Jiusion Aluminum Alloy Universal Adjustable Professional Base Stand Holder Desktop Support Bracket for Max 1.4" in Diameter USB Digital Microscope Endoscope Magnifier

This is an easy 5-stars for me. The price is amazing and it works extremely well. Ok, it's my first microscope so maybe I'm easily pleased, but it captures very good images at high magnification. Best of all for me is the fact that you just hook it up to your PC (it's plug and play, so just plug it in to a USB port and then turn on the 'Camera' app that comes with Windows) and you see the images on the screen instead of having to look into the microscope itself. This is really handy, it allows you to press the camera against your skin, hair, clothing etc and just look at the screen. The cable is long enough for it to reach from my PC, which is on a desk, down to the carpet. Then you can just hit 'Print Screen' and save your images in a paint package. I've had loads of fun with it and for £30, you just can't go wrong.The only issue I had, being a microscope noob, is that I couldn't work out how to focus it properly. A little bit of reading later and I realised that this an issue with all microscopes and it's due to focal length etc. It's not really a problem though, press it up against your subject and alter the zoom until it comes into focus. I find that for most subjects, I get clarity at two different zooms, one giving a good overall close-up and then it goes fuzzy until it comes into view again for a much more zoomed in close-up.

The microscope worked perfectly out of the box on my Android phone, laptop and desktop. You can just plug it in and use it like a USB webcam or you can download their recommended software which worked perfectly and easily.It has two main zoom modes, the lower magnification one has quite an impressive range and let's you place the microscope a reasonable distance away at the cost of magnification. It also has a higher magnification mode that works only when the thing you are trying to look at is right at the end of the microscope.The scroll wheel on the cord for the LED brightness is very useful as you don't need to touch the microscope to change the brightness which means you don't accidently move it.I have used mine for just generally looking at things, smd LEDs, E-paper displays etc. It is powerful enough to look at the pixels on your phone or monitor. I have also used it for smd soldering where it's long range came in very helpful as I could keep the microscope at a distance whilst using a hot air reflow gun whilst still having the benefit of the magnification of the microscope showing on a large screen. After soldering I could use the higher magnification mode to inspect the individual solder joints. The microscope coped comfortably with applying solder paste and components of 0402 size and qfn44 and I am confident enough in its ability to try smaller and more dense packages.Overall brilliant scope, very easy to use and works very well.

cons:1. The provided usb-a to usb-c adaptor is really bad, it doesnt even register in my brand new phone or to my pc with a new usb-c hub, the usb-a cable works fine, so you need to get a third party adaptor if you want to use it with your phone as the connectivity of the provided adaptor is abysmal.2. The zoom functionality is next to useless, its more like a focus setting as with the provided stand which is way too short, you can not reliably zoom in to x1000 with anything as you're left with nothing but a blurry picture.3. The stand is really bad, it's very short and while it might be ok to sit on somethings and get it into position like looking at a coi or watch, if you're working on a large project like a pcb and you need it to focus on something in the middle of the board, forget about it - you have to buy or make your own stand.4. No dedicated software for phone use, you're able to use a variety of applications which have their own glaring flaws and downsides.pros:1. Cheap.2. Lightweight.3. Works with your phone PROVIDED you use a third party adaptor.I bought this as i have some very fine soldering to do inside a laptop and a magnifying glass wasnt cutting it, but now i need to make my own stand as the provided stand is useless for my need and the optional stand you can buy is useless for looking at components in the middle of a laptops pcb.For what it can help you do it's very cheap and very affordable so i'll give it 3/5 stars as the light is great, the stand is very bad, the adaptor to use it with android is very bad but with a third party solution it works ok provided you find the right software to use with it.

The Jiusion 2K HD 2560x1440P USB Digital Microscope looks very much like the scope I had before - no brand name. Wanted a replacement because software no longer worked (less than 2 years old). Thought maybe a windows update may be responsible. Tried everything but could not get it to work.This microscope looked so similar to the one I had and was not sure it would be any better. Eventually decided to take the plunge and boy am I pleased I did. Arrived within 48 hours with a good instruction leaflet with info to download software (xploview installation package) which I did. Up and running in no time.The picture quality way better than my last microscope due to its HD resolution. Lights controlled by a rotary switch on cable is much easier to use. Not always needed but nice to have when a dimmed effect is required. Usual button for a snap picture and a light weight stand - usable but probably the weakest part of the package. Also includes a Microscope Micrometer Calibration Ruler which I'm sure will come in handy at some point.Using it for printed circuit boards and coins mostly but it has also helped me replace a tiny screw in my glasses. Must be tons of ways this microscope can be of assistance.To conclude, this USB microscope from Jiusion is great value with good build and picture quality and this on a 27in monitor and running windows 10. Excellent.