ORCA-Flash4.0 LT+ Digital CMOS camera C11440-42U30
Want to make the jump from a traditional CCD but need both the increased flexibility and sensitivity of a scientific CMOS (sCMOS) camera? With established performance and an affordable price, the newly re-designed ORCA-Flash4.0 LT+ featuring 82 % peak quantum efficiency fits into any experiment that needs simple connectivity, moderately fast frame rates, and great sensitivity. The ORCA-Flash4.0 LT+ is designed to bring all the advantages of sCMOS technology—wide field of view, low-light sensitivity, and large dynamic range—to every research lab. Easy connectivity and powerful performance help you explore your pressing biological questions. Think of all that LT+ can help you discover.
Special sites
The scientific camera section is the feature section for digital cameras fit to life science research and industry areas.
Lightsheet Readout Mode [Patented]
“Lightsheet Readout Mode” is a unique and patented feature of Hamamatsu sCMOS cameras which can improve signal to noise ratios in Lightsheet microscopy.
For more information about the principle and features of Lightsheet Readout Mode, please see details from below.
PC recommendations
With the introduction of the ORCA-Flash4.0, users are now able to stream 4 megapixel images to their computers 100 frames per second. The computer recommendations for this high data rate can be met by using the guidelines listed this PC Recommendations for ORCA-Flash4.0.
Specifications
| Type number | C11440-42U30 |
|---|---|
| Quantum efficiency | 82 % @ 560 nm |
| Imaging device | Scientific CMOS image sensor |
| Effective no. of pixels | 2048 (H)×2048 (V) |
| Cell size | 6.5 μm×6.5 μm |
| Effective area | 13.312 mm×13.312 mm |
| Full well capacity | 30 000 electrons |
| Readout speed | 30 frames/s |
| Readout noise | 1.5 electrons (rms) 0.9 electrons (median) |
| Cooling temperature | +10 ℃ (Passive-air cooled, Ambient temperature: +25 °C) |
| Dark current | 0.6 electrons/pixel/s (typ.) (Air cooled, Cooling temperature: +10 °C) |
| Dynamic range | 33 000:1 (typ.) |
| Sub-array | Yes |
| Binning | 2×2, 4×4 |
| External trigger input | Edge, Level, Synchronous readout, Start trigger Global reset (Edge/Level) W-View mode with different exposure time (Edge/Start) |
| Trigger output | Global exposure output, Trigger ready output Output Signal Ports (3) Continuous High/Low output Multi-channel sync |
| Interface | USB 3.0 |
| A/D converter | 16 bit |
| Lens mount | C-mount |
* Read noise is reported as both median (med) and root mean square (rms). The rms calculation of read noise is typically higher but provides the more meaningful value for signal to noise calculations and predicting image quality.
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