The Retiga XL combines a large field of view with high-resolution imaging for demanding scientific applications. The Retiga XL60 features a 61-megapixel sensor with a 43.2 mm diagonal and can image at over 16 frames per second.
Key Specs
- Resolution
- Sensor Diagonal
- Peak Quantum Efficiency
- 61 Megapixels
- 43.2 mm
- > 90% at 550 nm
Retiga XL60 Overview
Large Field of View, Fine Detail
Capture fine features across a large field of view in fewer tiles with a 61-megapixel back-illuminated sensor. The 35.97 x 23.98 mm sensor has a 43.2 mm diagonal, while 3.76 µm pixels are matched to lower-magnification, high-numerical-aperture optics.
High Sensitivity and Flexible Dynamic Range
Peak quantum efficiency exceeds 90% at 550 nm. Choose Full Well mode for 50,000 e⁻ full well capacity and 83.3 dB dynamic range, Balanced mode for 1.3 e⁻ read noise, or Sensitivity mode for 0.8 e⁻ read noise.
Programmable Scan Mode
Synchronize illumination with the rolling shutter to reject out-of-focus light using Programmable Scan Mode (PSM), supporting light-sheet and digital slit confocal imaging.
Large-Field-of-View Imaging
Capture significantly more in a single image, which makes it ideal
for imaging very large samples faster.
The Retiga XL60 features a 43.2 mm sensor diagonal, giving it an imaging area 6.8× larger than the popular Retiga E9.
Small Pixel Imaging
The Retiga XL60 features 3.76 µm pixels, enabling high-resolution imaging even at the lowest magnifications. Combined with a 61-megapixel array (9568 × 6380), it can resolve the smallest details across large samples at high throughput.
Unmatched Dynamic Range
The Retiga XL60 offers an exceptionally high dynamic range of 14,700:1 (83.3 dB) for measuring both bright and faint signals in the same image. Even at such a small pixel size, each pixel can capture up to 50,000 photons of signal.
High Sensitivity
With a peak quantum efficiency over 90% and read noise under 1 e-, the Retiga XL60 is optimized for maximum signal capture without missing the necessary signal.
High-Speed Imaging
The Retiga XL60 achieves over 16 frames per second at the full 61 megapixels, powered by its USB 3.2 20Gbps interface. This flexibility allows it to capture fast, dynamic signals at the full size of the sensor, maximizing the data collected in every experiment.
Specifications
Highlighted
- Part Number
- 01-RET-XL60-M
- Resolution
- 9568 x 6380
- Megapixels
- 61
- Max Frame Rate Standard
- 16.3 fps (full frame, 6380 rows)
- Sensor Model
- Sony IMX455 CMOS sensor
- Pixel Size
- 3.76 µm x 3.76 µm (14.1 µm²)
- Sensor Type
- Back-illuminated sCMOS
- Sensor Diagonal
- 43.2 mm
- Shutter type
- Rolling Shutter, Global Reset, Programmable Scan Mode
- Lens Mount
- T-mount, F-mount, C-mount
- Data Interface
- USB 3.2 Gen 2 (20 Gbps)
Features
- Acquisition Modes
- Full Well, Balanced, Sensitivity
- Triggering Modes
- Read out; Trigger ready; Exposure Out (all rows, any row, rolling shutter); Trigger in (first, edge, level)
Performance
- Conversion Gain
- Full Well: 0.76 e⁻/gray; Balanced: 0.25 e⁻/gray; Sensitivity: 0.03 e⁻/gray
- Dynamic Range
- Full Well: 83.3 dB (14,700:1); Balanced: 82.0 dB (12,690:1); Sensitivity: 68.0 dB (2,500:1)
- Full Well Capacity (Qsat)
- Full Well: 50,000 e⁻; Balanced: 16,500 e⁻; Sensitivity: 2,000 e⁻
- QE (Mono)
- > 90% at 550 nm
- Read Noise
- Full Well: 3.4 e⁻; Balanced: 1.3 e⁻; Sensitivity: 0.8 e⁻
Physical
- Cooling
- Air cooling to -10 °C at 30 °C ambient
- Digitization Bit Depth (ADC)
- 16-bit
- Field of View
- 35.97 x 23.98 mm (43.2 mm diagonal)
- Mounting
- Two 1/4-inch–20 TPI mounting points on each side
Recommended System Configuration
- Port
- USB 3.2 Gen 2 (20 Gbps)
Compliance & Certifications
- Warranty
- 3 Years
