Levenhuk DTX 500 LCD Digital Microscope

USB digital microscope with LCD display. Magnification: 20x, 200x, 500x. Digital camera: 5Mpx

Digital screen/PC monitor

The microscope head is a core element of the microscope that you look through to see a magnified sample

20 — 500

How much the size of a sample increases when you observe it through a microscope

For applied research

Application and use of the microscope

Availability

Product ID	61024
Brand	Levenhuk, Inc., USA
Warranty	lifetime
EAN	5905555004334
Package size (LxWxH)	20x14x33
Shipping Weight	1.4

Description

Levenhuk DTX 500 LCD Digital Microscope with built-in 3.5-inch LCD display allows you to study samples under magnification of 20x to 500x and save results of your work in image or video format to a microSD card. 8 built-in LED lights evenly light the working surface and ensure minimal energy consumption. The illumination system also features a brightness adjustment.

The stage of this microscope is equipped with a measuring scale (8 cm along the x-axis, 6 cm along the y-axis) and two clips to secure the sample under the camera.

The high-quality LCD panel provides crystal-clear images and has buttons that allow you to quickly change brightness, exposure and color balance. You can easily connect the Levenhuk DTX 500 LCD to your PC using the USB cable included in the kit and copy all the files created during your observations to your hard drive. This amazing model also features an AV output to transfer observed images to a TV screen or projector in real time.

Levenhuk DTX 500 LCD Digital Microscope is powered by the Li-ion battery included in the kit, which provides for up to 2 hours of standalone work. The microscope may also be powered via the USB port of your PC.

Features:

3.5" color LCD display
Support of microSD cards with capacity up to 32 Gb
PC connection via USB 2.0 interface
AV output for connecting to TV or projector
Able to take photos/videos
Automatic exposure and white balance
8 white LEDs with adjustable brightness
4x digital zoom
Li-ion rechargeable battery
Comes with special software for measuring linear sizes, areas, angles and radiuses of studied samples
Сompatible with Windows and Mac OS

The kit includes:

Levenhuk DTX 500 LCD Microscope
Adapter*
Li-ion rechargeable battery
USB cable
AV cable
Cleaning wipe
Calibrating scale
Software CD
User manual and lifetime warranty

Recommendations on using the software:

In order for the program to operate correctly, please launch the installed application only when your microscope is connected to a PC and ready for observations.

Levenhuk DTX 500 LCD Digital Microscope is not compatible with external digital cameras.

* Caution: Please refer to the specifications table for the correct mains voltage and never attempt to plug a 110V device into 220V outlet and vice versa without using a converter. Remember that mains voltage in the U.S. and Canada is 110V and 220–240V in most European countries.

Specifications

Product ID	61024
Brand	Levenhuk, Inc., USA
Warranty	lifetime
EAN	5905555004334
Package size (LxWxH)	20x14x33
Shipping Weight	1.4
Type	digital
Head	digital screen/PC monitor
Optics material	optical glass
Nozzle	3.5" color LCD screen (fixed)
Magnification, x	20 — 500
Stage, mm	95x98
Stage moving range, mm	0–40, vertical
Stage features	with clips, with a measuring scale
Focus	manual, 0–150mm
Body	plastic
Illumination	LED
Brightness adjustment	✓
Power supply	100–240V, 50/60Hz, 5V, 1A output, Li-ion battery 3.7V/1050mAh
Power supply: batteries/built-in battery	yes
Additional	battery-operated work: 2 hours; charging time: 2 hours
Ability to connect additional equipment	supports microSD memory cards up to 32GB (not included)
User level	beginners, experienced users
Assembly and installation difficulty level	easy
Application	for applied research
Illumination location	upper
Research method	bright field
Maximum resolution	12MP, 8MP, 5MP, 3MP, 1.3MP, VGA
Megapixels	5 (with interpolation up to 12)
Video recording	yes
Image format	*.jpg
Video format	*.avi
Frame rate	30 frames per second
Software, drivers	photo and video processing software with objects measurement feature
Output	USB 2.0
System requirements	OS Windows 7/8/10, Mac 10.6 ~ 10.15; 1.8GHz Intel P4 and above, 512MB RAM, 64MB video card, USB 2.0, CD-ROM

References
and downloads

Levenhuk DTX 500 LCD: PortableCapture Pro 2.1 software (zip)

(ZIP, 32.9 Mb)

User manual: Levenhuk DTX 500 LCD digital microscope (pdf)

(PDF, 1004.13 Kb)

High-resolution images (zip)

(ZIP, 51.46 Mb)

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download

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Questions and Answers

Sally Crawford (2018.05.04)

Hello. Is this microscope suitable for work in veterinary medicine? blood smear study. Can you offer anyting else?

Customer service:

Levenhuk DTX 500 LCD Digital Microscope is designed to work with opaque objects. For blood tests, you will need a biological microscope: Levenhuk 700M Monocular Microscope https://www.levenhuk.com/catalogue/microscopes/levenhuk-700m-monocular-microscope/ ; Levenhuk D320L 3.1M Digital Monocular Microscope https://www.levenhuk.com/catalogue/microscopes/levenhuk-d320l-plus-3-1m-digital-monocular-microscope/ .

Ben Bennett (2018.01.30)

Hello! I want to give this microscope to a friend who works as a school teacher. Is it a good choice? If yes, here‘s one more question: should I buy something in addition for comfortable work?

Customer service:

Levenhuk DTX 500 LCD Digital Microscope is only equipped with upper illumination, which makes it unsuitable for biological observations. We recommend that you pay attention to Levenhuk D70L Digital Biological Microscope, https://www.levenhuk.com/catalogue/microscopes/levenhuk-d70l-digital-biological-microscope/ .

Jason Lee (2017.09.11)

Hello. Can I use this microscope for fastening stones in the jewelry? Thank you!

Customer service:

Levenhuk DTX 500 LCD digital microscope is suitable for such purposes.

Mary Waters (2017.02.25)

Hello! Tell me if this is a good choice for studying and analyzing handwriting?! For example, graphological studies... Can you recommend a more suitable model, if this is not the one?

Customer service:

Levenhuk DTX 500 LCD model is suitable for graphical studies.

Lans Drake (2017.02.10)

Hello! With what resolution photos can be stored on the PC?

Customer service:

Photos made with the Levenhuk DTX 500 LCD microscope can be saved on a PC with the following resolutions: 1280x1024, 2048x1536, 2560x1920, 3456x2304, and 4288x2848.

Harry Star (2017.01.16)

Hello, is it possible to use this microscope in the service center for phones repairing or boards soldering?

Customer service:

The digital microscope Levenhuk DTX 500 LCD is suitable for your purposes.

Larry (2016.12.11)

Hi, have one question, is this microscope able to watch for cells, for eg. blood cells, bacterias,muscle cells, plants cells ?

Customer service:

Dear Larry, thank you for interest in Levenhuk product. this microscope is mostly suitable for observing non-transparent objects such as stones, coins etc. For your purposes, you will need a lab microscopes with high magnification. If you need a digital microscope, please consider buying the Levenhuk D670T 5.1M Digital Trinocular Microscope (Product ID 40029). Is there any additional information you might need?

PetrS (2016.12.02)

Its possible looking for same pictures made from Levenhuk DTX 500 LCD on yours website?

Customer service:

Dear PetrS, thank you for your inquiry. You can find the detailed video here online: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v6HwWtfhiU4

Lewis Perry (2016.09.18)

Can I use this model to work with thin sections of minerals ? Is this model compatible with Windows 7?

Customer service:

Yes, Levenhuk DTX 500 LCD Digital Microscope is compatible with Windows 7. This model is suitable for work with thin sections of minerals.

Alex (2016.09.12)

What is the lag/delay? Between capture and display? I'm working as a watchmaker and it's important for me that lag is low to be able to do actual work of magnified object.

Customer service:

Hi Alex,
Thanks for the query.
The delay between capture and display is about 1-2 seconds.
Is there any additional information you might need?

steven (2016.08.24)

Will this work well to inspect Diamonds and other jewels?

Customer service:

Dear Steven, thank you for interest in Levenhuk products. Yes, this microscope will fit your needs.You can also check our stereo models: https://www.levenhuk.com/catalogue/microscopes/stereo-instrumental/
Is there any additional information you might need?

Rafael (2016.06.26)

what optical magnification does this microscope provide? Which Levenhuk DTX model has the most powerful optical increase (not interpolation)?

Customer service:

Levenhuk DTX 500 LCD Digital Microscope produces 20x-500x magnification. Levenhuk DTX are digital microscopes, therefore they don't have optical magnification. Also consider Levenhuk DTX 90 Digital Microscope (https://www.levenhuk.com/catalogue/microscopes/levenhuk-dtx-90-digital-microscope/ ) with 10x-300x magnification without interpolation.

Dennis M Smith (2016.06.10)

can this product be used for coin viewing and cataloging

Customer service:

Dear Dennis, thank you for interest in Levenhuk products. Yes, you will be able to observe coins with the help of this microscope. This model is also supported microSD cards, no problem to keep images.
Is there any additional information you might need?

Dennis M Smith (2016.06.10)

Can this be used for 2"x 2" coin holders and coin imaging

Customer service:

Dear Dennis, thank you for interest in Levenhuk products. Yes, it will fit your needs.

David Warren (2016.06.07)

I haven't found any information on memory card type and size in the user manual... When I tried hc micro sd card, the microscope couldn't detect it

Customer service:

Levenhuk DTX 500 LCD Microscope supports only standard microSD cards with capacity up to 32 Gb.

Karen (2016.05.20)

I am interested in photographing sand particles at 300x magnification. Would this be good for that? I want crystal clear images.

Customer service:

Dear Karen, the microscope comes with 3 magnifications: 20x, 200x, 500x.
It comes with a special software, so you will be able to edit your images.

Jocelyn (2016.04.28)

is this microscope good for viewing cells? I was debating on getting the Levenhuk 320 biological microscope, or this one, which do you think is better?

Customer service:

Jocelyn, thank you for interest in Levenhuk products. Our DTX microscopes are designed for observing opaque objects. The Levenhuk 320 biological microscope will fit your needs.
Is there any additional information you might need?

Charles Lacour (2016.02.24)

What is the highest resolution pictures it will produce. (For both still photos and video).Also, is the still photo a real photo, or a frame capture of a video? (The second is much lower quality, usually.)

Customer service:

Dear Charles, thank you for interest in Levenhuk products.
Yes, you will get a real photo.
Available image resolutions: 12Mpx, 8Mpx, 5Mpx, 3Mpx, 1.3Mpx, VGA
Photo/video format: *.jpeg/*.avi
Is there any additional information you might need?

Carolyn (2016.02.11)

Levenhuk D50L NG Digital Microscope is a better choice for a school kid.' Could you please explain why?

Customer service:

Levenhuk DTX 500 LCD Digital Microscope only has lower illumination source. That means it only allows for viewing opaque, volume objects. Levenhuk D50L NG Digital Microscope is a biological model that allows for observing both transparent and opaque objects. Images can be transferred to PC and observed in real time on its monitor. Magnification power is also higher.

Ismael (2016.02.06)

Can I use special sets of ready-to-use microscope slides with this microscope?

Customer service:

Levenhuk DTX 500 LCD Digital Microscope doesn't have lower illumination. That means you won't be able to observe transparent samples (only opaque). Consider Levenhuk Rainbow 2L PLUS Microscope: https://www.levenhuk.com/catalogue/microscopes/levenhuk-rainbow-2l-plus-microscope/ . It allows for viewing both transparent (microscope slides) and opaque objects.

Elias Payne (2016.01.24)

What's the microscope's working distance?

Customer service:

Levenhuk DTX 500 microscope has a working distance 0-150 mm.

Jody Hood (2015.12.04)

What additional accessories would you recommend for Levenhuk DTX 500 LCD microscope?

Customer service:

Consider Levenhuk N38 NG Prepared Slides Set - https://www.levenhuk.com/catalogue/accessories/microscope-accessories/prepared-microscope-slides/levenhuk-n38-ng-prepared-slides-set/ .

Levi Combs (2015.11.26)

Hello! I need a microscope for a teenager (13 years old). Now I'm choosing between D50L NG and DTX 500 LCD models

Customer service:

Levenhuk D50L NG Digital Microscope is a better choice for a school kid.

Justin Stanton (2015.09.03)

Hello!Can I use the Levenhuk Toupview software with this microscope?

Customer service:

Levenhuk DTX 500 LCD Digital Microscope only allows you to observe produced images on its LCD display. You can connect the microscope to your PC, but only to transfer photos and videos.

Brain Holder (2015.06.29)

Will I be able to examine the structure of a metal grain (5mm thick, after a heat treatment). Thanks

Customer service:

Yes, Levenhuk DTX 500 LCD Microscope is suitable for this purpose.

Aaron (2015.02.01)

This has optical and digital magnification. What is the optical magnification?

Customer service:

Dear Aaron, thank you for interest in Levenhuk products. The microscope has the digital magnification only.
Is there any additional information you might need?

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