Carson MicroMini 20x LED Lighted Pocket Microscope with Built-in LED and UV Flashlight and Universal Smartphone Digiscoping Adapter Clip (MM-380)

Looking for a small microscope for say homeschooling, or just to keep a kid interested, this is a beyond wonderful deal. I got it when someone in my Facebook homeschooling group suggested it. I though why not look it up. I was Amazed at the price. My niece loves to go outside and look at stuff now. This works great with Apple and Galaxy phones. Not sure about the other phones. It clips on the side of your phone with the one side over the camera lenses. I had a old Galaxy phone that had no service, that I keep charged up so she isn't using my phone all the time. You can also take pics of what your looking at. I wouldn't suggest this for a highschooler, but the younger grades it is a winner.

I bought this to show my young children the world below our world. They ask me to use it on many everyday items since I started showing them what things look liked under magnification. Everything from Pennie’s, to paper and food. It is a learning experience everyday with this handy device.

I am very sorry that I can't figure out how to use this. There is no directions enclosed. Maybe you can only use it on flat surfaces, I don't know.It might have a chance if a stand were offered to hold the phone with the microscope. I should have had a heads up when the demonstration was only on leaves and paper bills.

Works really well, but dinged then one star as the phone clip is simply too small to work well on most iPhones.

My adult children love these for closely examining gross things like cuts, bugs, and boogers... very clear, well-lit views.

tried on 3 different phones and two tablets. did not work on any of them. will not focus can not see anything with this. do not waste your money.

Low quality lenses produce dull images. Useless for looking beyond the outside of 3d objects. Resolution adjustment is useless below max resolution. Doesn't stay reliably attached to the phone. 2 stars for being a cute nicknak.

I love this microscope, easy to carry and nice quality, pretty clear for the price, you can get more augments because the zoom of the smartphone camera, in my case my phone has until 10X (10 augments) so the microscope is 20X, combining both I can get 200X. It is pretty clear despite the smartphones zoom is digital. NICE TOY I carry it on my backpack every where I go. I really enjoy it. I have had others like this but this one is better in quality and clearness and the design of the attaching clip is the best you can have because it uses magnets so is tolerat to certain movements than the conventional clips. REALLY CONVENIENT PURCHASE you can see a micro universe every were you go for a few bucks, and it looks long lasting, you can replace the batteries. Good for check the cleanliness in hotels too (look at the sheets and pillows)

Format d'un tout petit microscope de poche il s'attache au son pince par des aiments, puis le pince se fixe sur votre telephone portable. A premier regarde, ce qu'on voit est un tunnel avec l'image au fond mais il suffit de zoomer l'image et fait le mise au point sur votre appli photo et on voit facilement les objets d'un taille 1/10eme d'un millimetre ! Certes, 20X et un grossissement tres puissante et ça ne convient pas aux insectes vivants qui bouge ! Si votre portable porte un coque avec des bordes surélevées, ou deux appareils photos (donc deux objectifs), l'alignement ne sera pas parfait mais c'est pas grave du tout et ne gene pas vraiment son fonctionnement. Qualité d'image et tres bien pour un tel petit prix. Il y a un forte abbérration chromatique mais ça se vois pas sauf dans les conditions de haute contraste, par example text blanc sur fond noir. Notice livrée en anglais mais la version française est disponible en ligne.

Es steht zwar nicht in der Bedienungsanleitung, aber es ist kein Mikroskop sondern eine Lupe, weil das Bild ist aufrecht und seitenrichtig. :-)Seit es gute Smartphone Kameras gibt, braucht man ja keine Taschenlupe mehr.Aber diese Taschenlupe schließt die Vergrößerungslücke zum Standmikroskop.20x Vergrößerung ist ideal. Bei geringeren Vergrößerungen reicht das mobile phone alleine, und bei höheren Vergrößerungen braucht man dann sowieso ein Stativ um nicht zu verwackeln.Man kann damit mobil, entweder mit dem unbewaffnetem Auge oder mit dem mobile phone scharfe Vergrößerungen erhalten. Mit meinem Smartphon sind damit displayfüllende Bilder ab 3fach Digitalzoom möglich, wobei mehr als 4fach Digitalzoom wegen chromatischer Aberration der Lupe keine Bildverbesserung mehr bringt. Bei meiner Displaygröße daher eine "schöne" Vergrößerung von 30 bis 40 fach. (Siehe Foto einer Rasterfolie mit 0,1mm Rasterabstand bei 50facher Vergrößerung am Display.)

As described. Working very well.

Nice gadget. The optical quality is surprisingly good and the zooming effect is quite powerful. The only not so great part is tat it doesn't fit quite well with my iPhone 13. But you can use it just fine with your naked eye.

es un microscopio portatil muy padre, en mi trabajo es muy versatil. las luces no ayudan mucho pero cumplen para dar un poco mas de claridad, si estas en un lugar iluminado no necesitas prenderlas. exelente calidad de materiales por el precio.