The USB Microscope Lie

Learning how to use a microscope? This video will help you understand
microscope magnification/zoom/power, and why more does not mean better.

A $20 USB microscope claims to have 1600x zoom but my premium Zeiss microscope only has a 400x max zoom. What gives? Spoiler alert: There's some shady business going on here.

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Here's the link to the USB microscope that I am using. It's not a bad microscope, just not 1600x.
https://amzn.to/38C5yhA
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Chapters:
0:00 Intro
0:28 Comparing Images
0:55 Optical VS Apparent Magnification
1:20 How to Find Optical Magnification
1:50 Hands-On Optical Magnification Demo
4:05 Digital Microscope Anatomy
6:01 How to Find Apparent Magnification
8:15 How much Magnification do you Actually Need?

Видео The USB Microscope Lie канала Micro Safari