Every photon counts

The Leica DFC9000 is built with a third-generation sCMOS sensor, currently state-of-the-art on the market. It performs with a quantum efficiency* of up to 82%.

• Capture even the faintest, previously undetected fluorescence signals
• See processes in the cell in the most realistic detail without unhealthy overexpression of the GFP-coupled protein

Reduce exposure times to a minimum

• Protect your cells, reducing stress, and minimizing phototoxicity effects
• Generate more reliable results with happy GFP-expressing cells

Protect your cells with high near-infrared sensitivity

• Use red-emitting fluorescence tags to further reduce cell damage
• Observe your cells with an outstanding spectral response of more than 60% quantum efficiency at 750 nm wavelength

*quantum efficiency depends on wavelength of light

The Leica DFC9000 is designed for high-end fluorescence imaging of live cells such as time-lapse experiments.

Less noise means a better image. In technical terms, a high signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) provides you with a crisp fluorescence signal against a dark background.

The Leica DFC9000 is a highly sensitive sCMOS camera:

• High quantum efficiency over the entire light spectrum with a maximum of 82%
• Low read noise of 0.9 e- at 216 MHz pixel clocking rate
• Cooled sensor; cooling to 0° Celsius by air circulation

These features make the Leica DFC9000 also ideally suited for our lightsheet system Leica TCS SP8 DLS.