We are being cheeky so please be gentle with them. The very critical basic software driver can be downloaded from a reputable low cost camera manufacturer, branded Genius. If you are lucky then software intended for a different camera works just fine. Others have described how to modify the software to use the 'wrong' camera, or perhaps alter the camera identification. This gives a clue on how to get a wider range of possible basic software which works. I mention this because exactly the same chip can seem different, only works with the software supplied by the whole camera manufacturer. Say one of four different extra identification codes.

Normally for chip devices this includes an extra number according to the design of whoever manufactured the whole camera. These 'chip' devices have a self identification which they send to a computer if it asks, 'what are you?'. Low speed and electrical power so would probably work too via a 5 metre USB extension cable. Inside the 'camera' is a simple single chip device powered via the USB version 1.1 connection (should work fine for 1.1., 2.0 or 3.0). Skip to the 'We are lucky' for faster do-this.

I have no vested interest in any of the following. This post is a give back to the community. I'm old, retired techie so I am trying to write simply on what is rather complicated. Suitable software to go on top, intended for megabucks microscopes.How to install the operating system driver.Based on what I have discovered any Windows PC using XP through Windows 10, 32 or 64 bit should be okay. I am successfully using this with Windows 8.1 64 bit, which is thought (wrongly) to be a problem operating system. I hope the following is a nice surprise to readersĪ number of forum members and people elsewhere have struggled to find a software driver for the USB video camera which came with a low cost microscope, such as the Bresser sold by Lidl and apparently offered to beekeepers as an offload of excess stock.

Driver for usb microscope camera