Photography Performance
AP224MC uses a SONY IMX224 CMOS sensor with Exmor and NIR Technology, 1/3″ and 1.2M pixels , the ultra-low read noise is 0.5e- to 3e-, adopt unique hardware amplifier glow control circuit to significantly reduce amplifier glow, high sensitivity in IR range, in some indicators, AP224MC is comparable to sCMOS or EMCCD cameras so it is a best choice for astronomy and microscopy photography. The “lucky imaging” method used in planetary imaging uses many short exposures to freeze the effects of atmospheric scintillation. Multiple short exposures instead of one long exposure can better freeze this movement. The stacking software will filter out the images taken during poor moments of seeing, and retain those taken at the good time. Therefore, before the rotation of the planet becomes a factor, people need to take as many images as possible in a short time. Therefore, a high frame rate is very important for planetary imaging.
Interface Ports
USB 3.0 Port: 5Gb bandwidth ensures AP224MC high speed of 64fps (12bit, normal mode) or 150 fps (10bit, high speed mode) at full resolution(1.2Mega).
High QE
Accorfding to the relative QE Curve, it is estimated that the Peak Value will be between 76%-80%.
Technical Parameters
- Sensor: 1/3” CMOS IMX224
- Sensor Size: 4.75mm*3.55mm
- Diagonal length: 6.10mm
- Resolution: 1.2 Mega Pixels 1304X976
- Pixel Size: 3.74µm
- Exposure Range: 31µs-980s
- ROI: Supported
- Interface: USB3.0/USB2.0
- Focus Distance to Sensor: 12.4mm
- Binning: 2×2 binning can be supported
- Non-volatile memory/ Embedded camera storage: Build-in user-accessible space is 192K byte (image size up to 480X320)
- Shutter mode: Rolling Shutter
- Protective window glass: AR-coated glass
- Interface ports: USB3.0/USB2.0
- Bit rate (BR): 12bit output (12bit ADC)
- OS Compatibility: Windows 7, 8, 10, Mac, Linux
- Adapter size: 2″ / 1.25″ / M42X0.75
- Dimensions: Square, side length 66 mm
- Weight:110g
- Working Temperature: -6°C—44°C
- Storage Temperature: -19°C—62°C
- Working Relative Humidity: 15%—85%
- Storage Relative Humidity: 15%—96%
Supported resolution
- 1304×976 150fps / 64fps
- 1280×960 152.2fps / 66fps
- 800×600 242fps / 103fps
- 640×480 299fps / 128fps
- 320×240 576fps / 255fps
- 10bit ADC / 12bit ADC
- More resolution modes can be customized
Sample Images
