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Neptune Camera Manual Neptune-M Camera Manual V1.0 Dec, 2024...
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Neptune Camera Manual Table of Contests Product Features ..........................3 Technical parameters ........................4 Product Description ........................5 Features ..............................6 Cutting-edge Design ....................6 2nd Gen – Sensor Tilt Plate ..................7 256M DDR3 Cache ......................9 DPS technology ......................9 Data Port ........................10 Performance ........................... 11 Readout Noise ......................
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1/3-inch and has a higher resolution, and is more suitable for astronomy enthusiasts. The main hit of the Neptune series is Neptune-C II, yes, you read it right. We directly released the second-generation Neptune model on the grounds that the plan could not keep up with the changes.
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Neptune Camera Manual Technical parameters SONY IMX178 1/1.8" CMOS (mono) Sensor Diagonal 6.4 Mega Pixels Total Pixels 3096×2078 Max Resolution 2.4μm Pixel Size 7.4mm×5.0mm Chip Size 60FPS(10bit) Frame Rate Rolling shutter Shutter 32μs-2000s Exposure Range 2.2e~1.3e Readout Noise ≈80% QE Peak 15k e Full Well 14 bit...
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Neptune Camera Manual Product Description Neptune-M is a planetary camera developed by Player One Astronomy, which adopts the Sony IMX178 1/1.8” format sensor. The 2.4um pixel size accommodates a well depth of 15ke with a total of 6.4MP (the resolution is 3096*2078), and the diagonal is 9mm.
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Neptune Camera Manual Features The naming of Player One Astronomy cameras is unique. For example, we name the planetary cameras after planets (They are Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune, Earth is not included). The size of each planet to a certain extent, represents the size of camera sensors.
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Neptune 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.
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Neptune Camera Manual 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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Neptune Camera Manual 256M DDR3 Cache Player One Astronomy cameras are the first one who adopts the DDR3 cache in all planetary cameras in the world! It helps stabilize and secure data transmission, it effectively avoids frame dropping and greatly reduces readnoise.
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Neptune Camera Manual Overvoltage and overcurrent protection mechanism Player One cameras produced by the number one player ensures 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 full-resolution preview is used, it can reach 60 FPS in RAW8 mode (10bit ADC).
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Neptune Camera Manual Readout Noise Regarding readout noise, we solemnly promise that all values are obtained from actual tests. And for users, you could use Sharpcap 4 for testing. SC4 has a function called Sensor Analysis, provide a very simple way to test readout noise. We wrote a tutorial on our website: https://player-one-astronomy.com/service/manuals/ After many rigorous readout noise tests, the Neptune-C camera can reach a low readout...
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Neptune Camera Manual Mechanical Drawing...
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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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× Legal proof-of-purchase, receipts, or invoices are not provided, or are reasonably believed to have been forged or tampered with. × A product sent to Player One for replacement does not include all original accessories, attachments and packaging, or contains items damaged by user error.
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