Digital+Microscope

A digital microscope is a microscope that sports a tiny little digital camera that has been connected to a camera. Most of such microscopes you will find can be connected to the computer via a USB port. Once you connect your computer with the microscope, you will be able to view the images as seen on the microscope on your computer screen. What’s more, you can save the images as well for future reference. If you have a digital printer connected to your computer, you can even take printouts of the microscopic images!



In Education: Digital microscopes are a fantastic a educational tool that lets both teachers and students view small samples in science close up! It is a hands’- on tool that requires minimal supervision once the students are confident in using it. Introducing a tool such as a digital microscope early on in the educational phase of a child introduces then to viewing things at a very close level. It also allows for a more interactive and participative session in a classroom.

 These are pictures taken of a dissected daffodil.