# Sparse collection of pixels with confocal

**URL:** <https://forum.microlist.org/t/sparse-collection-of-pixels-with-confocal/3056>\
**Category:** Hardware\
**Created:** [April 3, 2025, 10:00am UTC](https://forum.microlist.org/t/sparse-collection-of-pixels-with-confocal/3056 "2025-04-03T10:00:55Z")\
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**Post date:** [April 3, 2025, 10:00am UTC](https://forum.microlist.org/t/sparse-collection-of-pixels-with-confocal/3056/1 "2025-04-03T10:00:55Z")

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Hi all! Does anybody know if it is possible to sparsely collect pixels with a commercial scanning confocal (Zeiss, Leica or Nikon) so that the final image would be a mosaic of pixels with values an pixels with 0 value (not collected)?

Thanks a million!