{"title":"Digital microscopes","description":"\u003cp\u003eDigital microscopes with a built-in screen, so you look at a display rather than through an eyepiece and can save what you see as photos and video. They cover roughly 20x to 500x, which is the range for coins, stamps, plants, insects, fabric, print and circuit boards. Our current models are the \u003ca href=\"\/products\/levenhuk-dtx-350-lcd-digital-microscope\" title=\"Levenhuk DTX 350 LCD digital microscope\"\u003eLevenhuk DTX 350 LCD\u003c\/a\u003e, with a 4.3-inch screen, and the \u003ca href=\"\/products\/levenhuk-dtx-500-lcd-digital-microscope\" title=\"Levenhuk DTX 500 LCD digital microscope\"\u003eLevenhuk DTX 500 LCD\u003c\/a\u003e, with a 5-megapixel camera and measurement software. Both run on a rechargeable battery as well as USB power, and both are dispatched from our warehouse in Northern Ireland.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eWhy a screen model rather than a USB microscope\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA USB microscope is a camera on a stick that needs a laptop to show you anything, and the cheap ones have no stand worth the name, so the image shakes every time you touch the table. A digital microscope with a screen has a proper stand with a focus wheel, its own display, and a memory card slot, which means it works at the kitchen table, on a workbench or in a classroom without any other kit. For adults looking at coins, electronics or plants, it's the better buy almost every time. Our \u003ca href=\"\/blogs\/guides\/best-digital-microscope\" title=\"The best digital microscope with a screen\"\u003ebest digital microscope guide\u003c\/a\u003e goes through the trade-offs in detail.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eWhat to look for\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFour things separate a good digital microscope from a disappointing one. The first is the real optical range rather than the headline number, which is why our product pages give the range as the manufacturer states it. The second is the stand, since a stage with clips and a scale makes measuring and repeat viewing far easier. The third is the camera sensor, where 5 megapixels gives you photos worth keeping and 0.3 megapixels is fine for the screen but soft when saved. The fourth is lighting you can dim, because coins and polished metal glare under full brightness.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eWhich model for which job\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe \u003ca href=\"\/products\/levenhuk-dtx-350-lcd-digital-microscope\" title=\"Levenhuk DTX 350 LCD digital microscope\"\u003eDTX 350\u003c\/a\u003e is the one to choose if you want the bigger screen and a long battery life for looking rather than recording. The \u003ca href=\"\/products\/levenhuk-dtx-500-lcd-digital-microscope\" title=\"Levenhuk DTX 500 LCD digital microscope\"\u003eDTX 500\u003c\/a\u003e is for anyone who wants to photograph, measure or film what they see, and for soldering and inspection work, where its 150 mm of focus travel gives you room to get tools underneath. Both sit in the £150 to £250 bracket.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eDigital microscope FAQs\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eCan a digital microscope look at cells and slides?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNot well. These models light the sample from above and are built for solid objects. For prepared slides and pond water you want a \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/compound-microscopes\" title=\"Compound microscopes\"\u003ecompound microscope\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eIs 1000x on a digital microscope real?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eUsually it's a combination of optical magnification and digital zoom, and the digital part adds no detail. Our \u003ca href=\"\/blogs\/guides\/microscope-magnification-explained\" title=\"Microscope magnification explained\"\u003emagnification guide\u003c\/a\u003e explains how to read the numbers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eDo they work with a computer?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYes. Both of our models connect over USB to a Windows or Mac computer, and the DTX 500 also has an AV output for a television or projector.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"levenhuk-dtx-350-lcd-digital-microscope","title":"Levenhuk DTX 350 LCD Digital Microscope","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe DTX 350 LCD is a digital microscope with a 4.3-inch colour screen, so you look at a display rather than through an eyepiece and the whole table can see at once. Magnification is 20x to 300x, which covers coins and stamps, plants and seeds, fabric and print, and inspection of small electronics. Eight LEDs light the object from above with adjustable brightness, and the stand has a 120 by 165 mm stage with a measuring scale and clips.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt runs for up to seven hours on its built-in 2500 mAh battery, or from any USB power source, and photos and video save to a microSD card (a 1 GB card is included; it takes cards up to 32 GB). The camera sensor is 0.3 megapixels, which is sharp on the built-in screen and fine for sharing, but soft if you print or enlarge; if photos matter, the \u003ca href=\"\/products\/levenhuk-dtx-500-lcd-digital-microscope\" title=\"Levenhuk DTX 500 LCD digital microscope\"\u003eDTX 500\u003c\/a\u003e with its 5-megapixel sensor is the one to choose. The DTX 350 can also connect to a Windows or Mac computer over USB and output to an external screen.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFocus travel is 5 to 80 mm, enough for tweezers under the lens but tight for a soldering iron. Because it lights from above, it's for solid objects; for prepared slides and pond water you want a \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/compound-microscopes\" title=\"Compound microscopes\"\u003ecompound microscope\u003c\/a\u003e. Our \u003ca href=\"\/blogs\/guides\/best-digital-microscope\" title=\"The best digital microscope with a screen\"\u003edigital microscope guide\u003c\/a\u003e explains why a screen model beats a USB stick for most adults.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn the box are the microscope, stand, USB cable, microSD card, software CD and manual. A mains adapter isn't included; any USB phone charger powers it.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Levenhuk","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67751591772524,"sku":"74768","price":151.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1023\/5966\/2956\/files\/74768_levenhuk-digital-microscope-dtx-350-lcd_00.jpg?v=1792279016"},{"product_id":"levenhuk-dtx-500-lcd-digital-microscope","title":"Levenhuk DTX 500 LCD Digital Microscope","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe DTX 500 LCD is the digital microscope to choose when the photos and measurements matter as much as the viewing. It has a 5-megapixel sensor behind a 3.5-inch colour screen, 20x to 500x magnification with 4x digital zoom, and software for Windows and Mac that measures lengths, areas, angles and radii from a calibrated image. That makes it a working tool for electronics repair, coin and stamp grading, watch and jewellery work, and recording plant and insect specimens.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe stand is the other reason to pick it over the \u003ca href=\"\/products\/levenhuk-dtx-350-lcd-digital-microscope\" title=\"Levenhuk DTX 350 LCD digital microscope\"\u003eDTX 350\u003c\/a\u003e. The 95 by 98 mm stage moves 40 mm vertically and carries an 8 by 6 cm measuring scale, and the focus range is 0 to 150 mm, which leaves room for a soldering iron or a screwdriver under the lens. Eight white LEDs light the object from above with adjustable brightness, which you'll want turned down for polished metal.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt runs from the mains adapter in the box (100 to 240 V) or a rechargeable 1050 mAh battery good for about two hours, and saves photos and video to a microSD card of up to 32 GB (not included). Outputs are USB 2.0 to a computer and AV to a television or projector, which suits a classroom or club.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe magnification is digital rather than through an eyepiece, and the microscope lights from above, so it's for solid, opaque objects. Prepared slides and pond water need a \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/compound-microscopes\" title=\"Compound microscopes\"\u003ecompound microscope\u003c\/a\u003e. The box includes the microscope, mains adapter, battery, USB and AV cables, a cleaning wipe, a calibration scale, software CD and manual.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Levenhuk","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67751591805292,"sku":"61024","price":227.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1023\/5966\/2956\/files\/61024_levenhuk-dtx-500-lcd-microscope_00.jpg?v=1792279017"},{"product_id":"bresser-lcd-50-2000x-digital-microscope","title":"Bresser LCD 50-2000x Digital Microscope","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Bresser LCD microscope has a 3.5-inch screen where the eyepiece would be, so you watch the slide on the screen rather than through a lens. That suits children, people who wear glasses and anyone sharing the view. Behind the screen is a 5 MP camera that takes photos and video, and the microscope connects to a Windows computer by USB.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThree objectives, 4x, 10x and 40x, give 50x to 500x of real magnification, and the camera's digital zoom takes the picture up to 2000x, though the digital part enlarges the picture rather than adding detail. There's LED light from below for slides and from above for solid objects, a colour filter disc, and a stage with knobs that move the slide forwards, back and from side to side.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt runs from a mains adapter. In the box are an experiment kit with blank slides and cover slips, yeast, sea salt, brine shrimp eggs and a hatchery, a USB cable and a nylon pouch. The \u003ca href=\"\/products\/levenhuk-rainbow-dm500-lcd-digital-microscope\" title=\"Levenhuk Rainbow DM500 LCD digital microscope\"\u003eRainbow DM500\u003c\/a\u003e has a bigger tilting screen and a battery but much less magnification for slides.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bresser","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67769469272428,"sku":"64647","price":210.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1023\/5966\/2956\/files\/microscope-bresser-lcd-40x-1600x_SsRfGGa.jpg?v=1792429284"},{"product_id":"levenhuk-dtx-700-lcd-digital-microscope","title":"Levenhuk DTX 700 LCD Digital Microscope","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe DTX 700 LCD is a bench digital microscope with a fixed 5-inch screen and a 5 MP camera, for electronics, jewellery, coins, minerals and metal surfaces, and for insects and plants at home. Optical magnification is 10x to 300x, and digital zoom goes up to 1200x. The working distance adjusts from 5 to 70 mm.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt has a built-in polarising filter, which cuts the glare off shiny metal, solder and coins, and LED lighting with adjustable brightness. It runs from the mains adapter or a built-in battery that Levenhuk rates at about three hours. Photos (up to 12 MP, interpolated from the 5 MP sensor) and 1080p video save to a microSD card, which isn't included, with time-lapse and loop recording built in.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt also connects to a computer by USB, with measuring software for Windows and Mac, and to a TV or monitor over HDMI or AV. It isn't for slides or pond life. The \u003ca href=\"\/products\/levenhuk-dtx-500-lcd-digital-microscope\" title=\"Levenhuk DTX 500 LCD digital microscope\"\u003eDTX 500 LCD\u003c\/a\u003e below it has a smaller 3.5-inch screen, and the \u003ca href=\"\/products\/levenhuk-dtx-rc1-digital-microscope\" title=\"Levenhuk DTX RC1 digital microscope\"\u003eDTX RC1\u003c\/a\u003e adds a remote control and flexible spotlights for less.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Levenhuk","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67769526124908,"sku":"75075","price":278.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1023\/5966\/2956\/files\/75075_levenhuk-digital-microscope-dtx-700-lcd_00.jpg?v=1792429498"},{"product_id":"levenhuk-dtx-rc1-digital-microscope","title":"Levenhuk DTX RC1 Remote Controlled Digital Microscope","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe DTX RC1 is a digital microscope with a 4.3-inch screen on a stand and two remote controls, a wireless one for zoom, photos and video and a wired one on the cable for power and lighting. Using the remote means you don't touch the microscope while you take a picture, which is what usually blurs it. Total magnification is 3x to 220x, optical and digital combined.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs well as the light inside the lens, it has two LED spotlights on flexible arms that bend to light a watch movement, a circuit board or an engraved surface from the side. The stage is 100 by 160 mm and focus travels 23 mm. Photos save at up to 4032 by 3024 and video at 1080p to a microSD card, which isn't included, and it connects to a Windows or Mac computer by USB.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePower comes through a USB cable from the mains adapter in the box, and there's no battery. The wireless remote takes a CR2025 coin cell, also not included, and Levenhuk lists a UV filter in the box. It doesn't take slides. The \u003ca href=\"\/products\/levenhuk-dtx-700-lcd-digital-microscope\" title=\"Levenhuk DTX 700 LCD digital microscope\"\u003eDTX 700 LCD\u003c\/a\u003e above it has a bigger 5-inch screen, more magnification and a battery.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Levenhuk","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67769526157676,"sku":"76821","price":151.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1023\/5966\/2956\/files\/76821_levenhuk-dtx-rc1-remote-controlled-microscope_00.jpg?v=1792429499"},{"product_id":"levenhuk-rainbow-dm500-lcd-digital-microscope","title":"Levenhuk Rainbow DM500 LCD Digital Microscope","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Rainbow DM500 is a digital microscope with a 5-inch screen that tilts, and lights above and below the stage, so it shows solid things such as coins, stones and insects and also see-through things such as prepared slides. Optical magnification is 7x to 50x, and the digital zoom takes it to 200x. That low range suits whole insects, leaves and the twelve prepared slides in the box, but it won't show individual cells the way a compound microscope at 400x does.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt runs on its built-in battery for three to four hours (Levenhuk says a full charge takes 16 to 20 hours) or from the mains adapter. Photos save at up to 12 MP and video at 1080p to a microSD card, which isn't included, and a wireless remote takes the picture so the microscope doesn't shake; the remote needs two AAA batteries, also not included. It doesn't connect to a computer.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe twelve slides are a locust wing, a honeybee wing and leg, laver, pine and carnation stems, a canary feather, cow hair, a goldfish scale, potato starch, corn stem and onion skin, and the stage has clips and blank slides for your own samples. For cells on a screen at up to 500x, the \u003ca href=\"\/products\/bresser-lcd-50-2000x-digital-microscope\" title=\"Bresser LCD 50-2000x digital microscope\"\u003eBresser LCD 50-2000x\u003c\/a\u003e is the step up.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Levenhuk","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67769548898668,"sku":"76826","price":151.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1023\/5966\/2956\/files\/76826_levenhuk-rainbow-dm500-lcd-digital-microscope_00.jpg?v=1792429572"}],"url":"https:\/\/scopeandfield.com\/collections\/digital-microscopes.oembed","provider":"Scope \u0026 Field","version":"1.0","type":"link"}