Altair GP-CAM2 290M Mono - Guide Camera

Description

Altair GP-CAM2  MONO - Guide Camera
The SONY Exmor IMX290 CMOS sensor has very low read noise, with 2.9 micron pixels and a large 1920x1080 array
giving 2.07 megapixels. It is also BSI, or backside illuminated and carries the STARVIS rating.
Onboard buffering gives USB data transfer speeds significantly higher than the GPCAM1 series, pushing the USB2.0
format to the limit, yet within a stable envelope. This almost completely eliminates dropped frames, corrupted video,
and enables faster more consistent frame rates, even with less powerful notebook computers.
The camera has an ST4 auto-guiding port, and can be used to auto-guide with mounts from all the major mount
manufacturers supporting ST4 format, such as iOptron, Celestron and Skywatcher.
The camera can be fully controlled in AltairCapture and SharpCap to output uncompressed .AVI and .SER video files
for solar system imaging, as well as all common still image formats such as .JPEG .PNG .TIF .BMP, to mention just a
few. The GPCAM supports 8bit or 12bit output. The 12 bit output mode can be used for deep sky imaging with less
frames needing to be stacked and a wider pixel intensity range. The IMX290 sensor is extremely sensitive in the IR
region (for all pixels not just red!) and can be used effectively with IR Pass filters for solar and lunar imaging in mono
mode.
Included:
Drivers on CD
USB B male to A male
ST4 cable
Purchased 11/26/2020
Very little use
LIKE NEW
EXCELLENT CONDITION