This brand new compound microscope comes with 2MP USB digital camera, a 10-piece slide kit and the microscope book, The World of The Microscope. The microscope has six magnification settings (40X, 100X, 250X, 400X, 1000X & 2500X), coarse & fine focusing and a 20Watt electrical illumination system. The digital camera captures still images and video, and allows you to view a live stream on your PC. The included software for Windows offers image-development and measurement tools, as well as advanced compositing features such as image-stitching and extended-depth-of-focus. Independent preview and capture resolutions allow you to view high-speed video while capturing high-definition images. On Mac computers, the camera can be used as a driverless imaging device, compatible with various applications, such as ProScope and Photo Booth.. The 10-piece slide set includes five blank slides and five prepared slides: Pine Stem, Sunflower Stem, Onion Epidermis, Cotton Stem and House Fly Leg, packed in a fine storage box. The book investigates the enormous variety of objects too small for the eye to see. Step-by-step diagrams show how to get the best from a microscope and how to make and keep slides. It covers different types of microscopes and there are plenty of exciting suggestions for projects which reveal the incredible detail of everyday objects. This is a wonderful microscope combination for home school or for students, from elementary to high school, and hobbyists. It comes in a brand new, original box with a retail value of $800.