This is a phase contrast and brightfield laboratory digital microscope system that provides options for viewing live cells depending on your applications. The phase contrast compound binocular microscope comes with a 30° inclined 360° swiveling binocular viewing head, quintuple reversed nosepiece, four DIN achromatic objectives, large double layer mechanical stage, variable intensity halogen transmitted illumination system, a complete set of phase contrast kit and a 9.0MP (3488x2616 pixels) USB digital imaging system. It offers eight levels of brightfield magnification from 40X to 1600X. The phase contrast kit includes a phase contrast condenser, a centering telescopic eyepiece, four achromatic phase contrast objectives: PH10X, PH20X, PH40X (spring), PH100X (spring, oil). It also offers eight levels of magnification power: 100X-160X-200X-320X-400X-640X-1000X-1600X. The imaging system can captures microscope images and live video on computer. The included software compatible with Windows XP/Vista/7/8/10 can be used to make measurements. This type of microscopy is suitable for doctors, vets, clinics, and researchers.