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FL 20BW Mono Cooled CMOS Camera, 20 MP, 84% QE

FL 20BW
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A 20 MP cooled monochrome CMOS camera for low-magnification fluorescence imaging and documentation.

The FL 20BW is a cooled monochrome camera based on a Sony back-illuminated CMOS sensor with 5472 × 3648 pixels at 2.4 µm and 84% peak QE. Cooling brings dark current down to 0.001 e⁻/pixel/s, which reduces hot pixels in long exposures. It is designed for documentation and system integration with low-NA, low-magnification optics.

Key Features

  • 20 MP (5472 × 3648) at 2.4 µm on a 15.86 mm (1-inch) sensor, imaging the central, most uniform part of the image plane
  • 84% peak QE and 0.6 e⁻ read noise
  • Dark current as low as 0.001 e⁻/pixel/s for clean long exposures
  • Exposure times from 3 µs to 3600 s; 16 fps at full resolution
  • USB 3.0 and C-mount; up to 4 cameras can be run simultaneously through the SDK
  • Saves TIFF, JPG, PNG and DICOM; SDK for C/C++, C#, DirectShow and TWAIN

Typical Applications

  • Fluorescence imaging
  • qPCR
  • dPCR
  • Chemiluminescence imaging
  • Low-magnification fluorescence microscopy and documentation

Related Products

  • FL 20 — Cooled Color CMOS Camera, 20 MP, 1-inch Sensor, USB 3.0
  • FL 26BW — Long-Exposure Cooled Mono CMOS Camera, 1.8-inch, 6240 × 4168
  • FL 9BW — Long-Exposure Cooled Mono CMOS Camera, 9 MP, 3000 × 3000

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Model: FL 20BW · Acquisition software and drivers are supplied with the camera. Contact WaveQuanta for a quote and lead time.

Sensor Type BSI CMOS
Sensor Sony IMX183CLK-J
Color / Mono Mono
Peak QE 84%
Resolution 5472 × 3648 (20 MP)
Pixel Size 2.4 µm × 2.4 µm
Effective Area 13.1 mm × 8.8 mm
Array Diagonal 15.86 mm (1")
Full-Well Capacity 16 ke⁻
Readout Noise 0.6 e⁻
Frame Rate 16 fps @ 5472 × 3648
Shutter Type Rolling
Exposure Time 3 µs to 3600 s
Binning Supported
Dark Current 0.001 e⁻/pixel/s
Bit Depth 8 bit, 16 bit
Data Interface USB 3.0
Optical Interface C-mount
Power Supply 12 V
Dimensions 85 mm × 85 mm × 112 mm (H × W × L)
Weight 980 g
Operating Environment Working: 0°C to 40°C, 10–85% RH
Software / SDK Acquisition and analysis software; SDK: C/C++, C#, DirectShow, TWAIN; Windows, Linux
No CAD drawings available for this product.

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