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QHY 163-C Color Camera - QHY163-C

by QHY
SKU QHY163-C
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Original price $1,638.00 - Original price $1,638.00
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QHY 163-C Color Camera - QHY163-C

The QHY 163C is a high end full color CMOS camera with an inbuilt cooling system, capable of producing very high end images of a wide range of celestial objects! This is a full color CMOS imaging system with many fine features worth boasting over- ranging from a high power dual stage TEC cooling system to remarkably low baseline read noise. These solid features are only parts of the whole in the end though, single components of the standard expected of each and every component in these top notch cameras. The end result of a wide array of high quality components used to create a single high functioning whole? This beautiful piece of work, capable of astro-imaging at a glorious 4k resolution with 30 FPS, and ideally suited for planetary and lunar imaging while retaining the capacity for deep sky imaging as well!

To get a bit more in depth, lets start with a closer look at one of the core facets of this marvelous imaging device: the two stage Thermo-Electric cooling system that keeps the cameras internal temperature regulated smoothly and cleanly, reducing dark noise interference and all around improving your imaging experience. This powerful cooling system is capable of attaining a cooling delta of -40 degrees celsius lower than the average temperature of the cameras environment. This is of particular value on a warm summer night, where higher temperatures could cause dewing or other sources of internal interference in the cameras mechanisms. In general the lower temperatures attainable through high power cooling are a great boon to quality imaging. Speaking of dewing, this camera has another potent countermeasure to prevent that from even being a possibility worth considering, in the form of a fully vacuum sealed sensor chamber combined with both a silicon gel tube socket and a window heater that all combine to keep everything perfectly dry within that chamber.

Moving on to another exemplary trait of this splendid camera, lets talk about the inbuilt 128MB DDRII image buffer that is another excellent component of this camera. This buffer exists to safeguard you from unexpected drops in transmission, and to ensure that every pixel that you’ve captured after a long night of imaging can be safely transferred to your computer for processing without data loss in transit. This frame buffer accomplishes this all by storing image data in the camera itself until they can be safely transmitted. This can also help your data run more smoothly on slower computers when linked to them.

In summary this camera is designed to clear away as many obstacles as possible between you, and capturing the most beautiful full color images of the starry night skies possible. We’re comfortable saying that its likely to do a good job of it to boot, with the heavy duty cooling and numerous other high quality features of this camera combining to make your hobby as easy as it could be. And due to it being of a CMOS format rather than CCD, all this top notch quality and advanced technology is being offered at a supremely affordable price!

Specifications:


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 18–20k

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, Typical -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

M42/0.75&2inch adapter. Optional C-mount adapter

Color Wheel Port

4PIN QHYCFW2 socket

Guide Port

6PIN RJ11 Guide Port

Optic Window

AR+AR (Mono) IR+AR(Color)

Power consumption

TBD

Weight

422g

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