User`s guide

Camera
White plastic with blue accents. Weighs about 10.0oz/283.5g
with the cord. Length is 8.3in/21.0cm long. Diameter varies from
0.5in/1.3cm at the active end to 1.0in/2.3cm where you will hold
it at the back end. The focus adjustment is done using your index
finger, simply sliding the switch on the top of the camera forward
and backward. The extreme forward position is for close-up views,
while the extreme back position is the full arch/smile/full face.
While this is not a difficult maneuver, you probably will not be
changing the settings during an exam.
There is also a small image capture blue button on the right
side where your right thumb would rest if you were right-handed.
Activating this button is easy unless you were left-handed, in
which case you would have to use your left middle finger.
Utilizes a Sony super color 1/4” CCD, with a field of view of
90º. They also have an electronic soft-start, single point illumina-
tion, automatic light source (which eliminates glare and
reflections from amalgams and produces true intraoral colors),
and automatic defogging.
Maximum Number of Images That Can Be Stored
4
Camera Cord
Measures 6.3ft/1.9m. Light blue color, very flexible. It is attached
to the docking station permanently. You can not remove the cam-
era from the docking station to remove the docking station and
camera to go to another room. You would have to unscrew the
video cable.
Docking Station
White plastic measuring 4.0in/10.2cm in width, 7.0in/17.8cm in
depth, and 1.5in/3.8cm in height. More of a connector than a
docking station, since the camera cannot be detached from it.
There is no switch for turning off the light so you can capture an
x-ray on a viewbox.
Light Source
Uses a 6 watt halogen bulb. Transmitted through two bars on the
left and right of the lens.
Foot pedal
Optional (we did not receive it for evaluation).
Directions
The instruction manual for the Micro is 15 pages. It covers the
operation, how to connect the system, how to place the protective
sheaths, how to replace the light bulb, cleaning and sterilization,
and warranty. These are well written and easy to understand and
follow with pictures and graphics.
©2005 REALITY Publishing Co. Vol. 19
706 The Ratings
MicroPlus
Progeny
www.progenydental.com
(4.0)
Handpiece with multi-features
Lightweight
Capture button changes sides when camera is
inverted
Focus adjustment difficult during use
4
Cost: $5,665.00
Includes:
• Camera
• Multi-Operatory Docking Module
• RCA Video Cable
• SVHS Composite Video Cable
• MultiConnect Cable
• Power Supply Cable
• Disposable sheath sample pack (25)
Cost: $115.00 ($0.23 ea)
• Camera sheaths (500)
Additional and/or optional equipment/services
$360.00 Operatory Kit
$105.00 Footswitch
$495.00 1-year extended warranty
$39.00 Lamp
$80.00 Camera mount (wall or rail)
Warranty: 1 year
Is delivery included? Depends on dealer.
Is installation included? Depends on dealer.
Is training included? Yes, by dealer and/or Progeny.
What if it needs repair? Call dealer.
Is there a loaner program? No.
Intraoral Cameras