The ATR3CMOS21000KPA camera is designed specifically for astrophotography. It is mainly used for deep sky photo shooting, since the camera has cooled CMOS sensor, ultra-low readout noise and zero amp-glow. It can be also used for planetary photo shooting. Its extraordinary performance and extensive usage will give you great astrophotography experience.
Sensor | Sony IMX269 Color | |
Diagonal | 21.77 mm | |
Image Area | 20.49 mm x 17.83mm | |
Resolution | 21.27 mega pixels (5280 x 3956) | |
Pixel size | 3.76 µm x 3.76 µm | |
Spectral Range | 380-690nm (with IR-cut Filter) | |
ADC: | 12 bit native | |
Cooling: | - Two-stage TE-cooling System 30-35 °C below Ambient Temperature - 35 K below ambient under short exposure - 35 K under long exposure time (> 1s) | |
Sensitivity | The sensor G sensitivity of ATR3CMOS21000KPA is 400 mv with 1/30s. The sensitivity is measured with a testing standard lens with CM500S (t = 1.0 mm) as an IR-cut filter and image at F8.0. If the image is measured at F5.6, the result could have been 2 times of the current value. | |
Dark signal | 0.100 mV with 1/30s | |
Binning | 1x1, 2x2, 3x3, 9x9 | |
Max FPS at Resolution (USB 3.0) | 12 bit | |
18@5280x3956 | ||
Shutter-Typ | Rolling Shutter | |
Exposure | 0.1ms~3600s | |
Gain | 1x - 100x | |
SNR | n.n. | |
Dynamic Range | n.n. | |
Read Noise | n.n. | |
Read Noise (HCG) | n.n. | |
QE Peak | >80% | |
Full Well | n.n. | |
ADC | 12 bit | |
DDR3 Buffer | 512MB (4Gb) | |
Connection Port | USB3.0/USB2.0 | |
Protect Windows | IR CUT | |
Spectral Range | 380-690nm (with IR-cut Filter) | |
Capture/Control SDK | Windows/Linux/macOS/Android Multiple Platform SDK(Native C/C++, C#/VB.NET, Python, Java, DirectShow, Twain, etc.) | |
Camera Dimensions | Diameter 80 mm * Height 103 mm | |
Camera Weight | 0.552 kg | |
Back Focus Distance | 17.5mm | |
Cooling: | Two stage TEC Peltier | |
Effective Cooling Temp: | -30°C below ambient under short exposure/ -35°C under long exposure (> 1s) | |
Supported OS | Microsoft® Windows® XP / Vista / 7 / 8 /10 (32 & 64 bit) OSx(Mac OS X) | |
Amp glow | no amp glow | |
Power: | 12 V, 3 A | |
Connector | M42x0,75f | |
Advantages | - Support low noise mode/ high frame rate mode - Hardware ROI - Support HCG mode/ LCG mode - Zero Amp glow - Sensor tilt adjustment - M54 x 0.75 mount - Native ASCOM/WDM driver for easy connection with 3rd party astrophotography software - ToupSky for Microsoft® Windows® XP / Vista / 7 / 8 /10 (32 & 64 bit), OSx(Mac OS X), Linux - Windows/Linux/macOS/Android Multiple Platform SDK(Native C/C++, C#/VB.NET, Python, Java, DirectShow, Twain, etc.) |
Sony IMX269 Sensitivity
The sensor G sensitivity of ATR3CMOS21000KPA is 400 mV with 1/30s . Sensitivity is measured using a test standard lens with CM500S (t = 1.0 mm) as IR cut filter and an image at F8.0.
12bit ADC und ROI
The ATR3CMOS21000KPA has built in 12 bit ADC.
DD3 Buffer
ATR3CMOS21000KPA camera has a 512MB (4Gb) DDR3 buffer, which helps maintain the stability of data transmission, and effectively reduce the amp-glow caused because image data can be temporarily buffered without being sent hastily to the receiver.
Binning
The ATR3CMOS21000KPA supports digital binning from 1x1 to 9x9 in either stacking or averaging method, and hardware binning from 1x1 to 3x3 in averaging method. Hardware pixel binning is much faster than software binning.
Zero Amp-Glow
ATR3CMOS21000KPA has been carefully designed and is able to achieve zero amp-glow photo shooting. Figure 3 and Figure 4 show the different cameras at 20°C and 5-minute exposure time with and without amp-glow. By comparison, the image captured by ATR3CMOS21000KPA shows zero amp-glow.
Packing List
A: Carton L:50cm W:30cm H:30cm (20pcs, 12~17Kg/ carton, 0.045m3), not shown in the photo
B: 3-A safety equipment case: L:28cm W:23cm H:15cm (1pcs, 3.9Kg/ box); carton size: L:28.2cm W:16.7cm H:25.5cm
C:ATR3CMOS series camera (M42x0.75 Mount+2” adapter)
D: Power adapter: input: AC 100~240V 50Hz/60Hz, output: DC 12V 5A
E: High-Speed USB3.0 A male to B male gold-plated connectors cable /1.5m
F: Drying tube
G: CD (Driver & utilities software, Ř12cm)
H: M42M-2” adapter
I: M42M-1.25” adapter
Camera Dimension and Its Mount
Camera Outline and Interface
1 Protective window, AR window for mono camera, IR-cut filter for color camera
2 M42F x 0.75 thread
3 Air inlet
4 Thermo outlet
5 USB 2.0 HUB
6 USB 3.0/ USB 2.0 port
7 DC 12V 3A power port, 5.5 x 2.1mm
8 LED indicators: 1) Power LED. 2) System LED. 3)TEC LED. 4)Fan LED
Camera Mechanical Connection with Adapter
The ATR3CMOS21000KPA can be connected to a telescope with proper adapter, or the camera lens. The most common adapters are already included in the package, but we also provide some specific adaptors based on the requirement.
The female flange to the sensor is 17.5mm. The ATR3CMOS21000KPA comes with M42x0.75 mount and can connect to telescope with the M42x0.75 thread in a direct way.
The ATR3CMOS21000KPA can also connect to the telescope who use 1.25” or 2” eyepieces by M42M-1.25” or M42M- 2” adapter.
Camera Mechanical Connection with Lens
1 Nikon-M42 adapter
2 EOS-M42 adapter
3 Nikon lens
4 Canon lens
5 ATR3CMOS camera with M42Fx0.75 mount
Camera Electric Connection with AccessoriesOn the back side of ATR3CMOS21000KPA, there are 3 connection ports: DC 12V/3A power port, USB3.0/ USB2.0 port and USB-HUB.
Due to the significantly larger power consumption of IMX269, ATR3CMOS21000KPA (including the cooling system) is now booted up only by 12V/3A power supply. USB3.0 no longer workds as a power source but only as a data communication method. The USB-HUB provides connection with other devices, which allows user to avoid the mess of cable management. Once another device is connected through the USB-HUB, it will be connected to PC device through the USB3.0/USB2.0 port.
ATR3CMOS21000KPA and the 3rd Party Software
Installing the application
For the software, you can visit the software website: https//touptek.com/download/ to download the latest ToupSky. The ATR3CMOS can also be used with ASCOM and DirectShow SDK. If the third-party software is compatible with these SDKs, customers can also download the software drivers from our website and install the drivers into the third-party software.
Compatible Software