Scientific sCMOS Cameras for Life & Physical Science

Andor’s Scientific CMOS camera portfolio for Life and Physical Science research delivers advanced performance features that render them ideal for high fidelity, quantitative scientific measurements. Providing a range of application advantages Andor’s multi-megapixel sCMOS cameras offer large field of view and high resolution, without compromising on read noise, dynamic range or frame rates.

sCMOS Camera Features include:

Large Field of View & High Resolution
Up to 4.2 Megapixel, 95% QE & -45 °C cooled
Up to 100 fps & 18.5ms Readout
Global and Rolling Shutter
Back-Illuminated and Low Noise

sCMOS for Life Science

Applications include Cell Mobility, Developmental Biology, Plasma Membrane, Intracellular Tracking, Organoids, Gene Editing and Neurophysiology

sCMOS for Physical Science

Applications include Solar Astronomy, Space Debris, Adaptive Optics, Fluid Dynamics, X-Ray Imaging, Neutron Tomography, Cold Atoms & Bose Einstein Condensation and Quantum Optics

sCMOS Camera Specifications

Model	Marana	ZL41 Wave	iStar	Zyla HF	CB2	ZL41 Cell	Sona
Sensor Format	2048 x 2048	2048 x 2048 2560 x 2160	2560 x 2160	2560 x 2160	5328 x 4608	2048 x 2048 2560 x 2160	1410 x 1410 2048 x 2046 2048 x 2048
Sensor Diagonal (mm)	31.9	18.8 - 31.9	Ǿ18/25mm intensifiers	21.8	19.3	18.8 - 21.8	18.8-31.9
Pixel Size (µm)	6.5 - 11	6.5	6.5	6.5	2.74 (5.48 binned)	6.5	6.5-11
QE max (%)	95	64 - 82	Up to 50% (Gen3 intensifier)	64	74	64 - 82	95
QE Profile Options	BV, BU	FI	Intensifier dependent	FI	N/A	FI	BV
Cooling (°C)	-45	-5	0	-5	-20	-5	-45
Exposure (Shutter) Modes	Rolling	Rolling and Global	Global	Rolling and Global	Global	Rolling and Global	Rolling
Max. Frame Rate (fps, full array)	48 - 135	100 (CameraLink) 40 - 53 (USB 3.0)	50	100 (CameraLink) 40 (USB 3.0)	74 (12-bit)	100 (CameraLink) 40 - 53 (USB 3.0)	43-135
Read Noise Median (e-)	1.0 - 1.6	0.9 (Rolling) 2.3 (Global)	2.3 (< 1 with Gain)	0.9 (Rolling) 2.3 (Global)	1.3	0.9 (Rolling) 2.3 (Global)	< 1.0 - 1.9
Pixel Well Depth (e-)	55,000 - 85,000	30000	30000	30000	9500	30000	42,000 - 85,000
Fast shuttering capability	N/A	N/A	Yes (< 2 ns)	N/A	Yes (88 µs)	N/A	N/A
Indirect X-ray & Neutron detection	Lens coupled	Lens coupled	N/A	Fiber-optic coupled	Lens coupled	Lens coupled	N/A
Interface	USB 3.0 (4 Lane CXP-6)	USB 3.0 Camera Link	USB 3.0	USB 3.0 Camera Link	CoaXPress 4.0, GigE Vision	USB 3.0 Camera Link	USB 3.0 CoaXPress
Applications	Physical Science	Physical Science	Physical Science	Physical Science	Life & Physical Science	Life Science	Life Science
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