USB Microscope w/Camera?

[Leatherstockings]

Does anyone know if any of the USB microscopes suitable for edge inspection have cameras. I've been thinking about picking up a USB microscope and would be interested in recommendations, especially scopes with cameras?

 

[Sean]

I use a USB microscope for edge inspection. It has variable focus up to 1000X. It was under $50 from Amazon, you have to choose Mac or Windows when ordering. It has a photo option, but the snap shot button is on the barrel of the microscope, it’s impossible to click the button without jiggling the focus at high magnification…totally dumb design. But it really shows edge progress during honing.

 

[drmoss_ca]

I'm on my fourth USB microscope, and while there are cheap ones around, you do get what you pay for. The cheaper ones are very hard to focus, claim higher magnifications than they really offer (by the convenient deception of talking about area magnification rather than linear (so when it says 100x it might only be 10x). You also need to pay attention to the stand, as if it is a bit wobbly, you'll be very frustrated.
The Dino-Lite range go from ~$150 to as much as you want to pay, but it's cheaper to buy one at the start than do what I did, buying successively more expensive but disappoint alternatives. I use it for other things as well as edges (and this is their cheapest):

Adjusting a cartridge

And checking if the stylus cleaner worked

 

[Bogie]

Let us know what you find. I have a $15 scope that is adequate for honing but no camera. A camera might make it interestng to compare edges.

 

[Leatherstockings]

Yes, I’d like to have a camera to compare edges from different hones.