Hamamatsu Photonics Unveils ORCA-D2 Dual CCD Camera

Hamamatsu Photonics announced that it has introduced the new ORCA-D2 dual CCD camera. As the new CCD camera is equipped with two ER-150 CCD devices, it can simultaneously capture multiple focal plane, or dual wavelength images.

Each CCD device has the ability to capture field of view in 1280 x 960 pixels. The devices have independent exposure, as well as gain settings to give place for various intensity levels in between the two images. The interchangeable optical blocks, which feature emission filters and beam splitters, help to achieve image separation. The optical blocks, when combined with two high-efficiency ER-150 CCDs, simplifies creation of dual images between wavelengths of 400 and 950 nm, at a maximum frame rate of 11 fps.

The ORCA-D2 also makes registration of image in dual imaging easier. One of the CCD devices can be adjusted through software for compensating for Z-axis, vertical, and horizontal registration. Each optical block can be adjusted for various objective choices. The moveable CCD’s position is automatically adjusted, when the CCD camera is inserted with the optical block,

The various features of the ORCA-D2 dual CCD camera include high sensitivity and low noise, and wide dynamic range. The camera features a 12-bit A/D converter, and an IEEE1394b interface. The ORCA-D2 is ideal for various microscopy applications such as colocalization and FISH, blue to NIR fluorescence, FRET, and real-time confocal microscopy.