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Pros & Cons
Pros
Up to 5 mp resolution is ok for most prints, especially of you do not waste a lot of space and crop it later. Screen views are clear and are easily captured as photos. You instantly get a picture on your monitor with a clarity to it that i remember wo... Read More
The usb cable has a dimmable light switch on it, allowing you to increase or decrease the led brightness. There is a wheel control on the cable that adjusts the level of brightness. The peace symbol dog tags, the old toy solider and the dime are fine ... Read More
You actually use this like a technician operates a sonogram. The stand has enough knobs for a finite, yet usable, adjustments.
Optical mag appears to be around 10-20x based on a quick test. Calibration is not essential, however, unless you want to ensure your magnification settings are accurate. The right size knob controls how much magnification. The left side knob is a lock... Read More
Cons
Advertised magnification level of 20-300x is a fabrication of the imagination. Design flaw is that it flexes when you are trying to focus. Software is flakey and there is no support.
Highlights
Quality
The build quality is pretty good considering the price
Overall this provides a wonderful experience for the young ones and the quality is good for the price
The built in lights are not as bright as they could be have a limited light field and have some hot spots that can impact photo quality
You can zoom in very far with the 300x zoom to get the smallest of things
Shipping
This usb photo and video microscope comes solidly packed cased in fitted styrofoam and all parts are well protected during the ... Read More
Good product great quality shipping box was full of bubble wrap
Competitiveness
As others have noted this isnt a microscope but a really nice lightup macro lens that you can use to turn your computer into a ... Read More
Usethe usb cable has a dimmable light switch on it allowing you to increase or decrease the led brightness
Just wish they had not tried to hype it this way but i understand if you look at their competition they all do this
Fine focus described in manual is actually a thumbwheel zoom control which changes both magnification and focus
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- This product had a total of 72 reviews as of our last analysis date on Dec 8 2022.
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If your sample has any depth to it it will probably be impossible to have the entire image in focus at once
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Wish post was 6 taller as would be much easier to use for pcb work
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
This may only be the 2nd or 3rd ever comment i have made about a purchase
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
I had resolution to the max and viewed it on a 24 in monitor which essentially blew this item up
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Without telling you what i was looking at take a look at the picture i was using it with youcam
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
At 5 megapix it isnt quite powerful enough to use professionally of course unless you dont need highly exacting images
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
The included printed quick start setup instructions are adequate but very small and hard to see
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
The first time i plugged in the scope to my laptop it did not install properly but when i disconnected and tried in a usb 2
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