Levenhuk DTX 500 Mobi is a portable microscope with a built-in 3-inch color LCD display. This model produces magnification up to 400x and features smooth digital zoom up to 4x. Levenhuk DTX 500 Mobi is perfectly suited for microscopic observations of any surfaces, both at home and outside. All of this makes this microscope an excellent gift for any schoolchild.

Levenhuk DTX 500 Mobi Digital Microscope allows you to easily take pictures and record videos of observed objects. All files created during your observations are stored to the microSD card. All you need to do to transfer your images and videos to your PC is connect the microscope to it using the USB cable included in the kit. The kit also includes special software allowing you to edit created files and perform precise measurements of linear sizes, radiuses and angles with an accuracy of 1 micrometer or better.

Levenhuk DTX 500 Mobi Digital Microscope is powered by the Li-ion battery included in the kit, which provides for up to 4 hours of standalone work.

Microscope”s body is rubber-armored, which makes it pleasant to the touch and also provides for a comfortable grip and prevents the device from slipping out of your hands.

Features:

• Rotatable 3” color LCD display
• Support of microSD cards with capacity up to 32 Gb
• PC connection via USB 2.0 interface
• AV output for connecting to TV or projector
• Able to take photos/videos
• Automatic exposure and white balance
• 8 white LEDs with adjustable brightness
• 4x digital zoom
• Li-ion rechargeable battery
• Comes with special software for measuring linear sizes, areas, angles and radiuses of studied samples
• Compatible with Windows XP/Vista/7/8/10, Mac 10.6~10.10

The kit includes:

• Levenhuk DTX 500 Mobi Microscope
• Tripod
• Adapter*
• Software CD
• USB-cable
• AV-cable
• Li-ion rechargeable battery
• Pouch
• Strap
• Cleaning wipe
• User manual and lifetime warranty

Recommendations on using the software.
In order for the program to operate correctly, please launch the installed application only when your microscope is connected to a PC and ready for observations.

Levenhuk DTX 500 Mobi Digital Microscope is not compatible with external digital cameras.

*Caution: Please refer to the specifications table for the correct mains voltage and never attempt to plug a 110V device into 220V outlet and vice versa without using a converter. Remember that mains voltage in the U.S. and Canada is 110V and 220-240V in most European countries.

Paramecium caudatum - your first friend from the microworld

11/21/2016

Paramecium caudatum is perhaps one of the first protozoans that a young naturalist would explore. These organisms live in fresh standing water. They can also be found in an aquarium, especially if it hasn”t been cleaned for a long time. My ciliate-shoes were taken from the aquarium. Of course, there are only a few ciliate-shoes in aquarium water – the possibility of finding one of them in your microscope”s eyepiece is extremely low. Therefore, we need to increase their concentration. To do so, take a jar (about 17 fluid ounces or 0.5 liters), fill it with aquarium water, put a small spoiled onion and banana peel inside. Put the jar in a warm dark place for 5 to 7 days (don”t close it with a lid).

Paramecium caudatum. Animation. Magnification: 64x.

The average size of Paramecium caudatum is 0.02 inches (0.5 mm). For locomotion Paramecium caudatum uses its cilia (about 15 thousand cilia cover its little body!). Moreover, it has two nuclei (a large macronucleus is responsible for nutrition, respiration, metabolism, etc.; and a small micronucleus – for reproduction). Paramecium caudatum feeds on bacteria or algae. The food is caught by an oral groove covered in cilia and then goes to the cell mouth. It is then digested in the digestive vacuole (gullet). Undigested leftovers are ‘thrown out in the open” through an anal pore (cytoproct). To remove all excess water, our heroine has two contractile vacuoles. They work like pumps on a boat, pumping excess water out of its body. Paramecium caudatum maintains its slipper-like shape thanks to a special membrane (pellicle).

Study this image to learn all parts of Paramecium.