Intraoral Camera PD740, Capture Button Driver to Work with Eaglesoft, Dexis, Apeteryx, Carestream, Tigerview,

Very good product with amazing costumer service

I am a dentist. I previously had a Dexcam 3 that came with my practice. It worked for the last 6 years and then it started to fail. I looked at replacing it and it was around $3000 to replace. That is when I looked at these cameras which were recommended to me by a friend of mine. He has 12 of them in his office. I bought one to it try out and then bought two additional ones, one for each operatory. Honestly, I like them better than the Dexcam. The Dexcam has the option to take photos close in or farther out, but this actually slows the process of using it as it makes focusing more difficult. I never used it anyway for taking photos of more than one tooth or for face shots. In those cases I would use my DSLR camera. The Prodent only focuses at a close range but the photo acquisition is quick and I think it is actually a better image then the Dexcam images. The image is sharper; it is easier to visualize cracks for sure. I highly recommend this!!

Only had this for a day, but so far looks good. Some reviewers have reported it will stop working after a while; only time will tell - I'll report back after I use it for a while.I had the original Panasonic Acu-Cam - the images from this camera are comparable. Once you put the plastic sheath on, the image is slightly blurrier, but that's always the case. My acucam was the same.I have Prof Suni (aptyrex) and the camera works fine with it. Except as others have noted - the capture switch on the camera would not work. I don't know if it can be fixed by adjusting the settings - but I didn't bother with it - I find a foot pedal much more convenient to use, so I installed a foot switch. If you don't install a foot switch, the image can be captured using a mouse or mouse pad buttons on a laptop.The printed instructions are not in great detail, so I had to fiddle around a little to get things to work - only took a few minutes.Here's some info that may help you set it up quicker:1. Plug the camera in2. Install software with included disc3. Reboot computer4. Launch Prof Suni (you do not need to launch Prodent separately)5. Open the patient you want6. Click File, then acquire, then capture video image. Turn the cam on by either pressing the power button on the wand, or when you remove it from the holder it automatically comes on. Capture the image by left clicking the capture button. Or if you have the foot pedal, put the cursor of the mouse over the "capture" button. When you click the foot pedal it will click the capture button. Note: you will need to install the foot pedal and software. Open the foot pedal software and choose the left mouse button as the the device you are controlling.My one complaint so far is that the focal length is fixed. You must hold the camera close to the tooth to get a focused shot - so you can only include 1-2 teeth in the field. If you move the camera farther away to capture a smaller but wider field eg 3 or more teeth or an extra oral image, it will be out of focus. The acucam was better in this respect - it was auto focus. That's why only 4 starsProdent should pay me a royalty for this review!!

I was originally very doubtful about getting this camera. My IT guy had been trying to get me to get these or at least try these out before spending $4k or so for the “high end” cameras. With insurance companies trying their best to deny any claim they can, I find taking intra-oral photos a necessity. These cameras do exactly what is needed. I don’t see a need for spending $3-4K for a simple phote. The price point is fantastic, so when you assistant or even you drop one you won’t go crazy thinking how much money was that. This camera doesn’t have all these bells and whistles. but all you need to do is take a good photo so you can educate your patient and maybe even get some money from those insurance companies. I would defintelty recommend these just be careful when you are cleanig near the lens. Use the shealths and you will be fine.

Plugged it into the USB port, waited for Windows 7 to automatically install the software, ran XDR imaging software, and it worked after setting up the template. Didn't have to install any third party software to use it.When you are ready to capture images, remove the camera from the included holder and it automatically turns on. Place the camera back in the holder to shut it off. The button closer to the camera end saves the image / takes the picture. The button closer to the cord end freezes the image (push again to unfreeze). If you like the paused / frozen image, push the save button (button closer to the camera end) to save the image. Once the image is saved, XDR software will allow you to take another image, provided you created a template to take multiple pictures.Image quality isn't the best when the photo is enlarged, but you can see what you need to see. More importantly, patients can see what they were previously unable to see. Saves me a lot of time from trying to describe the problem or draw pictures to explain what is wrong.