Quantum Scientific Imaging QSI 583csg Cooled Full Frame Single Shot Color CCD Camera with 8.3MP KAF-8300 Image Sensor, RBG Bayer Filter, Shutter and Guider Port

The QSI 583csg model camera employs a Kodak KAF-8300 8.3 megapixel full-frame CCD image sensor with microlens technology. The integral RGB Bayer color filter mask allows Single-Shot color imaging. The KAF-8300 sensor has a photoactive array of 3326W x 2504H pixels. It has excellent quantum efficiency between 350nm and 1000nm with peak QE of 40% through the integral color filter array. Low noise results in a dynamic range exceeding 70db.

The sensor employs a vertical overflow drain that provides both antiblooming protection and a fast electronic shutter. Micro lenses cover the surface of the CCD to focus the light into each pixel to increase optical response.

The QSI Model 583csg camera incorporates the internal mechanical shutter and the integral off-axis guider in a body that is just a big larger than the "full" body of the cs models (4.45" x 5" x 3"). The shutter is not only used for timing exposures, but can be left closed to produce 'dark frames' for subsequent image processing. Exposures can be as short as 0.03 seconds or as long as 240 minutes.