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The Imaging Source : DMK 21AF618.AS

monochrome FireWire camera for astronomical purposes 1/4″ Sony CCD ICX618

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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