

MIchrome 5 Pro Global Shutter Color Microscope Camera, 5 MP, USB 3.0
MIchrome 5 ProDesign Tools
A 5 MP global shutter color camera for fluorescence and brightfield microscopy, with live stitching and EDF.
The MIchrome 5 Pro uses a Sony global shutter color CMOS sensor with 2448 × 2048 resolution and 3.45 µm pixels, read out over USB 3.0 at 35.9 fps. Because all pixels are exposed at once, moving specimens are recorded without distortion, which suits fluorescence and live-sample work.
Key Features
- Global shutter: all pixels are exposed simultaneously for undistorted images of moving specimens
- 2448 × 2048 (5 MP) at 35.9 fps full frame, or 88.8 fps at 1224 × 1024
- Live stitching builds large panoramic images within seconds while the stage is moved
- Live EDF merges different focal planes into one extended-depth-of-field image as the focus is turned
- Color temperature adjustable from 2000 to 15000 K; images saved as TIF, JPG, PNG or DICOM
- Up to four cameras can run at the same time through the SDK (C, C++, C#, DirectShow, TWAIN)
- 11.1 mm sensor diagonal, standard C-mount, 3 W power draw over USB 3.0
Typical Applications
- Fluorescence microscopy (e.g. BPAE cells)
- Biological brightfield microscopy with live stitching
- Stereo microscopy with live EDF (e.g. insects)
- Polarized-light and metallographic microscopy (e.g. rock thin sections)
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Model: MIchrome 5 Pro · Acquisition software and drivers are supplied with the camera. Contact WaveQuanta for a quote and lead time.
| Sensor Type | Sony CMOS |
| Color / Mono | Color |
| Resolution | 2448 × 2048 (5 MP) |
| Pixel Size | 3.45 µm × 3.45 µm |
| Effective Area | 8.4 mm × 7.1 mm |
| Array Diagonal | 11.1 mm |
| Frame Rate | 35.9 fps @ 2448 × 2048; 88.8 fps @ 1224 × 1024 |
| Shutter Type | Global |
| Exposure Time | 124 µs – 15 s |
| Binning | 2 × 2, 3 × 3, 4 × 4 |
| Bit Depth | 8-bit, 16-bit |
| Color Temperature | 2000–15000 K |
| Data Interface | USB 3.0 |
| Optical Interface | C-mount |
| Power Consumption | 3 W |
| Dimensions | 68 mm (H) × 68 mm (W) × 46 mm (L) |
| Weight | 330 g |
| Operating Environment | Operating −10 to 45 °C, 10–85% RH |
| Image Format | TIF, JPG, PNG, DICOM |
| Multi-Camera | Up to 4 cameras simultaneously via SDK |
| Software / SDK Support | Acquisition and analysis software; SDK: C, C++, C#, DirectShow, TWAIN |
| Operating System | Windows 10/11 (64-bit), Mac |
| PC Requirements | Intel Core i5 quad-core or higher, 8 GB RAM or more |





