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New ZWO large sensor camera
I saw this posted on Nov 6 by Sam Wen from ZWO in the Yahoo Group for ASI Cameras. He was announcing their new camera ASI174 with the IMX174 sensor. Availability expected in the beginning of 2015 and looking for beta testers. As it uses a global shutter, the expectation is that will not show banding like the other ZWO cameras. The target competition is the PointGrey Grasshopper3 GS3-U3-23S6M, which uses the same chip.
ASI174 features:
SONY's first global shutter CMOS
Size:1/1.2" 5.86um*5.86um
USB3.0 1936*1216@128fps 12bitADC
Peak QE:76%
ASI174 features:
SONY's first global shutter CMOS
Size:1/1.2" 5.86um*5.86um
USB3.0 1936*1216@128fps 12bitADC
Peak QE:76%
Re: New ZWO large sensor camera
ok i will bight -what is the expected price and how do the current sensor cameras do for solar work?
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Hi Douglas
I would be happy to be a beta tester
I would be happy to be a beta tester
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Re: New ZWO large sensor camera
interesting!
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Re: New ZWO large sensor camera
Funny about the price. So Sam at ZWO is basically asking his Yahoo user group how much they want to pay for the new camera. Apparently, the comparable PGR camera is now selling for $995 so the consensus seems to be the price needs to be $500 to $600.
Has anyone tried the PGR CMOS camera mentioned above that uses the same chip?
Has anyone tried the PGR CMOS camera mentioned above that uses the same chip?
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someone should tell this guy that he should be over here asking these questions...
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Very true!solarchat wrote:someone should tell this guy that he should be over here asking these questions...
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I too would be a beta tester. Time to time we have sunny weather during the winter season.
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Re: New ZWO large sensor camera
From the recent post "First Test with new camera Basler ACA1920-155 Refractor 230m ", the IMX174 sensor seems to work nicely for solar. The ZWO ASI174 will apparently be officially launched in 1Q 2015.
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I've got to ask....
do these new USB3 cameras work on older machines with USB2 ports - reduced frame rates?
do these new USB3 cameras work on older machines with USB2 ports - reduced frame rates?
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Hi Ken
yes mine works (Grasshopper 3), new machine USB 3 26 fps, USB 2 18 fps, old lapi USB2 9 fps
yes mine works (Grasshopper 3), new machine USB 3 26 fps, USB 2 18 fps, old lapi USB2 9 fps
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http://www.zwoptical.com/eng/Cameras/ASI174/index.asp
Hmmm discounted price for Beta testers.....10 days to go.....
Yes or No????
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Hmmm discounted price for Beta testers.....10 days to go.....
Yes or No????
Help me here!
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Hi Ken
that is a good offer, if I hadn't already 3 CCD's I would bite too
that is a good offer, if I hadn't already 3 CCD's I would bite too
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Re: New ZWO large sensor camera
Pulled the pin a few days ago at the beta tester price and my ASI174MM arrived here in New Zealand a few hours ago. Hope to have first light images soonish but so far it seems at first try to be working fine with latest betas of both firecapture and sharpcap. It is running using USB 2 on a very underpowered and old 10 inch screen netbook, giving me up to about 13 FPS, which seems ok for such an old and low powered USB2 netbook.
I'm collecting solar Ha data at the moment with my 102mm f/6.5 achromat, Quark, and the 174MM, to process later.
I tried a 1.25 inch x0.5 reducer on the end of a longish nosepiece in front of the camera, but got a lot of vignetting, so will try that with a shorter nosepiece between the sensor and reducer to see if can get around that. Maybe I'll need to get a 2 inch 0.5 reducer and the Daystar 2" Quark EP holder to not get vignetting with a reducer on the large sensor.
Haven't noticed any newton rings yet but I might not know properly about that until I start processing the avis as it is hard to see the netbook screen properly in the bright sun.
Cheers,
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I'm collecting solar Ha data at the moment with my 102mm f/6.5 achromat, Quark, and the 174MM, to process later.
I tried a 1.25 inch x0.5 reducer on the end of a longish nosepiece in front of the camera, but got a lot of vignetting, so will try that with a shorter nosepiece between the sensor and reducer to see if can get around that. Maybe I'll need to get a 2 inch 0.5 reducer and the Daystar 2" Quark EP holder to not get vignetting with a reducer on the large sensor.
Haven't noticed any newton rings yet but I might not know properly about that until I start processing the avis as it is hard to see the netbook screen properly in the bright sun.
Cheers,
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Hi Chris
good to hear the ASI arrived
good to hear the ASI arrived
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Good news Chris mine must be coming tomorrow as we have a deluge headed our way with up to 400mm predicted on Friday.I have a few reducers so will be interesting to experiment.
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Re: New ZWO large sensor camera
I'm strooongly interested in this camera,as my first one,
It would give me the opportunity to get the full disk at the focal length of my Lunt 100.
After a quick search Google gave me some fine results :
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid ... 760&type=1
https://www.flickr.com/photos/104456915 ... 872651751/
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid ... 760&type=1
Some,coming from ZWO FB page,could be some kind of adveritsing-photos,
BUT...
It would give me the opportunity to get the full disk at the focal length of my Lunt 100.
After a quick search Google gave me some fine results :
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid ... 760&type=1
https://www.flickr.com/photos/104456915 ... 872651751/
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid ... 760&type=1
Some,coming from ZWO FB page,could be some kind of adveritsing-photos,
BUT...
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Hi Marco
you can't do much wrong buying that camera, just take the mono version
you can't do much wrong buying that camera, just take the mono version
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Oh yes,
that's for sure.
I'd also need a new,high performance PC...
that's for sure.
I'd also need a new,high performance PC...
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do you know if the ccd is big enough to provide full disk on a lunt 152? what is the chip measurement?
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Hi John
no, the chip is not big enough for a direct full disk shot
no, the chip is not big enough for a direct full disk shot
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