
Quantica 500™ is an automatic colony counter created for a wide range of clients. Uniquely designed it features high resolution camera, an adaptive LED-based lighting to match different types of petri dishes, and a powerful yet user-friendly software.
Quantica 500™ automatically counts colonies of microorganisms in quantitative analysis during microbiological tests, and owing to an efficient algorithm, it correctly distinguishes and counts even merged colonies.


Automatic separation of merged colonies (in terms of sizes and colours).
Counting on enrichment, selective and chromogenic media.
Manual adding and removing colonies.
Pre-programmed settings for different types of media.
Ability to create exclusion zones of any shape and size.
Ergonomic housing.
User-friendly software.
Three lighting modes (eliminating the influence of external lighting).
Image parameters automatically optimised by the software.
Automatic recording and printing of data, photos and results.
Adjustment of the counting level and area.
Measuring inhibition zones (according to the EUCAST and CLSI).
Identyfying antimicrobial susceptibility disks.
Scanning barcodes.

| Feature | Value |
|---|---|
| Camera | CMOS, zoom x 64 |
| Camera resolution | 5 Mpix (2592x1944) |
| Power input | 100-240 V / 50-60 Hz |
| Dimensions | 24x20x25 cm |
| Weight | 2.5 kg |
| Minimum size of detected colony | 0.05 mm |
| Plate size | up to 90 mm |
| Count speed | <0.5 sec. |
| Report formats | .xls, .jpeg, .png, .pdf (optional integration with the Client's internal system) |
| Software languages | Polish, English, German, French, Spanish, Italian |
| Photo and results archiving | yes |
| Barcode scanner | yes |
| USB connection/cable | yes |