With this, a reliable witness of the intervention is achieved, which in turn, adds the possibility of noticing and correcting possible failures in the technique, to improve practice.However, the recording issue requires special attention when you want to film tiny structures such as nerves or blood vessels, since in order to perceive these, the surgeon must resort to a specialized surgical microscope.Although surgical microscopes have an extra lens to adapt the apparatus that will record the same image that the surgeon perceives, the dilemma is in deciding with which device the best results will be obtained.There are several options, from cameras designed for this task, to using a smartphone, but there are some considerations that must be taken into account.Cameras for microscopic surgery usually offer excellent image quality.They can be adjusted for light, whether in very bright or hard-to-light areas, and adapt to produce recordings that are just right.With some, 3D images and 4K visualization can be captured, and they are also easy to mount on the microscope.Although the advantages offered by this type of camera are very broad, it must be considered that its price can exceed 100 thousand pesos.Compact digital cameras, unlike the previous ones, usually have affordable costs, although the images are of lower quality.To improve this factor, you can use a reflex camera that raises the cost a bit but also the sharpness.Reflex cameras have the advantage of having a universal lens adapter, which makes them easy to attach to the microscope.However, the disadvantage of these is that although it improves the quality of a compact digital, it still does not record images beyond full HD, in addition to allowing a maximum recording of ten minutes, which is a problem when performing long surgeries.Another camera that can be used is the famous GoPro, which has very small dimensions and is designed to be used in extreme conditions.This has the advantage of being able to reach 4K resolution and can record more than two hours.Being compatible with most smartphones and tablets, videos are quick to access and edit.However, a negative point to add is that it does not have good white balance management, which can lower its image quality in vitreous surgeries.Compact digital camcorders, also called blackmagic pocket, also enter the competition.These are semi-professional recorders that allow filming in 4 and up to 6K, with a wide dynamic range of exposures, which makes it ideal for recording retinal surgeries.Its disadvantage would be the cost that easily doubles that of a GoPro, as well as access to the videos, since they are very heavy and it is difficult to share and edit them.Although there are several options to decide, it should be considered that you want to have an optimal image, an investment in it should be considered.To solve this, smartphones come to save the day, since with the progress they have had, they can now be an option available to anyone.Mid-range and high-end cell phones can achieve higher resolution than compact digital cameras.Although some cell phones cost the same as a blackmagic camera, the difference is that it can be used for personal use, so it is not an expense for a single purpose.Another advantage of these devices is that it is possible to record and edit, as well as the ease of sharing the footage.Today there are various devices to adapt them to microscopes, as well as applications to modify the simple camera to a professional one capable of better balancing the aspects that could fail, making them an optimal option to obtain videos of surgeries.Ingenio Clinical Medical TeamWrite your data and find out the latest industry news.