UHD MiniRhizotron Camera
VSI MS-190 UHD Minirhizotron Camera. The high resolution MR camera system / UHD root Imager allows a wide range of fundamental or applied plant and soil scientists to capture UHD digital images (up to 2500 dpi!) of roots and the rhizosphere over one or multiple growing seasons. Durable and lightweight, and equipped with an advanced "Smucker" indexing handle (exact vertical & circular positioning), the portable UHD minirhizotron camera system is an advanced version of the traditional, and much relied on Bartz mini rhizotron systems. It is robust and easy to transport to any field location and can be used in rhizotron facilities and for studies in pots and mesocosms. It is equally suitable to image horizontally, vertically and angled minirhizotron tubes up to 500 cm in length and can be factory calibrated to a large range of different tube dimensions (see MR-T diameters). The Windows OS-based ICAP 8 software quickly and reliable allows to set-up and follow-up root imaging schedules and locations and handles the naming of images. A Minirhizotron Starter Kit MS-190S (MR camera + tubes + corer) is available to get you started right away.
MS-190 - Features
- Ultra-high resolution (2500 dpi), fixed focus
- Manageable image size for manual root tracing and models (20 x 20 mm, normalized)
- Very fast imaging (<1 s), no white calibration required
- ICAP 8 UI: Windows-based ICAP software (live root image preview, experiment manager to set-up and track imaging progress, set resolution / illumination)
- Accurate & robust indexing system ("Smucker" handle with reliable circular positioning), fixed zero point
- Battery-powered (laptop + internal power supply)
- Fits all MR tubes >5.08 cm (2'') internal diameter (installed at any angle) up to ~500 cm long; fully compatible with BARTZ and MR scanner tubes
VSI MS-190 - Example Root & Rhizosphere Images
MS-190 UHD Minirhizotron Camera - Specifications
- Native Image Size (depending on MR tube diameter): ~31 mm x 24 mm (7 cm MR tube), ~30 mm x 21 mm (2'', "BARTZ" type)
- Image resolution/format & illumination: 8 MP camera (3280 x 2464 px; 2500 dpi); *.jpg; option to save in lower resolution; 2x 3W COB LED-strips, ~160 to 230 lumen each (UI adjustable, or auto)
- Imaging capture & processing: <1 second per image; ICAP naming scheme, resized to 20 x 20 mm after distortion correction
- Operation Unit/User interace: Windows OS Laptop (Lenovo); ICAP software: live pre-view, experiment and imaging programme scheduling (dates and locations), ICAP naming, Settings (resolution, illumination etc.)
- Image export: via Laptop
- Interface between UI and camera: HDMI cable, up to 7 m long
- Power supply: Laptop battery & large internal power bank for hours of continuous operation
- Materials/Dimensions/Weights: Camera module: Robust aluminium housing, anodised / 170 mm long, diameter depending on MR tube dimensions (~52 - 62 mm) / ~420 g; Indexing Handle: Aluminum / 25 mm x 25 mm x 1000 mm / ~670 g; up to 5 indexing handles can be combined; Rotary indexing head: Aluminium / ~ 100 mm x 95 mm / ~0.8 kg: UI Module: shock resistant case, ~345 mm x 285 mm x 105 mm (l x w x h)
MS-190 - In the box
(Click to Open/Close)MS-190S Minirhizotron Starter Set (Root Imager Starter Set)
VSI MS-190S Starter Set. The kit contains everything needed to set up and run a replicated minirhizotron experiment (i.e. corer, tubes, MR camera system). The competitively priced imaging kit is especially suitable for users who want to start using root imaging to study root system development and turnover, root distribution, mycorrhizal hyphae, or soil fauna in situ or pots.
The MS-190S minirhizotron starter set includes
- VSI MS-190 Minirhizotron camera, indexing, laptop, ICAP, etc. (as above; MS-190 - "In the Box"),
- 20x MR tubes 50 cm (70 mm OD; each with bottom and top end caps, zero position hole pre-drilled), and
- matched coring kit for MR tube installation (70 cm corer, 68 mm OD).
Optional:
- Pre-installed top caps (lids), and glued-in bottom end caps
- 100 cm long MR tubes (with matched corer = 110 cm)
- Different MR tube diameter (with matched corer)
- Light Shielding Foil on the protruding part of the MR tubes
- Alignment frame, for tube installation at an exact angle
BTC - ICAP Minirhizotron Imaging Software
BTC ICAP Minirhizotron Imaging Software. The software was developed and refined during the last decade by Bartz Technology Corporation and offers the reliable and convenient set-up and execution of MR experiments. We build on this strong base to provide minirhizotron camera users with the software they need to smoothly operate our manual HD minirhizotron camera system MS-190. As before, BTC ICAP will run on Windows OS - making it easy for students and newbies to access the program and to download the images. Please contact Bartz Technology Corporation for further details.
BTC ICAP Support
Technical support for the BTC ICAP program is provided by Bartz Technology Corporation, CA, USA.
- Email ICAP-Software SUPPORT: ICAP-support@vienna-scientific.com (forwarded to Bartz)