LCD Digital Microscope Review: ANDONSTAR AD407 vs MUSTOOL G1200 - Cheap vs Expensive

[@JTMakesIt]

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[@gemmaster9369]

Thanks for the effort, this is a great video. But, I still could understand which one is better. And also would you please tell me which one is good for Jewellery business? It will be appreciated. Cheers.

[@JTMakesIt]

@@gemmaster9369 Andonstar would be much better for your application.

[@andybee2784]

@@JTMakesIt Thanks for the video! What about SMD electronics? Is there enough quality difference to support the 3x price difference? Thanks!

[@JTMakesIt]

@@andybee2784 Andonstar has more depth of field. You can have the whole SMD pin in focus. With Mustool you can't have everything in focus at once. You can use any of the two for SMD work, but Andonstar is much easier to work with, plus you can route the image on bigger external screen

[@MiguelHernandez-zv8ne]

Hayear HY-1070 vs Andonstar AD407

[@CyBeRTRoNFLuX]

seriously, you want to review a good product vs cheap one. LOOSE THE MUSIC !!!

[@mykerivers8334]

I'm blown away in how the microscope has advanced. My stars, the little Nick knacks I could make. Wow.. You vid answered almost all my questions. Thanks for taking the time to put this together.

[@JTMakesIt]

Thank you for watching!

[@changename2834]

Damn it. So can't you guys see that they are exactly the same microscopes. They are just visually different. Andonstar only has a newer design and a slightly larger display, but that's insignificant because it doesn't give it any advantage in comparison to Mustool. You do not get any benefit for three times the price of the Andonstar microscope. The Chinese are so slanderous...they always cheat in everything. Don't you see in one part of the video where the guy shows you the motherboards of both microscopes where you can see that they are identical in both microscopes...exactly the same sensors and the main chip marked G332. And all the other components down to the smallest element on the board are identical....exactly the same motherboard people!!!! There is no significant difference between the two microscope models. There is only a difference in the price of the Andonstar microscope, which is only a newer model and only because of that is three times more expensive than the Mustool. And it is no better. The Mustoul has a slightly worse LED lighting, which is why the picture looks like a warm shade, but that's quickly solved with an additional LED light. I've had the Mustoul for years and I'm very happy with it... I wouldn't trade it for a new one. because a new model doesn't mean anything at all and that it has better performance. I solved the lighting on my Mustool with Alko...just added an LED lamp next to it that I turn on and the picture is perfect...even better than the Andonstar as shown in this video. because the Chinese are prone to that that they are able to launch 10 new microscope models and all of them have identical chips and motherboards. But that's why the prices are skyrocketing for each new model and the microscopes are just newer designs and that's all...even if this Andonstar. My recommendation is to buy a Mustoul for sure...don't waste your money buying a newer and more expensive model that is at least 150-170 dollars more expensive. because you won't get any benefit if you pay more. Because more expensive never means that something is better. Once upon a time, that was the rule and it was valid...but it's been a long time, and especially today, it has nothing to do with reality.

[@laplantemichel709]

I am interested in the Andonstar AD407 mainly to view coins that would be between 30-35mm in diameter with the minimum magnification would i see the entire coin or part of it .How Thank you

[@GrimGearheart]

I still struggle to find anyone discussing the PC connectivity. What is the software like for andonstar? Does it display a live view of the camera inside windows?

[@JTMakesIt]

As far as I know, Andonstar doesn't have PC connection. It has a video out so you can plug it to an external monitor or TV, but you can't capture an image directly in the computer

[@GrimGearheart]

@@JTMakesIt I reached out to the company on their amazon store page, and they said it can be connected to the PC and accessed in windows as a camera, like you would with a webcam. There's also a measuring app that you can use to take precise measurements using images from the microscope. Pretty neat!

[@JosepsGSX]

One substantial difference in image quality is due to the extra led lighting, and that´s easy to solve. I have the cheap one, and I attached to it a shitty cheap selfie led ring. Man, that does a diference. It is night and day working on the boards, as the stock lighting is just crap. I also attached it to a cheap "magic arm" gripped to a shelve so you don´t shake the image when workin on the table, and that helped a lot too. The whole assembly is clumpsy and kinda crappy, but for that money I´m really happy. It sure gives a too warm color in the camera output to he computer and the recorded images, but it isn´t that bad. On the lcd the colors more accurate. I would´n spend more money in this kind of microscope. I would rather go for a pure USB one and use a nice big display to show the image (even cheaper than the cheap one if you have the computer/display next to the workbench), or go for an entry level binocular/trinocular. That last one would be for sure my next upgrade if I had the money to spare.

[@JTMakesIt]

Thanks for the input. Lightning is bad on the Mustool. The Andonstar also has an option to output the image through hdmi. I use it on my 42 inch TV.

[@FOOKYOUTUBENUMBERS]

Same!! You can see the difference when He moves the Andonstar Led as its next to Mustool; I got mine on black Friday deal. I put a led ring light on it and it's works great

[@andreamitchell4758]

@@JTMakesIt what about the AD208 vs the mustool? which one is better, price difference is $25 from the $100 andonstar also do you know of any good ones that have a stand but no screen that you can use an android device as a screen instead? I have a cheap Chinese endoscope and it ha san android app for your phone , limited to which phones it works with though but I see no reason they couldn't do something similar with these have cell phone mount or tablet mount and stand and better optics, most phones and tablets would provide a better screen , I feel like paying for the screen is a waste and the money could go to better optics or other parts instead or just bring he cost down, you could argue that developing an app would add cost but in the case of the endoscope I don't think it did since it was less than $5

[@partscience]

G1200 vs Andonstar AD207 which one is better?? Need urgent experienced opinion

[@JTMakesIt]

Andonstar

[@partscience]

@@JTMakesIt in terms of resolution, magnification power and reliability and quality of image are you sure?? and yes in features obviously andonstar is clear winner...

[@JTMakesIt]

@@partscienceI haven't personally tested the AD207, but it looks like a good machine. G1200 gas worse image quality in my opinion

[@j.lietka9406]

Has MusTool improved their microscopes any? AndonStar I believe is still a quality vendor / manufacturer of these.

[@liebeslicht4162]

Very good detailed comparison. Helps me a lot to make the right decision. Many Thanks, best health and peace.

[@bennguyen1313]

For electronic rework/soldering, you only need 10x-40x magnification... are there any USB based microscopes, true 4k/optical-zoom that you'd recommend? For example, one that can output video 1) wirelessly to a android/monitor receiver (Miracast/Wireless-HDMI) 2) Wired USB to latptop/tablet device 3) Wired HDMI Dual-lens for seeing depth.. and a large Field-of-View would also be nice. Unfortunately, the ones I've seen are very expensive, presumably because they have way too much optical zoom (130x-180x lens), or come with their own 10" display, or gimic features like remote-control, etc.

[@JTMakesIt]

@@bennguyen1313 haven't seen anything like that before. Does stereoscopic digital microscope even exist? How do you see depth on a screen?

[@cesurkarakus209]

MUSTOOL G1200 vs inskam 306?

[@georgeberman2871]

No reviews mention it and no replys cover it, Is there a scope that will show the full coin ( to catalogue a coin collection) as well as check coins ? PLEASE

[@JTMakesIt]

The Andonstar sees an area of approximately 25x15mm when at its highest point. If you would use a taller column, it could see an even bigger area, but I don't know what is the limit of the focus

[@josejairotriana2801]

El Andonstar, es increíble la calidad Su precio barato. Yo lo tengo, y trabajo a las mil maravillas, lo recomiendo.

[@mustaqeemshah9888]

Ise laga kar kon repairing karta hai.kya repairing me use hota hai

[@dalebassett6119]

The hdmi gives it the only reason id consider the more expensive scope as this comes in handy when working with minute pcbs and to see them close up on a big screen gets the thumbs up but the cheap scope is quite usefull

[@teamgartz-motorsports6881]

Very insightful video. Thank you!

[@rockyW46]

Hello, excellent video!.... there is a cheaper alternative to the Andonstar model with similar characteristics? Thank you

[@JTMakesIt]

You should check the link in the description. That store has a ton of different models

[@rockyW46]

@@JTMakesIt Ok thanks I'll try if by chance you also have time to figure out a valid alternative can you let me know? Surely you are more experienced than me, Thank you so much .

[@killerconsoles517]

what would you say is a bettery buy ad106s or the cheap 1200 in this video? mainly need it for job a qfp208 so real small legs and pads.

[@JTMakesIt]

Both will do the job, the more expensive one will give you better images and you can hook it up on external monitor

[@killerconsoles517]

@@JTMakesIt the ad106 is a smaller screen, there around the same price with the 1200 (seen many brands for it) being slightly more than the ad106s.

[@killerconsoles517]

it the ad106s but not sure what difference the S makes.

[@Newwork07]

Rate please

[@gregwoolley]

Thanks, nice comparison video.

[@ep_dimi]

great comparison, you helped me a lot. Thank you! Does the ANDONSTAR AD407 support pc conection?

[@JTMakesIt]

Does not support usb connection, but it has HDMI output so you can put image on external screen and you have remote for interfacing which is awesome.

[@ep_dimi]

@@JTMakesIt thank you very much for the reply!! can you mount any barlow len like 0.5x?

[@JTMakesIt]

@@ep_dimi it has a standard lens thread at the end. You can screw something else there than the standard clear lens

[@Old-Sole]

GET RID OF THE MUSIC!

[@helmanfrow]

Ha, yup. I had to watch this on mute.

[@georgegeorge3433]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="349">5:49</a> same ch

[@user-ox3vn2bc7o]

Anyone can tell me the andostar resolution for the sensor (real, not the interpolated) and the screen resolution? Thanks.

[@dolebanana5071]

Tomlov DM602 ?

Thanks for the share. can you please let me know if it´s possible to clean all information from the screen (icons, timer, etc) from the ANDONSTAR AD407 since i intend to use this on a art project and don´t need this information to show. ty.

[@JTMakesIt]

Hi, Sorry for late reply. You can remove clock, but I don't know if you can remove everything. I will need to test it. But you can always crop stuff out with video editing software.

[@JTMakesIt]

Hi, Today I was working with this microscope and I tested and I can confirm that all text information can be removed from the screen via settings.

[@tmtm5112]

you bought damaged g1200. i have no the yellow color with g1200.

[@faithhopelove6945]

They are both cheap (:

[@userou-ig1ze]

what's the battery charging chip?

[@JTMakesIt]

On my PCB? Check the video of this flashlight.

[@userou-ig1ze]

@@JTMakesIt i did, still no answer..

[@JTMakesIt]

@@userou-ig1ze what chip exactly are you interested about?

[@userou-ig1ze]

@@JTMakesIt the lipo charging chip

[@JTMakesIt]

@@userou-ig1ze its all here: www.instructables.com/How-I-Made-the-Most-Advanced-Flashlight-Ever/

[@mastertesla7155]

Отличное сравнение, не мог понять что не так с моим 1200, именно в пайке от отвратителен, ничего не видно когда смотришь на микросхему,

[@игорьтихонов-д2м]

И что с ним не так? Я просто заказал себе его и сейчас жду с АлиЭкспресс.

[@Seraslan]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="240">4:00</a> If a 120 cm wide screen was used, the magnification would be x1200. Screen resolution also affects the magnification. So wrong measurement.

[@JTMakesIt]

Agree, but I wanted to compare the magnification using the built-in screens on the microscopes so that it was a fair comparison.

[@Seraslan]

@@JTMakesIt I don't quite understand why they say it has magnified 1200 times. In my opinion, to see the true magnification, you need a screen with the angle of view and resolution of the eye.

[@JTMakesIt]

@@Seraslan i think this is some marketing thing. That is why you need to check review videos like mine, to see the true specifications

[@Rodox2k10]

@@Seraslan A far more sincere way to describe it would be _1200x magnification (for wide screen resolution)._

[@jimsinnovations2737]

where can i buy the chip to put on my cheaper one like u did :D

[@JTMakesIt]

What chip? :)

[@jimsinnovations2737]

@@JTMakesIt lol the one soldered on :D

[@JTMakesIt]

@@jimsinnovations2737 haha 😂 yes the chips are on shortage right now :)

[@jimsinnovations2737]

@@JTMakesIt haha

[@TheOldRogue]

Andonstar is bad for the price and not worth buying. A couple of cheap 'mods' (better light and a arm) to the cheap scope make it much better and still cheaper.

[@JTMakesIt]

In my case the Andonstar has a much better image quality which is worth the extra cost. But of course it depends on what you need the microscope for

[@TacBlades]

For the money i find andostar overpriced, the stand is poor and unstable i would want an industry heavy duty stand for that money. Also the sensor is upscaling is software its not a 4k sensor at all very misleading. I prefer the tomlov 7" for half the price but great image quality no lag even to hdmi out.

[@marcoantoniootarolarojas2706]

I think 4 mega pixels is not enough for details. So, each person should choose according to the image quality that fits their work.

[@alejandroperez5368]

What model and how much you paid for it? Tomlov DM9 ?

[@YeahNoTellTheTruth]

No way to correct the yellow tint with adjusting contrast or saturation settings? Worse case one could correct it with a filter post-processing the video.

[@JTMakesIt]

I agree. But I think the yellow tint only comes at certain magnifications and its only present at video recording. The image on the screen looks fine.

[@naturfagstoff]

Yeah, but I found that whole yellow story strange, as the mustool has plenty of and very strong white/bluish leds. How could they possibly slant colors in yellow direction? Well, if you're wearing a yellow t-shirt, that reflect colors into the area, you will get color bleeding, especially if mustools ligths are dimmed down. No reason to think the image sensor is malfunctioning at one resolution, then starts working again at another. There is no lens either, that could bleed color.

[@Dentist046]

Когда уже в стоматологических микроскопах откажутся от окуляров? Смотреть в монитор удобнее. Особенно если ты носишь очки. Да и с монитором эргономичнее, ты не привязан к окулярам. Можешь отодвинутся или приблизится. Во многих микроскопах не меняется угол между окулярами и микроскопом, и ты вынужден голову наклонять вниз, а не смотреть прямо!

[@adambicho]

Merci :)

[@philcliffe6909]

These are digital enlargers. A microscope magnifies at a microscopic level hence the name not something that could be seen by a magnifying glass..

[@kontoname]

There's no "microscopic level" other than the measurement itself. A microscope simply delivers an image of objects that are typically measured in microns. There are many traditional microscopes that have less magnification than these...

[@Legaceybeats]

great video, is it worth it?

[@JTMakesIt]

I use the Andonstar a lot and it still works great

[@mr2000jp]

i bought it g1200 , and used it for a month , and i regret it , the image quality is very bad , it never gives good balance between light and dark areas , the light is refleced directly to the camera when working with cicuit boards or electronics repairs , cannot see the parts clearly and the colors is not clear too , cannot tell if there is some thing dicolored or burned , and after a month or so of usage , it died , it doesnt turn on , i opened it and tested the board , i found the circuit board to be shorting on the power area next to the charger port , and its poor design seems to have failed in short time because it generates lots of heat while it doesnt have and proper cooling , its one of the worst microscopes in the market and no matter what price you pay for it , doesnt worth it never buy this model , you will end up throwing it in trash

[@JTMakesIt]

I agree. The Andonstar is a much better quality.

[@blagzster6255]

Night and day really but you get what you pay for I guess.

[@Burn377]

Cheap vs cheaper.

[@hsdmanjunatha997]

Price

[@JTMakesIt]

Link in description

[@jonnscott4858]

@@JTMakesIt not much point now as Sold Out :(

[@MohamedSayed-sr6yp]

Andonstar is better

[@Usertrustme8406]

Little better than none and what do you have in your brain

[@spacelook9076]

Bah-bapp-ba-babba-ba-bah. LOL

[@studio54studio]

ikr

[@baxxbaxx4567]

vergleich birne mit apfel, aber trotzdem danke !

[@deonstrydom9985]

Agreed

[@franckm9447]

Comparaison ridicule !