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- Page 1 CDS COOLED Z6 USER GUIDE CDS Cooled Z6 User Guide Version 1.05 August 2019 PAGE 1 11 CENTRALDS...
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Page 2: Table Of Contents
CDS COOLED Z6 USER GUIDE Contents CDS Cooled Z6 User Guide Version 1.05 August 2019 Introduction Informations of product Camera usages Package contents Camera operation and responsibility Handling precaution Nomenclature Taking Pictures You can operate the camera with the following instruction. -
Page 3: Cds Cooled Z6
CDS COOLED Z6 USER GUIDE Introduction CDS Cooled Z6 is a cooled camera that modified Z6 of Nikon.We took out the image sensor from the inside of camera body and attached a TEC cooling module on to it and made it to a high performance Astronomical cooled camera.The image sensor can be cooled maximum -18℃( ±... -
Page 4: Package Contents
9. CT18 / Thermometer Cable 10. PSC2 / USB power cable ( for 5V Input, 3.5mm/1.4mm Barrel) Camera operation and responsibility You can record the images to the storage(XQD Memory Card) of this camera. CentralDS will not be responsible for any inconvenience or loss due to failure of storing images to XQD Memory Card or defective images stored in the card. - Page 5 Do not disassemble the filter. If the airtight sealing is • damaged, dew can form inside the camera. If the camera is disassembled by personnel not • authorized by CentralDS, the warranty will be voided. This camera is not waterproof. Do not leave the • camera attached to a telescope with [ cooling system off ] for long time. Dew can form on the surface of the camera and this can damage the camera.**...
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Page 6: Nomenclature
CDS COOLED Z6 USER GUIDE Nomenclature Taking Pictures You can operate the camera with the following instruction. Using with Telescope Attach firmly the camera to Telescope using FR1 + ECR48 or ECR54 . Insert a Filter in Drop-In Filter Holder.(** very important to maintain Back Focus Distance) Connect USB power cables ( PSC2 -> TEC Power In) and temperature sensor cable(CT18). Conect DC 5V to PSC2 (USB Charger for smart Phone / 5V Power Bank). Insert Li-ion Battery (EN-EL15b) to Z6 battery slot. Power On Nikon Z6 Body. Check the working of Z6 camera body and cooling module. Check the cooling temperature. Within 7~10minutes the temperature of CMOS will drop to maximum cooled temperature. PAGE 6 11 CENTRALDS... - Page 7 CDS COOLED Z6 USER GUIDE Using [Live view] mode of camera find the subject and adjust the focus. Take the shots. * Cooling Module of CDS Cooled Z6 has no ON/OFF switch. When you connect the DC power to cooling module, TEC cooling become ON at the same time. * CDS Cooled Z6 has no Temperature controller. When cooling get reach to stable condition the CMOS temperature will be it’s maximum cooling state. *Back Focus Distance of CDS Cooled Z6 is 44mm(CM2C: for Canon Mount) /46.5mm(CM2N: for Nikon Mount), These are same to Canon EF-mount or Nikon F-mount, and adjusted at the condition of 2mm thickness glass filter installed at the drop-in filter holder. If you take the shots with the camera lens, in case of no filter in drop-in filter holder, infinity focusing error will be occurred. We recommend to install a filter (2~3mm thickness) into drop-in filter holder always. (Recommended filters: Hoya MC Clear, Baader UV/IR cut, IDAS LPS P2 etc ) *In case of Baader 2” filters, you can use only Low Profile Filter Cell(LPFC) products. *TEC cooling module is more efficient when the ambient temperature is high but the efficiency is lower when the temperature is low in the winter. This is due to the electricity consumption per temperature...
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Page 8: Characteristics Of The Modification
CDS COOLED Z6 USER GUIDE Characteristics of the modification CDS Cooled Z6 is modified versions of Nikon’s general purpose Mirror-less cameras. • Some of original features of Nikon camera were removed and new features such as TEC cooling and Drop-In filter holder System are added for high quality astrophotography. Followings are the differences made by the modification. Low Pass Filter of original CMOS sensor was removed. In CDS Cooled Z6 Hoya Clear filter installed , and image blurring can occur due to chromatic aberration on IR lights recorded on the sensor so the image sharpness can suffer. This is more pronounced in the images taken with refraction optics than reflection optics. We recommend... -
Page 9: Safety Of The User And The Camera
CDS COOLED Z6 USER GUIDE Drop-In Filter system of CM2C/ CM2N does not have the lens communication electric contact points so the auto focus, lens information recording and pulse signal transfer for motor operation which are based on the communication between the camera body and the lens are disabled even when a Camera lens is used. In case of Drop-In Filter system of CM2C/ CM2N you always have to focus lenses manually. Some lenses need power from the body for manual focusing and you cannot focus these lenses even manually when they are mounted on Astro Z6. -
Page 10: Product Warranty
CDS COOLED Z6 USER GUIDE Product Warranty CentralDS Provides 1 year product warranty for customers who purchases brand new CDS Cooled Z6. In case of [User supplied camera modification service], CentralDS offers 60 days product warranty. PAGE 10 11 CENTRALDS... -
Page 11: Cds Cooled Z6 System Chart
CDS COOLED Z6 USER GUIDE CDS Cooled Z6 system Chart PAGE 11 11 CENTRALDS...