UVP OptiChemi 600 Camera User Manual

Ultra-Violet Products Ltd

OptiChemi 600 Camera

Installation and User Instructions

UVP, LLC

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Web Site: www.uvp.com

Unit 1, Trinity Hall Farm Estate,

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Phone: [phone]

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Introduction

The highly sensitive, cooled CCD OptiChemi™ 600 Camera is designed for use with UVP’s BioSpectrum® Imaging
System and ChemiDoc-It® Imager. This instruction manual c overs assembly of the camera to the BioSpectrum and
ChemiDoc-It darkrooms, installation of software and use of the camera with the BioSpectrum and ChemiDoc-It.

Refer to the BioSpectrum and ChemiDoc-It manuals for additional system information and the VisionWorks®LS
Software PDF manual on the Support CD or Help Files embedded in the software for more information.

The OptiChemi 600 Camera is designed for the fol lowing applications:

• Luminescence detection,

• Chemiluminescent samples in cluding Westerns, Northerns, Souther ns and in viv o/in vitro s ampl es,

• Autoradiograph films, and

• Fluorescent and colorimetric gels, co lony and microtitre pl ates, dot blots and membrane arrays.

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Components

Camera Kit

The camera kit includes a motorized lens or which may or may not include zoom capabilities. Refer to the packing slip or
installation components list for a complete inventory of included parts.

• OptiChemi 600 Camera

• Cables

• Camera power supply

• Motorized lens

• Brackets/screws for each lens

• Back focus rings (Note: Back focus rings may not be required for your camera. If no rings are needed, there will

not be any rings shipped with your order.)

• Additional components as described under the Installation section

The OptiChemi 600 Camera s peci fic ations include:

Specifications OptiChemi 600
Type 14.85mm x 10.26mm full frame CCD
Resolution 2184 x 1472
Pixel Size 6.8µm x 6.8µm
Full Well Capacity 55,000 electrons
Bit Depth 16-bit
Readout Noise 12 electrons (typical)
Quantum Efficiency (94% @ peak) 400nm 60%;
500nm 67%; 600nm 86%
Cooling -60˚C from ambient
Binning Yes
PC Interface Ethernet (Cat 5)
Lens Mount C-Mount
Lens 50mm
Aperture: f/1.2