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.
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QHY163M/C Camera Specification
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CMOS Sensor
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4/3inch 16mega pixel CMOS Sensor (Color/Mono)
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Effective Pixels
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4656*3522
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Pixel Size
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3.8um*3.8um
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Effective Area
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17.7mm*13.4mm
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Shutter
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Electric Rolling Shutter.
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FullWell
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Typical 18-20ke
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QE
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TBD
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Readout Noise
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2.4e@low gain 1e@high gain
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System Gain
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TBD
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Unity Gain
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TBD
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Frame Rate (on 8bit)
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22.5FPS@16mega Full Resolution
30FPS@4K HD Video
57FPS@1920*1080
60FPS@1280*1024
80FPS@1024*768
100fps@800*600
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ROI Support
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Yes. Any Area ROI
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Exposure Time
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50us-1800sec
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AD Sample Depth
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10bit/12bit (8bit/12bit output)
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On Camera Image Buffer
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Yes, 128MB DDRII Buffer
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Cooling
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2-stage TEC, Typically 40 below Ambient. Temperature Regulated
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Power
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USB Powered for camera and +12V powered for TEC
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Anti Dew Control
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Air Connector for removable silicon gel tube
Heat board for optic window of airproof CCD chamber
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Computer Interface
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USB3.0 Super Speed
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Telescope Interface
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T Thread with 2 inch adapter, optional C-mount adapter
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Filter Wheel Port
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4PIN QHYCFW2 socket
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Guide Port
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6PIN RJ11 Guide Port
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Optical Window
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AR (Mono) or IR (Colour)
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Power consumption
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TBD
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Weight
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450g
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QHY163 Electrical Interfaces
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12V input with lock, USB3.0 socket, 4PIN QHYCFW, 6PIN RJ11
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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
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Driver and Software Download
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Camera Driver
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Update Check
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N/A
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SharpCap
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SharpCap Patch
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EZCAP_QT
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ASCOM Capture
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ASCOM Guide
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ASCOM Platform
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N/A
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NativeWDM Driver
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BroadCast Driver
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PHD2Guiding
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N/A
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Standby Download
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