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NEW! QHY IMG132E Planetary Camera - £249.00

QHY5t Planetary Camera

SONY Exmor CMOS Sensor IMX035
1/3inch Effective imaging area
Pixel Size: 3.63um x 3.63um
25fps @ 1280 x 1024,  86fps @ 640 x 480
ADC: 12bit (8 bit output)
C Mount Interface
USB Bus Powered
Weight: 190g

 

 

The IMG132E is a high performance CMOS camera for planetary imaging applications. It uses Sony's Exmor CMOS sensor which gives clear and noise free images. Unlike older CMOS technologies, the IMG132E has no visible fixed pattern noise such as vertical lines. There's no random horizontal noise even in very high gain conditions. This camera has high FPS performance, it can achieve 25fps at 1280x1024 - full size mode and 86fps at 640x480 - center crop mode.

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QHY5t Planetary Camera - £199.00 (includes free delivery worldwide)

QHY5t Planetary Camera

High resolution Colour camera for Lunar, Solar and Planetary imaging.

CMOS sensor: Micron 1/2inch MT9T001
Resolution: 2048 x 1536 (3 MegaPixels)
Pixel size : 3.2µm x 3.2µm
Image area: 1/2inch
USB2 interface - no compression.
Supports Colour 2x2 hardware binning (1024x768)
ROI mode allows high FPS planetary imaging
Build in Guide Port (optically isolated)


QHY5v Planetary Camera - £189.00 (includes free delivery worldwide)

QHY5v Planetary Camera

High Frame Rate Mono & Colour Planetary Camera.

CMOS sensor: Micron MT9V032 (Mono version)
Resolution: 752x480
Pixel size : 6µm x 6µm
Image area: 1/3inch
Download speed: 54FPS maximum USB2
Image Save Speed: 20-54FPS depending on PC speed
Electric Shutter type: Global shutter
12bit companding mode
High Gain Boost and high dynamic mode
Camera colour can vary


The Imaging Source Cameras - Firewire and USB2 - from £279

Imaging Source Camera

By virtue of their use of firewire and USB2 these cameras can output images at high frame rates without compression. All cameras ship with driver & control software and include a 1.25" nosepiece, they accept C mount accessories.

Available with mono or colour chips - with Firewire or USB2

USB2 cameras come with a USB2 cable but NO cable is included for the firewire cameras.

Technical specifications

Unique specifications

Camera Type Resolution / Pixel Size Video formats @ frame rates

2 Series Cameras
DMK 21AU04.AS / DMK21AF04.AS Monochrome
(ICX098BL Chip)		 640x480 pixels
H:5.6µm, V:5.6µm		 640 x 480 Y800 @ 60, 30, 15, 7.5, 3.75 fps
DFK 21AU04.AS / DFK 21AF04.AS Colour
(ICX098BQ Chip)		 640x480 pixels
H:5.6µm, V:5.6µm		 640 x 480 UYVY @ 30, 15, 7.5, 3.75 fps
640 x 480 BY8 @ 60, 30, 15, 7.5, 3.75 fps
DBK 21AU04.AS / DBK 21AF04.AS Bayer
(ICX098BQ Chip)		 640x480 pixels
H:5.6µm, V:5.6µm		 640 x 480 UYVY @ 30, 15, 7.5, 3.75 fps
640 x 480 BY8 @ 60, 30, 15, 7.5, 3.75 fps

3 Series Cameras
DMK 31AU03.AS / DMK31AF03.AS Monochrome
(ICX204AL Chip)		 1024x768 pixels
H:4.65µm, V:4.65µm		 1024 x 768 Y800 @ 30, 15, 7.5, 3.75 fps
DFK 31AU03.AS / DFK 31AF03.AS Colour
(ICX204AK Chip)		 1024x768 pixels
H:4.65µm, V:4.65µm		 1024 x 768 UYVY @ 15, 7.5, 3.75 fps
1024 x 768 BY8 @ 30, 15, 7.5, 3.75 fps
DBK 31AU03.AS / DBK 31AF03.AS Bayer
(ICX204AK Chip)		 1024x768 pixels
H:4.65µm, V:4.65µm		 1024 x 768 UYVY @ 15, 7.5, 3.75 fps
1024 x 768 BY8 @ 30, 15, 7.5, 3.75 fps

4 Series Cameras
DMK 41AU02.AS / DMK41AF02.AS Monochrome
(ICX205AL Chip)		 1360x1024 pixels
H:4.65µm, V:4.65µm		 1280 x 960 Y800 @ 15, 7.5, 3.75 fps
DFK 41AU02.AS / DFK 41AF02.AS Colour
(ICX205AK Chip)		 1360x1024 pixels
H:4.65µm, V:4.65µm		 1280 x 960 UYVY @ 7.5, 3.75 fps
1280 x 960 BY8 @ 15, 7.5, 3.75 fps
DBK 41AU02.AS / DBK 41AF02.AS Bayer
(ICX205AK Chip)		 1360x1024 pixels
H:4.65µm, V:4.65µm		 1280 x 960 UYVY @ 7.5, 3.75 fps
1280 x 960 BY8 @ 15, 7.5, 3.75 fps

Common specifications

   
Dynamic range ADC: 10 bit, output: 8 bit
SNR ADC: 9 bit at 25°C, gain 0 dB
Type progressive scan
Lens mount C/CS mount
Supply voltage 4.5 to 5.5 VDC
Current consumption approx 500 mA at 5 VDC
Dimensions H: 50.6 mm, W: 50.6 mm, L: 50 mm
Weight 265g
Adjustments (Man/Auto):
Shutter 1/10000 to 30 s
Gain 0 to 36 dB
Offset 0 to 511
Additional adjustments for colour cameras (Man/Auto)
Saturation 0 to 200 %
White balance -2 dB to +6 dB

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Accessories for Imaging Source Cameras

 

Short C mount 1.25" adapter - £19

AdapterShort adapter (15mm barrel) - Anodised Aluminium and threaded for filters, useful for achieving focus with the PST

Long C mount 1.25" adapter - £19

Long AdapterLong adapter (32mm barrel) made of Anodised Aluminium and threaded for filters.

C mount Canon EOS lens adapter - £55

C to Canon EOS Lens AdapterUse your Canon EOS lenses to image deep sky objects.

C mount Nikon lens adapter - £55

C to Canon EOS Lens AdapterUse Nikon lenses to image deep sky objects.

C mount M42 lens adapter - £25

C to M42 AdapterUse your M42 mount lenses to image deep sky objects.

Low Profile T to C mount adapter - £19

Low Profile T to C adapterAllows you to connect any accessory with male T threads (filter wheel etc) to your camera, about 1mm optical depth!

Standard T to C adapter with internal 1.25 inch filter thread - £29

Standard T to C adapterAllows you to connect any accessory with male T threads (filter wheel etc)  to your camera, has inner threads for an additional 1.25 inch filter - approx 22mm deep and very solid.


Celestron NexImage - £134

NexImageCelestron's Neximage has the same Sony CCD sensor as the standard SPC900NC and comes bundled with imaging and processing software. A 1.25" telescope adapter and quick start guide are also included.


Modern Astronomy Planetary Imager - £99

#MAPlanetaryImagerModern Astronomy's Planetary Imager uses the same Sony Colour CCD as the Phillips SPC900NC, and comes bundled with imaging, guiding and processing software. A 1.25" telescope adapter (threaded for filters), dust cap and quick start guide are also included. The camera requires a USB2 port and has drivers for Windows XP, Vista and 7 (32/64 bit).

This camera is one of the most affordable ways of starting out in planetary imaging.

Can also be used for guiding and collimation, suitable software is supplied with the camera.