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Miniscopes Comparison 
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Open Ephys sells the following miniscopes:

*   Wireless UCLA Miniscope v3 kit (`store <https://open-ephys.org/miniscope-v3-wirefree?rq=miniscope>`__)

*   UCLA Miniscope v4 kit or assembled (`store <https://open-ephys.org/miniscope-v4>`__, :doc:`documentation </overview/data-acq-hardware>`, `github <https://github.com/Aharoni-Lab/Miniscope-v4>`__) 

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    ..  grid-item:: **UCLA Miniscope v3 Wireless** (obsoleted)
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            :alt:   image of Wireless UCLA Miniscope v3 rendering
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    ..  grid-item:: **UCLA Miniscope v4**
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            :alt:   image of UCLA Miniscope v4 redering
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Comparison Chart
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The specifications of the miniscopes sold by Open Ephys (e.g. resolution, field-of-view, SNR, focusing capability, mode of data transmission, etc.) differ meaningfully. This chart serves to compare those miniscopes.

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..  list-table:: Miniscope Comparison Chart
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    *   - 
        -   UCLA Miniscope v3 Wireless
        -   UCLA Miniscope v4

    *   -   Part Status
        -   Deprecated
        -   Active

    *   -   Mass (g)
        -   4.5
        -   <3

    *   -   Dimensions (mm)
        -   --
        -   14.5W 18L 22.5H

    *   -   Nominal Working Distance (µm)
        -   50 - 200
        -   675 (this can be adjusted by swapping lenses)

    *   -   Focusing Capability
        -   Manual mechanical slide
        -   ±200um ETL/EWL focal adjustment

    *   -   Field-of-View
        -   450µm × 700µm
        -   1mm diameter (this can be adjusted by swapping lenses)

    *   -   Resolution (pixels)
        -   480 × 752
        -   608 × 608

    *   -   FPS
        -   60
        -   10, 15, 20, 25, 30

    *   -   Data Acquisition Hardware Compatibility
        -   On-board logger
        -   Miniscope-DAQ or MiniCAM

    *   -   Wire
        -   None
        -   Compatible with lightweight 0.3mm coaxial cable for power and data

    *   -   Excitation Efficiency Ranking (lower is better)
        -   2
        -   1
        
    *   -   Orientation Sensing
        -   No
        -   Yes

    *   -   Position Sensing
        -   No
        -   No  

    *   -   Price as sold by Open Ephys
        -   €540 (wireless conversion kit)
        -   €1,985 (fully assembled + 1x cable + 2x baseplates)