Request InfoDigital Technology Art srlDTA Scientific Instruments srl has introduced the Electra series digital cooled CCD cameras for applications in semiconductor and plasma physics, biology and astronomy. The modular cameras can be integrated into a system along with the electromechanical shutter, lens adapter and 230/115-V power supply. Able to download images at 500,000 pixels per second, they are double-stage Peltier-cooled. 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