The optics can be swapped out so it uses anything from a webcam to a very high-powered 100x magnification lens, but still move the stage smoothly and precisely. It can be driven by turning a knob ...

Cameras like the Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra use a combination of long focal length periscope telephoto lenses, on-sensor cropping, plus AI magnification algorithms to enable up to 100x zoom.

Dark field (panel a, magnification 20X) and bright field (panel b, magnification 100X) images appear above. In panel b, arrows indicate clusters of labeled oocytes that correspond to the patchy areas ...