This model was discontinued in July 2015 in favor of our new, redesigned microscope. Please go have a look at plugable.com/usb2-micro-250x
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Features
- Optical Zoom from 1x to 50x
- Digital Zoom up to 200x
- 8 LEDs with dimmer for fine tuning illumination
- Live view with video capture or snapshot feature
- Solid alloy stand for stability.
- Functions like a simple web cam, so it works with PC, Mac and Linux
(including Raspberry Pi Raspbian)
Product Description
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The Plugable USB2-Micro-200X USB microscope provides up to 50X magnification optically and up to 200x and can be used on computers running Windows, Mac OS X, or Linux simply by plugging it into a spare USB 2.0 port and it requires no external power. It operates like a standard webcam and can be used with the default webcam software included in your computer’s operating system.
Setup and Drivers
Since our microscope uses a standard webcam chipset, it will automatically install default webcam drivers when plugged in to a computer. It can be used with any webcam app, like the camera app built in to Windows 8.1, Photo Booth in OSX, or a third party program like VLC media player.
We also have custom Windows and OSX software designed specifically to work with the microscope. The download for this can be found below:
Windows: https://s3.amazonaws.com/plugable/bin/Digital_Viewer_3.1.07.exe
Mac OSX: https://s3.amazonaws.com/plugable/bin/Digital_Viewer_3.1.07.dmg
Mac OSX: https://s3.amazonaws.com/plugable/bin/Digital_Viewer_3.1.07.dmg
Raspberry Pi running Raspbian:
***NOTE: Working with the current version of Raspian Jessie***
We have tested our Microscope with Linux using GTK+ UVC Viewer by using the following terminal commands:
***NOTE: Working with the current version of Raspian Jessie***
We have tested our Microscope with Linux using GTK+ UVC Viewer by using the following terminal commands:
“sudo apt-get install guvcview”
“guvcview”
“guvcview”
Frequently Asked Questions
Q: How do I zoom in on an object?
A: The level of magnification is controlled by the silver focus wheel, then the microscope or the object must be moved to the appropriate distance in order to be in focus.
Q: I can’t get my microscope to zoom past ~30x indicated magnification, how do i get to 200x?
A: At the closest distance with the clear shield touching the object, there are two possible magnifications. The first is at around 30x indicated, but if you continue to rotate the focus wheel, the image will get blurry, then sharp again at around 200x indicated!
Q: How do I dim the LED lights?
A: The LED lights can be dimmed or turned off by rotating the black LED light control wheel near the rear of the microscope. If you are having problems with glare, try viewing your intended object at an angle.
Q: I see a “device not detected” message in MicroCapture when it’s clearly connected. What gives?
A: You may have to disconnect and reconnect the microscope when restarting MicroCapture, and it can take up to 30 seconds for MicroCapture to detect the microscope. It’s also possible that the microscope isn’t running under it’s specialized driver that MicroCapture requires in order to see the microscope. If none of this helps, please contact us at [email protected] and we can help troubleshoot the issue.
A: The level of magnification is controlled by the silver focus wheel, then the microscope or the object must be moved to the appropriate distance in order to be in focus.
Q: I can’t get my microscope to zoom past ~30x indicated magnification, how do i get to 200x?
A: At the closest distance with the clear shield touching the object, there are two possible magnifications. The first is at around 30x indicated, but if you continue to rotate the focus wheel, the image will get blurry, then sharp again at around 200x indicated!
Q: How do I dim the LED lights?
A: The LED lights can be dimmed or turned off by rotating the black LED light control wheel near the rear of the microscope. If you are having problems with glare, try viewing your intended object at an angle.
Q: I see a “device not detected” message in MicroCapture when it’s clearly connected. What gives?
A: You may have to disconnect and reconnect the microscope when restarting MicroCapture, and it can take up to 30 seconds for MicroCapture to detect the microscope. It’s also possible that the microscope isn’t running under it’s specialized driver that MicroCapture requires in order to see the microscope. If none of this helps, please contact us at [email protected] and we can help troubleshoot the issue.
Hi Chris,
Now that you have me with you let me take care of this.
Let us know the make and model of your devices to search drivers for the device model.
We will soon release the drivers for the Microsoft devices to work on Windows 10 Operating System.
Refer to the Microsoft Help article below to install the drivers for the device and check if it helps.
Search for the device model.
Hope it helps. Reply to the post with an updated status of accessing the LifeCam for further assistance.
Thank you.
Thank you for your reply, my device is LifeCam 3.5 and yes I can install the previous Drivers from your link (Windows 7) but my complaint is that even though the Cam works and you can start it up using the Microsoft LifeCam shortcut one has lost the taskbar ‘hidden icon’ that used to show in Windows 7 and 8 enabling one to adjust the Cam when using it in other Social programs. Now one has to open the LifeCam program adjust it then close that program and open the Socialising program that you are using the cam in as both will not work together. Perhaps if Microsoft eventually dedicate a Driver to Windows 10 this problem will be overcome. Why you lapsed with your own devices where as other manufacturers such as Logitech delivered their own Drivers for Windows 10 I do not know.
Thank you.