Top rated Microscopes
Here's a ranking of the top rated products in this category. To give you a quick overview, we've also added some key information about the products.
1. Carson Optical MicroBrite plus
Carson MM-300 MicroBrite Plus Microscope
The MM-300 MicroBrite Plus from Carson Optical is a powerful pocket microscope with 60 - 120x magnification. This microscope features built-in LED lighting that provides a bright and clear image. The rubberized eyepiece ensures comfortable viewing. Its extremely lightweight and compact design allows it to fit in your pocket, making it easy to take with you anywhere.
2. Bresser Biolux Sel student microscope
Unique to these models is the Barlow zoom system in the eyepiece: With a retractable additional lens, the magnification can be continuously adjusted up to 2x during visual observation, allowing for magnifications ranging from 40x to 1600x when combined with 3 objectives and 2 interchangeable wide-field eyepieces.
The Bresser Junior Student Microscope features an adjustable LED for both transmitted and incident light, including a filter wheel with color filters and apertures. This ensures that the lighting can always be optimally adjusted. The additional incident light illumination allows for the microscopy of non-transparent objects, such as leaves, small insects, and much more. This makes it particularly easy to get started with microscopy.
The power supply is provided by batteries (three AA type), enabling microscopy even without a nearby power outlet. The accessories include permanent slides and 5 blank slides and cover slips for making your own preparations. Additionally, a dissection kit consisting of a micro-cut, a knife, tweezers, a rod, and a tube is included in the set.
The smartphone adapter allows you to save images on your smartphone or share them with friends and family. There is so much exciting discovery in the microcosm; start now with your Bresser Student Microscope. Available in the following colors: Red, Green, Blue, Purple.
3. Bresser Biolux SEL student microscope
The high-quality microscope with LED lighting, a high magnification, and its extensive accessories is ideal for entering the world of microscopy. Thanks to the battery-powered lighting, it is suitable for mobile use.
The height-adjustable stage optimally illuminates the specimens with adjustable transmitted and incident lighting, and with the included eyepieces, magnifications of up to 1600 times can be achieved.
The Barlow zoom system allows for continuous zooming, and with the included smartphone adapter, you can take your own pictures of the examined objects. The accessories include not only dissection tools but also initial samples to get started right away.
Dimensions: 145 x 100 x 290 mm / Weight: 1.4 kg; battery-operated with 3 x AA batteries (included).
Included in the delivery: Microscope; 2 wide-field eyepieces: 10x and 20x; 3 objectives: 4x, 10x, and 40x; Barlow lens with up to 2x magnification; microscopy tools; yeast, sea salt, shrimp eggs, shrimp hatchery inclusion medium; microtome; empty slides and cover slips; permanent preparations; batteries (3 AA); smartphone adapter.
4. Carson Optical MicroFlip
If you are looking for an extremely powerful LED illuminated handheld microscope, the Carson MP-250 MicroFlip is the right choice. The magnification ranges from 100x to 250x. The MP-250 MicroFlip features a flip-up objective base with an aspherical lens system for highly accurate image quality. It also includes a built-in UV torch that is perfect for detecting counterfeit money or spotting other details.
The MicroFlip comes with a smartphone digiscoping clip, allowing you to take photos and videos of your subject using the built-in camera application on your smartphone. You can then share your images and videos on social media or email them to family, colleagues, and friends.
The smartphone digiscoping clip works with all smartphones. Thicker cases, such as those from Otterbox, may need to be removed before attaching the digiscoping clip.
The MicroFlip runs on 1 AA battery (not included).
With the help of this compact handheld microscope, every detail becomes visible. You can turn the LED illumination on and off using the button on the top, which requires one AA battery (not included, optionally available). The LED lighting ensures that the object is optimally illuminated. By turning the upper ring, you can adjust the magnification, and then use the lower ring to focus the image, allowing you to study the object even better.
Thanks to the quality of the lens, this compact handheld microscope can even be used without an LED. It is widely used by collectors of banknotes and stamps, as well as by growers to study their seedlings.
5. Buki Microscope
The Buki Microscope MR600 is a high-quality learning instrument specifically designed for young explorers aged 8 and up. With a sturdy metal casing and precise glass lenses, it offers excellent image quality for observing microorganisms and other small objects. The three magnification levels (X 100, X 250, and X 1000 HD) allow for detailed insights into the microscopic world. The microscope comes with a variety of accessories, including slides, tweezers, test tubes, and a mini cutting machine, all of which help promote learning and experimentation. A color-illustrated manual assists users in making the most of the microscope's various functions and capabilities. This microscope is not only a tool for scientific discoveries but also a valuable aid in fostering curiosity and a love for learning.
- Sturdy metal casing with high-quality glass lenses
- Three magnification levels: X 100, X 250, and X 1000 HD
- Extensive accessories for experiments and observations
- Color-illustrated manual for easy handling
- Ideal for young scientists aged 8 and up.
6. Bresser Children's microscope Binocular 20
Playfully experience the world of optics. Two eyes see more than one. With this stereo microscope you can magnify many of the things you find outside up to 20 times. Stereomicroscope for observing many everyday things, such as coins, stones, insects and much more.
7. VTech Interactive video microscope
Thanks to the microscope, even the youngest children can now become scientists! A child-friendly microscope that invites children to discover through play and encourages an interest in science. More than 400 pieces of information and content provided by the BBC (over 70 videos and 140 images). The colour LCD display shows the enlarged object. Many different buttons can be used to adjust brightness and volume, digitally zoom, select game modes, call up help, etc. Two slides with different thicknesses. Micro SD slot for download content. Rotary switch: objects can be magnified up to 330 degrees. With photo function to immortalise your finds. 3 game modes: - Smart specimen: pictures, videos, game, facts - Real specimen: small specimen on microscope slide, magnified up to 200 times - Real specimen XXL: specimen without using the microscope slide, magnified up to 200 times in 3D. 9 double-page Smartslides with 18 categories. 4 educational games about cells with 6 levels each. Large quiz to test your knowledge. Multi-level volume and brightness control via buttons on the microscope. Demo batteries are included. Language: DE version.
8. Bresser Junior 40x-1024x
This is more than just a classic microscope. This Biolux microscope set is robustly constructed, versatile in use, and can be easily connected to a computer. The set comes with plenty of accessories for an immediate start in microscopy – an ideal gift for Christmas, birthdays, or communions for children and a great introduction to the world of science.
9. Kosmos Discovery Microscope
Incredible what can be hidden in water droplets, dust, pollen, or even hair. With the Kosmos Explorer Microscope Experiment Kit, children explore a fascinating miniature world. Thanks to the high-quality objectives, eyepieces, and lenses, samples can be magnified up to 600x. The illustrated instructions provide a detailed guide on how to properly set up the beginner microscope, prepare simple test objects, and observe them under transmitted light. Future researchers and detectives can look forward to enchanting patterns, cells, and microorganisms that they would never discover with the naked eye in nature or at home. This is a microscope for children and beginners.
Contents: Microscope with battery-operated LED lighting, preparation materials (microscope slides, cover slips, pipette, tweezers, needle, sample containers), and colorful instructions. Additionally required: 2 x 1.5-volt batteries type LR6 (AA / Mignon) and natural as well as household materials as examination objects.
10. Reflecta Digital Microscope
With the handy and easy-to-use DigiMicroscope USB 200, it is possible to view various objects with a resolution of 2 MP at a magnification of 200 times, take images and videos, and transfer them to a PC. With an additional tripod, the DigiMicroscope USB 200 can be used as both a handheld and a tabletop microscope anywhere. The device is very versatile and can be used for measuring and examining tiny objects or surfaces. Application areas include research, study, school, profession, leisure, and hobbies.
