Tasco Digital Microscope
This Tasco didgital microscope plugs into your PC via a USB cable, allowing you to view the specimens on your PC screen. With magnifications of 10x, 60x and 120x amazing detail can be seen, captured and saved to your Pc> You can even video what the microscope is seeing. This great bit of kit can be removed from its stand and hand-held as well. The kit include all you need to get up close and personal with all sorts of wildlife and even has some slides ready-made to view and some brine shrimp eggs. I used this microscope in school and it was a HUGE hit!
What's in the Box?
• USB Microscope, consisting of the base stand and removable microscope tube
• USB Cable
• CD with USB 2.0 PC Camera application/driver (Windows only)
• Box of 12 slides (5 prepared and 7 empty slides)
• 4 Sample flasks (gum media (adhesive), Eosin dye, sea salt, brine shrimp eggs)
• Storage container and culture dish
• Plastic Tweezers
• Instruction Manual
Specifications:
• Power supply USB connection version 1.1 or later (5V)
• Data transfer USB connection version 1.1 or later
• Magnification 10x, 60x,120x selectable
• Image resolution RGB 1280 x 1024 pixels
• Video resolution RGB 640 x 480 pixels (with connection to USB 2.0 port)
System Requirements (for PC computer):
• Pentium® III 800 MHz or higher is recommended for DV (Digital Video)
• Microsoft® Windows 98 SE, Windows Me, Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Vista or Windows 7 (software is not Mac compatible)
• 128 MB RAM (256 MB or higher is recommended)
• Monitor capable of displaying thousands or millions of colors (1024 x 768 pixels)
• Windows pointing device (mouse, etc.)
• USB 2.0 interface for highest possible video resolution (connection via USB 1.1 allows a maximum resolution of 320 x 240 pixels per frame)
WildlifeKate says…..
“I have used digital microscopes in school with primary pupils before… this one is by far the best… both in terms of ease of use and the quality of the images produced. Within a minute, the year 6 pupils had set it up and were searching for items to view at different magnifications. A simple click and the image is captured and saved as a Jpeg to a chosen location on your PC. You can even video the creepy crawlies moving around under the lens! I was impressed with the quality of the images captured and a portfolio of those I captured with my Wildlife Club can be seen on my Flickr account at http://www.flickr.com/photos/wildlifekate/sets/72157628334044813/ This is a great microscope for young naturalist… and older ones too. I thoroughly recommend it.. I had hours of fun!”
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