optiMOS sCMOS Camera for Biomedical Research0 pages

P R O D U C T D ATA S H E E T

optiMOS™
sCMOS CAMERA
Scientific CMOS is Built for Speed
As high throughput automation continues to take hold, traditionally difficult
low-light measurements have often been left behind, due to the challenge of
combining speed with sensitivity. “Real time” scientific grade CCD cameras
have long been the gold standard, but always forced a severe compromise
between frame rate, resolution, field-of-view and sensitivity. Due to the inherent
architecture of CCDs, achieving high frame rates in combination with low noise
and high resolution is simply outside the realm of their intended use.
optiMOS from QImaging uses column parallel Analog-to-Digital Converters
(ADCs) that achieve a full 100 Frames per Second (fps) at full resolution, while
delivering < 2 e- of read noise, eliminating the compromise. By using a 2 Million
pixel, sCMOS sensor, the optiMOS is designed to optically match a microscope
field-of-view, while avoiding severe intensity fall-off and distortion. In addition,
while still providing temporal resolution, the 2MP sensor avoids the need for costly
and complex data management, and expensive CameraLink ™ cards in the PC, or
comprising frame rate like USB3 solutions.
Offered as the affordable sCMOS solution, optiMOS brings the advantages of low
noise and high speed imaging to a broader range of low light imaging situations.

A P P L I C AT I O N S
=Cell Biology

=Spinning Disk Confocal

=High Content Screening

=Intrinsic Imaging

OEM NEEDS

SOLUTIONS

Track high speed events with
exquisite sensitivity

=t Enables smooth real-time imaging of
fluorescence or other low-level light
signals

— sCMOS column ADC’s allow
for capturing fast events while
maintaining extremely low noise
— 100fps at full resolution

See more, faster
— 2.1 megapixels with 6.5μm pixels

=High Speed Multicolor Fluorescence

— 14.3mm diagonal

Eliminate the tradeoffs between
speed and sensitivity

=t Enables automated scanning
instruments to quickly find, focus,
and tile images of tissues
and cells
=t Stream 100fps with a 45% larger FOV
than standard 1.4MP fluorescence CCD
cameras
=t Capture more events in a single image –
increase throughput

— 2e- read noise

=t Enables high frame rates without
compromising on sensitivity
=t Capture high speed details and
maintain your SNR
=t Preserve cell vitality with shorter
exposures

High Speed Imaging without
Complexity

=t Stream 100fps to a single PCIe Solid
State Drive

— Proprietary High Speed
Data Interface

=t Does not require complex and
expensive RAID 0 configurations with
multiple SSD drives

— 420MB/s data rate