pco.panda 4.2 sCMOS Camera

Excelitas pco.panda 4.2 is a scientific CMOS camera which features a 16-bit sCMOS sensor. It offers a high resolution of 2048 x 2048 pixels with 6.5 x 6.5 μm pixel size to ensure excellent image quality. Its ultra-compact camera housing and flexible design with the latest sCMOS technology makes the pco.panda 4.2 ideal for use in a wide range of applications.

The USB 3.1 connection eliminates the need for an external power supply allowing for faster data transfer and direct power via USB cable. The pco.panda 4.2 has a high quantum efficiency of up to 80 % and low readout noise. 

μManager provides the essentials of microscope imaging in a single open source plugin software interface package. It operates with all PCO cameras as well as microscopes from all major manufacturers and many peripherals.

Interface	USB 3.1 Gen 1
Sensor technology	sCMOS
Color type	monochrome (color also available)
Resolution	2048 x 2048 pixels
Sensor diagonal	18.8 mm
Pixel size	6.5 x 6.5 μm
Maximum frame rate @ full resolution	40 fps
Maximum pixel rate	176 MPixel/s
Peak QE	80 % @ 600 nm1
Typ. read noise2 (e-)	2.1 e-
Maximum dynamic range	21,400 : 1
Shutter type	Rolling Shutter
Sensor cooling	passive
Additional options3	lightsheet scanning mode
Dimensions (H x W x L)	65 x 65 x 66 mm

1 monochrome version
2 The readout noise values are given as median (med). All values are raw data without any filtering.
3 Selectable via software.