Free Hands with Motorised Multizoom

Nikons AZ100 Multizoom, which combines the versatility of a stereo with the resolution of a compound microscope, is now available with motorised focus and zoom controls. When combined with the companys Digital Sight series of control units, the instrument can be remotely controlled by either a hand or a foot switch. Selecting the latter, leaves the operator with both hands completely free to load samples and move the stage. There is even a photo release switch for remote image capture control on the producers Digital Sight cameras. Motorising the focus means the new microscope can be used with the optional Extended Depth of Focus (EDF) function of the companys NIS Elements software to generate all-in-focus 3D images. This is achieved by seamlessly combining sets of images with different focal planes.