LCD Digital Biological Microscope - 2000X with Digital & Microbial Lens - 7'' IPS Display, 10 LED Lights, 12MP Camera, Windows/Mac Compatible

I am very impressed that this high resolution microscope with a good color display is so relatively inexpensive. It's not the cheapest either, but it has a lot of power and features for the price.I am a characterization scientist for a living. I have been analyzing digital microscopes for the past several months to find ones that I like for laboratory use and home use that are also relatively inexpensive. This microscope, using the 2000x magnification lens, has the best resolution of any microscope I've tested so far (other than ones at a lab that cost several thousand dollars each). I use a standard USAF 1951 resolution target, the industry standard for determining how much detail a microscope can ACTUALLY see. The reference target itself is a precision device that costs three times more than this microscope, so I have been sharing this info in reviews so home users can benefit from real data. When looking at the clusters of lines, you typically decide what the smallest set is that you can still see individual lines, some will be blurry when they are too small for the microscope to see. For this microscope, I can see all of the pairs clearly, which is amazing for a microscope this inexpensive. That means it can see at least 228 line pairs per mm, or features that are less than 2 microns (0.0002 cm or 0.00008 inches) in size. I verified that by looking at a sample of blood cells, which are 6-8 microns in diameter, and the cells are easily resolvable.The key here is that they provide two lenses. One is optimized for fine detail, and it has very high resolution, it lets you see cells and other items prepared on flat glass slides. The tradeoff of that is that it needs a lot more light, and the focus is on a very thin region which is why the cell samples are on glass. It is a fact of optics that as the magnification increases, the depth of field gets smaller. There is no way to have high magnification and see features that are 3D. That is why it is great that they provide a lower magnification lens too. This low mag lens needs much less light, and you can see 3D items well.If you look at the difference in size between the glass in the two lenses, you will understand why the high magnification lens needs more light. The glass is much smaller, so it's focusing less light onto the camera sensor. For photographers, this will all make intuitive sense too, since the same basic optics laws apply.Finally, the screen on this seems to have good color rendition. Many other microscopes have terrible screens. I don't like that I need to push a button on the screen to take a photo, it makes the sample shake, but you can simply use it tethered to a computer for that. The screen is still amazing for live viewing. On my Mac, it doesn't act as a full 12 MP camera, but that may be a settings problem for my computer. The focus adjustment is decent, I find it easier to move the sample stage to get good focus.I'll update this review with more images later to show off some other good uses of this microscope. Once again, I am impressed with the performance for how inexpensive it is.

I highly prize display, electronics and optics. Claimed magnification 2000x is obviously overblown, just to achieve 1000x you need use a more expensive device with oil immersed objective. I compared pictures between an Omax M8311 microscope with a digital camera (costing about $500) and this one - and the image results are good.However, mechanically it is very cheaply made, the plastic stage is flimsy, handling slides and the sharpening image is uncomfortable (mainly with high magnifications).My intention is to educate grandchildren. We also have an IQ Crew Inverted Microscope and kids like it. This is the third microscope in possession. It didn't fulfill my expectation mainly due to cheap mechanics. If I could try it before shopping I wouldn't buy it. If somebody would like to educate kids I would advise spending a hundred dollars more and buy a decent microscope for students with a digital camera.

Works really well. Takes great photos. It's easy to click the buttons on the LCD to figure out what they do. For example the image started in Black and White mode but within a few curious clicks I was able to discover the many modes (color, high exposure, etc.)It comes with 2 lenses, for looking at things close and ... super close! -- It is indeed tricky to figure out how to take the lens off. I read this in a review and it is living up to that. I haven't figured out how to get it to twist off yet but that does not change the quality of the product!

I gave this 2 stars for the following reasons.1. Where the focus knobs are located is inconvenient. Every time I tried adjusting the focus, it caused the platform to move, which in turn moved the slide.Magnification, although great when looking at the sample, didn't transfer when taking a photo.The material used was hard plastic. It would be sturdier if it were metal.Although I guess you get what you pay for.I returned it because the monocular microscope that I had previously purchased did a better job. I bought this one before because I was tired of having to assemble the phone attachment every time I wanted to take a photo of a sample. I suggest if you are planning on purchasing this type of microscope go with metal and one where the focus knobs are located elsewhere. I'm not sure if you would have the same issues if it were metal.

While I love the microscope I don't like that the 8 buttons were not legibly marked so that you can see what function each one has. I had to write out all the functions on a piece of paper and tape it to the microscope.

Perfect for what I bought it for - doing fecal egg counts on my horses. I love the large screen, clear picture, the ability to take photos of the samples, very user friendly to operate.

i have an old fashioned microscope that is 1200x magnification and is much more than this one. I would estimate this one at 700-800x magnification, useless for checking blood or semen

Like: is reasonably well made. Dislike: it's difficult to change lenses, the manual is poorly written and the text size is very small and hard to read, difficult to focus the 2000x lens. I used the product to examine microbiological specimens. Seller helped me use the microscope for effectively.