QHY miniCAM5F

Description

We proudly announce the QHY miniCAM5F, an evolution of the miniCAM5S, with a built-in 9 position motorised filter wheel and LRGB filter set.

Enhanced with long exposure capability and cools -38ºC below ambient whilst based on the same 1.2 megapixel 1/3” sensor used in the highly sensitive QHY5L-II.

Thermal noise is reduced significantly making this camera a great deep sky astrophotography camera.

At only £649 we bundle this capable camera with QHYCCD 12mm LRGB filters. This gives you out-of-the-box capability of doing high resolution LRGB astrophotography, be it planetary or deep sky. The 12mm filters save you a great deal over 1.25″ LRGB filters which can cost upward of £200. Optional Ha, SII, OIII, Hb and Methane (CH4) filters are also available. 

Dew formation is history. miniCAM5F has a built-in CMOS chamber heating board that prevents dew from forming when the camera is cooled down way below ambient temperature. A desiccant tube with silica gel is also supplied, for drying the CMOS chamber if necessary.

The camera and the built-in filter wheel can be fully controlled by EzCAP on both Windows and Mac OSX platforms.

We’re sure you’ll have fun exploring astrophotography with this camera!

 

Includes…

1. miniCAM5F camera
2. LRGB 12 mm filter set
3. Filter installation tool
4. Cigarette plug power cable
5. Belkin 1.8m USB2 cable
6. 1.25″ nosepiece (T-ring)
7. Desiccant tube with silica gel
8. Pelican style airtight case

 

Highlights

• 1.2 Megapixel 1/3″ CMOS
• Cooling Delta T is 38ºC below ambient
• CMOS chamber heated board to prevent dew from forming
• Built in 9 position filter wheel for 12 mm filters
• 12 mm L, R, G, B filters included
• Peak quantum efficiency: 74% (QE curve)
• Readout noise as low as 2 e-
• Exposure duration from 10 µs to 1800 s
• Fast capture speed: 30FPS (1280×960) and up to 200FPS (320×240)
• No random horizontal noise
• No fixed pattern noise
• Input port for desiccant tube to keep the CMOS chamber dry

Applications

• Deep Sky imaging
• Solar, Lunar and Planetary imaging

Supported Software

• EZCap^1,2
• EzPlanetary²
• FireCapture & SharpCap²
• Others via ASCOM or WDM driver — MaximDL, etc.²

¹ Mac OSX
² Windows 7/8 x32/x64

 

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