Macintosh Compatible USB Microscopes

Shopping for a consumer or professional digital microscope for Mac OSX? A surprising number Apple computer users in specific medical, educational and industrial work environments are in the market for MacOS compatible USB digital microscope products.

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Digital Microscopes For Mac Comptuers

A broad range of Mac compatible microscopes are available. They range from low-cost student and consumer-grade products to complete professional quality digital lab microscope sets. Those with UVC - USB Video Class compatible camera sensors make them plug and play on OSX 10.5 and higher with the built-in webcam drivers in Apple's OSX operating system.

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Above is just a sampling of the types of Apple compatible USB digital microscope equipment available from both AmScope and OMax, two of the leading manufacturers in the industry. Amscope in particular is a leading brand featuring good Apple support for it's digital offerings in the diverse medical, dental, pharma, biology, educational and industrial environments it serves.

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A wide selection of Mac compatible scopes and cameras for engine and mechanical parts inspection are available. There are digital scope cameras for physical assessment, hobby, business and industrial needs available. The best USB scopes feature built-in LED lighting near the sensor. Many feature adjustable LED lighting controls for setting the optimal amount of light available to the camera to illuminate dark, hard to reach spaces like dental mouth exams, internal body orifices or complex mechanical parts.

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USB Digital Microscope Software For Mac OSX

Some manufacturers provide Apple specific software for their scopes. But often Digital USB microscope hardware DOES NOT come with any MacOS specific software to control zoom functions or capture still snapshots, time-sequence or full motion video clips with.
However, because these are USB Video Class - UVC compatible microscopes, they should provide BASIC functionality on any modern Macintosh running MacOS Mojave or Sierra, OSX ElCapitan, Yosemite, Mavericks, Lion or Leopard when attached to a USB 2.0 or USB 3.0 SuperSpeed port.
Basic operation can be as simple as launching Apple's PhotoBooth, QuickTime or other OSX video capture app. Then make sure the external scope is selected in the software's CAMERA SOURCE Preferences... menu. You may have other MacOS still photo and video grabbing software you prefer to use for still image, time-lapse or video clip capture.
Here's a link to Digital Viewer App - OSX 10.5+ compatible general purpose Mac microscope software from Plugable Technologies. It works with any UVC compatible webcam or scope and supports VGA up to 1080p and higher HD resolution depending on the camera's capabilities. It offers timed-shots, single-shots and movie capture modes.
There's Mac software for AmScope's various digital microscope product lines: AmScopeXLite, ProScope or ISCapture that you can download from the company's software page. There is also an 3rd-party app called ToupView is available for download here. It seems to be hardware manufacturer specific and likey polls the USB bus to ascertain if an AmScope brand USB camera device is attached to function.

Other Mac Digital USB Microscope Software Apps

Digital Pan and Zoom control over your scope's camera image might be something you need. You can download a free trial of iGlasses webcam control software app from eCamm or the affordable Mactaris Webcam app and see if it helps you achieve the zoom and magnification control you need to get the most out of your digital microscope or inspection scope. You may also need it for webcam image adjustment to control camera brightness, contrast, color saturation and other image enhancements.
All told, there's decent support for digital microscopy on Apple platforms. Some may even be usable on an iPad tablet or iPhone when paired with a USB camera connection kit dongle in your handheld device's 30-pin or Lightning dock connector.
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Update driver in Windows
Windows
Since Jiusion microscopes use a standard webcam chipset, they will automatically install default webcam (UVC) drivers when plugged into a host device. They can be used with any webcam apps. User can select one or more to install.

Win10 built-in camera app	xploview	Amcap	Coolingtech
Easy to install	√	√	×	×
User Friendly	√	√	×	×
Snap button works	×	√	√	×
Zoom button works	×	×	√	×
Measure function	×	×	×	√
Support	Win10 Only	Win7/8/10	Win7/8/10	Win7/8/10

Windows 10 user please make sure the 'Camera' in privacy settings is on.
1) Win10 built-in camera app
If you are Win10 user, you can plug the microscope to the Win10 computer and open this app to use the microscope directly. You can click 'Windows' logo on the left and find the 'Camera' app. The downside is that you can't use the snap and zoom buttons in this app.
2) xploview
2.1 Download the xploview
xploview.exe(3.87MB) Windows XP, Vista, 7, 8, 10 | 32 or 64 bit
2.2 Install the xploview
Double click the “xploview” to start installation. Select your first language and click “Next”.
Click “Browse” if you want to install to other fodders. Click “Next”.
Click “Install”.
Wait for the installation to complete. Click 'Finish' to complete the installation.
2.3 Remove the microscpe lens cover and connect it to the computer
2.4 Open the xploview
Click ①'Settings' –② 'Device' to select 'USB2.0 UVC PC Camera' on the dropdown. Click 'Apply'. Note the zoom button doesn’t work on this software.
3) Amcap
3.1 Download the Amcap
Amcap is a custom Windows (XP and above) software package designed specifically to work with the microscope.
Amcap.zip(3.38MB) Windows XP, Vista, 7, 8 | 32 or 64 bit
Amcap.exe(9.46MB) Windows 10 | 32 or 64 bit
Please tap this link to send an email to us if you can't download it jiusion@outlook.com
3.2 Extract the Amcap.zip
Step 1: Right Click the Amcap.zip and select 'Extract All'. Step 2: Click 'Browser' to select a location to save the Amcap and click 'Extract'. Step 3: Double click the extracted folder 'Amcap' to open it.
3.3 Install the Amcap
Double click the “setup.exe” to install the Amcap. Select ①Next - ②Next - ③Install - ④Yes - ⑤Finish - ⑥No, I will restart my computer later and Finish.
3.3 Plug the microscope and open the Amcap
Connect the microscope to the computer. Right click the Amcap and select 'Run as administrator' to open the Amcap software. Click 'Devices' to select the 'GL USB2.0 UVC Camera Device'.If you can't find the 'GL USB2.0 UVC Camera Device', please tapUpdate driver in Windowsto set up.
3.4 Setup the location to save pictures and videos
Pictures: Select “Capture” – Snapshot Location – Find or new a folder and click “Open”. You can double click the Snap button to take a picture.
Videos: Click “File” – “Set Capture File”. Find and select an avi format video file. Click “Open”.
4) CoolingTech
Coolingtech measurement software is compatible with Windows 7 8 10.
4.1 Download the CoolingTech
What we provided in this link is a installation-free green version. You can delete directly if you want to uninstall it. Click link as below to download the Coolingtech.zip.
Coolingtech.zip(2.55MB) Windows XP, Vista, 7, 8, 10 | 32 or 64 bit
4.2 Extract the Coolingtech.zip
Once the download is finished, right click the 'Coolingtech.zip' to select 'Extract All...' to extract files out.
4.3 Open the CoolingTech software
Please ritght click the CoolingTech.exe to select 'Run as administrator' to open the CoolingTech.exe. As it is a installation-free version, you can open the Coolingtech folder and run the “CoolingTech.exe” as admin to use the Coolingtech measurement software. Close other webcam software like camera app, xploview and Amcap if you can't see anything in this software. Please note the snap and zoom buttons don’t work in this software. If the software occur errors or want to get a diffence measurement software, please contact us via our customer service email jiusion@outlook.com.
Mac
Digital Viewer App is compatible with general purpose Mac microscope software from Plugable Technologies company. Install the app as below and open it. Plug the microscope to the Mac. Click “Settings” – “Device” to select “USB2.0 UVC PC Camera” on the dropdown to make the microscope work. MacOS10.14 and above users and need to allow the 'Digital Viewer' app to access camera in 'System Preferences' - 'Security & Privacy'. Note the zoom button doesn’t work on this software. Please tap this email to contact us if you can't use the microscope on Mac jiusion@outlook.com
Digital_Viewer_3.3.30.pkg(8.66MB) macOS (10.13.4 and later) | 64 bit
Digital_Viewer_3.1.06.dmg(2.67MB) Older macOS / OS X versions (10.5 and later) | 32 bit
Chrome OS
We don’t have drivers for Chrome OS as Jiusion microscopes can be used with the default Camera app that comes with Chrome. Go to Settings > Advanced Settings > Privacy > Content Settings > Camera, and change the device in the dropdown to “USB Microscope”. Access your camera and your magnified object should appear on the screen.
Linux
Ubuntu: Search for the application cheese and click install. Once the installation is completed, open the application cheese. If the program displays your other camera, click on the word cheese in the top bar to access you preferences. In the webcam tab click on the dropdown menu and select USB Microscope.
Android
Please note that Android support is on a case-by-case basis. Device manufacturers must have support for USB Video Class devices built in or this will not work.
Step 1: Install app
You can install the 3rd party camera app like “OTG View”, “USB Camera” as below or install from Google Play. Note it may report unsafe as you didn't install from Google Play. You can choose to continue with the installation or install it from the Google Play.
Note: Android 10 user please click the link as below to download diretly(please ignore the security report). The apps downloaded from Google Play don’t work with the microscope currently in Android 10. Click here to read the notice of Android 10 bug.
Download installation package directly:
OTG View.apk(17.52MB) Android 4.4 and above
USBCAMERA.apk(4.18MB) Android 4.4 and above
AN98.apk(14.01.MB) Android 4.0 and above
Download from Google Play (NO for Android 10):
OTG View, USB Camera, AN98
Step 2: Turn on the OTG function
Some phone may need to turn on the OTG manually by flicking downwards on the top side of the screen. Please skip to step 3 if you can't find it.
Step 3: Connect the microscope to the Android phone
Micro USB phone user please flip a piece on the USB plug from the microscope and plug the micro usb to the phone.Type C phone user please use the type c adapter to connect the microscope to the type c phone. Open the app (USB Camera/OTG View/AN98) to use the microscope. If the microscope LED doesn't light up, please tap this email link jiusion@outlook.com to contact us. It is micro usb or type c connection problem. We will exchange the adapter to you.
Update driver in Windows
We just need to uninstall the 'GL USB2.0 UVC Camera Device' program. And the system will automatically install and switch to the built-in camera app. Open the 'Control Panel' - 'Uninstall a grogram' - 'GL USB2.0 UVC Camera Device'. Right click and select 'uninstall'. That’s all.
Step 1 You can find the Control panel by searching 'Control Panel' on Cortana. Or right click 'This PC' and select 'Properties' - 'Control Panel Home'. Click 'Uninstall a program'.
Step 2 Select the “GL USB2.0 UVC Camera Device” and right click to select “Uninstall/Change”.
Step 3 The microscope driver will switch to '

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USB2.0 UVC PC Camera'. Open the Amcap or other microscope software to use the microscope.

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