Astro Video

These cameras output a video signal which can be viewed on a TV or CCTV monitor. For imaging purposes or to view with a PC or laptop a video capture device or TV card is required. They use very sensitive chips but due to the lack of on-board integration they’re really only suited to ‘fast’ events such as occultations and meteors, or as video finders. For short exposures they’re more sensitive than any other cameras but without long exposure settings they’re severely limited for deep sky use. Aside from Astronomy they are very useful for security and nocturnal wildlife observation.