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Page 1: Asi485 Manual
ASI485 Manual Revision 1.0 Sep, 2021 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
ASI485 Manual Table of Contents ASI485 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
ZWO support site: https://support.astronomy-imaging-camera.com/ The ASI485MC is one of the latest color planetary cameras released by ZWO in 2021. Packed with Sony sensor IMX485, this camera has some very great highlights, including a large resolution of 3840*2160, USB 3.0 interface, large full-well depth of 13ke-, extremely high... -
Page 4: What's In The Box
ASI485 Manual 2. What’s in the box? ASI485MC... -
Page 5: Camera Technical Specifications
ASI485 Manual 3. Camera technical specifications Sensor SONY IMX485 CMOS Format 1/1.2” Diagonal 12.86mm Resolution 8.28 Mega Pixel, 3840*2160 Pixel size 2.9µm Sensor size 11.13mm * 6.26mm Max fps 39FPS Shutter Rolling shutter Exposure range 32µs-2000s Readout noise 0.7-6.4 e... -
Page 6: Qe Graph & Read Noise
Read noise includes pixel diode noise, circuit noise and ADC quantization error noise. The lower the better. As you can see, the Read Noise of the ASI485 camera is extremely low. The built-in HCG mode can even more reduce the read noise at high gain and keep the same wide dynamic range for this camera as at low gain. - Page 7 ASI485 Manual...
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Page 8: Getting To Know Your Camera
5.3 USB 3.0 port & ST4 port USB 3.0 Port: Providing 5Gb bandwidth to let ASI485 run at 39fps (10bit, high speed mode) or 27.2fps (12bit, normal mode) at full resolution(8.28Mega). ST4 Port: Can be used to connect with auto guide port of mount for guiding. -
Page 9: Analog To Digital Converter (Adc)
5.5 Analog to Digital Converter (ADC) The ASI485 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
ASI485 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://telescopes.taobao.com/ Color camera connecting drawing: 1. -
Page 11: Cleaning
ASI485 Manual 7. Cleaning The camera is sealed and comes with an AR protect window to protect the sensor from dusts and humidity. To see the dusts, you just need to set up your telescope and point it to a bright place. A Barlow is required to see these dusts clearly. -
Page 12: Mechanical Drawing
ASI485 Manual 8. Mechanical drawing ASI485MC... -
Page 13: Servicing
ASI485 Manual 9. Servicing For software upgrades, please refer to “Support-manual and software” on our official website. https://astronomy-imaging-camera.com/ For repairs and consultation, you can visit here: https://support.astronomy-imaging-camera.com/ For customers who bought the camera from your local dealer, dealer is responsible for the customer service.
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