ZWO ASI2600MC Pro Manual
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ASI2600 Manual

Revision 1.1
Aug, 2020
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  • Page 1: Asi2600 Manual

    ASI2600 Manual Revision 1.1 Aug, 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

    ASI2600 Manual Table of Contents ASI2600 Manual ..........................1 1. Instruction ............................. 3 2. What's in the box? ......................... 4 3. Camera technical specifications ....................5 4. QE Graph & Read Noise ....................... 6 5. Getting to know your camera ......................8 5.1 External View ........................
  • 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 User Forum: https://bbs.astronomy-imaging-camera.com/...
  • Page 4: What's In The Box

    ASI2600 Manual 2. What's in the box? ASI2600MC Pro camera...
  • Page 5: Camera Technical Specifications

    ASI2600 Manual 3. Camera technical specifications Sensor SONY IMX571 CMOS Diagonal 28.3mm 26 Mega Pixels Resolution 6248*4176 Pixel Size 3.76μm Image area 23.5*17.5mm Max FPS at full resolution 3.51FPS Shutter Rolling shutter Exposure Range 32μs-2000s Read Noise 1.0-3.3e QE peak Above 80% Full well 50ke...
  • Page 6: Qe Graph & Read Noise

    ASI2600 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. For the 2600 Sensor, the peak value for QE is around 80%. Read noise includes pixel diode noise, circuit noise and ADC quantization error noise.
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  • Page 8: Getting To Know Your Camera

    ASI2600 Manual 5. Getting to know your camera 5.1 External View Protective Window, IR CUT, D60*2mm Tilt adjustment ring, M42*0.75 thread, thickness 5mm, can be removed Radiator USB2.0Hub USB3.0/USB2.0 Interface Cooling power supply DC power port: size 5.5 * 2.1mm, positive inside and negative outside, 12V@3A power is recommended.
  • Page 9: Power Consumption

    ASI2600 Manual 5.2 Power Consumption ASI2600 camera is with low power consumption, max at 4.7W USB3.0 cable is recommended for power supply. Recommended power supply for cooling: 12V @ 3A DC adapter (5.5× 2.1mm, center pole positive). Also suitable: lithium battery with 11-15V. Here is the ASI2600 cooling efficiency graph.
  • Page 10: Cooling System

    ASI2600 Manual 5.4 Cooling System The Cooling system of ASI2600 Pro camera can precisely control the sensor temperature. Unlike traditional CCD, the ASI2600 camera has ultra-low readout noise, efficient cooling, and adjustable gain. There is no need to use ultra-long exposures to shoot targets, which significantly reduces the requirements for the photography system as well as the guide system.
  • Page 11: Protective Window

    ASI2600 Manual 5.6 Protective Window There is a protective window-IR CUT filter in front of the ASI2600 camera sensor, with 60mm diameter and 2mm thickness. 5.7 Analog to Digital Converter (ADC) The ASI2600 camera has a built-in 16bit ADC. 12bit ADC mode for output will be used when we do hardware Bin, this camera also supports custom ROI partial readout mode, with faster frame rate at small ROI resolutions.
  • Page 12: Tilt Adjustment

    ASI2600 Manual the best advantage of hardware binning is the faster frame rates. If you don't care about speed, we suggest you use software binning. 5.9 Tilt Adjustment There are 3 sets of screws that can be used to tilt the sensor, to make it same with the primary mirror of Newtonian, two screws per set for screw in /out.
  • Page 13: How To Use Your Camera

    ASI2600 Manual 6. How to use your camera Using an adapter, the ASI2600 camera can be connected to a telescope, or a camera lens. Most of the adapters are already included in the package, and the rest can be purchased directly from our official website below.
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  • Page 16: Mechanical Drawing

    ASI2600 Manual 7. Mechanical drawing ASI2600MC Pro...
  • Page 17: Servicing

    ASI2600 Manual 8. 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.

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