Specialized microscopes

Specialized

— microscopes of a specific design and purpose, one way or another different from more traditional models.

These differences may vary; accordingly, the specific specialization also differs. So, recently, portable models for smartphones have become quite popular: with the help of a special clothespin, such a device is attached directly to the front of the main camera, and the screen of the gadget plays the role of an eyepiece. Another popular variety is compact digital microscopes without their own screens, connected to PCs or laptops via USB, and even to smartphones via Wi-Fi (including via the Internet). This also includes professional equipment with a fairly narrow specialization: stereoscopes with special mounts for dental prosthetics, for soldering microcircuits, etc.; microscopes for metallurgical research; devices on a tripod with a remote rod, designed to inspect individual areas on general objects; comparative microscopes for ballistic and trace investigations in forensics; and etc.