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.
