Carson MM-940 zPix 300 Zoom 86x-457x Power USB Digital Microscope with Integrated Camera and Video Capture,Black

This is fantastic! EASY to use, and VERY CLEAR/POWERFUL.In a nutshell -- it hooks up to computer via USB cable, and is "plug and play." You can watch live video. EASY and INTUITIVE to take snapshots with your thumb while you are looking at specimens! YOU CAN EASILY RECORD VIDEO of your viewing.Fool-proof! Great resolution, sharp image!I've used this now, extensively, and am always impressed.SAME ITEM SELLS AT BIOLOGICAL COMPANIES FOR twice the price.http://www.carolina.com/field-microscopes/carson-zpix-300-digital-microscope/591714.pr?question=carson+microscopeIf you want, you can buy it there, and with shipping/tax/handling, etc. it'll be TWICE THE PRICE.

I understood the strength of this system but thought i could make it work for coin and stamp inspection and recording. It is simply too strong for that. If you need to view fibers in cloth or a small portion of a stamp, it is great. I rated it a 5 because it is a good micro tool and it meets all of its advertised features. No reason to de-rate due to my mistake.

Awesome item at a great value!! Thank you!!

Disappointing... I use these 'scopes in handheld mode to inspect knife edges during sharpening. I was hoping for better depth of field, higher range of magnification and better software than with my Celestron 5MP or my Chinese $20 unit. No such luck. DOF may be slightly better, but software is the worst of the lot. No full screen, no measuring tools. Other scopes can focus on the face plane (I use this surface to handhold on the edges) at two different mags. This one won't.

It is a great digital and too cheap!

It's been 4 hours and it can't set up. The zip-file is incredibly complex to navigate. Being a tech-savvy person, this is just a hot mess. The customer service number to contact that is included doesn't belong to CARSON, but instead is a private number. The internet link given to download the instruction manual and software is incorrect, and you must search the site for your product instead of the link getting you there. All-and-all, being a computer science major in college, I really am stunned at the mess made by this company. You'll be sitting there a while figuring this out....

Compact and portable. Clear view of objects and features a handy feature to take pictures.

I use it to show my little girl the world beyond what our eyes can't see.