Here is some thing that may be of interest, to the members of this forum.
I have had a usb microscope for a while one of the low bucks stand
alones,called a Digimicro,2 mega pixel camera both still and video.
It has LEDs that are on or off along with a better stand mostly
taller it would be great other than the fact the cord is short and
you need a windows computer to operate it.
I have a couple ideas for a more user friendly stand, but that's a
winter shop job.
I came across this unit a Celestron LCD handheld Digital microscope.
It is more money than some of the others one out there. But the best
part it is a stand alone microscope with a 2.4" screen.
Takes still and video it also does have a SD card slot, conflicting
max card size from 8gb to 16gb since I only have a 2gb handy will
have to get a new one.
http://www.adorama.com/CNMSLCDH.html#reviewsis the site and I have put a review there.
I have found a couple more things that for some may be in the con list,
but I still would give it the 4 stars.
The battery door opens if you move your fingers while holding it!
Unless you have photo handling software, you will have to make sure that you
delete the photos from the card after downloading them. It does come
with a usb cord and you don't need an extra SD card memory.
It takes good photo's and video, even though I don't know how much video
I will be taking.
Another minor drawback is you can't use it will hooked up to the computer.
But the fact that it uses 2 AA batteries, and it is portable you can take
it with you and use it at the coin or stamp shop, since it has
lights, It does clarify some things that the mylar holders hide.
You do need to have the unit lifted from the surface if you want the
whole item like a coin or stamp in frame.



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