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Carson Pocket Micro 20x-60x LED Pocket Microscope Handheld STEM Toy (MM-450)

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About this item

  • STEM Learning Experience - The Carson Pocket Micro is a great tool for promoting STEM education, encouraging children to explore the world around them, fostering a love for science and discovery.
  • Magnification for Everyday Exploration - With 20-60x power, enjoy a wider field of view and enhanced perspective to your observations. Ideal for examining stamps, coins, plants or everyday items
  • Built-in LED Light - Achieve clear, detailed observations effortlessly with the integrated LED light. LED lighting is crucial for clear viewing, especially in low-light conditions.
  • Portable and Durable Design - Despite a compact size, the Pocket Micro is built to remain resilient with daily use. Allowing for effective use anywhere from backyard adventures to classroom settings.
  • Ease of Use - The Carson Pocket Micro MM-450 is designed for ease of use. Its straightforward controls mean that users of all ages can quickly learn to operate it.



Product Description

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With over 30 years of experience in the optics industry, Carson’s product line has grown exponentially to encompass a wide range of products and accessories that reflect the needs of its customers. Carson has a dedicated team of engineers whose sole mission is to improve the customer experience.

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20x - 60x LED Lighted Pocket Microscope

Pocket Micro

  • Explore small details of diverse subjects using magnifications from 20x to 60x.
  • Illuminate your observations with a powerful LED light for detailed viewing in any setting.
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Lab Tested Magnification

Our team of Engineers personally test each and every one of our optical products for 100% magnification accuracy. Don't be fooled by what you see!

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Adjustable Magnification

Unleash the versatility of 20-60x optical zoom with this adaptable pocket microscope, providing clarity and precision in every close-up adventure.

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High Quality Optics

Enjoy clear magnification on the go. The Carson Pocket Micro's LED illumination lighting system provides unmatched clarity for detailed observations.

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Everyday Exploration

Bring everyday beauty into focus. This handheld microscope transforms common objects like stamps, plants, and fabrics into sources of fascination.

  • For handheld microscopes, the optical system flips and reverses the image, while magnifying it. This allows for an affordable and compact design. The microscope isn't broken, that's just how a pocket microscope works.

  • It’s perfect for exploring everyday objects—plants, stamps, electronics—and goes beyond to reveal microfiche details, inspect mealybugs on houseplants, study trichomes, verify Magic cards, explore field geology, and scrutinize intricate microprints.

  • Absolutely! The 20-60x power ensures a wider field of view, providing enhanced perspective and context for what you are looking at. Remember, in observation, more isn't always better, especially when examining stamps, coins, and everyday objects.

  • For crisp visuals, begin by gently pressing the microscope against a flat subject at the lowest power. Slowly focus for a clear image, zoom to your preferred magnification, and slightly refine focus. Turn off the LED light when you're done exploring!

  • Certainly! Parents love its portability and kids enjoy exploring everyday items. It's an educational gem for all ages, with intuitive controls for easy zoom and focus. Ideal for home school, field research and more! A great gift for curious minds.


Jag
Reviewed in India on February 4, 2025
No other use apart from fun use. Nice one
Alisha C
Reviewed in the United States on February 18, 2025
We got this for our son to use while he’s playing outside. Really neat and fun tool that fits in your pocket. Would recommend!
Solange Gonçalves Guerra Martins
Reviewed in Brazil on January 6, 2025
Foi presente, mas quem recebeu gostou muito. Dei para uma criança, mas o pai amou também kkkk
Cindy H
Reviewed in the United States on January 31, 2025
I came across this by accident, and ordered it because I’m old and nearsighted and thought it might come in handy someday. Now I can’t stop playing with it. Fabrics are amazing, and spices look like oddly shaped rocks from some other planet. I can’t wait for spring to look at insects. This might be a great gift for children (of all ages)!
Maite Núñez
Reviewed in Spain on January 28, 2025
Es muy pequeñito. Te cabe en cualquier bolsillo, y es muy divertido para los niños. Se pasan horas con ello. Un acierto total!
Tholepin
Reviewed in the United States on January 17, 2025
This is just the right amount of magnification to be practical. The built in light helps a lot too, and the portability can't be beat - just grab it and place it on top of anything you want to investigate and voila super zoomed-in view. Love it!
R. Smith
Reviewed in the United States on February 11, 2024
I had multiple problems with this microscope. First, there was some particle stuck inside the scope between the two lenses that was making vision partially blocked. That is a manufacturing defect. The second problem is that instead of a ring light coming down from the edges of the lens onto your subject, the light is coming off from the side, ruining the ability to get light directly onto any object that is not perfectly flat. I was trying to read the laser etch grading on the edge of a diamond stone and it was virtually impossible to get light on it. The third problem is that it is so shielded, it needs the light to see anything, so you must use your own bright light coming in from the sides. Fourth, it comes without a AA battery. Fifth, it has a lanyard hole but comes with no lanyard. I am returning.
Aleesha Bake
Reviewed in the United States on December 30, 2024
The whole family has stood in line behind my 7 year old to look at things up close and personal. It has great clarity for such a small microscope and it is really cool to see skin, leaves, blankets, and wood under the microscope without having to take a sample and put it on a glass, etc.
James Doyle
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 7, 2024
really handy, and impressive magnification
James Earl
Reviewed in the United States on November 28, 2024
This does exactly what it says it'll do. It provides illuminated magnification to help you really see tiny things better. Example: those of us who wear hearing aids have to routinely replace the "domes" that fit in our ears and the "wax guards" that are designed to keep ear wax from interfering with the function of the hearing aids. I know, not a great subject for general discussion. They are also great when examining firearms during inspection and maintenance performed while cleaning and lubricating components. Can you guess why a person who has been shooting firearms for 60 years wears hearing aids?
Delaney
Reviewed in the United States on October 1, 2024
LOOKS BETTER to the naked eye than in the pictures. Seems you can only get your phone to focus so well on the subject through the lens. And speaking of taking photos -- it's definitely a pain! Every tiny movement of the microscope and your phone changes what it sees, auto focus really struggles, and auto brightness often blows out detail in the picture. I find I have to adjust ISO, shutter speed, and manual focus to get a decent pic, all while trying to move the phone and microscope as little as possible. But I don't hold that against this microscope. There are other more expensive ones that eliminate those problems, but this is great for a cheap thing to carry around and look at cool bugs with or whatever. The focus wheel is fairly stiff on mine but it's manageable. It's amazing how much detail you can see with even just 20× magnification! I feel like I need an eye patch keeping one eye closed this whole time though. Haha
Enrique
Reviewed in Mexico on October 31, 2023
Llegó puntualmente bien empacado, en buen estado y es exactamente como esta descrito por el vendedor.
RS
Reviewed in the United States on August 18, 2022
Image clarity is pretty good. Bulb is not very bright, so need to be used in good lighting.
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