Product Description

Biological microscope with digital camera for viewing or imaging. 40x to 600x Power, 10x to 20x zoom eyepiece, objectives - 4x, 15x, 30x, top and bottom electric illumination, 3 prepared slides.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #731 in Camera & Photo
• Color: White
• Brand: Celestron
• Model: 44320
• Dimensions: 5.00" h x 11.00" w x 13.00" l, 2.85 pounds

Features

• Biological microscope with powers from 40x to 600x
• Three prepared slides, rocks and honeybee wing
• Zoom eyepiece from 10x to 20x; 4x, 15x, 30x objective lenses
• Digital camera with imaging software included on CD-ROM
• Top and bottom electric illumination

From the Manufacturer
The Celestron 44320 is a multi-purpose microscope can be used as a traditional microscope with powers from 40x to 600x or attach the digital camera to view on your computer. It's the perfect tool for discovering and learning about the world we can't see. The included software allows you to save digital images and video to your computer. Weighing just 22 ounces, the microscope includes three prepared slides (head of a mosquito, cross-section of bamboo, scaly hairs of a silverberry), rocks, and honeybee wing for samples. Other features include a zoom eyepiece from 10x to 20x, objective lenses with 4x, 15x, 30x magnification, and top and bottom electric illumination. The microscope requires Windows 98, 98SE, 2000, ME, XP, or Vista, CD/DVD drive and open USB port. Celestron offers a 2-year warranty.

Customer Reviews

Poor quality. Not worth the money
I bought it, tried it and immediatley returned it.
All PLASTIC. No fine focus, image capturing was poor and not adjustable.
Save yourself the bother.... buy a different microscope

Disappointing
I was very disappointed in the quality of this microscope. I expected more from Celestron. I bought this for my son's 6th birthday and chose this one for the digital camera. I thought it would be easier for both of us to view the slides on the computer. The quality of the digital image is poor at best and makes the camera worthless. I wasn't expecting HD images but I was expecting to be able to actually see what was on the side. The scope is entirely plastic with so much light filtering through the plastic tube up to the eye piece that the image is distorted. The images viewed directly though the microscope aren't too bad but if that is all you're looking for put your money in a better scope without the camera. I packed it up, sent it back and bought just that.

Great for the price
This bad boy was pretty cheap as far as microscopes go but it lets you see well beyond what you can with the naked eye quite well. Older kids will be able to handle looking through the scope but little ones will have trouble. The best part for that is the camera. The camera takes pictures or video when you hook it up to a computer and the process is simple.

The light is a little hot for anything in water so take care to use the pen light that shines from above when possible at least until you find what you are looking for.

Also, there is no guard in place to prevent you from cracking a slide by focusing in too far so always pay attention if you're not already familiar with microscopes.