Gigapixel microscope with Arduino

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In optical microscopes, there is a fundamental trade-off between field-of-view and resolution: the finer the detail, the smaller the region imaged by the microscope. One way to overcome this limitation is to translate the sample and acquire images over a larger field-of-view. The basic idea is to stitch together many high resolution images to form a large FOV. In these images, you get to see both the full sample, as well as fine detail in any portion of the sample. The result is an image consisting of about a billion pixels, much larger in comparison to the pictures taken by a dSLR or smart phone, which typically have around 10 to 50 million pixels.

[@bp968]

With the shallow DOF it really doesn't seem to buy you much unless whatever your imaging is truely "flat". I feel like stitching works best and is most useful for images at great distance (ie, landscapes or astronomy)

[@AramAzhari]

I think if the platform could also move along the zoom axis perhaps those can be combined to get a sharper result. Some cameras like Olympus actually perform focus stacking within the camera.

[@JeremyCook]

Neat!

[@mysteriousaussie3900]

The easy zoom links don't work

[@jbumstead21]

Thanks for letting me know. Should be good now.

[@jimquinn]

Ditto, got 404 errors. Nice video!!!