QHY-183C 20 MegaPixel Colour CCD Camera

$1,130.00 inc GST

 

The QHY-183C is a mid frame size (16mm diagonal) High performance Mid frame CMOS in a cooled CCD camera with a compact size.

It uses a premium CMOS 20 mega pixel extra high power sensor in a standard mid sized 16mm diagonal chip size.

Thereby enabling a very high increase in performance due to it’s being a extra low temperature cooled CCD.

The QHY 183C features a 20mega pixel power coupled with a 2.4um pixel size offer you very sharp star and wide FOV area in most premium telescopes.

QHY183C has typical operation capability to -40C delta T from ambient.

Available on backorder

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Description

The QHY 183 Cold MOS Cooled Colour CMOS Camera is a one-inch, 20 megapixel back-illuminated monochrome CMOS camera with a peak QE of 84-percent. The pixel size is 2.4 um, yielding high-resolution with modest size telescopes. The camera is capable of producing 5fps at 20 megapixels. It has a two-stage TEC that cools the sensor to Neg.40-degrees C to Neg.45-degrees C below ambient. The ADC is 12-bit / 16-bit with 1e- read noise! The computer interface is USB 3.0 and exposure times can be set from 50 us to 3600 sec.

Sony’s Image Sensor Exmor R is a back-illuminated CMOS image sensor with improved sensitivity and noise reduction – the key factors to enhancing image quality, while radically realigning their fundamental pixel structure from front-illumination to back-illumination. It retains the advantages of CMOS image high-speed operation while dramatically improving sensitivity.

The QHY183M has a 128 MB DDR Memory Buffer. A QHY183M 16-bit image is about 40 MB, so 128 MB of memory can easily buffer a full frame for transfer to the computer using QHY183M software with native single-frame shooting function, instead of intercepting a frame from a continuous video transmission. This makes data transfer to the computer stable and reliable because there is no USB bandwidth or busy CPU problems.

The QHY183M utilizes the Anti-Dew features common to the QHY COLDMOS cameras. A heated optical window prevents exterior dew from forming, and the CMOS chamber has a desiccant plug socket to prevent moisture from forming on the sensor at cold temperatures.

The QHY183M incorporates QHY’s Anti-Amp Glow technology to significantly reduce typical CMOS amplifier glow to a minimum, allowing excellent calibration by subtracting a dark frame.

SPECIFICATIONS

Mega Pixels – 20.5 mp
Cooled Delta T – 40°C Below Ambient
Pixel Array – 5544 x 3694
Read Noise – 2.7e
Sensor Diagonal – 16mm
Sensor Type – CMOS
Sensor – SonyIMX183
Weight – 500 g
Pixel Size – 2.4 microns
Peak QE – 74%
Max Frame Rate – 25fps
Full Well – 16ke
Full Res Frame Rate – 15fps
Dynamic Range – 12 Stops
Camera Connection – Female M42x.075
ADC – 12 bit
Back Focus Distance – 17.5mm
Bayer Matrix – Colour
Camera Connection – Female M42x.075
Cooled – Yes
Delta T – 40°C Below Ambient
Note: All QHY astronomy cameras are supplied as an indent basis only, usual supply timing is two and a half weeks

Additional information

Weight15 kg
Dimensions34 × 34 × 26 cm