Header banner
Revain logoHome Page
Tim Clark photo
New Zealand, Wellington
1 Level
691 Review
23 Karma

Review on πŸ“· AmScope MU1403-CK 14 Megapixel Live Video USB 3.0 Microscope Camera with Digital Imaging & Calibration Kit by Tim Clark

Revainrating 1 out of 5

Terrible frame rate even at the lowest resolution

After hours of tweaking and trying different lighting options, I've come to the conclusion that this camera is only for stills and zoomed out microscope views. Once I zoom in close enough to see the pads on the phone's circuit board, the auto exposure drops the frame rate below 6 fps. Setting up without "Auto Exposure" also failed because. After setting the exposure, I zoomed in, everything is clear, but when I zoom in it's almost completely dark and the frame rate is ridiculously slow. So this camera will likely be sent back or will have to sit on my shelf as the adapter is not currently available online. $340 Spent!

Pros
  • Compound Binocular Microscopes
Cons
  • So far so good