Which confocal should I use?

Feature Comparison

Main Features of the 2 Confocals
parameter	Olympus IX81 with DSU	Leica SP5 II
general operation	software driven, spinning disk with slit formation	software driven, single variable pinhole
setup	none	none
available excitation	4 bands: 387, 485, 560, 650 nm from a Xenon plasma lamp	7 laser lines: 405, 458, 476, 488, 514, 561, 633 nm
2-photon	no	no
excitation power control	continuous	continuous
microscope stand	inverted, fully motorized	inverted, fully motorized
DIC	excellent	excellent
max. image size (pixel)	512×512	8192×8192
max. frame rate (fps, pixel)	~30, 512×512	5 (28 with resonant scanner), 512×512
detector	EM-CCD	5 PMT
max # of simultaneous scans	1 confocal or transmitted light	4 spectral confocal + 1 transmitted light
max # of sequential scans	5	16
live imaging and time series	good	good
overall image quality (Click to show/hide details)	good	excellent

confocality	good	excellent
illumination e.g., evenness, centrality	good	excellent
detector sensitivity	excellant	good
channel co-registration	good	excellent