Do digital microscope specs match reality?

This video has been a year in the making. Last June, 2022, I purchased a variety of six different digital microscopes that I saw on the Amazon website. All of them boasted extremely high magnification numbers, so I was immediately skeptical of their capabilities. A microscope cable of 1000x magnification for only $10? That sounds way too good to be true…

For each of the six microscopes, I will take photographs at their highest magnification setting and compare them against my metallurgical microscope’s photos. In its current configuration for this video, my ME580 metallurgical microscope is capable of a maximum of 500x magnification. I’ll use two objects for these photos; a microscope calibration slide, and a silicon chip that happens to have a doodle of Sonic on it.

Here’s the order of the microscopes:

0:35 Analysis criteria and tests
1:09 AmScope SM4TZ144A
3:34 AmScope ME580TAPZ2L
5:16 SHIIRI USB Microscope
10:40 Oxbird USB Microscope
13:03 Annlov Digital Microscope
17:19 Canada USB Microscope
18:46 BYSAMEYEE 4KHD WIFI
23:18 TOMLOV DM201
27:00 Final thoughts

I would highly recommend against purchasing these cheaper digital microscopes if you were hoping to look at silicon chips up close. Even though they may be more expensive, there are many better options available.

I’d love to know what you thought of this video. Was the comparison useful? Did I miss something about the comparison that I should have focused on? I did enjoy putting this video together, and I’d like to make sure I’m focusing on the right stuff if I ever evaluate more microscopes in the future. I definitely appreciate your feedback!


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Digital Microscopes in this video:

1) SHIIRI:
Purchased in June of 2022 for $9.99
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B09...

2) Oxbird:
Purchased in June of 2022 for Price: $15.99
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B08...

3) Annlov:
Purchased in June of 2022 for $62.09
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B08...

4) Cainda:
Purchased in June of 2022 for $22.99
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B08...

5) Bysameyee 4K
Purchased in June of 2022 for $39.99
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B09...

6) TOMLOV
Purchased in June of 2022 for $169.99
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B09...