Microscope camera review Amscope AF202 vs Risingcam RT5602 vs Risingcam RT5109 vs NoName 1080p 

Thank you for the info re the sensor.

Paul did you purchase one yet? If so how does it compare to your old one. Did you have any weird quarks with it? I own one and its great but I had to rotate the image in the camera settings to get the wires orientated from to the back on my trinocular microscope vs all the other MS cameras I have the are default with the ports facing the back. I couldn't get a real answer from the seller why it was like that. I just thought it was odd the default image was flipped left to right and up to down if that makes sense. Also the auto white balance was pretty aggressive until I fine tuned it. They didn't lie though it is indeed IMX334 and is REAL 4K. I'm still on the hunt for the perfect .5X Microscope Lens adapter though. All the ones I have purchased locally on AMAZON are pretty poor quality. I may just have to buy the ones RISING CAM for $100 to see if its any better and be done with it. I have 5 different .5X Lens adapters and they all produce a slightly different view distance even though they all claim to be .5X. 2 of them display tunnel vision and 2 really zoom in on the image so its not close - 1 to 1 like you would think. My last one is pretty close but I was shocked how many different adapters ( new style ) that are all different.

Should be a notable improvement and a lot more stable and vertically compact. Only thing to watch for is picking the correct reduction to match your sensor size. 1/2" sensor and usually we use 0.5X reducer, 1/3" sensor and 0.3X reducer typically.

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​@@gonedoneggonedoneg9863Yes that would be lovely😅

Do you need a capture card to capture video on pc or. does usb-c works?

P.S. Also there are cameras with IMX678 (it's refreshed IMX334 with same 1/1.8" sensor size and 8MP resolution but uses newer technology STARVIS 2 that gives better light sensitivity and wider dynamic range) and with IMX485 (STARVIS), IMX585 (STARVIS 2) those have same 8MP resolution but larger sensor size 1/1.2" compared to 1/1.8" of IMX334/IMX678. Interesting thing is, these 3 cameras with better sensors cost around the same price (~400$) from ToupCam company (E3ISPM08300KPE, E3ISPM08300KPC, E3ISPM08300KPD), don't know why would anyone buy not IMX585 version in this case, but standalone sensors are kinda cheap with small price difference tho. Wish there was also their cheap version with only 30 fps at 4k...

P.S.S. If you download IMX678 datasheet, on the last page you can see it's comparison vs IMX334 at different light conditions. And IMX678, IMX585 are also used in telescope cameras ZWO ASI678MC, ASI585MC because of that STARVIS 2 technology.

@@rokko1337 please post link for camera u suggest .thx

Yea I bought the eakins camera you are referring to. Seemed like the best value since I don't really care about 4k 60fps. Pretty sure it is also sold under different brand names but at the time Eakins was the cheapest.

I’ve been recommending this camera to everyone who can afford it. It is a great camera and thanks for making a review !

Are you using it at 4K 30 or 1080p 60? Have tons of experience with my Stereo Scope and am looking for a Camera to record and teach. I’m told 30fps can make it very uncomfortable to use.

@@mavenaz1975 Sorry for the late reply I just saw your comment. I'm using it 4K @ 60 FPS. Ya most other cameras that are sold are junk but this one is a real 4K 60 FPS. I use it with my capture card ( Live Gamer Live Ultra 2.1 ) and record with 0 issues. It gets passthrough to my 55 4K TV and there is 0 lag. Most of the time I'm watching it through my OBS preview and there's no delay there either. Just watch out on which 4K 60FPS capture card you use. All the MJPEG 4K60 format capture cards will lag and be horrible Unless you have a top top tier gpu / cpu. ( 12900k/3090 4090 ) The Live Gamer Ultra 2.1 uses many different formats but for 4K60 recording NV12 is the codec that has 0 lag and perfect picture quality. I have a 3090 /12900k cpu/gpu but I can record with a super budget GPU in OBS using NV12 4K60. I tried it with my mini Lenovo Tiny P330 workstation that only has a I7 8700T and a Quadro P620 2gb card without any issues.

There isn't any filter, it's just for some reason very low on the sensitivity. They both use the IMX334 sensor. It might be that they've decided to use a lower gain or... I genuinely have no idea. The most frustrating thing with the Red 4K is that you have to "bump" the settings each time you start it, else it'll revert back to defaults (esp with HDR) until you change any setting in the menus and it restores it again.

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When it comes to optics there's some very bad quality glass out there. I've seen those adaptors selling from $29 -> $99 USD for what *seems* like the same thing but suspect they're not.

So what one is good then?

@@pldanielsYes this is very true ! It’s the luck of the draw on Amazon out here in the US.

Are using the USB or HDMI when recording on the RT5109?

It is much better for your eyes, if continues using stereoscopic will have damage to your eyesight, now this day the quality of them is getting better and the price is lower, don't have to follow those old brand name, their improvement is slower than lots newcomer, I just ordered a Noname brand 2K camera and lenes set for about US$150. new week I will let you know the quality. Also, Sony sensors is much better, but mine is Panasonic sensor and price is lower.

I use it for recording of work for reference/proof if clients ask for it or there's a dispute, and of course I'm using it for RU-vid too

I prefer the stereo scope for precision since the spatial awareness is much improved especially on very small and tight layouts. The camera view on a large nice monitor screen is great when generally inspecting, though the FOV is less than in stereo on scope. I find that I use both quite a lot. I am using the Amscope Camera without Autofocus, but I also use an aftermarket manual focusing ring. I'm quite happy with my Amscope camera now.

Personally, I just bought mine for fun as I like playing around with cameras. And just in case I ever need to take a picture or record something I am working on. But I much prefer using the eyepieces over the camera. Then again, I only use my microscope occasionally to repair electronics for myself/friends. If it was something I was using on a regular basis. I can see the camera being nice to have just to give yourself a break from being glued to the eyepieces.

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@@electronicsrepairschool Wow Thanks that Sucks Thanks bro

It's 4K as UHD, as opposed to 4K, so it's subtly different but it's still high resolution. The Red 4K is the one that I'm using but I deliberately force it down to 1080@60 for my capture purposes ( I was more interested in true 60fps than 4K )

@@pldaniels oh, ok, that explains the difference in the images between the 2 4k cameras, thank you.

Maybe find a second hand HD1080p30 camera. You really should though buy the proper ring adapter even though it is expensive, but you will get a better result even from a cheaper camera. Best choice though is to keep saving until you can afford the good camera. Of course, what isn't mentioned here is that you need to also have a good capture card, and they are not cheap for good ones.

@@pldaniels thank you 🙏 for your advice. I appreciate that alright I’ll forward for those issue.. I appreciate that Paul.. thank guys.. 🙏

I using my mobile phone on flexible table arm, streaming to pc through software , picture quality good enough and cheap.

@@QARepair that’s great start… thank buddy…

​@@QARepairwhat is the app name for streaming for PC ? Thanks

Can you please tell which one you bought (if it was from ali, item number from url would be good, because youtube autodeletes posts with links)? I'm also considering to buy one of theirs (with IMX334 sensor), but it's kinda tough to pick between few with almost identical parameters without almost any reviews.

Yes, it would be interesting to see all cameras with light coming from the side, rather than from the ring light (which is very likely to cause significant light reflection from the target).

I've spent the last 6 months working on a new ring light for my microscope work ( I have the RisingSun Red 4K camera ) and I don't find it's glaring. Quality of the LED emitters matters a lot, and if you're still having issues then a very fine diffuser should help. If you look any any videos on my channel from the last couple of months you'll get an idea of what it's like.

a pixel doesn't know anything about sharpness or contrast, a pixel is actually a fototransistor, so all what is related with a pixel is regarding the light quantity. Bigger sensors are made from a simple single reason, bigger pixels

@@electronicsrepairschool I think we have to agree we disagree with each other. There are only 2 obstacles in real world, the light will meet them before are converting to digital world. 1. is the lens, wider it is, more light will let pass throught it. 2. is the sensor , bigger it is, more light will hit the sensor and allow image to be brighter when it will be digitally processed. The pixels are the results from compression and digital processing. That's why smartphones struggle to film in low light, because they have a tiny sensor and light cannot be absorbed proprly.

Not really, the pixel are real, are fototransistors. The phones are struggle with the light because of the density of the small pixels on a small surface, high resolution means more pixels. Check here samsung s23 camera specs www.dxomark.com/samsung-galaxy-s23-camera-test/#:~:text=the%20captured%20data.-,Overview,aperture%20lens%2C%20Super%20Steady%20Video and about pixels www.princetoninstruments.com/learn/camera-fundamentals/pixel-size-and-camera-resolution

@@electronicsrepairschool Look Sorin, i bet that the camera that are very darken image in your video, is the only which have physically smallest sensor, or the lens is not wide. Photons will be more, only if the lens is wide, or sensor is bigger so they arrive in larger number. It doesn't matter how many photoreceptors are on sensor or how big they are. Why you think you can see better straight through microscope? Photons will arrive through lens straight to your retina. Retina is the sensor. Then how we interpret the data is our brain.

​@@Flavius-Tech in this case, both the Red 4K with dark image and the new camera with bright image are using the same sensor, SONY IMX334. In this particular comparison it would seem that it's in the post processing that the differences are present in so far as the light sensitivity.

Northridge Fix only resells and makes good money. He only cares about good business.👇

He is selling lapsun cameras, which sometimes you can get with fake sensor