

TrueChrome Metrics HDMI Microscope Camera, 1080p, Built-in Measurement
TrueChrome MetricsDesign Tools
A 1080p HDMI microscope camera with on-board capture and measurement tools, operated without a computer.
The TrueChrome Metrics is an HDMI microscope camera based on the Sony IMX307LQR-C sensor, delivering 1920 × 1080 live images at 30 fps. Image capture, processing and measurement run on the camera itself, so it can be used with just a monitor and mouse; USB 2.0 and an SD card slot are provided for transferring images.
Key Features
- Runs without a PC: capture, process, measure and save directly on an HDMI monitor using a mouse
- Built-in measurement tools: freehand line, rectangle, polygon, circle, semicircle, angle and point-to-line distance, in mm, cm or µm
- Sony IMX307LQR-C color sensor, 1920 × 1080, 2.9 µm pixels, 6.46 mm diagonal
- 30 fps over HDMI and 30 fps (compressed) over USB 2.0
- Still capture at 3264 × 1840 and 1080p video recording at 25 fps
- Color processing tuned so the monitor image matches the view through the eyepiece
- User interface in eight languages, including English, German, French, Italian, Japanese and Korean
Typical Applications
- Biological microscopy (e.g. epiphyseal plate sections)
- Stereo microscopy
- Metallographic microscopy
- Polarizing microscopy
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Model: TrueChrome Metrics · Acquisition software and drivers are supplied with the camera. Contact WaveQuanta for a quote and lead time.
| Sensor Type | CMOS |
| Sensor | Sony IMX307LQR-C |
| Color / Mono | Color |
| Resolution | 1920 × 1080 (2 MP) |
| Capture Resolution (HDMI) | 3264 × 1840 |
| Pixel Size | 2.9 µm × 2.9 µm |
| Effective Area | 5.6 mm × 3.1 mm |
| Array Diagonal | 6.46 mm |
| Frame Rate (HDMI) | 30 fps |
| Frame Rate (USB 2.0) | 30 fps (compressed) |
| Frame Rate (Uncompressed) | 26 fps |
| Video Recording | 25 fps @ 1080p |
| Shutter Type | Rolling |
| Exposure Time | 1 ms – 10 s |
| Color Temperature | 1800–10000 K |
| Data Interface | HDMI, USB 2.0, SD card |
| Storage | SD card (FAT32) |
| Image Format | HDMI: JPG, TIF; PC: TIF, JPG, PNG, DICOM |
| Optical Interface | C-mount |
| Power Consumption | 2.4 W |
| Dimensions | 90.7 mm (H) × 78 mm (W) × 70.8 mm (L) |
| Weight | 448 g |
| Operating Environment | −10 to 45 °C, 10–85% RH |
| Multi-Camera | Up to 4 cameras simultaneously via SDK |
| Software / SDK Support | HDMI: embedded software; PC: acquisition and analysis software |
| Operating System | Windows 10 (64-bit), Mac |
| PC Requirements | Intel Core i5 quad-core or above, 8 GB RAM or more |





