Andonstar 4K 60FPS 10.1" HDMI Digital Microscope for Soldering, Coin

I've had this digital microscope for a few months now, and I really like it. It punches above it's weight class. While I prefer using my Amscope microscope for the actual soldering work, I use this for board inspections and it really does a great job. The only complaint I have (and they all do this) is that the base is not big enough to be able to move a board around on, unless it's little. And it's a metal base, so the solder joints could scratch it up. I just put a piece of that foam board on the base and slide my part around on it instead. But because the base sits up higher than it's surroundings, it really is annoying. If it jotted forward toward you several more inches, it would be much better. But the thing would take up more counter space. I suppose if I really wanted to set this up permanently on my bench, I would build a little plywood or formica surround for it to sit flush with, making the base effectively super wide and long. This is not really a complaint about the microscope, because every one of them does this. The microscope itself is really quite good. I'm totally happy with my purchase, and glad I got the fancy new 4K 60 FPS one. It is also great fun for looking at things in nature. My school teacher sister really liked it, and wished she had one for her classroom so the kids could see bugs, leaves, etc. up close.

I am really impressed with the quality of this microscope. Clear picture with easy setup. I'll use it for collecting coins and this model has more megapixels than some of the other ones and is a really good price with a nice wide screen. I'm very happy with this purchase.

Good product very good details when zooming in. Great value for money. Can be used for streaming on popular platforms. You need to adjust the lighting to get best picture, a ring light might help with this. This is true 4K video quality. Aside from the plastic lens housing and lack of wifi, this is better than the AD409 model.

Andonstar AD210S-Pro: Very good, not perfect. Close to 5 star. (With update) Assembly was intuitive and easy. The support pole is tilted a bit forward, and that seems to be intentional. The angle looks adjustable, but don't do that before using it - it's probably in exactly the right place. The micro-SD card is next to the power plug in back of the screen, but it's so close to things it's not easy to remove and replace. More room or a different location would help. A graphic to show the correct orientation of the card would be nice. Mechanically the product is solid and stable enough. Probably not enuf to tolerate abuse, but I'm satisfied. The pole and sliding surfaces are aluminum - that's a notoriously bad material for bearing surfaces, it galls easily and doesn't move so smoothly, but the load is light & it should be OK. There is no cap for the lens and it would be hard to clean. I'll need to make a transparent cap - soldering can generate smoke and soot. The manual is adequate for setting up and taking still photos. It says nothing about how to use the video settings, and not much about the PC interface. The manual says it needs a 3A battery pack. Maybe it does, if used with PC, but it worked OK with my 2A pack. A clip or pocket or shelf under it might be nice to hold the battery. At lowest magnification, the field of view is 80x45 mm. Still images show 60x45 mm, but video shows 80x45, so there might be a setting for aspect ratio. Image and photo quality is really impressive, color not quite perfect but pretty close. I didn't notice any latency or lag. There is no problem getting it focused at high power. The slide viewing box is a very nice idea, but this design isn't good. The circular illuminated area has a thick dark ring in the middle that defeats its purpose. It seems like the LED's reflector is the problem, and maybe the diffuser if there is one. I'll have to disassemble it and see if it can be improved, because it's fairly useless as-is. That said, the image quality even at high power remains impressive. I didn't try to use it with a PC. My 2 biggest issues are the slide box and no way to keep the lens clean. A more detailed manual, even if on-line, would also be nice. Otherwise I'm very pleased with this, especially for the price. Almost 5 stars. Update - Andonstar replied quickly to my message about the slide viewer accessory, and asked for photos, which I sent. They inform me that dark ring is inherent in the design - not a mfg defect. So it's not going to be very useful, and should be easy to fix. They offered me a modest refund for the accessory. It's a minor disappointment, but the good news is, they were prompt, responsive and professional about it. No language issues either.

Great versatile assist tool, excellent image quality and adjustability easy to use once set up and comes in very handy for detailed work such as electronics and sometimes, even reading items regarding today's ridiculously small instructions on items!

It is kind of shaky but is great value product in general

Bought this for my husbands Christmas present. He loves it and says that the magnification is great. He can see is coins clearly for any flaws or scratches.

this works really well for coins and close inspection of small details