Overview

The Multi-Camera Array Microscope (MCAM) is a new class of microscopes that we've been exploring in the Computational Optics Lab at Duke University. This innovative technology is also being developed by Ramona Optics, a start-up located right next to Duke. At its core, the MCAM is an array of many miniaturized digital microscopes that acquire synchronized video in parallel. We then use a variety of algorithms to fuse this video data into "gigapixel"-scale composites, which opens up new avenues for scientific research. Ramona Optics is currently commercializing MCAM in several forms, applying it in diverse new scientific contexts.

Check out the MCAM in action

Examples

The easiest way to understand the MCAM's capabilities is to digitally interact with some example image and video data that contains nearly one gigapixel (1 billion pixels) per frame. Use the left/right arrows to progress within the video sequence. Many additional examples of gigapixel MCAM video data is available at our Gigaviewer webpage.