‘The webcam is dead...long live The Imaging Source!' - Astronomy Now review, May 2008. Discover the world of affordable CCD astrophotography. You too will soon be taking high quality astroimages! The Imaging Source CCD Cameras - USB 2.0, Firewire or GIGE (Gigabite Ethernet), Colour or Monochrome, with or without IR filters. The Imaging Source cameras are very compact and extremely user-friendly. They come with chip sizes of ¼", 1/3" or ½" with image resolution from 640 x 480 pixels up to 1280 x 960 pixels. They can give up to 60 frames per second or be used for exposures of up to 60 minutes, making them extremely versatile imaging tools. They are ideal for lunar and planetary imaging, with a capacity for multiple rapid short exposures to offset the effects of atmospheric turbulence (in conjunction with stacking software). They are also eminently suitable for many deep-sky objects including globular cluster, planetary nebulae etc using longer exposure times on shorter focal length scopes.
Download your images using either a USB 2.0 or by fast Firewire connection. (Please note - Mac users can easily take full advantage of the connectivity of Imaging Source cameras, but are more limited in dedicated imaging software. Using a Firewire camera on a PC or laptop will also require a powered FireWire cable to provide sufficient power to the camera. Contact Simon if you are thinking of going down this route)
All currently available models are listed below summarising their specifications. Call for advice if necessary. Nomenclature for Imaging Source cameras is not always obvious... Remember - if your long-term goal is to take high-quality colour images, give serious consideration to getting a monochrome camera. This may sound counter-intuitive, however these will be more sensitive than the colour versions and will be far more versatile in the future. Addition of a LRGB filter set (with Luminance, Red, Green and Blue filters) or emission-line filters (eg Hydrogen-alpha, Sulphur-II, O-III) will allow full colour images to be constructed from separate exposures, cutting out a lot of the background skyglow (and even Moonlight) in the process. Email Simon at simon@widescreen-centre.co.uk to discuss further. GIGE (Gigabite Ethernet) Cameras - NEW!!!
USB 2.0 Cameras
FireWire Cameras
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DMK 21AG04.AS Monochrome GigE Astronomy Camera with 60 fps for Astrophotogrphy
Product code: TP600
Manufacturer: Imaging Source
Monochrome USB camera without IR cut filter, 1/4" CCD, progressive scan, Resolution 640 x 480, Max. 60 fps, Max exposure time 60 min, C/CS Mount, Software Included
£459.00
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DFK 21AG04.AS GigE Colour Camera With 60 fps for CCD Astronomy
Product code: TP605
Manufacturer: Imaging Source
Colour USB camera with IR cut filter, 1/4" CCD, progressive scan, Resolution 640 x 480, Max. 60 fps, Max exposure time 60 min, C/CS Mount, Software Included
£429.00
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DBK 21AG04.AS GigE Colour Camera Without IR Cut Filter With 60fps
Product code: TP610
Manufacturer: Imaging Source
Color USB camera without IR cut filter, 1/4" CCD, progressive scan, Resolution 640 x 480, Max. 60 fps, Max exposure time 60 min, C/CS Mount, Software Included
£429.00
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DMK 31AG03.AS Low Cost Monochrome GigE Astro CCD Camera With High Resolution
Product code: TP615
Manufacturer: Imaging Source
Monochrome USB camera without IR cut filter, 1/3" CCD, progressive scan, Resolution 1024 x 768, Max. 30 fps, Max exposure time 60 min, C/CS Mount, Software Included
£619.00
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DFK 31AG03.AS Low Cost, High Resolution GigE Colour Astronomy Camera
Product code: TP620
Manufacturer: Imaging Source
Color USB camera with IR cut filter, 1/3" CCD, progressive scan, Resolution 1024 x 768, Max. 30 fps, Max exposure time 60 min, C/CS Mount, Software Included
£569.00
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DBK 31AG03.AS Low Cost, High Resolution GigE Colour Astronomy Camera Without IR Cut Filter
Product code: TP625
Manufacturer: Imaging Source
Color USB camera without IR cut filter, 1/3" CCD, progressive scan, Resolution 1024 x 768, Max. 30 fps, Max exposure time 60 min, C/CS Mount, Software Included
£569.00
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DMK 41AG02.AS Monochrome GigE Camera For High Resolution Captures of Night Sky
Product code: TP630
Manufacturer: Imaging Source
Monochrome USB camera without IR cut filter, 1/2" CCD, progressive scan, Resolution 1280 x 960, Max. 15 fps, Max exposure time 60 min, C/CS Mount, Software Included
£619.00
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DFK 41AG02.AS GigE Colour Astro Camera For High Resolution Astrophotography
Product code: TP635
Manufacturer: Imaging Source
Color USB camera with IR cut filter, 1/2" CCD, progressive scan, Resolution 1280 x 960, Max. 15 fps, Max exposure time 60 min, C/CS Mount, Software Included
£569.00
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DBK 41AG02.AS GigE Colour Astro Camera IR Cut Filter and Very High Resolution
Product code: TP640
Manufacturer: Imaging Source
Colour USB camera without IR cut filter, 1/2" CCD, progressive scan, Resolution 1280 x 960, Max. 15 fps, Max exposure time 60 min, C/CS Mount, Software Included
£569.00
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DMK 21AF04.AS Monochrome FireWire Camera without IR cut filter
Product code: TP500
Manufacturer: Imaging Source
Monochrome FireWire camera without IR cut filter, 1/4" CCD, progressive scan, Resolution 640x480, Max. 60 fps, Max exposure time 60 min, C/CS Mount, Software included.
£315.00
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DMK 21AU04.AS Monochrome USB Camera without IR cut filter
Product code: TP505
Manufacturer: Imaging Source
Monochrome USB camera without IR cut filter, 1/4" CCD, progressive scan, Resolution 640x480, Max. 60 fps, Max exposure time 60 min, C/CS Mount, Software included.
£315.00
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DFK 21AF04.AS Colour FireWire Camera with IR cut filter
Product code: TP530
Manufacturer: Imaging Source
Color FireWire camera with IR cut filter, 1/4" CCD, progressive scan, Resolution 640x 480, Max. 60 fps, Max exposure time 60 min, C/CS Mount, Software included.
£279.00
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DFK 21AU04.AS Colour USB Camera with IR cut filter
Product code: TP535
Manufacturer: Imaging Source
Colour USB camera with IR cut filter, 1/4" CCD, progressive scan, Resolution 640x 480, Max. 60 fps, Max exposure time 60 min, C/CS Mount, Software included.
£279.00
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DBK 21AF04.AS Colour FireWire Camera without IR cut filter
Product code: TP560
Manufacturer: Imaging Source
The Imaging Source arrives at Widescreen. Colour FireWire camera, 1/4" CCD, progressive scan, Resolution 640x480, Max. 60 fps, Max exposure time 60 min, C/CS Mount, Software included.
£279.00
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DBK 21AU04.AS Colour USB Camera without IR cut filter
Product code: TP565
Manufacturer: Imaging Source
The Imaging Source arrives at Widescreen. Colour FireWire camera, 1/4" CCD, progressive scan, Resolution 640x480, Max. 60 fps, Max exposure time 60 min, C/CS Mount, Software included.
£279.00
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