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Page 1: Asi462 Manual
ASI462 Manual Revision 1.0 July, 2020 All materials related to this publication are subject to change without notice and its copyright totally belongs to Suzhou ZWO CO.,LTD. Please download the latest version from our Official website. -
Page 2: Table Of Contents
ASI462 Manual Table of Contents ASI462 Manual ..........................1 Instruction ..........................3 What’s in the box? ........................4 Camera technical specifications ....................5 QE Graph & Read Noise ......................6 Getting to know your camera ....................8 5.1 External View ........................8 5.2 Power consumption ...................... -
Page 3: Instruction
ASI camera. Please take the time to read it thoroughly and if you have any other questions, please feel free to contact us at info@zwoptical.com. Welcome to join ZWO FB and User Forum below! Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/ZwoDesignAstronomyCameras... -
Page 4: What's In The Box
ASI462 Manual 2. What’s in the box? ASI462MC... -
Page 5: Camera Technical Specifications
ASI462 Manual 3. Camera technical specifications Sensor SONY IMX462 CMOS 1/2.8” Format Diagonal 6.46mm Resolution 21 Mega Pixels, 1936*1096 Pixel size 2.9µm Sensor size 5.6mm * 3.2mm Max fps 136FPS Shutter Rolling shutter Exposure range 32µs-2000s Readout noise 0.47~2.65e QE peak Full well 11.2ke 12bit... -
Page 6: Qe Graph & Read Noise
ASI462 Manual 4. 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. ASI462 has very high QE value at 800-1000nm wavelength (almost 2 times higher than that of ASI290MC). - Page 7 ASI462 Manual...
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Page 8: Getting To Know Your Camera
ASI462 Manual 5. Getting to know your camera 5.1 External View AR protect window D21*1.1mm 1/4” screw You can mount to tripod USB3.0&USB2.0 IN ST4 guide port 5.2 Power consumption ASI462 camera is with low power consumption, max at 13.9W. USB3.0 cable is recommended for power supply. -
Page 9: Analog To Digital Converter (Adc)
ASI462 Manual 5.5 Analog to Digital Converter (ADC) The ASI462 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. -
Page 10: How To Use Your Camera
ASI462 Manual 6. 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: https://astronomy-imaging-camera.com/ Color camera connecting drawing: 1. -
Page 11: Cleaning
ASI462 Manual 7. Cleaning The camera is sealed and comes with an AR protect window to protect the sensor from dusts and humidity. We don’t recommend customers to open the camera for cleaning. Otherwise, chamber of the sensor can get wet which will cause the sensor getting dew when do cooling in the future. To see the dusts, you just need to set up your telescope and point it to a bright place. -
Page 12: Mechanical Drawing
ASI462 Manual 8. Mechanical drawing ASI462MC... -
Page 13: Servicing
ASI462 Manual 9. Servicing For software upgrades, please refer to “Support-manual and software” on our official website. https://astronomy-imaging-camera.com/ Repairs and servicing are available by emailing info@zwoptical.com For customers who bought the camera from your local dealer, dealer is responsible for the customer service.