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Leica K3C & K3M

Due to their speed and reliability, the K3C colour and K3M monochrome cameras are ideal for analytical tasks in life science, industrial, and clinical applications.

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These cameras allow you to capture detailed images of challenging samples using colour-brightfield and fluorescence microscopy. Samples may include fluorescently labelled or stained tissues and cells, particles for cleanliness analysis, steel, and forensic evidence.

The K3C colour CMOS camera delivers 12-bit/channel RGB quantifiable images with high frame rates, excellent dynamic range, and colour reproduction. The microscope cameras offer half the time scanning and stitching of large format samples compared to previous generation cameras. They are easy-to-use, low-noise devices that can act as a workhorse for your laboratory or site.

  • One camera series – multiple applications and workflows: Flexibility to image a large range of samples for life science, industrial, and clinical applications
  • Fast and reliable analysis: Acquiring quantifiable data from challenging samples for improved throughput
  • Excellent true-colour reproduction

The K3C colour and K3M monochrome cameras offer a 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 cameras are up to the challenge.

The K3C camera’s 12-bit colour reproduction captures subtle variations, revealing detail in specimens and distinguishing between features and regions of interest.

Samples of interest may require high-resolution imaging, which calls for an area scanning-capable system. The cameras, combined with LAS X Navigator and Steel/Cleanliness Expert software modules, are ideal for area scanning applications due to their large sensor and high frame rates.

TWAIN protocol enables communication between microscope cameras and software for image processing, acquisition and transfer to various repositories for archiving and analysis, including LIS/HIS/LIMS.

Tech Specs

 

Sensor Type CMOS
Sensor size (diagonal) 8.92 mm
Sensor format 3072 px x 2048 px
Pixel dimensions 2.4 µm x 2.4 µm
Shutter mode Rolling, Global reset
Data interface USB 3
Mechanical interface C-mount
Exposure range 1 ms – 10 s
Frames per second 15 fps (software triggered), 21 fps (hardware triggered – available in K3M only)
Triggering M8/8-Pin connector (only K3M is triggerable)
Sensor cooling Passive
Dark noise 2.8 e- (median)
Full well capacity 14000 e-
Dynamic Range up to 72 dB
Bit depth/Colour depth 3 x 12-bit = 32-bit RGB, 12-bit mono
Binning options 2×2
Optical filter 650 nm IR cut off filter
Operating system Windows with LAS X application
Power consumption 3 W
Operation temperature 5°C – 40°C

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