{"title":"Microscope cameras and phone adapters","description":"\u003cp\u003eCameras and phone adapters for photographing and filming what you see through a microscope. The simplest route is a phone adapter, which clamps your phone's camera over the eyepiece and works with any microscope, telescope or binoculars you already own. Our adapter is the \u003ca href=\"\/products\/levenhuk-a10-smartphone-adapter\" title=\"Levenhuk A10 smartphone adapter\"\u003eLevenhuk A10\u003c\/a\u003e, which fits phones from 53 to 102 mm wide and eyepieces up to about 60 mm across, for under £40. For a camera that stays fitted, the \u003ca href=\"\/products\/levenhuk-m300-base-microscope-camera\" title=\"Levenhuk M300 BASE microscope camera\"\u003eLevenhuk M300 BASE\u003c\/a\u003e replaces the eyepiece in a 23.2 mm tube and sends a 3 MP image to a computer by USB.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003ePhone adapter or dedicated camera\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA phone adapter costs a fraction of a camera and uses the excellent sensor already in your pocket. It takes a minute to line up each time and you hold focus by eye on the phone screen, which is fine for occasional photos and for children sharing what they've found. A dedicated eyepiece camera stays fitted, gives a live feed to a laptop, and comes with its own software, which suits anyone recording regularly or teaching a group. If you expect to photograph most sessions, a \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/digital-microscopes\" title=\"Digital microscopes with a screen\"\u003edigital microscope with a built-in screen\u003c\/a\u003e may be the simpler buy than adding a camera to an optical one.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eWhat fits what\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePhone adapters clamp onto the outside of the eyepiece, so the measurement that matters is the eyepiece's outer diameter, which we list on each product page. Eyepiece cameras slot into the tube in place of the eyepiece, where the standard sizes are 23.2 mm for compound microscopes and 30.5 mm for stereo models. Our Rainbow \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/compound-microscopes\" title=\"Compound microscopes\"\u003ecompound microscopes\u003c\/a\u003e use the 23.2 mm tube; the LabZZ M101's is 29 mm.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eMicroscope camera FAQs\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWill a phone adapter work with my iPhone or Android phone?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAny phone between 53 and 102 mm wide fits the A10, which covers every current iPhone and Samsung Galaxy. Phones with several rear cameras work, but only one lens can see down the eyepiece at a time, so pick the main camera in your camera app.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eDoes a camera add magnification?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNo. A camera records what the microscope's lenses produce. Digital zoom on the phone enlarges the picture without adding detail.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eCan I film video?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYes, with either route, though the M300 BASE records 3 frames a second at full resolution, so a phone gives smoother video. Pond life in particular is far better on video than in a still.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"levenhuk-a10-smartphone-adapter","title":"Levenhuk A10 Smartphone Adapter","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe A10 clamps your phone's camera over the eyepiece of a microscope, telescope, spotting scope or binoculars, so you can photograph and film what you see without buying a dedicated camera. It holds phones from 53 to 102 mm wide, which covers every current iPhone and Samsung Galaxy, with no limit on height, and the eyepiece clamp fits eyepieces up to about 60 mm across. The phone cradle rotates through 360 degrees and slides sideways by 57 to 105 mm, so you can line the lens up with the eyepiece whichever corner your camera sits in.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSetting up takes a minute the first time and a few seconds after that. Clamp the adapter to the eyepiece, drop the phone in, slide it until the circle of light fills the screen, then focus with the microscope's knob while watching the phone. Use your phone's main camera (the adapter can only line up one lens at a time) and avoid digital zoom, which enlarges the image without adding detail.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt fits the 23.2 mm eyepieces on our \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/compound-microscopes\" title=\"Compound microscopes\"\u003ecompound microscopes\u003c\/a\u003e and the 30.5 mm eyepieces on the \u003ca href=\"\/products\/levenhuk-2st-stereo-microscope\" title=\"Levenhuk 2ST stereo microscope\"\u003e2ST stereo microscope\u003c\/a\u003e. Phones in thick cases may need the case removed. Covered by Levenhuk's two-year accessory warranty.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Levenhuk","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67751591936364,"sku":"68766","price":37.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1023\/5966\/2956\/files\/levenhuk-a10-smartphone-adapter_W7gFL8t.jpg?v=1792279021"},{"product_id":"levenhuk-m300-base-microscope-camera","title":"Levenhuk M300 BASE Microscope Camera","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe M300 BASE is a microscope camera that replaces the eyepiece. You take the eyepiece out of a compound microscope with a standard 23.2 mm tube, slide the camera in, and plug it into a computer by USB, which also powers it. The live picture appears on the screen, where you can save photos as JPG, BMP, PNG or TIF and record video.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe sensor is a 3 MP colour CMOS with a top resolution of 2048 by 1536. It captures 3 frames a second at full resolution and 7.5 at 1280 by 1024, so it suits still photos and slow-moving specimens better than smooth video. Levenhuk's software comes on CD and as a download, and the camera works with Windows 8, 10 and 11, macOS and Linux.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt fits the \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/compound-microscopes\" title=\"Compound microscopes\"\u003eRainbow microscopes\u003c\/a\u003e, which have 23.2 mm tubes, and Levenhuk names it as a camera for the Rainbow 2L. It doesn't fit the LabZZ M101 (29 mm) or the 30.5 mm tubes on our stereo microscopes without an adapter, which Levenhuk doesn't sell, and it can't connect to a phone. For phone photos through any eyepiece, the \u003ca href=\"\/products\/levenhuk-a10-smartphone-adapter\" title=\"Levenhuk A10 smartphone adapter\"\u003eA10 phone adapter\u003c\/a\u003e is the cheaper route.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Levenhuk","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67757505413484,"sku":"70355","price":135.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1023\/5966\/2956\/files\/levenhuk-digital-camera-m300-base_uEMGSvD.jpg?v=1792351299"},{"product_id":"bresser-mikrokular-full-hd-microscope-camera","title":"Bresser MikrOkular Full HD Microscope Camera","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe MikrOkular is an eyepiece camera. It goes into a microscope's eyepiece tube in place of the eyepiece and shows a live 1920 by 1080 picture on a Windows computer over USB, with software for photos and video. The barrel is 23.2 mm, which fits most compound microscopes including the Rainbow and Erudit models, and adapters for 30, 30.5 and 31.7 mm tubes are in the box for stereo microscopes and telescopes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBresser says it works best with bright-field and top-lit samples, which covers most microscopy at home and in school. On a telescope it photographs the Moon and the bright planets, and the telescope adapter takes 1.25-inch filters. The housing is metal, with a built-in UV and IR blocking filter.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe software, CamLabLite, comes on a CD for Windows 7, 8 and 10, and the camera follows the UVC webcam standard. It needs a computer and doesn't connect to a phone, and it won't fit the 29 mm tube on the LabZZ M101. To use a phone instead, the \u003ca href=\"\/products\/levenhuk-a10-smartphone-adapter\" title=\"Levenhuk A10 smartphone adapter\"\u003eA10 adapter\u003c\/a\u003e holds one over any eyepiece, and the \u003ca href=\"\/products\/levenhuk-m300-base-microscope-camera\" title=\"Levenhuk M300 BASE microscope camera\"\u003eM300 BASE\u003c\/a\u003e is Levenhuk's 3 MP eyepiece camera.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bresser","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67769487196524,"sku":"73754","price":59.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1023\/5966\/2956\/files\/73754_bresser-eyepiece-digital-camera-mikrokular-full-hd_00.jpg?v=1792429350"}],"url":"https:\/\/scopeandfield.com\/collections\/microscope-cameras.oembed","provider":"Scope \u0026 Field","version":"1.0","type":"link"}