Digital Microscope

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The product works as it says it will. My son uses it to look at fossils and other things of nature. Best of all it doesn't cost a lot. It is also small so it goes with him in his pocket.

This was a toy. If that's what you are after, this is for you. If you want something that really works, pay a little more and buy something better.

I bought a more expensive all plastic scope before I bought this one. This one has a much clearer image. I like the focusing ring but the magnification control is 'sticky'. Proper technique with these takes getting used to - a lot like the first time I ever used a real microscope. I found a sweet-spot at slightly over the minimum magnification that works well for me - I leave it at that setting and slowly move the view into position. My verdict is nice unit for the price.

It works...no question. It is exactly what you pay for however. VERY cheap magnification. A steady hand on a still target... If you want practical use, this may not be for you. Searching for things like spider mites I found VERY difficult. The magnification is actually too high for quickly scanning leafs....even on its lowest setting. IF you found something, the combination of steadying the plant as well as the scope was a pretty big job. If the target was not directly in the center of your field of view, it was severely out of focus, and the "center" was off to the top right of what is actually dead center of my scope. Kinda fun...has a few uses, but not practical for anything but amusement.

I bought one of these as a Christmas time stocking stuffer for my 11-year-old son, who loves science and loves to explore things ... but it turns out everyone in the family loves using this little device to look at the little wonders of the world. It's great for looking at leaves and coins and fabrics and dirt and fruit and anything else you can imagine, as long as it's got a flat surface that you can set this on straight. We've had a few bigger microscopes, but they rarely got much use, since they were delicate and you had to pack them away, and they tended only to work with slides, which required preparation. This one works on a whim: see something cool that you'd like to look at large and then whip this out and take a look. This little pocket microscope fits in your hand and combines some of the power of a microscope (magnifying up to 100x) with the handiness and ease of a magnifying glass. Note that the best place to focus is right at the bottom of the clear plastic base, and with the light included you can only see what's there on the flat surfaces of things. As another reviewer mentioned, to see bacteria or cells on slides you'd have to figure out how to hold them secure at the base and illuminate them from below with a flashlight or other light source. As is, though, it's a neat little science toy, that can produce some quite cool pictures, and is easy to carry around in the field. Highly recommended gadget for nature lovers, kids and geeks of all ages.

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I PURCHASED THIS MICROSCOPE AS A GIFT FOR MY TEN YEAR OLD NEPHEW. WITHIN ONE HOUR OF RECEIVING IT, I WAS ON THE WAY TO THE POST OFFICE TO RETURN IT. HAVING USED A SCOPE IN HIGH SCHOOL AND IN COLLEGE I WAS MORE THAN DISAPPOINTED IN THIS PRODUCT. THE BASE OF THE SCOPE WAS DAMAGED, THE SLIDES SHOWED NOTHING BUT DIRT, VIEWING WAS IMPOSSIBLE AT ANY MAGNIFICATION AND FOCUS WAS NON-EXISTANT. I THOUGHT THE QUALITY WAS VERY POOR AND CHEAPLY CONSTRUCTED. I'M GLAD I EXAMINED IT BEFORE I GAVE IT TO A YOUNGSTER AS A GIFT. SAVE YOUR MONEY.

It is a nice microscope kit, but it seems to be made for young people. However, I can fit a normal size glass side into the microscope viewer, and it have some equipment that I did not receive in previous sets, such as test tubes, slide slicer, and gladuated cylinder. Nevertheless, I think that the microscope set can be used for adults as well.

It works. The first light bulb blew out, but I read that it could happen like that before I decided to purchase it. Seems to work pretty good but I didn't expect too much since it is a cheap one.

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This is a wonderful scope, my grandaughter 11 years old loaded the software for the computer and started using it within 5 mins.

I have 18 of the Carson 200 USB microscopes in a science lab. They are always a big hit when we use them. This is a great science tool. We use them with Windows XP computers. They have one weak spot. The wire is thin and if it is pulled too hard where it enters the microscope it can stop working. Carson will make it right, but to avoid the problem just use some tape to hold the wire down. In all fairness I see 600 students in a week. That's a lot of use.