Video Couplers allow the integration of video cameras and digital still cameras to virtually any microscope. The same image that appears through your microscope eyepiece can be seen on a video monitor or recorded by a digital camera, using a Thales Optem Video Coupler and your camera.

Video microscopy can be used for training (multiple observers) or capturing images for publishing in reports or technical papers. Analysis, archiving and comparison are other applications.

Thales Optem Video Couplers can be quickly and easily fitted onto any microscope and are compatible with a wide variety of cameras.

The following types of Video Couplers are offered to mount many types of video cameras and consumer digital cameras to a variety of microscopes.

Digital Camera Coupling for Nikon Coolpix® Cameras
(Optimized for Nikon CoolPix ® Cameras)
These Digital Camera Couplers have been designed for optimal
performance with Nikon CoolPix Cameras. Also adaptable to a
range of other brand/ model digital cameras. Ideal for fast and affordable microscopic imaging.

Universal Digital Camera Coupler for a variety of Digital Cameras
Designed to interface with most any digital camera, providing quick and easy digital imaging.

CP5000 Thread Adapter
For connecting Nikon Coolpix 5000 Camera

Direct "D" Couplers
Best for use with most modern, full size microscopes, with removable triocular tube components, yielding access to the intermediate image plane. These take up minimal space, and are compatible with "C" mount and bayonet mount cameras.

Large Format "LF" Direct Couplers
These produce appropriately higher magnification values required by larger camera formats, vis, 28mm to 37mm maximum sensor dimension.

Standard "S" Couplers
Best for microscopes without trocular tubes, or older, simpler microscopes with photo ports that accept photo eyepieces. They can also accept standard 21mm reticles, "C" mount and certain bayonet mounts are available. All Standard Couplers are focusable.

High Resolution "HR" Couplers
Superior to Direct and Standard Couplers in three ways:

• Will handle considerably larger image emerging from modern, large field microscopes, at magnifications lower than Direct or Standard Couplers.
• Can increase optical resolution in the image at the camera sensor, taking advantage of cameras with higher pixel count.
• Increased image brightness of 100% or more.

High Resolution Telecentric "HRT" Couplers
Same as HR type, except specially designed for use with 3-CCD camera. Both HRT and HR types are made with "T" threads, so they can be equipped with all common video and photographic camera bayonet mounts, and "C" mounts, using suitable adapters.

Multi-port "M" Couplers
These provide two "C" mount outputs for using two cameras, either simultaneously or one at a time. Certain models can accept one "C" mount camera and a Photo Micrographic Camera system.

NIKON "N" Low-Profile Couplers
For use with Eclipse E400, E600 and E800 series microscopes, producing a very low profile set-up.

C-to-C Mount Couplers
These are Standard Couplers configured for attachment to a male, 1X "C" mount on a microscope.

C-to-Bayonet Mount Couplers
These are Standard Couplers configured for attachment to a male, 1X "C" mount on a microscope.