Could this microscope be used to view prepared slides such as the sets available on Amazon?
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It would actually work very well for that. I tried to get a close up look of moving things like caterpillars with the device and that was harder because you were never sure exactly where to hold it. We were amazed to look at all kinds of things like our pants or wood. I had thought that you could look at a little printed icon and see it better but that sort of thing became pixielated. My son spent hours just getting objects and putting the microscope on it.
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Not easily because you would need a light box underneath to illuminate the slide as standard microscopes have lights underneath. The Zoomy lights from the top to illuminate the object being viewed but not underneath.
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I would play around with it - since the Zoomy can be used upside down perhaps it could illuminate the slide from underneath?
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Possibly but I would recommend a microscope with at least 60X. You can also find ones for a few more dollars that have LED and UV lighting.
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No, you would need a stereo (also called dissecting) microscope to view solid objects.
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Not really. This is more of a stationary magnifying glass. I use it to look at garden bugs up close, leaves, rocks, etc. You can view 3-dimensional objects with this, unlike a true microscope where you look at "2-dimensional" objects. I suppose you can look at slides with it (I have done this), but you'd be disappointed if you needed to see microscopic detail.
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If your slides are high quality then yes, if not your basically just getting a picture of how the slide is, I have transferred my dads slides to my laptop, they were not high quality but you can go into a picture program an clean them up. Hope that helps.
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Yes. Watch this YouTube video and it will show you your options for viewing methods. http://youtu.be/J3A13-ggKIA
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It will work, just not well. This is NOT your slide scanning answer. I found it to be a complete waste of money and time. NO instructions for using it and the products come out looking horrible....
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Sorry I can't answer that question as I never used it to scan slides. Everything else scans beautifully, though.
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I can only imagine that your slides may have dust on them. If not perfectly clean you will see specks.
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I believe you are talking about the old picture slides, and the answer is no. It is used with a computer and programs such as powerpoint. It can also project whatever you are viewing on your computer. However, it is not able to do individual slides.
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It is best for viewing 35mm slides. I've never tried it to view negatives. This device illustrates the old adage "you get what you pay for".
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Yes i beleive this would work for checking for worms .you might want to order extra slides.
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Don't think so. You'd have to use something like an Android stick to run the slide show. That does work very well.
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Sorry, Patricia, no it doesn't scan slides. I have also wished the same thing, although I only have a small amount of slides - it would still be nice
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Don't know. It doesn't take good images. I bought a scanner. Haven't tried it with slides yet.
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It says here that other slides cannot be used, however on amazon there are pre-made slides that you can buy, that "are frequently" bought together with this microscope. I understand that this scope will not talk about these other slides, but can one look at other slides under this scope?
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The microscope is basically a usb camera. If your tv can display a usb camera input it will work. The shortcoming is you will not get the benefits of the software that allows you to measure the image as well as save it as a jpg for future reference or to send it to someone else for their input.