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- Page 1 Apollo Camera Manual Apollo-M MAX Pro Camera Manual V1.0 Dec, 2024...
- Page 2 Apollo Camera Manual Table of Contests Product Features ..........................3 Technical parameters ........................4 Product Description ........................5 Format ..........................5 Pixel size ...........................6 Cutting-edge Design ....................6 Front 3P and Rear 4P tilter plate ................6 Carbon fiber and light weight ..................7 Deep Cooling ........................8 Anti-Dew heater ......................8 Full well ..........................9 HCG and Noise ......................9...
- Page 3 Apollo Camera Manual Product Features DSO cooled camera line is the most advanced product line in Player One history. We start the project from 2021, through a lot of modify and rebuild we made this final version. It brings our newest technology and design to everyone, we are very proud to introduce this...
- Page 4 Apollo Camera Manual Technical parameters Sensor New SONY IMX432 1.1" CMOS (mono) Diagonal 17.5mm Total Pixels 1.7 Mega Pixels Max Resolution 1608×1104 9μm Pixel Size 14.5mm×9.9mm Chip Size Frame Rate 126FPS（12bit） Shutter Global shutter 32μs-2000s Exposure Range Readout Noise 22.9e~2.6e Full Well 100k e ≈79%...
- Page 5 1.1” format monochrome sensor. The 9um pixel size accommodates a well depth of 100Ke with a total of 1.7MP (the resolution is 1608*1104), and the diagonal is 17.5mm. Pregius Technology Apollo-M MAX Pro (IMX432) based on Sony Pregius 3rd Gen technology, it is global shutter technology used in CMOS sensors. Format Apollo-M MAX Pro (IMX432) has 1.1″format, it is the biggest sensor in entire solar...
- Page 6 SCT + Daystar filter (with 4.2X). Cutting-edge Design The Apollo-M MAX Pro cooled camera using same design as Ares cooled series, but a little difference! With a round body, a golden and black color scheme, and using carbon fiber to keep weight down and cutting-edge outlook.
- Page 7 Carbon fiber and light weight The Apollo-M MAX Pro uses a carbon fiber in camera housing and has been optimized for weight reduction in its structural design. The camera weighs only 420 grams, making it one of the lightest models on the market.
- Page 8 Apollo Camera Manual Deep Cooling Player One cooled camera series use 2 Stage TEC Cooling unit, after improved the structure design to reject the heat back to camera chamber, Camera Delta-T can reach 35-40℃. Anti-Dew heater In the design of lightweight cooled cameras, Player One still pursuing the perfection, any necessary features must have, especially anti-dew system, is the problem that a lot of small cooled cameras ignored.
- Page 9 Apollo Camera Manual Full well 100Ke full well, is 3 times bigger than IMX174. This feature will bring some new possibility in imaging. What we can imagine is HDR the Sun and prominence, or maybe the bright and dark side of the Moon. HCG and Noise HCG mode will automatic open when Gain ≥145, readout noise will drop to 4.6e.
- Page 10 Apollo Camera Manual Amp-Glow performance Apollo-M MAX Pro is not a non-amp-glow camera, but it’s amp-glow is very smooth, we believe it will be easier to be calibrated. In solar imaging, it won’t be a problem at all. 300s@gain=0, offset=10, -10 degree, Dark frame of Apollo-M MAX Pro camera: DOWNLOAD ℃...
- Page 11 Apollo Camera Manual Type-C Data port and Power port Back piece of cooled camera has 2 Type-C data port and 12V DC 5.5×2.1mm power port. Main data port support USB3.0 protocol, the camera can run 126fps under RAW8 mode. Type-C port is easier to plug in when assemble the imaging equipment in night. When recording images, since the actual writing speed will be affected by the writing speed of the hard disk itself, when the hard disk writing speed is slow, the recording may not reach the theoretical speed.
- Page 12 The heat power is adjustable. 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.
- Page 13 Apollo Camera Manual Performance HCG open at gain=145.
- Page 14 Apollo 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/ If you are interested in readout noise testing, you may try it yourself, which is very simple.
- Page 15 Apollo Camera Manual Mechanical Drawing...
- Page 16 Apollo Camera Manual BFL Solutions Following is some recommend 55mm BFL solution for this camera. If don’t consider about BFL, the connection way is various.
- Page 17 Apollo Camera Manual Notice: Some BFL solution is 56mm (Compensate light path differences which caused by filters)
- Page 18 Apollo Camera Manual Package List...
- Page 19 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. ...
- Page 20 × 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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