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ProgRes® microscope camera family at a glance

ProgRes® camera CT1 CT3 CT5
Sensor 1.3 mega pixel, CMOS, 1/2" 3.15 mega pixel, CMOS, 1/2" 5 mega pixel, CMOS, 1/2.5"
Color | Monochrome Color | Monochrome Color Color | Monochrome
Sensor resolution 1280 × 1024 pixel 2048 × 1536 pixel 2592 × 1944 pixel
Pixel size 5.2 µm x 5.2 µm 3.2 µm x 3.2 µm 2.2 µm x 2.2 µm
Digitization 10 bit 10 bit 12 bit
Pixel clock 48 MHz 48 MHz | 36 MHz 48 MHz
Dynamic range 68 dB 58 dB 68 dB
Exposure times 60 µs … 0.5s 50 µs … 5s 75 µs … 5s
Analogue gain 1x … 8x 1x … 8x 1x … 8x
Max. frame rate [image size] 20 fps [1280 x 1024] 12 fps [2048 x 1536] 6 fps [2592 x 1944]
Binning No 2x, 3x 2x, 3x
Digital interface USB 2.0 USB 2.0 | IEEE1394a FireWire USB 2.0
Optical interface C-Mount (0.5× TV Adaptor recommended) C-Mount (0.5× TV Adaptor recommended) C-Mount (0.5× TV Adaptor recommended)
Software ProgRes® CapturePro - PC, Software Development Kit (SDK) ProgRes® CapturePro – PC & MAC, Software Development Kit (SDK) ProgRes® CapturePro - PC, Software Development Kit (SDK)

ProgRes® camera C3 C5 C7
Sensor 3.3 mega pixel, CCD, 1/2" 5.0 mega pixel, CCD, 2/3" 7.1 mega pixel, CCD, 1/2.5"
Color | Monochrome Color Color Color
Sensor resolution 2080 × 1542 pixel 2580 × 1944 pixel 3072 × 2304 pixel
Pixel size 3.45 µm x 3.45 µm 3.4 µm x 3.4 µm 1.86 µm x 1.86 µm
Digitization 12 bit 12 bit 12 bit
Pixel clock 12 MHz 12 MHz | 18 MHz 32 MHz
Dynamic range 61 dB 61 dB | 60 dB 60 dB
Exposure times 500 µs … 180s 400 µs … 180s 200 µs … 5s
Analogue gain 1x … 8x 1x … 8x 1x … 16x
Max. frame rate [image size] 18 fps [1080 x 770] 9 fps [1290 x 972] 11 fps [1228 x 920]
Binning 2x … 5x 2x … 5x 2x, 4x
Digital interface IEEE1394a FireWire IEEE1394a FireWire IEEE1394a FireWire
Optical interface C-Mount (0.5× TV Adaptor recommended) C-Mount (0.63× TV Adaptor recommended) C-Mount (0.5× TV Adaptor recommended)
Software ProgRes® CapturePro - PC & MAC, Software Development Kit (SDK) ProgRes® CapturePro – PC & MAC, Software Development Kit (SDK) ProgRes® CapturePro - PC & MAC, Software Development Kit (SDK)

ProgRes® camera CF | MF CFcool | MFcool CFscan | MFscan | C14plus CS | MS
Sensor 1.4 mega pixel, CCD, 2/3" 1.4 mega pixel, CCD, 2/3" 1.4 mega pixel, CCD, 2/3" 0.45 mega pixel, CCD, 1/2"
Color | Monochrome Color: ProgRes® CF | Monochrome: ProgRes® MF Color: ProgRes® CFcool | Monochrome: ProgRes® MFcool Color: ProgRes® CFscan & ProgRes® C14plus | Monochrome: ProgRes® MFscan Color: ProgRes® CS | Monochrome: ProgRes® MS
Sensor resolution 1360 × 1024 pixel 1360 × 1024 pixel 1360 × 1024 pixel 782 × 582 pixel
Max. resolution 1360 × 1024 pixel 1360 × 1024 pixel 4080 × 3072 pixel 782 × 582 pixel
Pixel size 6.45 µm x 6.45 µm 6.45 µm x 6.45 µm 6.45 µm x 6.45 µm 8.3 µm x 8.3 µm
Digitization 12 bit 14 bit 14 bit 12 bit
Pixel clock 12 MHz | 24.5 MHz 12 MHz | 24.5 MHz 12 MHz | 24.5 MHz 29.5 MHz
Dynamic range 65 dB … 67 dB 67 dB … 69 dB 67 dB … 69 dB 68 dB
Exposure times 200 µs … 180s 200 µs … 300s 200 µs … 600s 50 µs … 270s
Analogue gain 1x … 8x 1x … 8x 1x … 8x 1x … 8x
Cooling No Thermoelectrically cooled, nitrogen flushed & sealed sensor capsule Thermoelectrically cooled, nitrogen flushed & sealed sensor capsule No
Max. frame rate [image size] 15 fps [1360 x 1024] 13 fps [1360 x 1024] 13 fps [1360 x 1024] 50 fps [782 x 582]
Binning 2x … 5x 2x … 5x 2x … 5x No
Digital interface USB 2.0 | IEEE1394a FireWire IEEE1394a FireWire IEEE1394a FireWire USB 2.0
Optical interface C-Mount (0.63× TV Adaptor recommended) C-Mount (0.63× TV Adaptor recommended) C-Mount (0.63× TV Adaptor recommended) C-Mount (0.5× TV Adaptor recommended)
Software ProgRes® CapturePro – PC & MAC, Software Development Kit (SDK) ProgRes® CapturePro – PC & MAC, Software Development Kit (SDK) ProgRes® CapturePro – PC & MAC, Software Development Kit (SDK) ProgRes® CapturePro - PC, Software Development Kit (SDK)