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Carson MicroMini 20x LED Lighted Pocket Microscope with Built-In UV and LED Flashlight - Blue

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Color: Blue


Style: Microscope


Features

  • The MicroMini is an Easy to Use LED Lighted Pocket Microscope with a Keychain Attachment ; Magnification: 20x Power ; Extremely Lightweight, Portable and Compact Design
  • Field Microscope Contains a Built-In Stand Alone UV and LED Flashlight ; There is also an additional Built-In LED light to be used in Conjunction with the Microscope
  • Great Educational Field Microscope for Multiple Hobbies, Tasks, Learning and Exploration ; Ideal Microscope for Kids, Students and Professional Usage
  • Contains an Extremely Smooth Focusing Knob ; Product Dimensions (LxWxH): 1.5 inch x 1.0 inch x 1.6 inch ; Runs on 3 G12Button Cell Batteries (Included)
  • Available in Orange, Blue and Green Color Options

Description

The MicroMini from Carson is a powerful 20x LED and UV lighted pocket microscope that comes included with a keychain attachment. This field microscope is extremely lightweight, compact and portable. The MicroMini field microscope also contains a built-in, stand alone UV and LED flashlight. There is also an additional built-in LED light to illuminate your subject matter under the microscope lens. The extremely smooth focusing wheel allows for fine adjustment tuning in almost any condition. The MicroMini is a great educational microscope that can be used for a variety of hobbies, tasks, learning and exploration. The powerful 20x magnification is great for examining plant/blood cells, printing pixels, fabrics, hair follicles and anything else that nature has to offer. Use the stand alone UV flashlight for detecting counterfeit currency, nectar mapping and so much more! This pocket microscope is ideal for multiple age groups ranging anywhere from a young child explorer, middle/high school student to your everyday professional. The MicroMini is small enough to fit inside the palm of your hand (Product Dimensions LxWxH: 1.5 inch x 1.0 inch x 1.6 inch). It is perfect to take with you on the run as it can be attached to a keychain, belt loop or packed in any backpack, purse or pocket. It runs on 3 LR43 button cell batteries (included). The MicroMini comes available in three different color options: Blue (MM-280B), Green (MM-280G) or Orange (MM-280O). At Carson, we strive to make sure our customers are 100% satisfied with the quality of our pocket microscopes. Carson will repair or replace your pocket microscope if it is found to have manufacturing defects in materials or workmanship..


Product Dimensions: 1.5 x 0.9 x 1.7 inches


Item Weight: 0.8 ounces


Item model number: MM-280B


Batteries: 3 LR44 batteries required. (included)


Is Discontinued By Manufacturer: No


Date First Available: June 7, 2017


Department: Binoculars


Manufacturer: Carson Optical, Inc


Country of Origin: China


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Top Amazon Reviews

    • Great for coin collectors
Color: Blue Style: Microscope
I know it’s meant for kids to play with, but works well for examining coins. Every now and then when I get change from the store, I use this to look at coin varieties i may find. Great magnification and allows to show great details even on the smallest coins. Highly recommend
Reviewed in the United States on June 1, 2023 by Lupe
    • Good for price
Color: Blue Style: Microscope
I got these for the kids for a beach trip. Really cool they were looking at everything! Would recommend as a cute little gift to keep the kids busy.
Reviewed in the United States on July 16, 2023 by Gina
    • Tried 4 scopes for kids, this one had the best balance of ease-of-use and magnification
Color: Blue Style: Microscope
Review Image by Tiffany H. Tiffany H.
You could say I am a microscopy enthusiast. I wanted a scope to use when I'm out with my kids. I wanted something that my 5 year old could use, but powerful enough that we could all enjoy it. I suspect a lot of buyers might be thinking the same thing, so here's my thoughts on using this with young kids. I purchased the following portable microscopes/magnifiers and tried them all out: * Carson MicroMini 20x LED Lighted Pocket Microscope (MM-280B) ** THIS ITEM ** * Carson MicroBrite Plus 60x-120x Power LED Lighted Pocket Microscope (MM-300) * Carson 60X-75X MicroMax LED Lighted Pocket Microscope (MM-200) * Carson 10x LumiLoupe (LL10) I included a picture for size comparison. For our intended use, I expect to get the most use from the MM-280B. The magnification is good enough to suprise you with what you see, revealing details that are still small enough to be unexpected and exciting. Yet it is still easy enough to use that my 5 year old can use it with some help. It's super easy to focus and very small, smaller than expected. It's the smallest of the scopes I tried by a large margin. The LED is bright enough to use it even in the dark and still get a good image. Batteries were included. I found that with the other, higher magnification, scopes it was too hard to focus and share with my kids -- even extremely tiny movements in my hand would consistently cause the image to shift or knocked out of focus. It was too hard to get an image and share it with my kids on those scopes, even at their lowest magnification. The MM-300 in particular was AMAZING in terms of image, but it isn't great for sharing. I will keep that one to myself. :-) On this scope, the 20x magnification was good enough to see plenty of detail and still be able to share it with each other without losing focus. The LL10 was obviously super easy to share since no focusing is required and the field-of-view on that one is HUGE. Unfortunately, the loupes only go up to 10x and that does not seem to be quite enough magnification to impress the kids (let alone adult myself). If there was a Carson 20x pre-focused loupe, I'd try that out, but the off-brand options I could find looked pretty low-quality. I wasn't too big on having UV, but as it turned out this is somewhat useful already. A number of the minerals we have found already are UV reactive. The only drawback is that this thing won't actually survive on my keychain. It does seem very durable, but I am confident it would eventually be scratched or rendered inoperable if it were to become part of my "everyday carry" and endure frequent nicks and bumps. I need to look into some sort of small case or something. A lens cap/cover to protect the optics from my keys would make this ideal. The other scopes were great for other purposes but I think that if you are planning to let your kids use this, this one is a good choice. If you want something that a 5-year old (or younger) can use without any help at all, then the LL10 is a good choice but they probably won't be amazed by the details they discover, it will be more of a "mildly interesting" reaction with the LL10. The others have more impressive magnification, but will be hard for kids to use. This one was a great middle ground. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on October 28, 2018 by Tiffany H. Tiffany H.
    • G'kids love these!
Color: Blue Style: Microscope
They immediately ran around the house and yard, peering at the most mundane materials, and yelling, "Wow! Look at this wood!" "Come see the wall!" "Grass!"
Reviewed in the United States on July 4, 2023 by SoCalSue
    • Fun little product
Color: Blue Style: Microscope
Easy to use and I’m amazed at what I can check out with it
Reviewed in the United States on June 13, 2023 by Daniel J Dem
    • Works well and very easy to use.
Color: Blue Style: Microscope
This little 20-power magnifier isn't like the other, more powerful Carson mini-microscopes. The other ones, which are more powerful, use a very tiny objective lens together with a bright LED to provide the light needed to make up for the small objective lens. In those other pocket microscopes, the small objective lens makes focusing vastly easier. This little 20x keychain magnifier uses a more conventional lens arrangement, most likely two, one the objective and the other the eyepiece. The objective lens is probably about 13 mm in diameter, which together with the 20x power means that in daylight you could do without the LED. But with the LED, you get a nice bright image regardless. The focusing isn't terribly difficult, owing to the magnification not being especially strong. All in all it is a good solution for a 20 x magnifier that you can easily carry on a keychain, if you want. The most noteworthy drawback is that the sliding switch on the side is very cheap and difficult to use. It doesn't want to move, and when it does, it wants to go all the way from one end to the other. The 'off' position is in the center; the two end positions are for the LED you use when using the magnifier, and the auxiliary LED that serves as a flashlight and gives you a reason to carry it on your keychain. It also has a little UV light, which I suppose is for when you look at rocks that glow under UV light. Or maybe for getting a close-up look at scorpions. To make the switch behave, you have to press down on it firmly and move it in a controlled manner. I'm just not sure how long it is going to last when used this way. But it doesn't cost much so if it eventually stops working it isn't a big deal, and even without the light it is a useful magnifying lens. Recommended with only the weakest of reservation. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on September 15, 2020 by Kaiser Soze
    • Inexpensive and easy to use. I find myself investigating everything under the lens.
Color: Blue Style: Microscope
Review Image by My Favorite Things My Favorite Things
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The media could not be loaded. I bought this for an easy to use microscope that my kids could use when we go hiking or fishing. As soon as we got it though, we started investigating everything around the house under the lens. My favorite items to look at have been gemstones I have on my desk, or looking at the texture of my desk itself! Taking it outside is a whole new adventure for them to look at other stones, grass, bugs, and whatever else they find outside. While it does have the option to focus the lens, it takes almost no adjustment at all for it to work for what you, or even kids, are looking at. It has two bright lights, and a UV light. The "II" light is indispensable for getting right up close over an object. The UV and "I" light will take some adjusting to focus under the microscope, but fun to have as options. I never imagined how fun this little portable microscope would be. But it feels like it opens up a whole new world when you can magnify everyday items so much. Has kept my kids busy and they now take it everywhere they go! ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on August 5, 2022 by My Favorite Things My Favorite Things
    • It works pretty well if you place it so it's touching the object.
Color: Blue Style: Microscope
Review Image by Jason M Jason M
Review Image by Jason M Jason M
Review Image by Jason M Jason M
I got this pocket microscope for my twelve-year-old daughter and she has been carrying it around with her. The microscope works pretty well if you place it right up against the object you're looking at. You can see the cells on a leaf or details in the weave of fabric. I like the idea that my daughter has it with her, so when she has the idea to inspect something she can do it right away. I hope it encourages her to be curious about the world. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on September 9, 2022 by Jason M Jason M

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