USB Microscope 5MP interpolated 220x magnification versus Al

[bgoodr]

I am comparing the capabilities of two USB microscopes through Adafruit:

1. USB Microscope - 5MP interpolated 220x magnification / 8 LEDs
2. Aluminum USB Microscope with Precision Stand

The second one is more attractive since it has a precision stand, but the Detailed sections between the two do not allow me to do a fair comparison in terms of its capabilities. For instance, just compare the detailed list on the respective pages below. One has a Image capture line, but the other one does not:

USB Microscope - 5MP interpolated 220x magnification / 8 LEDs has:

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Image Sensor: 2.0 megapixel w/high-speed DSP for 5MP interpolation (We compared the output with a non-interpolated 2MP microscope and it does look clearer with the interpolation!)
20x/220x axis micro-lens
Adjustable focal length, from 10mm-50mm
Snapshots via software or pressing the button
Image capture: 2560x2048 (5M Pixel),
               2304x1738 (4M Pixel),
               1600x1200 (2MPixel),
               1280x1024 (1.3MPixel),
               1280x960,
               1024x768,
               800x600,
               640x480,
               352x288,
               320x240,
               160x120.
Video rate of 30f/s at a brightness of 600 lux
Flicker control for 50Hz/60Hz
Video format: AVxI (<-- I added the "x" to by pass a forum bug that sees it as a banned spam word)
Photo format: JPG or BMP
8 white LED light, 40000mLux
20x/200x magnification
USB port powered
TWAIN compatible
Size: 112mm long x 33mm diameter

Aluminum USB Microscope with Precision Stand has:

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Image Sensor: (640x480) 0.3 megapixel @ 30 FPS
Up to 300x axis micro-lens
Adjustable focal length, from 5mm to infinite
Resolution 640x480
Video rate of 30f/s
Flicker control for 50Hz/60Hz
Video format: AVxI  (<-- I added the "x" to by pass a forum bug that sees it as a banned spam word)
Photo format: JPG or BMP
8 white LED light, 40000mLux
Up to 300x magnification
USB port powered
TWAIN compatible

Does this imply that the only resolution that #2 has a single resolution of 640x480?

Thanks!

[adafruit_support_rick]

Does this imply that the only resolution that #2 has a single resolution of 640x480?

Yes, that's true.