

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






