Digital microscopes allow the image to be viewed in your very own computer. This amazing learning tool is not only a regular microscope but it is also a digital microscope, a web camera and a digital camera. With the new digital microscopesa, you can capture images and videos at high quality resolutions. You can use the computer link digital microscope camera as a web camera simply by just plugging in the USB cable directly to your computer. As simple as that and youre ready to capture still pictures and video images. You can also use the detachable web camera just like a standard web camera for video conference purposes in some USB digital microscopes. The USB digital computer microscope works as a digital microscope when attached to a computer but it also works like a regular microscope when it is not plugged into the USB port on the computer. There are two types of digital microscope.

A true digital microscope has a built in CCD chip camera in it. Standard compound microscopes are often referred to as digital if they have a digital camera attached to them. It is also possible for a digital camera designed to work with a compound microscope, which covers the eyepiece to capture the images, thus saving the expense of having to replace a standard microscope with a digital version. With todays advance digital microscopes, using the computer software normally supplied with them, you can edit and resize your specimen image to use in computer presentation or other document for research, medical or educational uses. You can likewise enhance college and university lectures by displaying the images on LCD monitors, plasma screens or TV monitor to allow everyone to see all at once. Digital microscope field kits are made and designed for kids. These USB digital microscopes are ideal for younger children, to introduce them to the world of microscopy. The microscope kits include small, simple to use, digital microscope, software designed for young children and accessories for taking samples they get from their field and nature trips.

Some digital microscopes or digiscopes are really designed for field or classroom setting. This type of microscope has a digital camera, so that images can be captured for use in curriculum work. With a magnification range of 20-100 times, some digital microscopes are suitable for viewing both small objects such as flowers and prepared slides for children studying microscopy subjects. Attaching the microscope with a digital camera and connect to the computer would allow the images to be viewed on your PC screen in full color and magnified and clear resolution. A powerful LED lighting system operates up to 50 hours on 3 x AA batteries giving illumination from above or below the specimen with adjustable intensity. Motic Play software (included with DS-300) is imaging software designed for children using the digiscope. It uses pictures and sounds to help children capture and edit still images and videos and has many other powerful features. Images can be measured, text and effects added, e-mailed and printed. The software includes a step by step picture help section that covers all of the functions. With the camera removed it can be used as a standard microscope to view prepared slides or, with the easily convertible stage, be used to view pond water creatures.

Some digital microscopes are also designed to be ideal in schools and college. These USB digital microscopes come with fully coated glass optics, freely movable stage, rechargeable LED illumination and built-in imaging chip. This microscope delivers live and high resolution images with a USB connection to your computer. With its software, still image capturing, video making and edting and a lot of other functions are made possible. The digital microscope has a rechargeable LED illumination that allows it to be fully portable. This makes it very useable not just in the classroom but even out in the field.