10 Best Compound Monoculars for January 2021

Last Updated On January 12, 2021

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AmScope M158C-2L Cordless Compound Monocular Microscope, WF10x and WF25x Eyepieces, 40x-1000x Magnification, Upper and Lower LED Illumination with Rheostat, Brightfield, Single-Lens Condenser, Coaxial Coarse and Fine Focus, Plain Stage, 110V or Battery-Po

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AmScope M158C-2L Cordless Compound Monocular Microscope

WF10x and WF25x Eyepieces, 40x-1000x Magnification, Upper and Lower LED Illumination with Rheostat, Brightfield, Single-Lens Condenser, Coaxial Coarse and Fine Focus, Plain Stage, 110V or Battery-Po

by AmScope

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Monocular viewing head with interchangeable 10x widefield and 25x widefield eyepieces, fixed 45-degree vertical inclination to reduce eye and neck strain, and 360-degree rotation capability to provide a more comprehensive view and enable sharing

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Forward-facing nosepiece with 4x, 10x, and 40x DIN achromatic full-glass objectives that provide high-resolution color-corrected images
Brightfield, upper and lower LED illumination with rheostat, a 0.65 NA single-lens condenser with disc diaphragm, and coaxial coarse and fine focus for sharp images
Plain stage with stage clips to secure slide and a stage stop to prevent damage to slides or objectives
Cordless compound microscope provides high magnification for biological use and educational applications

Forward-facing nosepiece with 4x, 10x, and 40x din achromatic full-glass objectives that provide high-resolution color-corrected images Plain stage with stage clips to secure slide and a stage stop to prevent damage to slides or objectives Cordless compound microscope provides high magnification for biological use and educational applications Brightfield, upper and lower led illumination with rheostat, a 0.65 na single-lens condenser with disc diaphragm, and coaxial coarse and fine focus for sharp images

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AmScope M500C Monocular Compound Microscope, WF10x and WF25x Eyepieces, 40x-2500x Magnification, Anti-Mold Optics, Tungsten Illumination, Brightfield and Polarizing, Abbe Condenser, Coarse and Fine Focus, Plain Stage, 110V

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AmScope M500C Monocular Compound Microscope

WF10x and WF25x Eyepieces, 40x-2500x Magnification, Anti-Mold Optics, Tungsten Illumination, Brightfield and Polarizing, Abbe Condenser, Coarse and Fine Focus, Plain Stage, 110V

by United Scope LLC.

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Plain stage with clips to secure specimen, coaxial coarse and fine focus on rack-and-pinion mechanism to provide precise focus, and tension control to prevent stage drift

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Brightfield imaging with rheostat-controlled tungsten (incandescent) illumination and spiral-control 1.25 NA Abbe condenser with iris diaphragm and color filter
Forward-facing nosepiece with precision-ground 4x, 10x, 40xS, and 100xS (oil) DIN achromatic glass objectives provide color correction of magnified images
Compound microscope provides high magnification for biological use and educational applications
Monocular viewing head with interchangeable 10x widefield and 25x widefield eyepieces, fixed 45-degree vertical inclination to reduce eye and neck strain, 360-degree rotation capability to enable sharing, and anti-mold head to preserves optics in high-humidity area

Compound microscope provides high magnification for biological use and educational applications Monocular viewing head with interchangeable 10x widefield and 25x widefield eyepieces, fixed 45-degree vertical inclination to reduce eye and neck strain, 360-degree rotation capability to enable sharing, and anti-mold head to preserves optics in high-humidity area Forward-facing nosepiece with precision-ground 4x, 10x, 40xs, and 100xs (oil) din achromatic glass objectives provide color correction of magnified images Brightfield imaging with rheostat-controlled tungsten (incandescent) illumination and spiral-control 1.25 na abbe condenser with iris diaphragm and color filter

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AmScope M150C-E Digital Compound Monocular Microscope, WF10x and WF25x Eyepieces, 40x-1000x Magnification, LED Illumination, Brightfield, Single-Lens Condenser, Coaxial Coarse and Fine Focus, Plain Stage, 110V, Includes 0.3MP Camera and Software

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AmScope M150C-E Digital Compound Monocular Microscope

WF10x and WF25x Eyepieces, 40x-1000x Magnification, LED Illumination, Brightfield, Single-Lens Condenser, Coaxial Coarse and Fine Focus, Plain Stage, 110V, Includes 0.3MP Camera and Software

by United Scope LLC.

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Brightfield, LED illumination, a 0.65 NA single-lens condenser with disc diaphragm, and coaxial coarse and fine focus for sharp images
Digital compound microscope and a 0.3MP camera with USB 2.0 output for capturing or displaying images on a computer or projector
Forward-facing nosepiece with 4x, 10x, and 40x DIN achromatic full-glass objectives that provide high-resolution color-corrected images
Plain stage with stage clips to secure slide and a stage stop to prevent damage to slides or objectives

Brightfield, led illumination, a 0.65 na single-lens condenser with disc diaphragm, and coaxial coarse and fine focus for sharp images Digital compound microscope and a 0.3mp camera with usb 2.0 output for capturing or displaying images on a computer or projector Plain stage with stage clips to secure slide and a stage stop to prevent damage to slides or objectives Forward-facing nosepiece with 4x, 10x, and 40x din achromatic full-glass objectives that provide high-resolution color-corrected images

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AmScope M120C-2L-PB10-E1 Digital Compound Monocular Microscope, WF10x and WF25x Eyepieces, 40x-1000x Magnification, Brightfield, Upper and Lower LED Illumination, Plain Stage, Includes Blank and Prepared Slides, 1.3MP Camera and Software

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AmScope M120C-2L-PB10-E1 Digital Compound Monocular Microscope

WF10x and WF25x Eyepieces, 40x-1000x Magnification, Brightfield, Upper and Lower LED Illumination, Plain Stage, Includes Blank and Prepared Slides, 1.3MP Camera and Software

by United Scope LLC.

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Monocular viewing head with 10x widefield and 25x widefield eyepieces, fixed 45-degree vertical inclination to reduce eye and neck strain, and 360-degree rotation capability to provide a more comprehensive view and enable sharing

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Brightfield, upper and lower LED illumination, and 0.65 NA single-lens condenser with disc diaphragm
Comes with plain stage, five prepared slides, and five blank slides
Reverse-mounted nosepiece with 4x, 10x, and 40x DIN achromatic objectives that provide color correction of magnified images
Digital compound microscope and a 1.3MP camera with USB 2.0 output for capturing or displaying images on a computer or projector

Reverse-mounted nosepiece with 4x, 10x, and 40x din achromatic objectives that provide color correction of magnified images Digital compound microscope and a 1.3mp camera with usb 2.0 output for capturing or displaying images on a computer or projector Brightfield, upper and lower led illumination, and 0.65 na single-lens condenser with disc diaphragm Comes with plain stage, five prepared slides, and five blank slides

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AmScope M158C-2L-E2 Compound Monocular Microscope, WF10x and WF25x Eyepieces, 40x-1000x Magnification, Upper and Lower LED Illumination, Brightfield, Single-Lens Condenser, Coaxial Coarse and Fine Focus, Plain Stage, 110V, Includes 2MP Camera and Software

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AmScope M158C-2L-E2 Compound Monocular Microscope

WF10x and WF25x Eyepieces, 40x-1000x Magnification, Upper and Lower LED Illumination, Brightfield, Single-Lens Condenser, Coaxial Coarse and Fine Focus, Plain Stage, 110V, Includes 2MP Camera and Software

by United Scope LLC.

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2MP camera captures still images and streams live videos, compatible with Windows 2000/XP/Vista/7/8(Driver & Software) and Mac(Driver only)

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45 degree inclined 360 degree rotatable monocular head
Full optical glass system offers five settings up to 1000X
Sturdy metal framework; Coaxial coarse & fine focusing; Single lens condenser; 6-hole disc diaphragm
High power microscope with top & bottom illuminations

Sturdy metal framework; coaxial coarse & fine focusing; single lens condenser; 6-hole disc diaphragm 45 degree inclined 360 degree rotatable monocular head High power microscope with top & bottom illuminations Full optical glass system offers five settings up to 1000x

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AmScope M200A-MS Monocular Compound Microscope, WF10x and WF16x Eyepieces, 40x-640x Magnification, Tungsten Illumination, Brightfield, Single-Lens Condenser, Coarse and Fine Focus, Mechanical Stage, 110V

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AmScope M200A-MS Monocular Compound Microscope

WF10x and WF16x Eyepieces, 40x-640x Magnification, Tungsten Illumination, Brightfield, Single-Lens Condenser, Coarse and Fine Focus, Mechanical Stage, 110V

by United Scope LLC.

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Mechanical stage, with 1.0mm stage divisions, locks slide into place and provides precise slide manipulation along the X- and Y-axis to allow coordinates to be recorded, enabling the viewer to return to a specific location on the slide

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Compound microscope provides high magnification for biological use and educational applications
Monocular viewing head with interchangeable 10x widefield and 16x widefield eyepieces, fixed 45-degree vertical inclination to reduce eye and neck strain, and 360-degree rotation capability to provide a more comprehensive view and enable sharing
Tungsten illumination with rheostat and 0.65 NA single-lens condenser with disc diaphragm control light brightness and focus
Forward-facing nosepiece with precision-ground 4x, 10x, and 40xS DIN achromatic glass objectives provide color correction of magnified images

Compound microscope provides high magnification for biological use and educational applications Monocular viewing head with interchangeable 10x widefield and 16x widefield eyepieces, fixed 45-degree vertical inclination to reduce eye and neck strain, and 360-degree rotation capability to provide a more comprehensive view and enable sharing Forward-facing nosepiece with precision-ground 4x, 10x, and 40xs din achromatic glass objectives provide color correction of magnified images Tungsten illumination with rheostat and 0.65 na single-lens condenser with disc diaphragm control light brightness and focus

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AmScope M620B Compound Monocular Microscope, WF10x and WF20x Eyepieces, 40x-2000x Magnification, Brightfield, LED Illumination, Abbe Condenser, Mechanical Stage, 110V

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AmScope M620B Compound Monocular Microscope

WF10x and WF20x Eyepieces, 40x-2000x Magnification, Brightfield, LED Illumination, Abbe Condenser, Mechanical Stage, 110V

by United Scope LLC.

What We like

Forward-facing nosepiece with precision-ground 4x, 10x, 40xS (spring), and 100xS (spring, oil) DIN achromatic glass objectives provide color correction of magnified images

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Double-layer mechanical stage with 1.0mm stage divisions and stage stop, and graduated coarse and fine focus with tension control to prevent stage drift
Monocular viewing head with interchangeable 23mm 10x widefield and 20x widefield eyepieces, fixed 30-degree vertical inclination to reduce eye and neck strain, 360-degree rotation capability to enable sharing, and anti-mold head to preserves optics in high-humidity area
Brightfield imaging with rheostat-controlled LED illumination and spiral-control 1.25 NA Abbe condenser with iris diaphragm, and rack-and-pinion focus control for precise focus, clear examination, and light control
Compound microscope provides high magnification for biological use and educational applications

Double-layer mechanical stage with 1.0mm stage divisions and stage stop, and graduated coarse and fine focus with tension control to prevent stage drift Monocular viewing head with interchangeable 23mm 10x widefield and 20x widefield eyepieces, fixed 30-degree vertical inclination to reduce eye and neck strain, 360-degree rotation capability to enable sharing, and anti-mold head to preserves optics in high-humidity area Compound microscope provides high magnification for biological use and educational applications Brightfield imaging with rheostat-controlled led illumination and spiral-control 1.25 na abbe condenser with iris diaphragm, and rack-and-pinion focus control for precise focus, clear examination, and light control

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AmScope M500 Monocular Compound Microscope, WF10x Eyepiece, 40x-1000x Magnification, Anti-Mold Optics, Tungsten Illumination, Brightfield, Abbe Condenser, Coarse and Fine Focus, Plain Stage

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AmScope M500 Monocular Compound Microscope

WF10x Eyepiece, 40x-1000x Magnification, Anti-Mold Optics, Tungsten Illumination, Brightfield, Abbe Condenser, Coarse and Fine Focus, Plain Stage

by United Scope LLC.

What We like

Plain stage with clips to secure specimen, separate coarse and fine focus on rack-and-pinion mechanism to provide precise focus, and tension control to prevent stage drift

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Product Features

Brightfield imaging with rheostat-controlled tungsten (incandescent) illumination and spiral-control 1.25 NA Abbe condenser with iris diaphragm and color filter
Monocular viewing head with 10x widefield eyepiece, fixed 45-degree vertical inclination to reduce eye and neck strain, 360-degree rotation capability to enable sharing, and anti-mold head to preserve optics in high-humidity areas
Compound microscope provides high magnification for biological use and educational applications
Forward-facing nosepiece with precision-ground 4x, 10x, 40x(S), and 100x(S,Oil)DIN achromatic glass objectives provide color correction of magnified images

Monocular viewing head with 10x widefield eyepiece, fixed 45-degree vertical inclination to reduce eye and neck strain, 360-degree rotation capability to enable sharing, and anti-mold head to preserve optics in high-humidity areas Compound microscope provides high magnification for biological use and educational applications Forward-facing nosepiece with precision-ground 4x, 10x, 40x(s), and 100x(s,oil)din achromatic glass objectives provide color correction of magnified images Brightfield imaging with rheostat-controlled tungsten (incandescent) illumination and spiral-control 1.25 na abbe condenser with iris diaphragm and color filter

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AmScope M148-E Digital Compound Monocular Microscope, WF10x Eyepiece, 40x-400x Magnification, LED Illumination, Brightfield, Single-Lens Condenser, Plain Stage, 110V or Battery-Powered, Includes 0.3MP Camera and Software

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AmScope M148-E Digital Compound Monocular Microscope

WF10x Eyepiece, 40x-400x Magnification, LED Illumination, Brightfield, Single-Lens Condenser, Plain Stage, 110V or Battery-Powered, Includes 0.3MP Camera and Software

by United Scope LLC.

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Monocular viewing head with 10x widefield eyepiece, fixed 45-degree vertical inclination to reduce eye and neck strain, and 360-degree rotation capability to provide a more comprehensive view and enable sharing

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Plain stage with stage clips to secure slide and a stage stop to prevent damage to slides or objectives
Brightfield, LED illumination, and 0.65 NA single-lens condenser with disc diaphragm
Digital compound microscope and a 0.3MP camera with USB 2.0 output for capturing or displaying images on a computer or projector
Forward-facing nosepiece with 4x, 10x, and 40x DIN achromatic full-glass objectives that provide high-resolution color-corrected images

Digital compound microscope and a 0.3mp camera with usb 2.0 output for capturing or displaying images on a computer or projector Plain stage with stage clips to secure slide and a stage stop to prevent damage to slides or objectives Forward-facing nosepiece with 4x, 10x, and 40x din achromatic full-glass objectives that provide high-resolution color-corrected images Brightfield, led illumination, and 0.65 na single-lens condenser with disc diaphragm

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Starboosa Microscope 80X-1600X for Kids Beginners Lab Compound Monocular Microscopes with Optical Glass Lenses & LED Illumination - Microscope with Smartphone Adapter for Kids Beginner

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Starboosa Microscope 80X-1600X for Kids Beginners Lab Compound Monocular Microscopes with Optical Glass Lenses & LED Illumination

Microscope with Smartphone Adapter for Kids Beginner

by starboosa

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Sharing in real timeMicroscope kit includes a smartphone eyepiece adapter that allows you to easily explore the micro world and capture images or videos from your phone screen, and share them with your family and friends in real time through your mobile social software.

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Dual LED light sourceMicroscope is equipped with 3 switching modes of upper and lower LED light and 8-level brightness adjustment mode, allowing users to control the brightness as desired to achieve their own use state.
Equipped with a complete kit5 cell specimens, specimen bottle, 20mm eyepiece, metal needle, dropper, plastic incubator, plastic magnifying glass, plastic knife, tweezers, plastic bag for laboratory use.
6 Magnification options Equipped with rotatable objectives of 4x, 10x and 40x, eyepieces of WF10x, WF20x, 2X Barlow Lens, so that the optical microscope has a greater magnification: 80X, 160X, 200X, 400X, 800X, 1600X.

Dual led light sourcemicroscope is equipped with 3 switching modes of upper and lower led light and 8-level brightness adjustment mode, allowing users to control the brightness as desired to achieve their own use state. 6 magnification options equipped with rotatable objectives of 4x, 10x and 40x, eyepieces of wf10x, wf20x, 2x barlow lens, so that the optical microscope has a greater magnification: 80x, 160x, 200x, 400x, 800x, 1600x. Equipped with a complete kit5 cell specimens, specimen bottle, 20mm eyepiece, metal needle, dropper, plastic incubator, plastic magnifying glass, plastic knife, tweezers, plastic bag for laboratory use.