Olympus DSX1000 3D Digital Microscope

One instrument, six ways to see a surface

The DSX1000 is a high-performance opto-digital microscope that pairs true optical resolution with digital 3D reconstruction and measurement. It is operated on-screen rather than through eyepieces, so imaging is fast, ergonomic, and repeatable. Six observation methods, brightfield, darkfield, MIX, polarization, differential interference contrast (DIC), and oblique, are switchable at a click, each one pulling out features a single mode would miss: scratches and cracks, grain and phase contrast, and the faint surface relief around a defect. The system can even recommend the best method for the sample in front of it.

Non-contact 3D measurement

Beyond a picture, the DSX1000 reconstructs the true surface topography and measures it, step height, depth, area, volume, and surface roughness, without touching or sectioning the part. That makes it ideal for corrosion pits, wear scars, laser and LIBS burns, weld toes, and coating steps, where the number that matters is how deep, how rough, or how much material is gone.

Extended focus and high dynamic range

All-in-focus imaging keeps rough, tilted, and multi-level surfaces sharp across the entire field, and high dynamic range captures bright and dark features together, shiny metal right next to a deep black pit, in a single exposure. Automated image stitching maps large areas at high magnification without losing detail.

Where we use it

Fractography and failure analysis; LIBS and OES burn-mark evaluation; corrosion pitting depth; coating and plating thickness; weld profile and toe geometry; surface finish; inclusion and particle imaging; and dimensional checks, all documented in color and, where it counts, in measurable 3D.