The Imaging Source : DMK 21AF618.AS
monochrome FireWire camera for astronomical purposes 1/4″ Sony CCD ICX618
Industrial Machine Vision Cameras, Frame Grabbers, and Video Converters
Description
The Imaging Source DMK 21AF618.AS Monochrome FireWire astronomy camera without IR cut filter is the fastest within its category. It is ideally suited to black and white astrophotography, in which very fast image sequences should be captured. The camera ships with IC Capture.AS, a comprehensive software package with which you can capture lossless and uncompressed images sequences and write them to disk as AVI files, or as a series of singular bitmaps.
Features
DMK 21AF618.AS features include:
- 1/4 " CCD, Sony ICX618ALA (progressive scan).
- Resolution 640 x 480 pixels.
- Up to 60 FPS and 60 minutes exposure.
- C/CS mount.
Specifications
General Behavior | |
Video formats @ FPS | 640 x 480, Y800 @ 60, 30, 15, 7.5, 3.75 FPS |
Dynamic range | 8 bit |
Optical Interface | |
IR cut filter | no |
CCD specification | Sony ICX618ALA [PDF] |
Type | progressive scan |
Format | 1/4 " |
Resolution | H: 640 pixel, V: 480 pixel |
Lens mount | C/CS mount |
Electrical Interface | |
Connector type | FireWire |
Supply voltage | 8 VDC to 30 VDC (via FireWire cable) |
Current consumption | approx. 200 mA at 12 VDC |
Mechanical Interface | |
Dimensions | H: 50.6 mm, W: 50.6 mm, L: 50 mm |
Mass | 265 g |
Manual Adjustments | |
Shutter (exposure time) | 1/10,000 second to 60 minutes |
Gain | 0 dB to 36 dB |
Environmental | |
Max. temperature (operation) | -5 °C to 45 °C |
Max. temperature (storage) | -20 °C to 60 °C |
Max. humidity (operation) | 20 % to 80 % non-condensing |
Max. humidity (storage) | 20 % to 95 % non-condensing |