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F-7100 Fluorescence Spectrophotometer

Comparison
5.1 Comparison with previous model
Hitachi Hitachi Hitachi
Item
F-7100 F-7000 F-2700 (4J1-0008)

Model

Large LCD &

1 Stand-alone control Not available Not available
Soft button
Available
2 PC control Standard Standard
(optional software)
Sensitivity
3 20000 RMS 15000 RMS 10000 RMS
(BG method)
Sensitivity
4 1200 RMS 800 RMS 800 RMS
(Peak method)

5 Wavelength Scan speed 60,000 nm/min 60,000 nm/min 12,000 nm/min

6 Wavelength Drive speed 60,000 nm/min 60,000 nm/min 12,000 nm/min

7 Dynamic range 6 digits 6 digits 6 digits

Stigmatic concave diffraction Stigmatic concave diffraction Aberration-corrected concave

8 Grating grating: 900 grating: 900 diffraction grating: 900
lines/mm, F2.2 lines/mm, F2.2 lines/mm
Wavelength range 200 - 750nm (standard) 200 - 750nm (standard) 220 - 730nm (standard)
9
with standard detector 200 - 900nm (option) 200 - 900nm (option) 220 - 800nm (option)

10 Band pass 1 - 20 nm 1 - 20 nm 2.5 - 20 nm

11 Wavelength accuracy ±1 nm ±1 nm ±2 nm

12 Minimum Sample volume 0.6 mL 0.6 mL 0.6 mL

Available Available
13 Micro Plate Not available
(option) (option)
Available Available Available
14 Integrating shpere
(option) (option) (option)
Spectral correction Available Available Available
15
for long wavelength range (option) (option) (option)

16 Life of lamp (standard) 2500h 500h 500h

295, 320, 370, 395, 420nm
17 Cut-off filters (optional filter set)
Automatic Filter option
295, 320, 370, 395, 420nm
295, 320, 370, 395, 420nm
(optional filter set)
(optional filter set)
Automatic Filter option

18 PC connectivity USB USB USB

19 Size:(W) x (D) X (H) cm 62 x 52 x 30 62 x 52 x 30 60 x 50.3 x 34.3

20 Weight (kg) 41 41 41

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5.1 Comparison with competitor -1

Hitachi Shimdzu Jasco
Item
F-7100 RF-6000 FP-8500

Model

1 Sensitivity 360 Peak to Peak 350 Peak to Peak 300 Peak to Peak
Sensitivity
2 20000 RMS (No information) 5000 RMS
(BG method)
3 Wavelength Scan speed 60,000 nm/min 60,000 nm/min 60,000 nm/min

4 Wavelength Drive speed 60,000 nm/min (No information) 30,000 nm/min

5 Dynamic range 6 digits 6 digits 6.5 digits

Mechanical ruling aplanatic holographic aplanatic holographic aplanatic
6 Grating
concave diffraction grating diffraction grating diffraction grating
Wavelength range 200 - 750nm (standard)
7 200 - 900nm 200 - 750 nm
with standard detector 200 - 900nm (option)
8 Band pass 1 - 20 nm (No information) 1 - 20 nm

9 Resolution １ (No information) １

10 Wavelength accuracy ±1 nm (No information) ±1 nm

0.6 mL
11 Minimum Sample volume 0.6 mL (No information)
(band pass less than 10nm)
12 Auto responce Available (No information) Not available

13 Zero correction Ex/Em available (No information) only Em available

14 Life of Lamp 2500h 2000h 500h

15 3D scan Available Available Available

Available
16 Micro Plate (No information) Available
(option)
17 3D Micro Plate Available (No information) Available
Spectral correction Available
18 Available Available
for long wavelength range (option)
19 Phosphorescence measurement Available (No information) Available

20 Quantum Yield Available Available Available

21 PC connectivity USB (No information) USB

22 Size:(W) x (D) X (H) cm 62 x 52 x 30 (No information) 57 x 54.5 x 27

23 Weight (kg) 41 (No information) 39

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Thermo
Hitachi Edinburgh Horiba Perkin Elmer Agilent
Parameter Scientific
F-7100 FS5 Fluoromax-4 LS-55 Cary Eclipse
Lumina

Stand-alone
1 Not available Not available Not available Not available Not available Not available
control
2 PC control Standard Standard Standard Standard Standard Standard
Sensitivity
3 (BG 20000 RMS 4000 RMS 6000 RMS 16000 RMS 4000 RMS 700 RMS
method)
Sensitivity
(No (No (No (No (No
4 (Peak 1200 RMS
information) information) information) information) information)
method)
Wavelength
5 60,000 nm/min 6,000 nm/min 6,000 nm/min 4,800 nm/min 1,500 nm/min 24,000 nm/min
Scan speed
Wavelength
6 60,000 nm/min 20,000 nm/min 6,000 nm/min 4,800 nm/min 1,500 nm/min 24,000 nm/min
Drive speed
Dynamic (No (No
7 6 digits 4 digits 6 digits 6 digits
range information) information)

Mechanical
Czerny-Turner
ruling aplanatic concave
Czerny-Turner design with
concave gratings (No (No
8 Grating design with plane gratings
diffraction 20 cm focal information) information)
plane gratings 1200
grating: 900 length
groove/mm
lines/mm, F2.2

Wavelength
200 - 750nm EX:230 nm – 200 to 800nm
range
(standard) 1000 nm 200 nm – 870 on EX
9 with 190-1100 nm 200-900 nm
200 - 900nm EM:230 nm – nm 200 to 650nm
standard
(option) 870 nm on EM
detector
EX : 2.5 - 15nm
10 Band pass 1 - 20 nm 0.5 - 20 nm 0 to 30nm 0 to 30nm EM : 2.5 - 1.5 - 20 nm
20nm
Wavelength
11 ±1 nm ±0.5 nm ± 0.5 nm ± 0.5 nm ±1 nm ±1.5 nm
accuracy

Minimum
(No (No (No
12 Sample 0.6 mL 0.5 mL 0.5 mL
information) information) information)
volume

Available Available Available

Available Available
13 Micro Plate Not available (option) with (optional (optional
(option) (option)
fiber accessory) accessory)
Integrating Available Available Available (No (No
14 Not available
shpere (option) (option) (option) information) information)
Spectral
correction Available
Available Available Available
15 for long Not available Not available (optional
(option) (option) (option)
wavelength accessory)
range

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F-7100 Fluorescence Spectrophotometer
EX: Bandpass
filters
(250–
395 nm, 335–
620 nm)
Cuttoff
295, 320, 370, filters
350 – 800 nm
395, 420nm (550
in 50 nm
Cut-off (optional filter 320, 435, 530 (No 290, 350, 390, nm, 695 nm)
16 increments
filters set) nm information) 430, 515nm EM: Bandpass
(optional filter
Automatic Filter filter
set)
option (250–
395)
Cutoff
filters
(295,
360, 430 and
550 nm)

PC (No (No (No (No

17 USB RS232C
connectivity information) information) information) information)
Size:(W) x
104 x 59 x 83 x 48 x 60.8 x 64.4 x
18 (D) X (H) 62 x 52 x 30 60 x 65 x 30 79 x 68 x 26.5
32 28 27.1
cm
19 Weight (kg) 41 45 55 34 49.5 30

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