ORCA Fusion BT Hamamatsu monochrome camera
The ORCA-Fusion BT camera (C15440-20UP) is a backlit sCMOS scientific camera offering very high sensitivity, extremely low read noise and high uniformity.
This camera is designed for advanced low-light imaging applications and high-precision microscopy techniques.
Features of the Hamamatsu ORCA Fusion BT camera
- Ultra-low read noise: down to 0.7 e- rms
- High quantum efficiency: up to ~95
- High-sensitivity back-thinned sensor
- Resolution 2304 × 2304 pixels (≈ 5.3 Mpx)
- Pixels of 6.5 µm × 6.5 µm
- Frame rate up to 89.1 fps
- Playback modes: Fast scan, Standard, Ultra quiet
- C-mount (F-mount option depending on model)
Technical specifications of the Hamamatsu ORCA Fusion BT camera
| Caractéristique | Valeur |
|---|---|
| Model | C15440-20UP |
| Type of sensor | sCMOS back-thinned |
| Resolution | 2304 × 2304 pixels (5.3 MP) |
| Pixel size | 6.5 µm × 6.5 µm |
| Effective surface area | 14.976 mm × 14.976 mm |
| Playback noise | 0.7 e- rms (UQ), 1.0 e- rms (Standard), 1.6 e- rms (Fast) |
| Maximum speed | 89.1 fps (full format) |
| Exposure time | 17 µs – 10 s (Fast), 65 µs – 10 s (Standard), 280 µs – 10 s (UQ) |
| Dark current | ≈ 1 e-/pixel/s at -8 °C |
| Dynamic range | ≈ 21 400 : 1 |
| Interfaces | USB 3.0 or CoaXPress (Dual CXP-6) |
| A/D converter | 16 bit / 12 bit / 8 bit |
| Optical frames | C-mount (F-mount option) |
| Cooling | Peltier, down to -8°C (lower with water-cooling) |
Applications
- High-sensitivity fluorescence microscopy
- Bioluminescence and very low light imaging
- Time-lapse and live cell microscopy
- Lightsheet and confocal microscopy with rotating discs