Description
QHY163C Colour – Cooled USB3.0 Planetary / Deep Sky ColdMOS camera
QHY163C Colour, a 4/3inch, 16mega pixel CMOS sensor camera, available in both Mono and colour versions. USB3.0 interface, 23FPS@16mega pixel full resolution output and 30FPS@4K HD video output.
The QHY163 has very low readout noise, an 8/12bit ADC and two stage cooling (typical delta T 40 below ambient). A sealed sensor chamber and heated window prevent dew formation.
128MB DDRII Buffer
You don’t want to lose hard earned frames so the QHY163 has a built-in 128MB DDRII image buffer. This buffer assists in the transfer of large images and ensures smooth running on low speed computers or with a USB2.0 port.
Full Anti-Dew Solution
With more than ten years experience in cooled CCD camera design. QHYCCD has deployed full anti-dew technology to the QHY163 including a sealed sensor chamber with a silicon gel tube socket and window heater. With these technologies you do not need to worry about dew forming on the sensor or optical window, even in a high humidity environment.
QHY163M/C Camera Specification | |
CMOS Sensor | 4/3inch 16mega pixel CMOS Sensor (Color/Mono) |
Effective Pixels | 4656*3522 |
Pixel Size | 3.8um*3.8um |
Effective Area | 17.7mm*13.4mm |
Shutter | Electric Rolling Shutter. |
FullWell | Typical 18-20ke |
QE | TBD |
Readout Noise | 2.4e@low gain 1e@high gain |
System Gain | TBD |
Unity Gain | TBD |
Frame Rate (on 8bit) | 22.5FPS@16mega Full Resolution 30FPS@4K HD Video 57FPS@1920*1080 60FPS@1280*1024 80FPS@1024*768 100fps@800*600 |
ROI Support | Yes. Any Area ROI |
Exposure Time | 50us-1800sec |
AD Sample Depth | 10bit/12bit (8bit/12bit output) |
On Camera Image Buffer | Yes, 128MB DDRII Buffer |
Cooling | 2-stage TEC, Typically 40 below Ambient. Temperature Regulated |
Power | USB Powered for camera and +12V powered for TEC |
Anti Dew Control | Air Connector for removable silicon gel tube Heat board for optic window of airproof CCD chamber |
Computer Interface | USB3.0 Super Speed |
Telescope Interface | T Thread with 2 inch adapter, optional C-mount adapter |
Filter Wheel Port | 4PIN QHYCFW2 socket |
Guide Port | 6PIN RJ11 Guide Port |
Optical Window | AR (Mono) or IR (Colour) |
Power consumption | TBD |
Weight | 450g |
QHY163 Electrical Interfaces | |
12V input with lock, USB3.0 socket, 4PIN QHYCFW, 6PIN RJ11 | |
With high resolution and high frame rate with super low readout noise. QHY163C is a powerful camera for meteor video imaging. Here is some demo picture with QHY163M and 16mmF1.8 4/3inch industry lens. Please navigate to this page, to view more videos.
Here is a topic of the first light of QHY163M by our beta tester user on cloudynights forum, includes some DSO images and the readout noise/system gain and fullwell test data
NGC7000, 6x10minutes Ha,6x10minutes OIII, 3x8x2 minutes, QHY163M TS Photoline 130mm refractor, 0.79 focal reductor EQ6 mount. Captured by Lukasz_Socha,Poland
NGC6940, 30minutes L, 3x15minutes RGB, QHY163M TS Photoline 130mm refractor, EQ6 mount. Captured by Lukasz_Socha,Poland
A very faint Object SH2-224 capture by David. QHY163M,WO FLT-98, gain 9 and offset 30, 62 frames of 8 min
Driver and Software Download | ||
Camera Driver | ||
Update Check | N/A | |
SharpCap | ||
SharpCap Patch | ||
EZCAP_QT | ||
ASCOM Capture | ||
ASCOM Guide | ||
ASCOM Platform | N/A | |
NativeWDM Driver | ||
BroadCast Driver | ||
PHD2Guiding | N/A | |
Standby Download | ||
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