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Page 1: Asi294 Manual
ASI294 Manual Revision 1.2 Mar, 2018 All material in this publication is subject to change without notice and its copyright totally belongs to Suzhou ZWO CO.,LTD. -
Page 2: Table Of Contents
ASI294 Manual Table of Contents ASI294 Manual ..........................1 Instruction ..........................3 Camera Models and Sensor Type ..................... 4 What's in the box? ........................5 Camera technical specifications ....................6 QE Graph & Read Noise ......................7 Getting to know your camera ....................9 6.1 External View ........................ -
Page 3: Instruction
ASI294 Manual 1. Instruction Congratulations and thank you for buying one of our ASI Cameras！This manual will give you a brief introduction to your ASI camera. Please take the time to read it thoroughly, if you have any questions, feel free to contact us. info@zwoptical.com. -
Page 4: Camera Models And Sensor Type
Regulated TEC Cooling Sensor ASI294MC Color Sony IMX294 ASI294MC Pro Color Sony IMX294 Which camera to choose: TEC cooling will help to reduce dark current noise for long exposures. For short exposures, such as under one second, the dark current noise is very low, however cooling is recommended for... -
Page 5: What's In The Box
ASI294 Manual 3. What's in the box? ASI294MC ASI294MC Pro... -
Page 6: Camera Technical Specifications
ASI294 Manual 4. Camera technical specifications Sensor SONY IMX294 CMOS Diagonal 23.2mm 11.7 Mega Pixels Resolution 4144*2822 Pixel Size 4.63μm Image area 19.2mm*13mm Max FPS at full resolution 19FPS Shutter Rolling shutter Exposure Range 32μs-2000s Read Noise 1.2e @35db gain QE peak Full well 63.7k e... -
Page 7: Qe Graph & Read Noise
ASI294 Manual 5. QE Graph & Read Noise QE and Read noise are the most important parts to measure the performance of a camera. Higher QE and Lower read noise are needed to improve the SNR of an image. Relative QE Curve Read noise includes pixel diode noise, circuit noise and ADC quantization error noise, and the lower the better. - Page 8 ASI294 Manual...
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Page 9: Getting To Know Your Camera
ASI294 Manual 6. Getting to know your camera 6.1 External View Protective and sealed window T2 extender ring: coated 2” diameter D32*2mm T2 screws inside 11mm length Protect and sealed window Can be removed AR coated D32*2mm Heat Sink USB3.0 or USB2.0 IN USB2.0 Hub Cooler power supply 5.5*2.1 DC socket... -
Page 10: Power Consumption
ASI294 Manual You can order the holder ring from us or our dealer to mount the cooled camera to tripod. There is 1/4″ screw under the holder 6.2 Power consumption ASI cameras are designed to have very low power consumption which is around 300ma@5V. You only need the USB cable to power up the camera, however you will need a separate power supply to activate the cooler. -
Page 11: Cooling System
ASI294 Manual 6.3 Cooling system The ASI294 Pro camera have a robust, regulated cooling system, which means that the camera sensor can be kept at the desired temperature throughout your imaging session. The super low readout noise, combined with efficient cooling and adjustable gain setting, allows you to do short or lucky DSO imaging unlike the traditional CCD cameras which need very long exposures for each frame. -
Page 12: Protect Window
ASI294 Manual 6.5 Protect Window There is a protect window before the sensor of ASI294 camera. It’s an AR-AR coated BK7 glass, diameter is 32mm and 2mm thick. 6.6 Analog to Digital Converter (ADC) The ASI294 camera can records in 14bit ADC and 10bit ADC. You can image at a faster fps rate if you choose to use 10bit ADC (high speed mode). -
Page 13: How To Use Your Camera
ASI294 Manual 7. How to use your camera There are many adapters available for this camera for connecting to your scope or lens. Some are included with the camera and others you can order from our site: Color camera connecting drawing: 1. - Page 14 ASI294 Manual Mono camera connecting drawing: 1. 1.25” T-Mount 2. 1.25” filter(optional) 3. M42-1.25” adapter 4. M42-M42（Male screw thread） 1. M43-T2 adapter 2. EOS-T2 adapter 3. 2”Filter (optional) 4. 1.25” T-Mount 5. 1.25” Filter (optional) 6. M42-1.25” Filter (optional) 7. T2 extender 11mm 8.
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Page 16: Cleaning
ASI294 Manual 8. Cleaning The camera comes with an AR protect window, which can protect the sensor from dust and humidity. Should you need to clean the sensor, it’s better to do so during the daytime. To see the dust, you just need to setup your telescope and point it to a bright place. One barlow lens is required to see these dusts clear. -
Page 17: Mechanical Drawing
ASI294 Manual 9. Mechanical drawing ASI294MC ASI294MC Pro... -
Page 18: Servicing
ASI294 Manual 10. Servicing Repairs, servicing and upgrades are available by emailing info@zwoptical.com For customers who bought the camera form your local dealer, dealer is responsible for the customer service. 11. Warranty We provide 2-year warranty for our products, we will offer the repair service for free or replace for free if the camera doesn’t work within warranty period.