The BZ-X series compact fluorescence microscope is equipped with advanced imaging and analysis functions as well as a fully motorized control system. It has an integrated darkroom and only takes up the space of a DIN A3 sheet. The highly sensitive, cooled CCD camera can be switched between monochrome and color images for high-resolution viewing without fluorescence blurring. The large motorized stage can be quickly moved to the desired viewing location and focuses automatically. Thanks to the function for reproducing the recording conditions, user-dependent deviations can be eliminated. In addition to the automatic stack recording of an entire multi-well plate, brightfield, fluorescence and phase contrast recordings can be carried out in time lapse. Various analysis functions, such as three-dimensional analysis, motion analysis and automatic time-lapse quantification, are available.