The Imaging Source DBK 21AU04.AS Color USB Astronomy Camera without IR Cut Filter, 640x480 Pixel Resolution, C/CS Mount

Imaging Source DBK 21AU04.AS Features

• Up to 60 FPS: With 60 FPS, the DBK 21AU04.AS is the fastest within its category. The camera comes 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
• Color Interpolation: For visualization applications, it does not make sense to view the RAW image stream from the CCD chip. It must be interpolated, before it may be viewed or saved in common formats. IC Capture.AS perform color interpolation, thus reducing the load on the DBK 21AU04.AS's processor
• Sony ICX098BQ 1/4 " CCD Chip: The DBK 21AU04.AS ships with the color Sony ICX098BQ progressive scan CCD chip. With its 1/4 " format, the CCD chip produces a resolution of 640 x 480 pixels. Even at very long exposure times - up to 60 minutes exposure are possible - noise is minimal
• No Compression, No IR Cut Filter: The DBK 21AU04.AS does not compress the video stream it outputs - the video data that is captured by the CCD chip is outputted directly by the USB connector. Similarly, the camera does not have an IR cut filter, a color filter, nor an other kind of electronic filter
• High Speed Data Transfer Via USB: In order to transfer the vast amount of data created by the stream of uncompressed and lossless color images to the host PC, you need a very high speed bus. Hence, the DBK 21AU04.AS is fitted with a fast USB connector