Decent Live View, Underwhelming Photos
Reviewed in the United States on July 22, 2024 | Rating: 4/5 | Best Sellers in Camera & Photo Products
i have a nice old school stereo microscope for doing smd work but i wanted something digital that would not only have a large screen for inspection but give me the ability to snap photos for documentation purposesfor that first application  inspection this microscope does a respectable job the onboard lighting is pretty good and the image on the display is clear enough to get the job done it provides a nice view for doublechecking your solder joints or quickly checking the part numbers on smd componentsunfortunately ive found that the images it takes look far worse than what is shown on the screen perhaps its just because the relatively low resolution of the devices display hides the imperfections which are apparent when the images are viewed on the computerthough its not a deal breaker for me i also had a terrible time trying to use the microscope over usb in theory it should just show up as a standard usb video device like a webcam but while it was detected as such on my linux machine the video i got looked horrendous and ran at just a few frames per second admittedly though this might just be an issue under linux as i didnt test on any other os easiest solution was to just use an sd cardon the plus side i was surprised to find that the device has an internal battery and doesnt need to be connected to usb power to function im sure its mentioned somewhere on the product page but i must have missed it i fully expected the device to be tethered to the wall while using it so the discovery that i could turn it on right out of the box was a welcome bonuswhile im disappointed in the saved image quality its honestly hard to complain much at this price 35 in 2024 in truth the device outperforms my expectations given the cost  part of me expected this to be little more than a toy i might need to look elsewhere for snapping high quality images but i have no doubt that this device will still remain useful for me