The Yamato CMP-B10 is a Celloger Mini Plus automated live-cell imaging system configured for 10X brightfield imaging — the highest magnification in the brightfield line. It combines autofocusing and real-time, multi-position imaging in a body compact enough to sit inside a standard CO₂ incubator, so cells can be monitored continuously without being disturbed. Rather than moving the sample, the Celloger uses a fixed stage and moves its internal camera to each position — vessel and cells stay stationary in a stable environment. At 10X, the field is narrower but sub-cellular structure and morphology are resolved in detail.
Key Specifications
| SKU | CMP-B10 |
| Product | Celloger Mini Plus (automated live-cell imaging system) |
| Field of view (magnification) | 10X |
| Imaging mode | Brightfield |
| Focus | Autofocusing |
| Imaging | Real-time, multi-position |
| Stage design | Fixed stage — internal camera moves; sample stays stationary |
| Placement | Fits inside a standard CO₂ incubator; portable in/out during an experiment |
Application Profile
The most informative events in a culture unfold over hours to days, and every trip to a benchtop scope hits the cells with a temperature, CO₂, and humidity shock that perturbs the very biology you're trying to observe. In-incubator imaging removes that disturbance: the Celloger Mini Plus lives inside the incubator so cells stay in their controlled environment throughout. Its fixed-stage design — moving the camera rather than the vessel — keeps the sample mechanically undisturbed, which is especially valuable when you're resolving fine detail and even small vibrations would blur the image.
The 10X configuration is the detail choice. Higher magnification trades wide-field context for cellular resolution, making it the right pick for morphology studies, single-cell tracking, cell-shape and spreading analysis, and fine structural changes during treatment or differentiation. Autofocus and real-time multi-position imaging still let one instrument tile automatically across many fields, so you get high-resolution time-lapse without hovering over the incubator.
Frequently Asked Questions
What magnification and imaging mode is the CMP-B10? A 10X field of view in brightfield — the highest magnification in the brightfield line, for detailed morphology.
Can it go inside my CO₂ incubator? Yes. It is compact enough to fit inside a standard CO₂ incubator and can be carried in and out during an experiment.
How does it image without disturbing the cells? It uses a fixed stage and moves the internal camera to each position, so the vessel and cells stay stationary in a stable environment.
Does it focus and image multiple positions automatically? Yes — autofocusing and real-time, multi-position imaging enable unattended high-resolution time-lapse.
What is 10X best suited for? Detail-oriented work: single-cell tracking, morphology and cell-spreading analysis, and fine structural changes during treatment or differentiation.
How do I pick among the Celloger Mini Plus versions? By magnification and channel. Brightfield-only comes in 2X/4X/10X (this is the 10X); fluorescence versions add green (BG) or red (BR) at 4X/10X.
Ordering & Configuration
Confirm at quote: whether 10X detail suits your assay or you need wider fields, vessel/plate formats, and whether a fluorescence channel is required.
Warranty: Per Yamato standard capital-equipment terms — confirm coverage at quote.
Add to a quote to lock configuration and lead time.
Celloger Mini Plus family — pick by magnification + channel:
- Brightfield: CMP-B2 (2X), CMP-B4 (4X), CMP-B10 (this, 10X)
- Brightfield + Green fluorescence: CMP-BG4 (4X), CMP-BG10 (10X)
- Brightfield + Red fluorescence: CMP-BR4 (4X), CMP-BR10 (10X)
Choose 10X for the finest brightfield detail; drop to 4X/2X for more field of view, and add a green or red channel when you need fluorescent reporters.
