Advice on CCD camera

Posted by Arvydas Matiukas on
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Hello list,
 
Please share your experience and advice on CCD camera
for imaging fixed slides on widefield fluorescent microscope.
We are looking for a reasonably priced, reliable and sensitive
camera. High speed is not very important. Also how newest sCMOS
compare to CCD?
 
Our 5 year old 1.4MP cooled CCD camera died, and as it
is discontinued, we prefer to replace it instead of repairing.
It has been mostly used for imaging fixed brain slices
labeled by immunofluorescence or fluorescent proteins,
some labels being quite dim.
 
Thanks,
Arvydas
 
Arvydas Matiukas, Ph.D.
Director of Confocal&Two-Photon Core
SUNY Upstate Medical University
Neuroscience & Physiology Dept