Zeiss Axioscan 7 Slide scanner

Desmarais Building, Room 5308-2
Simple Microscope usage price

This Instrument was kindly provided to the CI2B in 2025

  • Slide scanner
  • Transmitted light
  • Brightfield color and monochrome
  • Pseudo-Phase contrast
  • Fluorescence for dyes like DAPI, FITC, DsRed, Cy5 and Cy7



Light sources

  • LED lamp for transmitted light
  • Viluma 7 FR-R[G/Y]BV-UV for fluorescence

Channel

Emission peak (nm)

Nominal Power (mW)Measured Power (mW)
Compatible Dyes
UV385/30
 DAPI, Hoechst 33342, Hoechst 33258, Alexa Fluor 350, Alexa Fluor 405, Indo-1, eBFP / BFP, eGFP (wt), True Blue
V423/44
 Pacific Blue, Lucifer Yellow, Alexa Fluor 433, eCFP, Cerulean
B469/38
 

FM1-43, Cy2, eGFP, NBD, MitoTracker Green, Alexa Fluor 488, Fluo-4, BCECF, Calcein, DiO SNAFL, YO-Pro-1, Nissl, LysoSensor Green, mHoneydew, FITC / Fluorescein, Kaede (green / red), PerCP, YoYo-1, FuraRed

G555/30
 TRITC, 7-AAD, Cy3, tdTomato, Alexa Fluor 546, Alexa Fluor 555, DsRed, mOrange, TagRFP, SNARF, DyLight 549, Spectrum Orange
Y591/27
 MitoTracker RED FM/CMXRos, txRed, mCherry, mRFP1, Cy3.5, Rhodamine B, Alexa Fluor 568, Dylight 594, Alexa Fluor 594, Bodipy TR
R631/33
 Alexa Fluor 633, Alexa Fluor 647, Cy5, DRAQ5, ToTo-3, ATTO-655, MitoTracker DeepRed, APC, ATTO-647N
FR735/40
 Alexa Fluor 750, Alexa Fluor 790, Cy7, Cy7.5

Total output 1510 mW

The information above does not directly indicate the effective intensity provided by the instrument as Zeiss does not provide the nominal power of their light sources,excepted the total output being 1510 mW. The graph on the left only indicates the emission filter bandwidth while the graph on the right compared the normalized relative intensities between the Viluma and the historic HXP 120 mercury bulb lightsource.  Finally both graphs are misleading since they present 8 individual channels which can't be provided within the same product. The Viluma 7 can only provide 7 individual channel. In this case, the model included in this instrument does not have the Cyan Channel.
Zeiss_Viluma_Product Info.pdf

Objectives

  • 5x/0.25 Air
  • 10x/0.45 Air
  • 20x/0.8 Air
  • 40x/0.95 Air
PositionNameBrandFull nameIDMagnificationNumerical ApertureImmersionTypeWorking distance (mm)Transmittance
(% [nm])
TechniqueCover glass thickness (mm)
15x/0.25 AirZeiss5x/0.25
Fluar
420130-9900-0005x0.25AirFluar12.5>90% [410-800]BF, Fluo0.17
210x/0.45 AirZeiss10x/0.45
Plan Apochromat
420640-9900-00010x0.45AirPlan Apocrhomat

2.0

>80% [380-900]BF, Fluo0.17
320x/0.8 AirZeiss20x/0.80
Plan Apochromat
420650-9903-00020x0.80AirPlan Apochromat0.55>90% [400-800]BF, Fluo0.17
440x/0.95
Air
Zeiss40x/0.95
Plan Apochromat

420660-9970-000

40x0.95AirPlan Apochromat0.25>90% [480-780]BF, Fluo0.13 - 0.21
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Dichroic

PositionNameBrandIDExcitation filterDichroic mirrorEmission filterComments
1Filter Set 112 LED SBPZeiss

489112-9120-000

-405/495/575/654/761-
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Emission filters

  1. Empty
  2. DAPI
  3. FITC
  4. DsRed
  5. Cy5
  6. Cy7
PositionNameBrandIDExcitation filterDichroic mirrorEmission filterComments
1Empty



 



2DAPIZeiss



 425/30
[412-438

3FITCZeiss



 514/30
[501-527

4DsRedZeiss




592/25
[583-601

5Cy5Zeiss




[681/45
6Cy7Zeiss




[788/38

List of compatible dyes

Compatible DyesExcitationEmission
1,8-ANS (1-Anilinonaphthalene-8-sulfonic acid) 375 nm480 nm
1-Anilinonaphthalene-8-sulfonic acid (1,8-ANS) 375 nm479 nm
5-FAM pH 9.0 492 nm518 nm
5-ROX (5-Carboxy-X-rhodamine, triethylammonium salt) 578 nm604 nm
5-ROX pH 7.0 578 nm604 nm
5-TAMRA 549 nm577 nm
5-TAMRA pH 7.0 553 nm576 nm
5-TAMRA-MeOH 543 nm567 nm
6,8-Difluoro-7-hydroxy-4-methylcoumarin pH 9.0 358 nm450 nm
7-Hydroxy-4-methylcoumarin 360 nm447 nm
7-Hydroxy-4-methylcoumarin pH 9.0 361 nm448 nm
Alexa 405 401 nm421 nm
Alexa 430 431 nm540 nm
Alexa 488 493 nm520 nm
Alexa 546 562 nm573 nm
Alexa 555 553 nm568 nm
Alexa 568 576 nm603 nm
Alexa 633 632 nm648 nm
Alexa 647 653 nm669 nm
Alexa 660 664 nm691 nm
Alexa 750 752 nm780 nm
Alexa Fluor 430 antibody conjugate pH 7.2 431 nm540 nm
Alexa Fluor 488 hydrazide-water 493 nm518 nm
Alexa Fluor 555 antibody conjugate pH 7.2 553 nm568 nm
Alexa Fluor 568 antibody conjugate pH 7.2 579 nm603 nm
Alexa Fluor 633 antibody conjugate pH 7.2 631 nm648 nm
Alexa Fluor 647 antibody conjugate pH 7.2 653 nm668 nm
Alexa Fluor 647 R-phycoerythrin streptavidin pH 7.2 569 nm666 nm
Alexa Fluor 660 antibody conjugate pH 7.2 663 nm691 nm
Alexa Fluor 750 antibody conjugate pH 7.2 753 nm779 nm
Allophycocyanin pH 7.5 651 nm660 nm
APC (allophycocyanin) 650 nm660 nm
Atto 647 644 nm670 nm
Auramine O 431 nm501 nm
BCECF pH 5.5 485 nm521 nm
BFP (Blue Fluorescent Protein) 380 nm439 nm
BO-PRO-1-DNA 462 nm482 nm
BO-PRO-3-DNA 574 nm604 nm
BOBO-1-DNA 461 nm484 nm
BOBO-3-DNA 570 nm605 nm
BODIPY 650/665-X, MeOH 646 nm664 nm
BODIPY TMR-X antibody conjugate pH 7.2 544 nm573 nm
Bodipy TMR-X conjugate 544 nm573 nm
BODIPY TMR-X, MeOH 544 nm570 nm
BODIPY TMR-X, SE 544 nm570 nm
BOPRO-1 462 nm482 nm
BOPRO-3 574 nm604 nm
Calcein 493 nm514 nm
Calcein pH 9.0 494 nm514 nm
Calcium Orange 549 nm574 nm
Calcium Orange Ca2+ 549 nm573 nm
Carboxynaphthofluorescein pH 10.0 600 nm674 nm
Cascade Blue 398 nm420 nm
Cascade Blue BSA pH 7.0 401 nm419 nm
Cascade Yellow 399 nm549 nm
Cascade Yellow antibody conjugate pH 8.0 399 nm549 nm
CFDA 495 nm517 nm
CFP (Cyan Fluorescent Protein) 434 nm474 nm
CI-NERF pH 2.5 504 nm541 nm
Coumarin 360 nm447 nm
Cy 2 489 nm503 nm
Cy 3 549 nm562 nm
Cy 3.5 578 nm591 nm
Cy 5 646 nm664 nm
Cy 7 751 nm778 nm
DAPI 358 nm463 nm
DAPI-DNA 359 nm461 nm
Dapoxyl (2-aminoethyl) sulfonamide 372 nm582 nm
DDAO pH 9.0 648 nm657 nm
Di-8 ANEPPS 469 nm630 nm
Di-8-ANEPPS-lipid 469 nm631 nm
DiI 551 nm565 nm
DiO 487 nm501 nm
DiR 750 nm779 nm
DiR-lipid 750 nm779 nm
DM-NERF pH 4.0 493 nm530 nm
DsRed 563 nm581 nm
DTAF 495 nm517 nm
dTomato 554 nm581 nm
DyLight 405 399 nm434 nm
DyLight 488 493 nm518 nm
DyLight 549 555 nm569 nm
DyLight 633 624 nm646 nm
DyLight 649 652 nm668 nm
DyLight 750 751 nm772 nm
DyLight 800 771 nm796 nm
eCFP (Enhanced Cyan Fluorescent Protein) 437 nm476 nm
eGFP (Enhanced Green Fluorescent Protein) 488 nm509 nm
Ethidium Bromide 524 nm605 nm
Ethidium homodimer 528 nm617 nm
Ethidium homodimer-1-DNA 528 nm617 nm
evoglow-Bs1 448 nm496 nm
evoglow-Bs2 448 nm496 nm
evoglow-Pp1 448 nm495 nm
FDA 495 nm517 nm
FITC 495 nm517 nm
FITC antibody conjugate pH 8.0 495 nm519 nm
Fluo-4 494 nm516 nm
Fluor-Ruby 554 nm582 nm
Fluorescein 495 nm517 nm
Fluorescein 0.1 M NaOH 493 nm513 nm
Fluorescein antibody conjugate pH 8.0 493 nm517 nm
Fluorescein pH 9.0 490 nm514 nm
Fluoro-Emerald 495 nm524 nm
FM 1-43 472 nm578 nm
FM 1-43 lipid 473 nm579 nm
FM 4-64 508 nm751 nm
FM 4-64, 2% CHAPS 506 nm751 nm
Fura Red Ca2+ 435 nm670 nm
Fura Red, high Ca 434 nm659 nm
Fura Red, low Ca 472 nm673 nm
Fura-2, no Ca 367 nm515 nm
GFP (S65T) 489 nm509 nm
Lissamine rhodamine 572 nm590 nm
LOLO-1-DNA 568 nm580 nm
Lucifer Yellow, CH 428 nm542 nm
LysoSensor Blue 374 nm424 nm
LysoSensor Blue pH 5.0 374 nm424 nm
LysoSensor Green 447 nm504 nm
LysoSensor Green pH 5.0 447 nm502 nm
LysoSensor Yellow pH 3.0 389 nm542 nm
LysoTracker Blue 373 nm421 nm
Magnesium Orange 550 nm575 nm
Marina Blue 362 nm464 nm
mCherry 587 nm610 nm
mHoneydew 478 nm562 nm
MitoTracker Green 490 nm512 nm
MitoTracker Green FM, MeOH 490 nm512 nm
MitoTracker Orange 551 nm575 nm
MitoTracker Orange, MeOH 551 nm575 nm
mOrange 548 nm562 nm
mPlum 587 nm649 nm
mRFP 585 nm608 nm
mStrawberry 575 nm596 nm
mTangerine 568 nm585 nm
NBD-X 466 nm534 nm
NBD-X, MeOH 467 nm538 nm
NeuroTrace 500/525, green fluorescent Nissl stain-RNA 497 nm524 nm
Nile Blue, EtOH 631 nm660 nm
Nile Red 559 nm637 nm
Nile Red-lipid 553 nm636 nm
Nissl 497 nm524 nm
Phycoerythrin 565 nm575 nm
PO-PRO-3 539 nm571 nm
PO-PRO-3-DNA 539 nm571 nm
POPO-3 533 nm573 nm
Propidium Iodide 538 nm617 nm
Propidium Iodide-DNA 538 nm619 nm
Quasar 570 549 nm562 nm
R-Phycoerythrin pH 7.5 565 nm576 nm
Resorufin 571 nm584 nm
Resorufin pH 9.0 571 nm584 nm
Rhod-2 552 nm577 nm
Rhod-2 Ca2+ 553 nm578 nm
Rhodamine 551 nm573 nm
Rhodamine 110 pH 7.0 497 nm520 nm
Rhodamine B 543 nm565 nm
Rhodamine phalloidin pH 7.0 558 nm575 nm
Rhodamine Red-X antibody conjugate pH 8.0 573 nm591 nm
Rhodaminen Green pH 7.0 497 nm523 nm
Rhodol Green antibody conjugate pH 8.0 499 nm524 nm
Sapphire 396 nm511 nm
SYBR Green I 498 nm522 nm
SYPRO Ruby 467 nm618 nm
SYTO 13-DNA 488 nm506 nm
SYTO 17-DNA 619 nm638 nm
SYTO 45-DNA 451 nm486 nm
SYTOX Blue-DNA 445 nm470 nm
Tetramethylrhodamine antibody conjugate pH 8.0 552 nm578 nm
Tetramethylrhodamine dextran pH 7.0 555 nm582 nm
TO-PRO-3-DNA 642 nm657 nm
TOTO-3-DNA 642 nm661 nm
TRITC 550 nm573 nm
YO-PRO-1-DNA 491 nm507 nm
YOYO-1-DNA 491 nm509 nm

Detectors

  • Zeiss AxioCam 705 Color
CameraZeiss AxioCam 705 Color

Sensor Type

CMOS

Sensor Category

Color

Nb Pixels

 5.07 M

Pixel Layout

2464 × 2056 

Pixel size

 3.45 µm × 3.45 µm

Sensor size

 8.5 mm x  7.1 mm

Sensor diameter

 11.1 mm

Bit depth

14-bit
Speed at full resolution60 images/s

Max QE

 80 % @ 540nm
Readout noise2.2 e⁻

Cooling

18C Thermoelectric

Dark Current

 0.5 e⁻/pixel/sec

Full well capacity

11 000 e-

Dynamic Range

1:5000
1: 25 000 HDR mode

Interface

USB B 3.0

Mount

C-mount

  • Hamamatsu ORCA-Flash4.0 V3
CameraHamamatsu ORCA-Flash4.0 V3

Sensor Type

sCMOS

Sensor Category

Monochrome

Nb Pixels

4.2 M

Pixel Layout

2048 x 2048

Pixel size

  6.5 um

Sensor size

13.312 mm x 13.312 mm

Sensor diameter

18.826 mm

Bit depth

16-bit
Speed at full resolution30 images/s

Max QE

82 % at 560 nm
Reading noise0.8 e⁻

Cooling

Air cooled -10C

Dark Current

0.06 e⁻/pixel/sec

Full well capacity

30 000 e-

Dynamic Range

1:37000

Interface

USB 3.0 or Camera-Link

Mount

C-mount

This instrument is only offered with service. Please contact us.

  • If not already done, turn on the computer (#1) and log in to Windows using your UdeM credentials
  • Turn on the instrument power bar (#2) on the desk between the instrument and the computer
  • Turn on the instrument (#3) on the left side of the instrument
  • Start Zen
  • Files can be saved temporarily (during acquisition) on the local C: drive (desktop)
  • At the end of each session, copy your data to your external drive and delete it from the local C: drive
  • You can store your files on the D: drive (Data Storage). If you do, please create a folder per laboratory using the principal investigator last name. Within, create one folder per user (Firstname_Lastname).

In any case, your files should be removed from the C: drive.

  • Save your data
  • Close Zen
  • Transfer your data to the D: drive (Data Storage) or to your external drive and delete it from the local C: drive
  • Turn off the microscope power bar (#1)
  • Turn off the computer

Reminder

  • Take back your samples including ones in the microscope
  • Leave the microscope and the working area clean
  • Added to the Wiki
  • Connected to Processing workstation with 10 GB cable
  • Purchase and Installation

Stand

Zeiss AxioScan 7 Model 430038-9080-000 System ID: 4661000608

Light sources

  • Transmitted LED light
  • Viluma 7 FR-R[G/Y]BV-UV  Model 423052-9771-000 Serial 5454800107

Objectives

  • 5x/0.25 Air 420130-9900-000
  • 10x/0.45 Air 420640-9900-000
  • 20x/0.8 Air 420650-9903-000
  • 40x/0.95 Air 420660-9970-000
  • Empty
  • Empty
  • Empty

Stage

  • 25x Motorized Loader
  • 15x Inserts 4 slides 26x76 432337-9020-000
  • 7x Inserts 2 slides 52x76 432337-9030-000

Filters

  • Beam splitter
    1. Empty
    2. Filter Set 112 PBS 405 - 495 - 575 - 654 - 761 489112-8016-000
    3. Empty
    4. Empty
    5. Empty
    6. Empty
      Additional filters Chroma AT600dc
  • Emission Filter
    1. Empty
    2. DAPI BP 425/30 412-438 489090-8001-000
    3. FITC BP 514/30 501-527 489090-8002-000
    4. DsRed BP 592/25 583-601 489090-8003-000
    5. Cy5 BP 681/45 662-700 489112-8001-000
    6. Cy7 BP 788/38 770-800 489112-8002-000
      Additionnal Chroma AT635/60m


Detector

  • Zeiss AxioCam 705 color Serial: 
  • Hamamatsu ORCA Flash4.0 V3 Serial 
  • Zeiss AxioCam 105 R2 (preview) Serial

Workstation

  • HP Z8 Fury G5  Serial 
  • I155441-CIB
  • Intel Xeon w7-3455 @ 2.5 GHz
  • Motherboard HP 88C1 Chipset Intel W790
  • BIOS U61 2024-07-11
  • RAM 128 GB (4 x 32 GB) DDR5 2400 MHz
  • OS NVMe Western Digital SN850X 2 TB 6000 MB/s
  • OS Windows 11 24H2
  • SWAP Drive NVMe Physon PSEIN004TA87MC0 4 TB 6500 MB/s
  • Data Storage 10 TB HD Data Storage (2 x 12 TB RAID 0 Western Digital UltraStar HGST HUH721212ALE604) 160 MB/s
  • Video Card nVidia RTX A2000 12 GB GDDR6
  • Monitor HP 738pu HPN3A12 Native resolution 3840 x 1600
  • Software Zen Blue 3.11

Manuals

Troubleshooting

Technical support is free and unlimited. Contact us !

FAQ

No. This is a slide scanner dedicated to digitize size mounted between a slide and a 0.17mm thick coverslip.


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