The Yamato CMP-BG4 is a Celloger Mini Plus automated live-cell imaging system configured for 4X brightfield plus green fluorescence. 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 tracked continuously without disturbance. 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. Adding a green fluorescence channel to the 4X field lets you follow green reporters (such as GFP) alongside brightfield morphology.
Key Specifications
| SKU | CMP-BG4 |
| Product | Celloger Mini Plus (automated live-cell imaging system) |
| Field of view (magnification) | 4X |
| Imaging mode | Brightfield + Green Fluorescence |
| 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
Brightfield tells you a cell's shape and position; fluorescence tells you what it's doing. Adding a green channel turns the Celloger from a morphology monitor into a functional-reporter platform — you can follow GFP-tagged proteins, green viability or reporter dyes, transfection/transduction efficiency, and expression time-courses live, overlaid on the brightfield image for context. Doing this inside the incubator matters even more for fluorescence: repeated removal to a benchtop scope both stresses the cells and adds photobleaching risk from ad-hoc exposure, while the in-incubator workflow keeps conditions stable across a long time-lapse.
The 4X field is the versatile choice for fluorescence work, capturing a wide area while still resolving individual cells — well suited to reporter-expression kinetics, population-level fluorescence tracking, and transfection screening. The fixed-stage design keeps the sample undisturbed while the internal camera visits each position, and autofocus plus multi-position imaging automate the whole acquisition so a multi-day green-channel experiment runs unattended.
Frequently Asked Questions
What magnification and imaging mode is the CMP-BG4? A 4X field of view in brightfield + green fluorescence — morphology plus a green reporter channel (e.g. GFP).
What can I image with the green channel? Green reporters and dyes such as GFP, green viability/reporter stains, and expression or transfection markers, overlaid on brightfield.
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 acquire multiple positions automatically? Yes — autofocusing plus real-time, multi-position imaging automate multi-day brightfield-and-green time-lapse.
How do I choose between BG4, BG10, and the red (BR) versions? By magnification and reporter color. BG4 is 4X green; BG10 is 10X green; BR4/BR10 provide a red channel at 4X/10X. Match the channel to your fluorophore.
Ordering & Configuration
Confirm at quote: that your reporter is green-compatible (vs the red BR versions), the magnification you need (4X vs 10X), and vessel/plate formats.
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 (10X)
- Brightfield + Green fluorescence: CMP-BG4 (this, 4X), CMP-BG10 (10X)
- Brightfield + Red fluorescence: CMP-BR4 (4X), CMP-BR10 (10X)
Choose BG4 for wide-field green-reporter imaging with cellular resolution; step to BG10 for finer detail, or the BR versions if your reporter is red.
