The Yamato CMP-B4 is a Celloger Mini Plus automated live-cell imaging system configured for 4X brightfield imaging. 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. Instead of 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 that supports consistent growth. The 4X field of view balances area coverage with enough magnification to resolve individual cells.
Key Specifications
| SKU | CMP-B4 |
| Product | Celloger Mini Plus (automated live-cell imaging system) |
| Field of view (magnification) | 4X |
| 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 (division, migration, morphological change) unfold over hours to days, and every trip to a benchtop scope hits the cells with a temperature, CO₂, and humidity shock that perturbs exactly what 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 while imaging proceeds. Its fixed-stage design (moving the camera rather than the vessel) keeps the sample mechanically undisturbed, which matters for adherent monolayers and delicate 3D cultures alike.
The 4X configuration is the versatile middle ground. It captures a substantial field while resolving individual cells, making it well suited to general proliferation and migration assays, wound-healing/scratch studies, and routine morphology tracking where you want both context and cellular resolution. Autofocus plus real-time multi-position imaging lets one instrument tile across many wells and fields automatically, converting days of manual check-ins into an unattended time-lapse.
Frequently Asked Questions
What magnification and imaging mode is the CMP-B4? A 4X field of view in brightfield, a balance of area coverage and single-cell resolution.
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 time-lapse across many fields.
What is 4X best suited for? General live-cell work: proliferation and migration assays, wound-healing studies, and routine morphology tracking with both context and cellular detail.
How do I pick among the Celloger Mini Plus versions? By magnification and channel. Brightfield-only comes in 2X/4X/10X (this is the 4X); fluorescence versions add green (BG) or red (BR) at 4X/10X.
Ordering & Configuration
Confirm at quote: whether 4X suits your assay or you need 2X overview or 10X detail, 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 (this, 4X), CMP-B10 (10X)
- Brightfield + Green fluorescence: CMP-BG4 (4X), CMP-BG10 (10X)
- Brightfield + Red fluorescence: CMP-BR4 (4X), CMP-BR10 (10X)
Choose 4X for versatile proliferation/migration work; drop to 2X for widest overview, step to 10X for finer detail, and add a green or red channel when you need fluorescent reporters.
