Shortcuts to products on this page:
Desktop units magnifying text from 1.7 to 80 times, with an inbuilt 22-inch widescreen display.
At minimum magnification, a full-width view of a typical (A4) magazine etc is available without moving the tray left and right.
Magnification range is customisable - users who don't need 80 times can order more graduations at lower magnifications.
Standard model has a full-colour picture and five contrast colours - black on white, white on black, yellow on black, yellow on blue, blue on white.
Option of greyscale instead of full-colour setting, for funding bodies who do not fund full-colour CCTVs.
Automatic focus with focus lock. World-leading text-thickness control.
Solid-state illumination. Optional light-shielding curtain for users who are particularly sensitive to glare.
Familiar TV-style controls, all soft-touch rotary (no click switches). Very slimline design positions the LCD display at the ideal height for viewing. The display tilts slightly back or forwards.
Optional picture masking (blinds) and rulers: 7 settings each.
Optional extra contrast colours.
Optional computer input with footpedal switching and picture-in-picture.
Optional memories (3 preset settings, modifiable by the user).
Dimensions: width 650 millimetres (25 and one-half inches), depth 430 millimetres (17 inches), height 600 millimetres (23 and a half inches).
Vertical clearance for writing is a generous 170 millimetres (6 and three-quarter inches).
Weight 13 kilograms (28 pounds).
Recommended retail price: 2550 Australian Dollars ("5" model), 2600 to 2850 dollars depending on options chosen ("5+" model).
Power requirements: 240 volts A.C. 50 Hertz, 80 Watts.
Warranty: 2 years, return to dealer.
Link to more specifications for the Colourama-5
*** NEW!! *** a 19-inch version is now available. To suit smaller spaces, this is 110 millimetres or nearly 5 inches narrower. Otherwise unchanged. Price is the same.
We make wooden cabinets to order, to house your new magnifier! Choice of split-wheel or ball castors. Easily wheel your equipment around, even on carpet.
Material is 19mm pine. Finishing is available to match your existing furniture.
Recommended retail price: from $ 120 with wheel castors. From $ 150 with ball ("shepherd") casters (better for smooth movement on carpet). Prices include GST.
Portable CCTV magnifying text from 4.0 to 22.5 times on an inbuilt 4.3-inch (diagonal) screen.
Full-colour picture and 5 contrast-colour modes.
Image-freeze function for viewing items beyond easy visual range.
Recommended retail price: 980 Australian Dollars. Optional in-car charger: 40 dollars. Handwriting accessory: 150 dollars.
Warranty: 2 years, return to dealer.
Link to more specifications for the P430