The ATR3CMOS26000KPA 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 IMX571 back illuminated sensor - MONO |
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Diagonal | 28.3 mm |
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Image Area | 23.4mm x 15.7mm |
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Resolution | 26 mega pixels(6224*4168) |
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Pixel size | 3.76 µm x 3.76 µm |
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Spectral Range | 380-690nm (with IR-cut Filter) |
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ADC: | 16 bit native |
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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) |
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Sensitivity | The sensor G Sensitivity of ATR3CMOS26000KMA is 871 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. |
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Dark signal | 0.039 mV with 1/30s |
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Binning | 1x1, 2x2, 3x3 |
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Max FPS at Resolution (USB 3.0) | 16 bit | 8 bit |
| 6.8 FPS @ 6224*4168 28 FPS @ 3104*2084 63 FPS @ 2064*1386 | 13.2 FPS @ 6224*4168 37.1 FPS @ 3104*2084 110 FPS @ 2064*1386 |
Max FPS at Resolution (Low Noise, USB 3.0,) | 16 bit | 8 bit |
| 0.6 FPS @ 6224*4168 3.6 FPS @ 3104*2084 8.5 FPS @ 2064*1386 | 1.2 FPS @ 6224*4168 7.0 FPS @ 3104*2084 15.7 FPS @ 2064*1386 |
Max FPS at Resolution (USB 2.0) | 16 bit | 8 bit |
| 3.4 FPS @ 6224*4168 (Low Noise Mode is only available in All Pixel Readout Mode) | 12.7 FPS @ 6224*4168 (Low Noise Mode is only available in All Pixel Readout Mode) |
Max FPS at Resolution (Low Noise, USB 2.0) | 16 bit | 8 bit |
| 0.3 FPS @ 6224*4168 (Low Noise Mode is only available in All Pixel Readout Mode) | 1.2 FPS @ 6224*4168 (Low Noise Mode is only available in All Pixel Readout Mode) |
Shutter-Typ | Rolling Shutter |
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Exposure | 0.1ms~3600s |
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Gain | 1x - 100x |
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SNR | 47.1 dB |
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Dynamic Range | 86.6 dB (Low Noise Mode) |
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Read Noise (LCG) | 2.6 – 1.14 e- |
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Read Noise (HCG) | 2.35 – 1.16 e- |
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QE Peak | >80% |
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Full Well | 51ke- |
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ADC | 16bit |
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DDR3 Buffer | 512MB (4Gb) |
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Connection Port | USB3.0/USB2.0 |
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Protect Windows | IR CUT |
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Spectral Range | 350-1050nm(with Double Side AR Coating Protect Window) |
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Capture/Control SDK | Windows/Linux/macOS/Android Multiple Platform SDK(Native C/C++, C#/VB.NET, Python, Java, DirectShow, Twain, etc.) |
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Camera Dimensions | Diameter 89 * Height 103 (mm) |
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Camera Weight | 0.718kg |
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Back Focus Distance | 17.5mm |
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Cooling: | Two stage TEC Peltierelement |
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Effective Cooling Temp: | -30°C below ambient under short exposure/ -35°C under long exposure (> 1s) |
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Supported OS | Microsoft® Windows® XP / Vista / 7 / 8 /10 (32 & 64 bit) OSx(Mac OS X) |
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Amp glow | no amp glow |
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Strombedarf: | 12 V, 3 A |
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Teleskopanschluss: | M42x0,75 Innengewinde |
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Arbeitsabstand vom Innengewinde zum Sensor: | 17,5 mm |
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Besonderheiten | - 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.) |
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The sensor G Sensitivity of ATR3CMOS26000KMA is 871 mv with 1/30s. Die Empfindlichkeit wird mit einem Teststandardobjektiv mit CM500S (t = 1,0 mm) als IR-Sperrfilter und einem Bild bei F8,0 gemessen.
The ATR3CMOS26000KPA has built in 16bit ADC. It also has 12bit output mode for hardware binning and smaller resolution. The camera also supports hardware ROI, and the smaller the ROI size is, the higher the frame rate is.
ATR3CMOS26000KMA 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.
The ATR3CMOS26000KMA supports digital binning from 11 to 88 in either stacking or averaging method, and hardware binning from 11 to 33 in averaging method. Hardware pixel binning is much faster than software binning.
ATR3CMOS26000KMA support HCG and LCG mode switch, the Gain ratio is 3.01.
Abb.: Sensor Analysis Data in HCG Mode
Abb: Read Noise, Full Well, Relative Gain, Dynamic Range for SkyEye62AM
LCG-Mode
Abb.: Sensor Analysis Data in LCG Mode
Abb: Sensor Analysis Result in LCG Mode
ATR3CMOS26000KMA has been carefully designed and is able to achieve zero amp-glow photo shooting. Figure 3 and Figure 4 show the different cameras at 20C and 5-minute exposure time with and without amp-glow. By comparison, the image captured by ATR3CMOS26000KPA shows zero amp-glow.
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
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
The ATR3CMOS26000KMA 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 ATR3CMOS26000KMA comes with M42x0.75 mount and can connect to telescope with the M42x0.75 thread in a direct way.
The ATR3CMOS26000KMA can also connect to the telescope who use 1.25” or 2” eyepieces by M42M-1.25” or M42M- 2” adapter. Figure 10 shows the connection of the camera and the adapter. After the adapter is screwed to the camera, the camera can insert into the telescope’s eyepiece tube. Table 8 list the details of the camera and adapter parameters.
1 Nikon-M42 adapter
2 EOS-M42 adapter
3 Nikon lens
4 Canon lens
5 ATR3CMOS camera with M42Fx0.75 mount
On the back side of ATR3CMOS26000KMA, there are 3 connection ports: DC 12V/3A power port, USB3.0/ USB2.0 port and USB-HUB.
Due to the significantly larger power cunsumption of IMX571, ATR3CMOS26000KMA (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.