This unit has some nice features for a beginner digital microscope:

We'll be doing a review of that one at some point here too!) (Editor's note: since the release of this article, Digital Blue has come out with a more recent model, the QX7 microscope camera. It boasts better lighting, a higher resolution, and speedier video playback over the old QX3.

The Digital Blue QX5 microscope was the result. Perhaps you've heard of the popular Intel Play QX3 microscope? It was discontinued some years ago, but was picked up and updated by Prima Creations.

The QX5 lets users view and manipulate images with their computer, offering hours of fascinating fun for both kids and adults. The latest Digital Blue microscope, the QX5, merges the microscopic and digital worlds into one complete unit.