• Single-molecule fluorescence
• High-speed, low-light imaging
• Live-cell GFP imaging
• Field Scanning Confocal SFC Microscopy
• Microspectroscopy

NIS-Elements is an integrated image software platform developed by Nikon to achieve comprehensive control of microscope image capture and document data management. NIS-Elements handles multidimensional imaging tasks flawlessly with support for capture, display, peripheral device control, and data management & analysis of images (up to six-dimensional images). The system also contributes to experiment efficiency with a database building feature developed to handle archiving, searching, and analysis of large numbers of multidimensional image files.
Unified control of the entire imaging system offers significant benefits to users for cutting-edge research, such as live cell imaging.

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The DQC-FS is designed to maintain top-shelf performance at the highest speeds, so it can capture fast changes of live specimens.

• 100% duty cycle to enable continuous data collection
• Supravideo frame rates, subregion readout, binning
• No mechanical shutter needed (frame-transfer architecture)
• Efficient parallel shift to preserve optimal image quality
• Real-time image updating during focus

The DQC-FS offers multiple speed settings (10, 5, or 1MHz), giving you the ability to tailor your system's operation for the fastest image visualization or the most precise quantitative imaging.

Thermoelectrically cooled to -30°C, this 16-bit camera utilizes electron-multiplication gain (EMCCD) to amplify the signal and deliver the exceptional sensitivity, resolution, and speed needed for today's ultra-low light, live- and fixed-cell microscopy applications. The back-illuminated detection device boosts the signal in an extended readout register via on-chip multiplication gain. The resultant improvement in signal-to-noise ratio yields unequaled sensitivity at low light levels.
The DQC-FS is configured with dual analog-to-digital converters (ADC) , allowing it to perform the functions required previously by 2 separate detectors: one ADC reads out a high speed, intensified camera channel for high speed acquisitions. A second ADC reads out at very low noise for applications with very low light, where long exposures are necessary.

The DQC-FS represents a high-performance, low-noise alternative to intensified CCD (ICCD) cameras for many imaging applications. Unlike traditional intensified CCD cameras, the solid state detector of the DQC-FS does not use photocathodes or phosphor intensifiers. Thus, spatial resolution is not affected by the intensifier, and there is no danger of bright-light damage. A standard C-mount configuration allows easy attachment to microscopes, standard lenses, or other optical equipment.