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* FireWire Bayer camera
* 1/4" Sony CCD, progressive scan
* 640 x 480 pixel
* Up to 60 images/s
* IEEE 1394
* Protocol: DCAM 1.31
General behaviour:
Video formats @ Frame rate 640 x 480 UYVY @ 30, 15, 7.5, 3.75 fps
640 x 480 BY8 @ 60, 30, 15, 7.5, 3.75 fps
Sensitivity 0.5 lx at 1/30s, gain 20 dB
Dynamic range ADC: 10 bit, output: 8 bit
SNR ADC: 9 bit at 25 °C, gain 0 dB
Interface (optical):
Sensor specification ICX098BQ Download [671.36 KB, PDF]
Type progressive scan
Format 1/4 "
Resolution H: 640, V: 480
Pixel size H: 5.6 'm, V: 5.6 'm
Lens mount C/CS mount
Interface (electrical):
Supply voltage 8 to 30 VDC
Current consumption approx 200 mA at 12 VDC
Interface (mechanical):
Dimensions H: 50.6 mm, W: 50.6 mm, L: 50 mm
Mass 265 g
Adjustments (man):
Shutter 1/10000 to 30 s
Gain 0 to 36 dB
Offset 0 to 511
Adjustments (auto):
Shutter 1/10000 to 30 s
Gain 0 to 36 dB
Offset 0 to 511
Environmental:
Max. temperature (operation) -5 °C to 45 °C
Max. temperature (storage) -20 °C to 60 °C
Max. humidity (operation) 80 % non-condensing
Max. humidity (storage) 95 % non-condensing
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Shipped software for Windows®
This camera ships with the camera driver IC WDM DCAM TIS and the control software IC
Capture.AS. To learn more about these software products, please take a look at the software section: |
A device driver and the camera control software IC Capture.AS are shipped with every telescope camera on this web site. Both
components run on Windows® 2000 and Windows XP.
IC WDM DCAM TIS - Device driver for FireWire telescope cameras
The driver IC WDM DCAM TIS embeds all FireWire telescope cameras, manufactured by The Imaging Source, into Windows® 2000 and
Windows® XP. By deploying this driver, all CCD cameras are compatible to DirectX®. Consequently, all The Imaging Source
telescope cameras can be used with all astro-photography software that is compatible to DirectX®.
Software requirements
* PIII/800 MHz, 128 MB
* Graphics card with 24 or 32 bit
* Windows® 2000/SP2 or Windows® XP
* DirectX® 9.0c or higher
IC Capture.AS - Camera control software
IC Capture.AS is authored by The Imaging Source and has been specifically designed for use with telescope cameras. The software
ships with all the telescope cameras sold on this web site. Using IC Capture.AS, you can do the following:
* Set all camera parameters
* See the live image data stream from the camera
* Retrieve singular images from the camera and save them as BMP or JPG files.
* Capture image sequences and save the single images as enumerated BMP or JPG files.
* Capture image sequences and save them as lossless, uncompressed AVI files. These files can be post-processed in other
astronomy applications, such as RegiStax.
Software requirements
* PIII/800 MHz, 128 MB
* Graphics card with 24 or 32 bit
* Windows® 2000/SP2 or Windows® XP
* DirectX® 9.0c or higher
Please note that in order to save image sequences, a host computer with a fast CPU and fast secondary hard disk is required.
AVI file generation
With IC Capture.AS you can save the images outputted from the camera as an AVI file. There are two approaches to achieve this:
* If you would like to save a compressed AVI file, simply select the appropriate codec in IC Capture.AS (DivX, for example).
* If you prefer uncompressed AVIs, simply select the shipped codec (uncompressed Y800, uncompressed RGB24, uncompressed
RGB32, uncompressed UYVY). |
