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Mars Camera Manual Technical parameters Sensor SONY IMX462 1/2.8" CMOS (color) Diagonal 6.5mm Total Pixels 2.1 Mega Pixels Max Resolution 1944×1096 2.9μm Pixel Size Chip Size 5.6mm×3.2mm Frame Rate 136FPS(10bit) Bayer Matrix RGGB Shutter Rolling shutter 32μs-2000s Exposure Range Readout Noise 2.6e~0.7e ≈9% QE Peak...
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Mars Camera Manual Product Description Mars-C is a planetary camera developed by Player One Astronomy, which adopts the Sony IMX462 1/2.8” format sensor. The 2.9um pixel size accommodates a well depth of 12ke with a total of 2.1MP (the resolution is 1944*1096), and the diagonal is 6.46 mm.
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Features Cutting-edge Design The planetary cameras developed by Player One Astronomy use a scientific and technological regular hexagon to construct the main body line, supplemented by round chamfers to achieve both rigidity and flexibility. The positive red, which is like a summer...
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Mars Camera Manual 2nd Gen – Sensor Tilt Plate The built-in high-density sponge shading pad can block the light from the side slits without any side leakage. When taking solar photograph with prominence telescope, the Newton ring is annoying. Smoother solar image without Newton ring could be taken by adjusting the focal plate. Get a much smaller field curvature of the telescope.
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Mars Camera Manual 256M DDR3 Cache Player One Astronomy cameras are the first ones who adopt the DDR3 cache in all planetary cameras in the world! It helps stabilize and secure data transmission, effectively avoids frame dropping, and greatly reduces read noise.
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Mars Camera Manual Overvoltage and overcurrent protection mechanism Player One cameras produced by the number one player ensure the safety of your camera and other equipment through overvoltage and overcurrent protection mechanisms. Data Port When the camera is connected to the USB3.0 interface and a full-resolution preview is used, it can reach 136 FPS in RAW8 mode (10bit ADC), and the frame rate in RAW16 mode (12bit ADC) is 64 frames per second.
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QE Curve The QE curve of the Mars-C camera is unique. The sensitivity reaches its peak at 800- 850nm, and the RGB is gathered together, which has very strong infrared sensitivity.
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For best experiences, we recommend customers to purchase our products form local dealers. After-sales Service Warranty Policy 2-year free warranty (time start from delivered) for Player One products. If the product has any issue, please send the image or video and description to support@player-one- astronomy.com for further check to confirm. ...
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