Astronomy Magazine's 2016 Star Product and Sky & Telescopes 2017 Hot!
This year the Revolution Imager was Astronomy Magazine's only camera to receive a star product award and one of Sky and Telescope's Hot Products for 2017!
Now with the R2, all you have to do is make some simple connections and you can use the power of the most modern technology to see on the included color monitor the mountains, valleys and seas of The Moon. Easily change the exposure of the video camera and seamlessly go to seeing the reds and greens of Nebulosity or even the spiral arms of The Whirlpool Galaxy. All from your backyard using the amazing sensitivity of the most modern Sony imaging chips and built in live automated video processing. You will be blown away at what even the most modest tracking telescopes will show you in just a few seconds of exposure!
This newest version, Revolution Imager R2, has an easier menu to operate, better contrast control, better gain control and finer image processing on board. This new version does a maximum of 5.12 second exposure and now stacks up to 6 images instead of 5.
And now, you can use the power and sensitivity of the Revolution Imager R2 to explore new dimensions with the optional microscope system, Revolution: Micro!
The Revolution Imager includes everything you need to get up-and-running and get the most out of your existing telescope. Included are:
Portable 7" LCD monitor.
12v Li-Ion Battery with charger to run both the camera and LCD screen.
0.5x Focal Reducer to dramatically widen the field of view.
UV/IR filter.
Hand-held remote control to control the camera.
Shock-proof carry case.
All required cables.
The newest version of the R2 comes with the HD UHTC wired remote that allows left, right and scrolling up through all menus when in CVBS mode. Using the 2 included AA batteries, navigating to the exposure is easy and maintains complete hands-free operation of the camera during a long exposure!
HOW TO ASSEMBLE
The Revolution Imager comes with a lot of parts - this page will help you identify and assemble all the pieces to get up and running
how to assemble the parts
After unpacking you will need to identify the following pieces.
Revolution Camera
Battery
7" Color Monitor
1.25" Adapter
.5X reducer
UV/IR cut filter
Umbilical Cable including wired remote
Here's how to assemble the peices:
Step 1 – Attach white coax cable with wired remote to BNC jack on back of camera
Step 2 - Attach round power cord to back of camera. (note there are 2 round power cords, one end goes to the rechargeable battery, the other in the back of the camera, be sure the round power cord after it splits in two goes into the camera)
Step 3 – Since you have probably discovered the other round power cord that is on the single end of the Y split, this is the one that plugs into the rechargeable battery
Step 4 – Back to the other end of the Y of the umbilical cord you will find a multi-prong cable that must line up with the receiving end of the cable that comes from the 7” Color Monitor. Attach these cables, carefully lining up the pins to each other.
Step 5 – Remove the lens cap from the Revolution Camera and screw the 1.25” adapter into the opening
you are now ready to go explore the universe!
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