The option of higher magnification of 1000X ... As previously mentioned, it was the range of applications possible with this compound monocular microscope that made the Swift SW200DL such a ...

Using visible wavelengths of light on the 400 – 700 nanometer (nm) range, the standard array of magnifying lenses in a compound microscope permits sample magnification by up to 1000x.

Continually increasing the magnification past a certain point does not increase the detail visible in an image. The most important property of a microscope is its resolution - the ability to show ...