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

How much better digital microscope camera can you expect for three times more money? In this video I will compare the Mustool G1200 (~75$) to the Andonstar AD407 (~240$) and see which one is the best. In this unboxing review you will see if the cheap microscope can do what you want or you need to buy the expensive one. Both are in the range of 100x max real magnification which is great for electronics and mobile phone repair and PCB soldering.
0:00 Assembly and features
3:00 Testing with the millimeter paper grid
4:20 Scoping the solar cell and flowers
5:25 Using them to solder SMD electronic circuits
You can get these microscopes at Banggood (affiliate):
Andonstar AD407: bit.ly/3y1o3TI
Mustool G1200: bit.ly/2UU69nD
These two inspection microscopes are camera based and both have big 7" LCD displays. Both support photo and video recording to SD card, Andonstar also supports HDMI output, so you can use with bigger external monitor.(bigger magnification).
Mustool has a built-in battery and is easily portable. Both support micro-usb power.
Mustool is advertised as 12mp digital microscope, and Andonstar is 4mp, but Andonstar has much better picture quality, more precise focusing wheel and greater depth of field plus a lens protection filter. Plus, the remote controller comes in very handy!
LCD microscopes come in very handy for electronics work, coin inspection, and all sort of things. Even if you are buying other microscope models like g700,g710,g1000,ad206,ad208s,g600, or mt315, you should still check these two out.
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[@JTMakesIt]

You can get these microscopes here (affiliate): Andonstar AD407: bit.ly/3y1o3TI Mustool G1200: bit.ly/2UU69nD It is awesome to have one in the workshop. I buy most of my tools at Banggood: Banggood Summer Prime Sale 2021: bit.ly/2UhnPsV Deals for Tools & Electronics bit.ly/35HWNxg

[@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

[@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!

[@CyBeRTRoNFLuX]

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

[@liebeslicht4162]

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

[@gregwoolley]

Thanks, nice comparison video.

[@teamgartz-motorsports6881]

Very insightful video. Thank you!

[@josejairotriana2801]

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

[@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

[@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

[@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

[@mastertesla7155]

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

[@user-ox3vn2bc7o]

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

[@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

[@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 .

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.

[@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.

[@adambicho]

Merci :)

[@faithhopelove6945]

They are both cheap (:

[@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.

[@dolebanana5071]

Tomlov DM602 ?

[@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

[@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!

[@Legaceybeats]

great video, is it worth it?

[@JTMakesIt]

I use the Andonstar a lot and it still works great

[@kathirvel4440]

Rate please

[@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 ?

[@georgegeorge3433]

5:49 same ch

[@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

[@tmtm5112]

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

[@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/

[@Seraslan]

4:00 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)._

[@blagzster6255]

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

[@baxxbaxx4567]

vergleich birne mit apfel, aber trotzdem danke !

[@deonstrydom9985]

Agreed

[@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...

[@spacelook9076]

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

[@studio54studio]

ikr

[@hsdmanjunatha997]

Price

[@JTMakesIt]

Link in description

[@jonnscott4858]

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

[@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

[@xplore7359]

Cheap vs cheaper.

[@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.

[@Old-Sole]

GET RID OF THE MUSIC!

[@helmanfrow]

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

[@Usertrustme8406]

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

[@MohamedSayed-sr6yp]

Andonstar is better

[@obscenity]

"cheap"?? this thing cost me $250

[@JTMakesIt]

Musttool is cheap. Andonstar is expensive.

[@obscenity]

@@JTMakesIt yeah I got the Musttool, rebranded as protech

[@franckm9447]

Comparaison ridicule !