepiece.

Figuring out the total magnification power of your microscope is easy: just multiply the power of your objective lens by your ocular lens. For instance, if your eyepiece has 10x magnification and you're using a low-power lens (10x), you have 100x magnification in total. Switch to your scanning lens (4x), and magnification becomes 40x. It's important to keep in mind that the ocular lens and objective lens total magnification is ultimately what you're viewing. If you were viewing your subject through a single lens, then that lens would have to be extremely powerful to match what you can easily get with both. Therefore, one lens isn't nearly as effective without the other.

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There are many other kinds of objective lenses out there, so you have no shortage of options. Do some research and find out which lens best suits your needs and goals.

There are four main types of objective lenses, each with a different diameter of field of view, and therefore a different magnification level:

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This is why a microscope is such a good investment for anyone interested in science. If you want to understand and examine the world around you, there's no better tool. AmScope's selection is built to last, and we carry all kinds of objective lenses as well, so a microscope from us will serve you well for many years.

Using the field number to calculate microscope FOV works well when imaging using the eyepieces but not when imaging using a scientific camera. Like most digital cameras, scientific cameras use square or rectangular sensors. This means that a scientific camera cannot capture the whole, circular FOV that the microscope is capable of. Instead, the camera FOV must fit inside the microscope FOV (Figure 3).

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The objective and ocular lens are found on different parts of the microscope. The ocular lens is part of the eyepiece and therefore closer to your eye as you look into the microscope. The location of the eyepiece always indicates the correct observing position at or near the top of the microscope.