Q Color 3™

Olympus Q Color 3TM Digital Camera

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Olympus Q Color 3TM Digital Camera

The Q-Color3TM digital imaging system delivers high resolution color images for microscopy documentation and publication. The 3.3 Megapixel CCD sensor and 30-bit color digitization produce high quality color images of brightfield, darkfield and fluorescence work. For low light applications, the Q Color 3TM cooled model minimizes thermal noise during long exposure times yielding high quality, low light images. The FireWire IEEE 1394 digital interface facilitates use and installation. A single wire connects the camera to the computer (including laptops) for full computer control of the camera.

The Q Color 3TM includes QCapture software for Windows® and Mac® based software systems and Adobe® Photoshop® Elements for image enhancements. A Software Development Kit (SDK) is available for interfacing with custom software.

Features	Benefits
3.3 Megapixel CCD Sensor (3.2 active Mpixel)	High resolution images for publication
FireWire™ IEEE 1394 Digital Interface	Ease of use and installation Laptop computer use for portability No framegrabber or external power supply
Full Color Binning up to 4x4	Rapid preview and focus
Region of Interest (ROI) Function	Selection of a specific region within an image through an easy click and draw function on the computer screen
Exposure/Integration Control	Flexible control from 1.6 milliseconds to 18 minutes in 1 microsecond increments
Peltier Cooling on Cooled Model to 10ºC below ambient	Minimizes thermal noise during low light imaging High quality fluorescent images
30-bit Color Digitization	1024 intensity levels per color
Complete Camera Control through Windows® or Mac® desktop or laptop computer	Programmable exposure times, auto exposure, color balance control

Olympus Q Color 3^TMSpecifications

Sensor

Sony ICX252AQ - 8.933mm diagonal - 1" x 1.8" (1/2") optical format

Resolution

2080 x 1542 active pixel resolution, 3.2 M active pixels

CCD Type

Interlaced*, interline, Bayer color (R,G,B primary color mosaic filters on chip)

Pixel Size

3.45 µ x 3.45 µ

Well capacity

8600 e¯

Readout noise

9.8 e¯

S/N ratio

58 dB

Dark current (cooled)

2.3 e¯/pixel/second

	Readout Speed**
	8-Bit (default setting)

	2x2 binning
	3x3 binning
	4x4 binning
	ROI

	20 MHz in 8-bit, 10 MHz in 10-bit
	Full resolution - 5.4 fps
	Full frame readout time 210 ms (8bit) 420 ms (10-bit)
	9.2 fps (8-bit) 4.1 fps (10-bit) in full color
	12 fps (8-bit) 6 fps (10-bit) in full color
	14 fps (8-bit) 7 fps (10-bit) in full color
	Region of Interest (up to 100 fps)

Exposure Times

1.6 ms to 17.9 minutes with 1 µ resolution

Cooling (optional)

	Approx. 10º C below ambient
	Reduces dark current during long exposure times

Power

	Cooled - 560mA@12V=6.72WUncooled -
	310mA@12V=3.72WThe Q-Color3 can only draw power through
	a FireWire port. An auxiliary power supply cannot be hooked up
	directly to theQ-Color3. A PCMCIA FireWire card with an
	auxiliary power supply is required to run the Q-Color3 on a laptop.

Mounts

	Standard C-mount for microscopes or lens
	Standard camera tripod mount 1 / 4" - 20

Interlaced, interline Bayer color sensor reads 2 fields per frame, reading out odd then even pixels. The 2 fields have equivalent exposure times but not simultaneously. The time difference between the 2 field readouts are 105 ms in 8-bit and 210 ms in 10-bit. The sensor has been designed for capturing still images.

** For fast previewing or focusing, binning modes can be used and then capture in full resolution.