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Product Description
QHY5III178M/C uses the new 6.0 Megapixel IMX178 STARVIS Exmor R back-illuminated CMOS sensor. Available in both color and monochrome.
With its small 2.4um pixels and 1/1.8-inch sensor size, the monochrome QHY5III178M is a superb guiding camera due to its advantages in resolution and wide FOV, plus its extraordinary sensitivity due to the STARVIS Exmore sensor. (STARVIS is Sony’s designation for sensors that can record real time video in starlight).
Output is 50 FPS at full resolution and up to 190 FPS at selected ROI.
Specifications
| CMOS Sensor | Sony IMX178 |
| Color/Mono | Mono |
| FSI/BSI | BSI |
| Pixel Size | 2.4um |
| Pixel Array | 3072*2048 |
| Effective Pixels | 6.3MP |
| Sensor Size | 1/1.8 inch |
| Frame Rate @Full Frame | 50FPS |
| Frame rate @ROI readout |
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| Ful Well Capacity | 15ke- |
| A/D | 14bit |
| Computer Interface | USB3.0 |
| Non-volatile memory / On camera storage | Build-in total 512Kbytes Flash Memory 100Kbytes user-accessible space |
| Guide Port | St4 |
| Telescope Interface | 1.25-inch, CS mount |
| Weight | 86g |
Customer Reviews
I bought this mono camera specifically for solar imaging through a PST. It is low noise and ideal for the f/10 PST. It has a quick frame rate and the ability to reduce the ROI.
Allstar was great in helping me choose a camera and shipped it very quickly. Friendly and great to deal with. Allstar is in great hands .
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