Handy FluorCam FC 1000-H is a lightweight, portable device designed for time resolved chlorophyll fluorescence imaging of leaves, small plants, leaf segments, mosses, lichens, seeds, roots, tissues on plates or algal colonies both in a field and laboratory. The typical size of an investigated object is up to 41.5 × 31.5 mm. Handy FluorCam is a compact instrument consisting of a CCD camera and four fixed LED panels, one pair supplying the measuring pulses and the second pair providing actinic illumination and saturating flash. Handling of larger leaves (e.g., tobacco) is simplified if an additional leaf clip with gentle lock/release mechanism is mounted. The Handy FluorCam FC 1000-H is an easily portable system, it can be powered from the power supply or it can run on batteries provided in
a convenient bag carried on the shoulder.

Handy FluorCam FC 1000-H generates images of fluorescence signal at any moment of the experiment and presents them using
a false color scale. Full kinetic analysis is available. In all applications, the camera allows imaging of fluorescence transients that are induced by actinic light or by saturating flashes. The timing and amplitude of actinic irradiance are determined by user-defined protocols. The Handy FluorCam is delivered with a laptop computer preinstalled with a comprehensive software package comprising full system control, Wizard with the most frequently used experimental protocols, data acquisition and image processing. For an experienced professional, the software offers a sophisticated programming language that can be used for designing novel timing and measuring sequences.