miXscope - Snapshot of the Week
A QuickTime movie of a small 4 watt light bulb.
The movie was captured with a Smithsonian
Computer Microscope at 10X magnification.
The microscope was handheld and the small 4 watt
incandescent light bulb was turned on and then off.
The microscope's auto exposure was turned off
and a time stamp is in the bottom left corner.
The movie was captured as fast as possible with
a playback frame rate of 5 frames per second (fps).
Click on the link below to watch the movie
Medium - 480 x 360 (876 KB)
The Smithsonian microscope was connected to a PowerBook G4 via USB hub.
The microscope is basically a QX5 - it can be purchased online
from bestbuy.com, toygroove.com, and etoys.com