NEW HS All-in-one Fluorescence Microscope
BZ-9000 Series
All-in-one
Fluorescence
Microscope
Eliminates Need For
Darkroom
No Need For A Darkroom
Has A Six-mount Electronic Revolver
F-OPT STRUCTURE
FOLDED OPTICAL STRUCTURE
Navigation System
Revolutionary click-driven observation application moves to
optimum observation spot with no need for searching.
Before Movement
• Built-in black space enables
fluorescence observations
even in light environments.
Preview Screen (Target at 20 x magnification)
A
• Footprint reduced to about
half previous models.
• Six objective lenses with
electronic lens-switching
A
After Movement
Preview Screen (Target at 20 x magnification)
B
Electronic-driven movement
to observation point with
single click.
B
Haze Reduction Function
Quick Full-focusing Function
Eliminates fluorescence blurring, enabling visualization of
weak fluorescent signals.
New function clarifies unfocused afterimages.
Raw image
Fully focused image
Haze reduction image
Simple
composition
just by turning
mouse wheel.
The blurring can be
eliminated immediately
Drosophila
Image Joint Function
Dynamic Cell Counts
Connects images with high speed and quality.
Conventional software
Original image
Keyence’s original cell separation method
allows individual cells to be separated and
counted, even in non-circular,
highly-agglutinative cells.
Cell separation and extraction
Processed image
Simple one-click
connection
He Chromatic Figure
Image joint
Image created by image joint function
Wide-view image of multi-dye brain section
Specifications
Controller
Camera unit
Microscope unit
Model
Basic optical system
Objective lenses
Observation Method
Target Switching
BZ-9000 (HS All-in-one fluorescence microscope)
Inverted-type fluorescence phase-contrast microscope
Nikon CFI60 Series infinite optical system
Bright-field, fluorescence, phase contrast (Phase 1/2)
Electronic Z stage
Six-mount electronic revolver
Fixed image-forming lens, electronic LC filter insertion/removal unit
Fixed image-forming lens, electronic LC filter insertion/removal unit
8 mm stroke, minimum 0.1 μm pitch
Electronic filter turret
Up to 4 filters can be mounted, Automatic position recognition, Automatic excitation shutdown during filter replacement
Fluorescent incident illumination
Optical system for transmitted illumination
Halogen lamp
Ultra-high-pressure mercury lamp
Image pick-up element
Output signal, gradations
Electronic dimming (5, 10, 20, 40 or 100%) One manual slot (diffusion)
Electronic switching, electronic bright-field aperture (100% max.)/phase-contrast slit (Phase 1/2)
12 V, 100 W, Lamp life: 1,000 hours
120 W, Lamp life: 2,000 hours, optical axis adjustment not needed
2/3 inch, 1.5 million pixel monochrome CCD (colorized with LC filter)
12-bit monochrome, 8-bit monochrome, 8-bit R/G/B
Frame rate
Binning
ROI (partial scan)
15 frames/second for 8-bit monochrome recording (up to 100 frames/second with binning) 7.5 frames/second for 12-bit monochrome or color recording
On-chip binning (2 × 2, 4 × 4, 8 × 8)
Image-formation optical system
Electronic XY stage
CCD cooling mechanism
Number of pixels in recorded image
Yes
Peltier cooling: 5°C (at ambient temperature of –25°C)
4,080 × 3,072 max (12.5 million pixels, high-quality interpolation)
Moving image
15 fps max. (8-bit monochrome, 1,360 × 1,024); 30 fps (with binning, 680 × 512); 60 fps (336 × 248); 100 fps (168 × 120); 7.5 fps
(12-bit monochrome, 1,360 × 1,024)
Electronic shutter
Auto; 1/12,000. to 60. (144 increments)
Gain
Applicable OS
PC interface
Ambient temperature
0 dB, +6 dB, +12 dB, +18 dB, +24 dB
Windows*1 XP with SP2 (or later upgrade)
IEEE1394a
Relative humidity
+15 to +35°C
35 to 80% RH (no condensation)
Dimensions
Weight
Power supply
493 (H) × 345 (W) × 592 (D) mm *1
34 kg (without objective lenses mounted)
Power consumption
Overvoltage category
Pollution degree
400VA
100 to 240 VAC, 50/60 Hz
2
* Windows XP is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation in the U.S.A. *1: With the front panel closed.
Specifications are subject to change without notice.
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