Digital Imaging Technology and Equipment for Libraries, Museums,
Laboratories and Field Work

JENOPTIK C14

Perfect image quality for easy, reliable analysis

Excellent image quality is an essential prerequisite for precise analytical results. With the ProgRes C14, Jenoptik L.O.S. has introduced the latest addition to the successful ProgRes Series. Like its predecessors, the ProgRes C14 sets new benchmarks in digital microscopic and macroscopic photography.

The ProgRes C14 delivers high-resolution images with impeccable detail and exceptional color fidelity, which means perfect results no matter what the requirements. Optimum image quality and unmatched convenient operation make the ProgRes C14 the choice for all applications.

For documentation or analysis, material testing, or medical, scientific, and technical applications, the ProgRes C14 is the preferred digital camerae for all professional applications.

The CCD sensor—for unsurpassed sensitivity

The ProgRes C14 builds on a 1300 by 1030 pixel CCD sensor and features full 42 bit RGB color depth for perfect halftones. Extremely precise microscanning boosts the resolution of the hermetically sealed sensor to a maximum of 3900 by 3090 pixels of true image information—without computerized interpolation. The integrated IR suppression filter, which is located well in front of the focal plane of the optical system, also provides effective protection against dust.

With its high resolution, excellent sensitivity, and exceptional color depth, the ProgRes C14 can be used for all conventional contrast processes, such as bright or dark ground, phase contrast, or DIC

Even with very low light signals, the ProgRes C14 produces images with extremely low noise and outstanding color fidelity, which makes it the perfect choice for sensitive applications, such as fluorescence microscopy. Active cooling of the CCD sensor with a peltier element and ventilation means that low-light specimen with corresponding long integration times are no longer a problem. The ProgRes C14 allows for exposure times of from 1/4000 sec. to several minutes!

Maximum versatility for more convenience

Now you can take advantage of the full potential of your microscope—in the areas of histology, cytology, and genetics. Color co-site sampling in microscanning mode makes it possible to capture even the finest specimen structures—without any image loss or moiré effect.

Choosing from four resolution settings, the ProgRes C14 always delivers maximum image quality no matter what the application. The results are razor-sharp images with absolute color fidelity and noise-free, exceptionally dynamic reproduction of even the finest nuances in all density ranges. That means ideal base materials for error-free digital image analysis for all conceivable areas of application.

	Mode	Resolution	File Size	Application/Description
	1-shot	1300 x 1030 pixels	7.6 MB	For moving objects
	4-shot	1300 x 1030 pixels	7.6 MB	4x scan (all three RGB colors/green double for maximum contrast)
	16-shot	2600 x 2060 pixels	30.6 MB	For more focus on details and more complex colors
	36-shot	3900 x 3090 pixels	69 MB	Maximum non-interpolated resolution

The ProgRes C14 comes with a C-mount for maximum versatility. Therefore, it fits the microscope or an common C-mount lens perfectly. With its 3/8-inch or 1/4-inch mount, it can be just as easily used on a photographic or repro tripod.

The ProgRes C14's modern FireWire interface allows for an easy, convenient PC interface with a data transfer rate of 400 Mbit/sec.

Convenient operation for more productivity

The ProgRes C14 makes your work as easy as possible. This compact camera operates completely automatically. No shutter of filter wheel bothers you while making fine adjustments on the microscope.

A fas,t online image with a loupe function permits reliable alignment and focusing for optimum control of results.

The frame rate of 5 fps can be increased up to 18 fps through Binning (Binning factor of 5) in five steps. At the same time, automatic exposure metering guarantees optimum image control and as a result maximum productivity.

Digital technology makes all operations—from initial capture to archiving—as efficient as possible and at the same time supports a wide range of different possibilities for post-processing and analysis. The user-friendly software makes it extremely easy to control the camera and the microscope with the TWAIN interface. As a result, users can continue to work with their usual image-processing software.

When used on a electronically controlled microscope, many operations can be automated to simplify complex imaging substantially, for example multiple-fluorescence and time-sequence applications.

Complicated settings can be stored with a single mouse click and immediately reproduced at any time, which means reliability, saved time, and more convenience in everyday operation.

CCD

• 2/3" progressive scan CCD image sensor
• Number of pixels 1300 x 1030
• Capturing area 8.7 mm x 6.9 mm
• R,G,B mosaic color mask: type Bayer, with micro lenses to enlarge photosensitivity

Digitalization and Dynamic Range

• 14 bit, dynamic range: typical > 2048:1

Exposure Time

• 1/4000 sec. to several minutes

Fast, Colored Online Image for Selection of Image Area, Exposure Adjustment, and Focusing

• Maximal values of about 5 images /sec. without binning, about 18 images /sec. with quintuple binning
• Zoom function (AOI , number of images depending on position, size, and binning mode)
  
   

Piezo Technology

• High precision, 2-dimensional sensor movement to improve resolution

Capture Modes and Resolutions

	Mode		Resolution		Notes
	1-shot		1300 x 1030 pixels		color interpolation via software
	4-shot		1300 x 1030 pixels		colorfast scanning using micro scan
	16-shot		2600 x 2060 pixels		colorfast scanning and higher resolution using micro-scan
	36-shot		3900 x 3090 pixels		colorfast scanning and highest resolution (according to Nyquist theorem)

Zoom Function for Selectable Resolutions and Fastest Possible Online Image

	Resolution		Online Image		Number of Images /sec.
	1300 x 1030 pixels		color		5
	650 x 515 pixels		b/w		10
	433 x 343 pixels		color		13
	325 x 257 pixels		b/w		16
	260 x 206 pixels		color		18

Function to Measure Light Exposure

• This function enables you to select the correct exposure time for the first image, even when capturing with long exposure times in low light applications.

Ultra Red Band Elimination Filter

• With the IR filter shifted to the front and the sensor embedded in a gas tight condition, dust problems are avoided in all microscopic applications
• Distance from CCD to IR filter about12 mm (same as ProgRes 3012 mf)

Cooling

• Peltier and fan to cool the CCD
• Sensor capsule filled with gas to avoid condensation problems
• Peltier and fan are fed by the power supply system of the camera

Housing

• 3/8" thread and 1/4" thread on the lower side along the optical axis (related to landscape orientation) to mount the camera to a photo or repro tripod
• Louver / fan

Adaptation

• C- mount 1" x 1/32", [opt. flange focal distance 17.53 mm]
• Recommended C-Mount lenses: Lametar 2.8/25 mm (Jenoptik L.O.S.); Apo-Rodagon- N 2.8/50 mm (Rodenstock)
• Microscopy: connection to a microscope with TV adapter, eventually with additional lens to optimally gather the view field.

Power Supply

• Fire wire: 8, 40 V DC, max., 1.5 A [from the computer or from the repeater/hub]
• Cable length 4.5 m

Data Transfer

• Fire wire: 400 Mbit/s (connection to fire wire interface of the computer or fire wire interface card)
• Cable length 4.5 m

External Interfaces (Plugs / External Connectors)

• Power and data: fire wire IEEE1394 connector
• Flash sync: standard flash trigger connector
• 2-colored LED (status display [red/yellow/green])
• Trigger out for external controls [shutters, lighting,... (i.e., against fading of fluorescent probes)]
• 2 more entries to query external status/signals

Software

• Development Kit for Win98/NT (including blemish correction, high quality 1 shot interpolation, color space transformation, etc.)
• Twain PlugIn for Win98/NT

Licenses

• TÜV, CE, UL, FCC

Deliverables

• Camera head with C-mount cover
• Fire wire cable
• Calibration slide