Come closer to the edge of visibility

Objectives
Objectives by Carl Zeiss adjust better to your application and produce more information.

Differential Interference Contrast
The Differential Interference Contrast brings brilliance and homogeneous illumination across the entire field of view.

Relief contrast PlasDIC
The economic relief contrast PlasDIC is insensitive to birefringent materials.

Phase contrast
Get more contrast out of all your object’s structures with positive and negative phase contrast.

The new transmitted light shutter
Enjoy faster switching, silent operation and low vibration with the new transmitted light shutter.

Push the limits with Carl Zeiss technology

Fluorescence beam path
The new fluorescence beam path is corrected apochromatically for consistently good contrasting and homogeneous illumination.

Reflector turret
The reflector turret adjusts reflector modules quicker to save you time with experiments.

Light sources
With the wide spectrum of high-performance light sources, your work will always be spot on.

Fluorescence shutters
Two fluorescence shutters help you reduce the exposure of living cells to an absolute minimum.

Diaphragm sliders
Three diaphragm sliders increase the versatility of your Live Cell Imaging.

High-efficiency filter sets
The high-efficiency filter sets reduce exposure times up to 50 percent and significantly improve the signal-to-noise ratio.

Planning to monitoring and analysis - at your fingertips.

Touch screen TFT Display
Use the touch screen TFT display for input and monitoring.

LCD Display
The LCD display allows comprehensive status presentation and helps you configure your system.

Docking Station
Operate the system directly from the PC using the docking station.

Manual Control Elements
The manual control elements are well thought-out - simpler and more intelligent than anything you have ever known.

Automatic Component Recognition (ACR)
Thanks to ACR, Axio Observer automatically recognizes the objectives and reflector modules you choose for your experiment.

Contrast Combinations in Transmitted Light
Gain more information in less time with the contrast combinations in transmitted light.

Contrast Manager
The contrast manager automatically leads you to the contrast or contrast overlay you need.

Light Manager
Protect your samples - and your eyes - with the light manager.

Ergotube
Assume a relaxed posture, even during long hours of direct observation, with the ergotube.

Profit from the quantum leap in cell incubation.

Incubation Concept
Conduct innovative experiments under better conditions with the new incubation concept by Carl Zeiss.

Incubators
The wide range of incubators spans all your Cell Biology and Pharmacology applications.

Pyramid Design
The robust pyramid design ensures solid scientific results.

Aqua Stop II
Aqua Stop II protects sensitive components from fluid spills and dirt.

Living solutions for your Live Cell experiments

AxioVision
Use the scalable software package AxioVision for efficient documentation and analysis of complex applications with living cells.

Blue Range Cameras
Choose one of the Carl Zeiss Blue Range Cameras to make sure you're working with technology that optimally supports your system’s performance.

Cell Observer
Cell Observer produces ideal conditions for observing living cells during individually defined periods.

ApoTome
ApoTome delivers optical sections online, with increased contrast and greatly improved axial resolution.

Laser Scanning Microscopes
Laser Scanning Microscopes operate at the high-end of spectral resolution, temporal resolution and sensitivity.

PALM MicroBeam
For totally contact-free isolation of tissue samples, PALM MicroBeam technology is unique and patented.

Laser TIRF
Thanks to Laser TIRF you get maximum resolution in the evanescent field in cell-free systems near the membrane or coupled to the membrane.

Laserport
Without extending the infinity beam path, Axio Observer's Laserport gives you the flexibility you need for demanding laser applications.