K3M The Microscope Cameras
For Life Science and Industry Imaging Applications and Analysis
The K3M monochrome cameras are your solutions for fast and reliable analytical tasks typically done for life science, industrial, and clinical applications. These cameras empower you to image a vast range of challenging samples with color-brightfield and fluorescence microscopy. Examples include fluorescently labeled and stained tissues and cells, particles for cleanliness analysis, steel, and forensic evidence.
Leica K3M
A 6.3 MP monochrome camera that delivers a well-balanced feature set with high frame rates, good dynamic range for life science applications. It's ideal for imaging fixed fluorescently labelled sampled like tissue and cells. K3M supports hardware triggering for high-speed scanning imaging experiments. - Monochrome CMOS sensor - Pixel size 2.4 µm x 2.4 µm - Bit depth 12 bits - Exposure time 1 ms - 1 s - Dynamic range >72 dB - Fast live image 3072 x 2048 pixel with up to 21 frames per sec (hardware-triggered and depending on the bit depth, exposure time and PC performance) - Gain 1x - 251x - Supported operating systems Win10 Recommended c-mount adapters: Stereo Microscope: 0.50x No 10450528 Compound Microscope: 0.55x No: 11541544 Interface: USB3 The K3M camera kit includes camera head, USB3 cable with screw-lock connectors, DVD with instruction for use, and a quick start guide.
Customized for your specific needs with Microscope Cameras
The K3C color CMOS camera provides a well-balanced feature set with high frame rates, very good dynamic range, and excellent color reproduction. It delivers 12-bit/channel RGB quantifiable images. With the K3C & K3M microscope camera you can get an imaging system that is customized for your specific needs. You can scan and stitch images of large format samples in half the time compared to previous generation cameras. The K3C & K3M cameras are excellent, easy-to-use and set-up, low-noise devices. Either color camera K3C or monochrome camera K3M can act as a workhorse for your laboratory or site.
Benefits for Life Science and Industry Imaging Applications and Analysis
Fast and reliable analysis
The K3C color and K3M monochrome cameras offer very good dynamic range enabling you to capture quantifiable images for downstream analysis for many challenging samples. Whether you image material samples which are highly reflective or light-absorbing surfaces or fluorescent samples with regions of very bright and weak signals, the K3C color and K3M monochrome cameras are up to the challenge.
Excellent true color reproduction
The 12-bit excellent color reproduction ability of the color K3C camera enables you to capture large color depth and extract more detail from your samples.
Samples and specimens often contain subtle color variations which allow you to distinguish between different features and regions of interest and work out what is really going on in transitions zones between various parts of the specimen.
Improve your throughput
Samples of interest can be large and need to be imaged in high resolution, requiring a system capable of area scanning and image stitching.
The large sensor and high frame rates make the K3C color and K3M monochrome cameras ideal for area scanning applications when combined with the LAS X Navigator and Steel/Cleanliness Expert software modules.