Do you need some examples of images at different magnifications under a microscope?
The different images below were taken with two different kinds of microscopes. The images of Paulownia wood, hair and frog's blood were taken with a high power, also known as compound microscope using a Nikon Coolpix camera and a Nikon camera adapter. The compound microscope typically has three or four different magnifications - 40x, 100x, 400x and sometimes 1000x.
- At 40x magnification you will be able to see 5mm.
- At 100x magnification you will be able to see 2mm.
- At 400x magnification you will be able to see 0.45mm, or 450 microns.
- At 1000x magnification you will be able to see 0.180mm, or 180 microns.
The images taken of the sunflower with the moth pupa were taken with a low power or stereo microscope. A stereo microscope is a good instrument for viewing insects, coins, leaves, anything you might be able to hold in the palm of your hand, but need to see more detail on the item. The images of the moth were taken with an Olympus camera using an Olympus camera adapter.
Images captured with a high power microscope and a Nikon Coolpix 5400 digital camera (5.1 mega pixels)
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Paulownia Wood c.s. (cross section)
under a compound microscope
20x Magnification
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Paulownia Wood c.s.
under a compound microscope
40x Magnification |
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Paulownia Wood c.s.
under a compound microscope
100x Magnification
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Paulownia Wood c.s.
under a compound microscope
200x Magnification |
| Images provided courtesy of Robert Lavigne. Paulownia are deciduous trees native to much of China. The Paulownia fortunei tree is a fast-growing tree that is often grown commercially for production of hardwood timber. For more information on Paulownia Wood visit www.paulowniawood.com or Wikipedia. |
Images captured with a high power microscope and a Nikon Coolpix 990 digital camera (3.3 mega pixels) |