Microscope Magnification

What will you be able to see under a high power microscope?

 

When using a high power microscope (also known as a compound microscope) it is best to start out with the lowest magnification, get your specimen in focus, and then move up to the higher magnifications one at a time. This is the easiest way to ensure that you will be able to focus in on your object quickly. At 400x magnification you will be able to see bacteria, blood cells and protozoans swimming around. At 1000x magnification you will be able to see these same items, but you will be able to see them even closer up. Below is a list of your field of view at different magnifications. Field of view is how much of your specimen or object you will be able to see through the microscope.

 

  • 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.

 

What will you be able to see under a low power microscope?

Penny under a stereo microscope at 7x magnification.

Field of View

7x Magnification

Penny under the stereo microscope at 10x magnification.

Field of View

10x Magnification

Penny under the microscope at 20x magnification.

Field of View

20x Magnification

Penny under the stereo microscope at 30x magnification.

Field of View

30x Magnification

Penny under the stereo microscope at 40x magnification.

Field of View

40x Magnification

Penny under the stereo microscope at 45x magnification.

Field of View

45x Magnification


View coin collector microscopes here.

The coin images shown above were captured using the FZ6 stereo zoom microscope and a DCM3.2 microscope camera with 3 megapixels.
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