Handheld Digital Microscope: FAST
Safety Training Requirements
[edit | edit source]- Dr. Pearce Safety Lab Tour
- Worker Health & Safety Awareness
- WHMIS 2015 - Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System
- Laboratory Safety & Hazardous Waste Management
Personal protective equipment
[edit | edit source]- Safety glasses – always required
Handheld Digital Microscope
[edit | edit source]- TEB 6
- Make: Celestron
- Model: Handheld Digital Microscope Pro
- https://www.celestron.com/products/handheld-digital-microscope-pro
- Equipment specifications
- 5.0 MP Sensor
- Magnification Range: 20x - 200x
- Power Source: USB connection with computer
- Pixel SIze: 1.75 µm
- Still Image Capture Resolution: 2592 x 1944 | 2112 x 1188 | 1538 x 864 | 640 x 480
- Video Resolution: 2592x1944 | 2320x1744 | 2048x1536 | 1920x1080 | 1280x1024
- Dimensions: 110mm x 35mm
Operation & Procedure
[edit | edit source]- Must First download Microcapture Pro software from Celestron
- Open-source, can be found here
- Alternativley the camera app input can be switched from the webcam to the mciroscope and can be used as well
- Plug microscope into a computer with the USB cable
Shutdown
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| License | CC-BY-SA-4.0 |
| Organizations | Free Appropriate Sustainable Technology, Western University |
| Cite as | Tierney Craven (2022–2024). "Handheld Digital Microscope: FAST". Appropedia. Retrieved June 2, 2026. |