40 to 1000x Magnification Endoscope, 8 LED USB 2.0 Digital Microscope, Mini Camera with OTG Adapter Metal Stand, Compatible with Mac Windows 7 8 10 11 Android Linux Chrome Not for iPhone/iPad

I was surprised by the quality and ease of operation of this Jiusion microscope. Although I am not a numismatist, I've enjoyed looking at coins and bills under this microscope and look forward to viewing a few nature specimens as well. I used a conventional microscope at work years ago and, by comparison, find it more pleasurable to view an enlarged object on my computer monitor than directly through a microscope's ocular lens. With the zoom button, I achieved magnification of about 150X. To demonstrate this, I used a tape measure over the coin to demonstrate the width of a facial feature in mm. Then I magnified the image using the zoom button and measured the same facial feature on my monitor. The PX2325/AMCAP software was easy to install and use on my Windows 10 computer. My 6 and 12 year old grandchildren played with the microscope today, and both were fascinated. For those accustomed to using a traditional microscope: this scope does not have a coarse and fine adjustment, just a single wheel that serves both functions plus the zoom button, which provides 4 levels of magnification. I was not happy with the stand initially provided with this scope. On email request, Jiusion kindly sent me their superior new stand and carrying case. With the newer stand, the microscope is securely supported , and the user can attend to the image rather than balancing the scope. For the cost, I think this is an excellent product if the newer stand is included. My 5 star rating is based on the assumption that the seller will supply the newer stand with the microscope. Jiusion does provide a flexible, transparent, calibration ruler with the microscope. A few thin, clear, plastic disks that could serve as slides on which various specimens could be viewed under the microscope would also be an inexpensive and welcome addition to the package .

My wife and I bought this for our young children as a way to be introduced to the microscopic world, and I am more than impressed. Not only that, but my kids are absolutely entranced by what they are now able to see.My house runs exclusively on Linux (Kubuntu on our desktops, and Debian on our home server), and this Microscope works with VLC out of the box. Just load VLC, select Media, then Open Capture Device, then Video device name (mine was /dev/video1), then select NTSC as the video standard, then press Play. Any Video4Linux software should be able to drive the microscope, through. I used VLC right off the bat, because I knew it would work.Before buying the microscope, I had read the reviews. There was a lot of negativity about the stand, but I have found it to be adequate. So far, though, my kids have eschewed the stand for free-hand use, so I haven't really put it through any type of serious testing. The convenience of being able to just move the microscope from subject to subject as if it were just a pen to be used to write on different surfaces is fantastic. I have only ever used old-style microscopes that sat on a desk, and required subjects to be put onto slides that were then inserted into the microscope via slides. That seems so ancient now.We've had it hooked up to one of my kids' computers for about half an hour, and they're already arguing about who gets to use it, so I immediately ordered another one. My older son told me it's better than virtual reality (we bought Oculus Quests recently), though I'm pretty sure that sentiment is just because of the newness of the microscope.Being able to see everything on the computer monitor has been awesome! The images are clear, and being able to record videos of what the microscope sees is addictive. Once the kids are done with it, and I get a turn, I'll post a video showing the microscope's abilities.The LED's around the camera provide a VERY good source of light for the microscope, and help to produce excellent imagery.

UPDATE: Jiusion reached out to me about 6 months after I posted this review and asked if I would re-consider my rating. They have made some improvements to the product and offered to send me another one for free to try out. I received the updated version of the microsocope a couple of weeks ago and just got around to checking it out.What I received looks pretty much identical to the original product I received, right down to the erroneously labeled "40x - 1000x" focus knob. However they did make several improvements.- Windows 10 support - the biggest bugbear I had with the microscope to start with was the absolute chore it was to get it to work with Windows 10. It's now completely plug-and-play in Windows 10. As a bonus it's also plug-and-play in Fedora 29.- The brightness control works better- The focus knob turns a little easier but is still smooth- The stand, while it looks identical to the one I received before, is actually a little heavier and sturdier and it's now possible to adjust the focus without completely losing your subject.- They've also included a little "calibration" card with measurements so you can see exactly how much magnification you're getting at any given setting.- The instructions have been greatly improved and expanded - adding clear, illustrated troubleshooting steps and even explaining how to use it with Windows 10It's still a tiny 640x480 sensor (which is less than 1/3 of a megapixel for reference) but other than the item name, it no longer makes claims of being "high definition" or treating the "digital zoom" as though it was actually an increase in magnification.All in all I've been inspired to add two stars back to my review. +1 star for updating the hardware/firmware so that it's plug-and-play with Windows 10, and +1 star for fixing the instructions. The only reason this isn't now a 5-star review is that the item name still claims that you can get up to 1000x magnification which is still completely misleading.My Original Review Below:The main draw of this microscope is that it's cheap and it technically works. The price is the only reason it's getting two stars instead of one.Setting this up in Windows 10 was needlessly complicated. Given how utterly barebones this device is, there really is no excuse for it not being plug-and-play. Assuming you still have an optical drive in your PC you can use the disc it ships with to install the driver. If you don't have an optical drive, you can't (easily) go out and find the drivers to download. The seller doesn't publish the drivers, but they will send you a link to a Google drive location via email a day after the item arrives, or, I assume, upon request. The secret Google drive drivers and what's on the disc are exactly the same as far as I can tell (you're not getting a newer version of the drivers when you download them). When you install the driver it also installs a utility called "AMcap" which you're told to use to capture images and video. In Windows 10, AMcap only works right after a reboot and only for a limited amount of time. If you wait too long after a reboot it will give you some bogus message about not being able to create a filter or some such. If you manage to get it working right after a reboot, it will eventually crash with the same message. But since the thing is just a webcam with a macro lens, you can use the Windows Camera app built in to Windows 10 and it actually works pretty well - the seller should really think about just writing that in the brochure rather than encouraging you to fiddle around with the buggy AMcap utility.They don't advertise it, but the maximum ACTUAL resolution of the camera is 640x480. You can try to use the digital zoom to pump this up, but it just scales the 640x480 in software - you get a bigger image but no actual increase in detail. This is super disappointing because it severely limits it's usefulness as a microscope. And also, where did they even find a photo sensor in such low resolution - that's hasn't been a video standard since the early 90's. This is beyond cheap. The "40 to 1000x" magnification claim evidently relies on several layers of digital zoom (which as I mentioned earlier doesn't capture a single spec of additional detail) in order to not be an outright lie. In truth 40x is all you're actually getting, and to get that you basically have to place the subject inside the plastic lens guard.The stand the scope comes with is also technically functional but it literally moves if you breathe on it. Trying to turn the focus knob without completely losing the subject you're trying to magnify is an exercise in patience.For the record, if the specifications had been communicated honestly I probably would have kept it as a toy, but since they were exaggerated in an arguably dishonest manner I'll be returning it.