I bought this digital microscope primarily for PCB work. The 7-inch screen is high quality, and much easier to work with than the versions with the smaller screens. Construction is solid, and raising/lowering is easy, and there is also a knob to lock it the height into place. It provides clear magnification when working with small PCB components. The lighting options are especially useful - the scope has a built-in light, plus there are two adjustable/flexible LED lights that you can adjust to an optimal position and adjust the brightness. This is especially useful for uneven surfaces that cast shadows, where having the multiple lights fixes that problem.

Also included is a wired remote for taking photos and recordings. This is very useful to take photos without touching the scope, since at 1000x magnification the slightest touch will cause noticeable vibration. The camera resolution settings can be modified in the settings for your preferred image size and quality.

The day after receiving the microscope, my clothes washer stopped working. After testing various parts, I removed a control board, and saw what looked like some damage but couldn't be certain with just my eyes. I put it under the scope, and *wow* - I was able to confirm the damage to the PCB, as well as find an additional burnt out component that I did not realize may also be bad. (I attached a photo and video I took from the Microscope of parts of the damaged control board). This saved me a lot of time determining which part to order to fix the washer. (And when I have time, I plan to use the scope to repair the old board.)

Next week my kids and I will be doing some "backyard science", they want to view various rocks & minerals, plants, and other items, and are really looking forward to it!

Note: The instructions and specs refer to "TF Card" - standard MicroSD cards are the same size and work just fine.

Easy to use microscope allowed me to discover that my hair had a cuboidal shape with less than ten minutes of setup. Who knew the human hair had various circumference shapes?!?

I bought this for my research purpose and now I’m using for my personal art work as well. I see the gems and stones for miniature carvings. It’s user friendly and can be easy to setup so it can be a good gift to a high school kid. I guess if you’re totally into DIY you can make your lens or adapter to fit various other lenses available out there. I recommend this to people who are into microscopic imaging and studies!

I purchased this for my husband and he forgot all about me

You can really see the details of coins or paper money.

This is a must have for a homeschool family or any family that enjoys science. It's easy to use for kids, photographing magnified objects for later comparison is awesome! I have 5 kids, my 7 and 9 year olds have been using it every day since Christmas. From looking at rocks and bugs to paper and dust. It really gave them something to look forward to during our school day. It's fairly portable, just a shame for us that it has to be plugged in for the extra sidelights (as far as we can tell anyway). The other thing to know is that it doesn't come with an adapter for the outlet. It's a USB plug. It wasn't a big deal for us, but maybe for some. Also, you can examine large objects at once unless you move the object. It's made to see a whole object maybe a quarter the size. Again, this isn't a deal breaker for me; The children simply push the object around. But seeing a big butterfly at once wouldn't work for you. Magnification quality and ease of use to magnify and view on screen is amazing. My 4 year old niece figured out how to use it in a few tries.