Celestron 44302 Handheld Digital Microscope |  | Brand: Celestron
Category: Photography
List Price: $99.95
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Rating:  9 reviews
Sales Rank: 188
Media: Electronics
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Shipping Weight (lbs): 1
Dimensions (in): 7 x 6 x 4
MPN: 44302
Model: 44302
UPC: 050234443029
EAN: 0050234443029
ASIN: B001UQ6E4E
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| Features:
| • | Handheld Digital Microscope. | | • | 1.3 mp digital camera for snapshots & video | | • | 10x to 40x & 150x digital power | | • | LED illuminator | | • | Photo management software |
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Product Description
Great product for teens as well as adults for education, discovery, work and fun.
This innovative microscope design allows you to view specimens or objects on a computer screen and allows you to take snapshot images or short videos. A rugged, metal stand is included for holding the microscope steady at various positions for viewing and/or imaging.
The microscope is ideally suited for examining objects such as coins, stamps, rocks, relics, insects, plants, gems, circuit boards, various materials, skin, and many other objects. Also, you can examine specimen slides at low and high powers.
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| Customer Reviews:
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 Great Price. Windows 7 Support. February 6, 2010
Charles E. Steiger (Fort Scott, KS. USA)
We chose this microscope not knowing what to expect. My wife has MS and it has a direct effect on her vision, so she uses this scope for reading, and seeing things that are difficult view. For the quality of this unit, I feel like we didn't pay enough for it. I could probably be critical about its performance, if I were employed in some scientific profession, or if I just enjoyed criticizing quality by specifications. I don't. This model is perfect for a home user, and probably for professional uses too.
There are 32bit and 64bit versions of the software for Windows 7 (and XP, Vista, etc.) available at the manufacturers download site. That in itself is the reason we pulled the trigger. We run Windows 7 on all of our machines, 32bit and 64bit, so its nice to be able to use this microscope on any of them.
I snagged the microscope the other day to zoom in on some o-rings that were leaking. The o-rings were on Danger Den/Fat Boy fittings installed in a D'Tek waterblock. I was really able to show the difference, with pictures, when describing the problem regarding the o-ring size.
Amazing for the price February 4, 2010
J. Caldwell
I purchased this a while back as a gift and we've just now gotten around to using it. After installing the software on the included CD, we plugged it in and proceeded to grab anything in sight to put under the microscope. It's very easy to use- as soon as you launch the software, you are able to see what is under the microscope. There is a button on the microscope itself to take a picture, as well as buttons in the software to take a picture and a video. We found that using the on-screen buttons to work a little better, as it was sometimes difficult to hold the microscope steady and hit the button on it at the same time.
It really is fun to use, and would make an excellent teaching tool. Objects like fabric, coins, hair, and anything else with fine details are very interesting to see blown up. It works best with flat objects as the depth-of-field is pretty shallow, but if you are careful with the focus ring you can focus on other items too. I've attached a few "User Photos"- the denim, penny, and $10 bill are a few of the snaps we got.
I'm really surprised at how well the microscope works at this price. While it's probably not suitable for scientific work, it gives you a very interesting view of the world around you from a different perspective.
 Clestron 44302 - February 1, 2010
Shawn D. Mcintosh
I purchsed the Clestron 44302, for my son as a present, however, the device did not work properly (the illumincation) and there fore is fairly useless. We have had nothing but trouble in dealing with the company as to fixing or replacing the device. This device poor quality and lack of service reflects badly on both the manufacturing as well its distrbution / sells process (Amazon).
A handy handheld microscope! January 6, 2010
WPB Consulting (Cary, NC)
The good:
* Good build quality
* Variable magnification, not just the three levels listed.
* Easy to use software is included.
* Built in light, with auto-iris
* Included stand
The Not So Good:
* Short focal length - 150X requires object to touch the shroud.
* Light never shuts off.
* Focus wheel is very stiff.
* Stand clamps to scope right at the focus wheel - makes it hard to adjust.
On a Windows 7 64-bit machine, I plugged the scope in and was recognized immediately by a built-in driver. I installed the microscope software without an issue and it works fine.
Celeston does seem to offer support as well including driver and software:
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This is the best $50 toy computer microscope you will ever find. The plus side, is that it is a good tool as well. The included stand is awkward, so replacing it with a better stand would make this a very good tool. The scope has a button on top that takes a picture with the included software, but that is almost useless since it will mess up your position or focus, so just click the snapshot button on the software screen instead.
A fun toy for all ages with potential as a serious tool December 26, 2009
Benedict J. Jackson (Portland, OR USA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This device is probably smaller and lighter than you think. The entire camera (not including stand) is only about 4" long and as big around as a "D" battery.
High magnification focusing is touchy with any microscope and the stiff focus wheel on this scope is tricky to turn without moving the whole unit. At the "150x" setting you can basically touch the front to a flat surface and be in focus, though, which is nice. The built-in light and auto-irising works well in every situation I've tried. It remains on constantly whenever the device is connected via USB. The 1280x1024 resolution seems legit, and you will most likely be limited by your focusing ability rather than the camera.
I discarded the lockwasher from the metal stand because otherwise there was not enough thread engagement on the thumbscrew to tighten the stand.
The included software does not work on Windows 7. It installs with no hiccup but when run only pops up a failure dialog and exits. There is Win 7 capable software available from [...]. The only microscope-specific features of the software seem to be support for the orange capture button on the camera and a measurement tool.
On Mac OSX we played with it using iChat.
Someone asked if you could solder with it: The framerate is high enough, but the focal distance is pretty short, so there is not much clearance between the camera and the work. You could probably get 1" of total clearance at the "low" range if you removed the clear shroud at the base. This would slightly reduce the effectiveness of the built-in LED lights. You'd probably need fume extraction to avoid fogging the lens.
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