Digital Gel Documentation Systems

MiniBIS gel documentation system

Superior, yet affordable, 16-bit gel documentation

MiniBIS uses a new high resolution camera combined with an advanced hood to deliver a superior gel documentation system at an affordable price. For maximum economy MiniBIS can be used with your existing transilluminator, computer and printer if desired. 

The MiniBIS high sensitivity 16-bit camera captures superb 1280 x 1024 pixel images with 65536 grey levels  under a wide range of illumination conditions, including UV and white light. 16-bit images means that faint bands can be well defined even in low contrast images.

MiniBIS GelCapture software displays a full resolution live preview gel image on the PC display: what-you-see-is-what-you-get. There is full control of the camera using buttons on a single screen. The user’s capture parameters may be stored as preset buttons.  

 
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A wide range of gel analysis software options is available including GelQuant or TotalLab for simple gel analysis and BioNumerics or GelCompar for advanced fingerprinting applications.

  Highlights

• Can be used with your existing transilluminator/computer/printer for maximum economy if desired.

• Software control of camera from PC gives full resolution live preview image

• Hood door operates safety cut-off of transilluminator power.

• Field of view 15x12cm or optionally 17x21cm.

• Super bright lens collects maximum light from sample while maintaining crisp, clear images with minimal geometric and light distortion.

• Print to any printer under Windows. Thermal or inkjet printer options available.

• Conveniently small footprint on lab bench top.

Specifications

Lens: 0.95F 25mm or 0.95F 17mm - select at purchase
Maximum field of view: 15 x 12 cm or 17 x 21cm
Hood bottom dimensions: 27 x 36cm
Sensor type: 2/3” Large pixel CMOS
Image resolution: 1280 x 1024 pixels = 1.3 Megapixel
Pixel Size: 7 x 7 µm
File format: 16 bit = 65536 grey levels TIFF
Electronic shutter: Rolling curtain type increment of 0.55 mSec.
Integration: up to 10 Sec.
Gain control: 15 levels
Black level: 15 levels manual offset
Digital zoom: Real time x6
Spectral sensitivity range: 400 – 1000 nm
Dynamic range: 2000:1 66 dB
Extended range (80-100 dB) in double slop

MiniBIS includes as standard: camera system, filter for EtBr & white light applications, hood with door controlled UV safety cut-off, PC interface card, GelCapture software. It requires a PC with one free PCI slot running Windows 98 or later. 

Options available include:

Transilluminator: 20x20cm 312nm, dual 20x20 312nm and white light

Printer: Fuji FTI500 thermal film, Mitsubishi P91 thermal or photo inkjet

Software: GelQuant, TotalLab, GelCompar, BioNumerics

Computer: High specification PC with space saving TFT display