Digital Microscopes…Digital Microscopes…

A Powerful Educational Tool,Both in the LaboratoryAnd in the Classroom

* A Presentation by the GCR Staff: Integrated Ocean Drilling Program,Texas A&M University. College Station, Texas. May 2009

Best of Both WorldsBest of Both Worlds

• Dino-lite USB Handheld Digital Microscope

• Perfect for “quick inspection” of core sections, microfossils, etc.

• Still Picture and Video Capability (up to 200x)

• Measurement functions

• Calibration

• My First Digital Microscope• Great for capturing digital

images and video of thin sections, smear slides, etc.

• 90mm x 90mm Stage with clips

• Real optical glass lenses • 10X Widefield eyepiece

with pointer • 3 Achromatic objective

lenses: 4X, 10X & 40X Power

• Magnification from 40X to 400X

• LED illumination

Dino-lite USB Handheld Digital Microscope

   The Dino-Lite USB Digital Microscope connects to the USB port of your computer. One cable.. it's that simple! 

And, with an amazing range of focus, you can now photograph, display, and print out images of things in the macro and micro cosmos around you.  A versatile and high quality instrument, at a surprising low price! 

http://www.dino-lite.eu/

Laser cut 65x magForams at 200x mag

Granite at 50x mag Volcanic dust at 50x mag

My First Lab Ultimate Digital Microscope

• Microscope can be used with the Digital Eyepiece connected to a computer via the USB port or with the standard 10X eyepiece

• Ulead Photo Explorer software allows you to view live color images from the scope, save them, edit, and add text.

• Capture pictures and video

• Great for viewing both thin sections and smear slides

• An excellent visual leaning aide for both the laboratory and the classroom

http://www.cnascientific.com/

90% Forams 10% Rads 40x mag 100% Rads 40x mag

Sand, Silt, Clay 10x mag100 % Rads 40x mag

Polarized LightPolarized Light

By purchasing polarized filters,It is possible to view thin sectionsUnder polarized light.

Place one filter on top of thin Section and one beneath the Stage.

Rotate the bottom filter 360°To view in polarized light.

Thin Section: plain light Thin Section: Cross Polarized Light

Sand, Silt, Clay: Cross Polarized Light Thin Section: Cross Polarized Light

Video SamplesVideo Samples

My First Lab Digital Microscope: Thin Section under polarized light.

My First Lab Digital Microscope:Radiolarian from smear slide.

Dino-lite VideosDino-lite Videos

ODP Leg 169 Site 1037B Core 007H-3 Core Scan at 50 X magnification

ODP Leg 169 Site 1037B Core 007H-3 Core Scan at 200 X magnification

Thank You!Thank You!

For additional information: http://www.dino-lite.eu

http://www.cnascientific.com/

Or Contact the GCR Staff at:Gulf Coast Repository

(979) 845-5056rumford@iodp.tamu.edu, weymer@iodp.tamu.edu,

firth@iodp.tamu.edu