Protect Window; Analog To Digital Converter (Adc); Binning - ZWO ASI1600MM Manual

6.5 Protect Window

There is a protect window before the sensor of ASI1600 camera.
It's an AR-AR coated BK7 glass, diameter is 32mm and 2mm thick.

6.6 Analog to Digital Converter (ADC)

The ASI1600 camera records in 12bit ADC and 10bit ADC. You can image at a faster fps rate if
you choose to use 10bit ADC (high speed mode). This camera also supports ROI (region of
interest) shooting, and this smaller ROI has faster fps. You can uncheck "high speed" and choose
8bit output on software to enable 10bit ADC output, otherwise this camera will use 12bit ADC.
Here is the maximum speed of ASI1600 running at 10bit ADC or 12bit ADC at 8bit mode.

6.7 Binning

The ASI1600 camera supports hardware and software bin2, bin3 and bin4 mode. Hardware
binning is supported by sensor but is done in digital domain like software binning and use 10bit
ADC. The only advantage of hardware binning is faster fps. We recommend customer to use
software binning if you don't care speed.
Resolution
10Bit ADC
4656x3520 23fps
3840x2160 36.2fps
1920x1680 57.7fps
1280x960 73.6fps
640x480 125.7fps
320x240 192.4fps
ASI1600 Manual
USB3.0
12Bit ADC
14.7fps
23.1fps
32.9fps
47.1fps
80.4fps
124.4fps
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