Features:

  • Five widefield magnification settings: 40X, 100X, 250X, 400X, 1000X and 2500X
  • Professional 30 degree inclined 360 degree swiveling Siedentopf binocular head
  • Sturdy framework with 3-D double layer mechanical stage, coaxial coarse and fine focusing, Abbe condenser, iris diaphragm and color filter
  • Powerful single bulb LED illumination with dimmer
  • 1.3MP camera comes with user-friendly editing and processing software for Windows offers advanced features including stitching, EDF and measurement, compatible with Windows XP, Vista, 7, 8, and 10
This is great

The microscope is great. My 10 year old loved it. Give yourself maybe 20 minutes to become familiar with it, and allow for patience. It's not that difficult, it's just that it lacks directions (yes, bizarre... so when you go to hook it up to the computer, and you see no obvious port, then realize you have to remove one of the ocular lenses, and call the 800 number, and are told to find a screwdriver and loosen screws, yet you aren't really supposed to (the customer service rep was confused) it does get frustrating. At that point I was full on irritated. Just wanted some directions!!! However, they will email a booklet to you (the u tube video was of a different microscope) so eventually you will get the info. My suggestion is to ask for the emailed directions before you even receive the microscope. You will then be prepared to use it when it comes. That all aside, this was a fantastic activity. Since the image was on the computer screen we could all talk about what we saw. My video-game loving son spent several hours looking at things and didn't get bored. He thanked me about 5 times for this. He loves it.

Great microscope, Great price and Greater customer service.

I purchased my AmScope B120C-E1 in 2013. I am very satisfied with this microscope. I originally purchased it for my daughter since she is working to become a physician. At the time I did not know that I too would be the one using it. I am working my way to be in the dental profession and at the time I am taking microbiology at my local college. Well, a week ago my light was out and I tested the components and the transformer went bad. I still have the 5 year warranty and I ended up contacting the company. I explained to them that I tested the equipment and I also send them my finding. Note: I am very familiar with electronics and I now how to test them. What I ended up sending them was a note with what was wrong and the tolerance. I asked them that if they could send me the parts and I can installed it myself and how much. There answer was $6 for the shipping because it was under warranty for 5 years; I received the parts withing 3 business days. They actually sent me and upgraded base with everything that I needed. The only thing that I did was: unscrew the 4 screws that hold the base together, removed the ground wire screw and the L.E.D connector. Put everything back together and done. It took me about 5 minutes tops. Tested it and it work like new. Thank you Aaron for the parts and great customer service. This is a good company with great customer service. I recommend them and their product. Note. I have read some reviews saying that the microscope is not good and that it doesn't come with instruction. There are plenty of videos online that can help you get there, and your incompetence should not be reflected on the product rating. The bottom line is.....this is a great product for the price... great for beginners and college students alike... have patience and have fun... it will be a rewarding experience.

Wonderful Microscope for the price.

I didn't know what to expect from this purchase but have been more than pleased with the results. It has surpassed whatever wishes I could have had for the scope. I probably will never use the upper magnification limit of x2500. I mainly purchased to extend my hobby of wildflower Id. But for what I do use it for it has been great. It also has an included camera that I found to be a real plus as it allows you to put what you are viewing on screen and with my eyesight that is wonderful. I have been practicing with some ready made slides (not included with the microscope) from Amscope and the pictures, even at the 1.3 Megapixels, are great. The pictures below are of a Tilia Stem, from center to outer edge at x10. The camera software works great. The adjustments for the focus and for the stage work well. A little learning time is needed, but not really a large amount. Was able to get good results from the get-go. I actually bought this because of another review you will probably find here of an educator working in Africa. If it could survive that, I thought it might survive my rough usage. I don't think as far as I'm concerned there are any cons to this purchase for the price. My experience with microscopes are minimal, but what experiences I've had in the past aren't near as positive as this has been. There are no doubt better scopes out there, but for the price I'm very happy.

Great Scope

I have wanted a good microscope for home use for years but have not been willing to shell out the cash. Bought this microscope as my fortieth birthday present to myself and have used it at least three dozen times so far. I run a small farm and have done fecal exams and skin scrapings. I have two little girls and we have examined everything we could find under this microscope even my own blood. I have not used the USB yet as I am used to looking through a microscope and my girls can too so just haven't taken the time to hook it up. My degree is in biology and this microscope's quality is as good as any I ever used back in college. I researched long and hard, read every review. I am very happy with my purchase and would highly recommend.

I was hoping for a better than average scope that we could both enjoy

This was a Christmas gift for my daughter who is a budding scientist. I was hoping for a better than average scope that we could both enjoy. I was happy to find a high quality ( better than her Middle School teachers ) scope. The software for the computer works well and captures still shots and short video. The image quality on the computer is only average but the direct vision is great. I am a Doctor used to looking through scopes and I would accept this scope in my clinic. If you buy.. Enjoy the hidden universe.

Profesional Quality scope

This scope was very easy to setup and performs better than I expected for the price. The software and PC interface is fairly easy to use. The 2500x is a bit higher magnification than most other similar scopes. There's not much technical documentation with the software and scope. The PC view is pretty decent, but not a substitute for looking through the scope itself. If you can afford it, a separate camera mount that doesn't use one of the existing two eyepieces would be recommended. It was difficult choosing a model because there are so many AmScope models, with little information to differentiate them. I called AmScope and this one was recommended as a newer model with all the best features.

More than expected! Stunning. Brilliant.

You'd better know something about using a good Bio-microscope. Instructions are minimal. Fortunately a Microbiology course I took 25 years ago, fills that bill. Otherwise...NICELY PACKED. All parts as advertized. Setting up the Video today. (Two days after receiving, I've had no time until today.) Tried the movements, they are smooth and precise. And it has SCALES for everything. A competing brand (Maybe starts with a big N?) offers the same for a mere $3200.00 So this is marvelous.

INCREDIBLE VALUE

My father purchased a microscope for $5 for me when I was a kid. I love it and still have it. It was very imperfect, but I learned a lot from it. I didn't expect much more from this AmScope when I bought it for the price. I was wrong! This is an incredible machine. The first thing I noticed was that tthe edge to edge focus was flawless. The second thing I noticed was the lack of rainbows around the objects. As I moved the slides around I noticed the mechanisms for moving the slide were as smooth as butter, and easy to use. Attached is a sunflower stem to show how beautiful it can be looking through the microscope.

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