ZWO ASI 174 Monochrome USB 3.0 CCD Camera

The ZWO ASI174MM CCD Camera is a compact and accurate solution for planetary, solar and even deep sky self-guidance and imaging with not very long exposures. It incorporates an IMX 174LQJ CMOS sensor which detects more bright spots and stars in the sky, an essential characteristic for good guidance , even in short exposures.
The camera resolution is 1936x12160 or 2.3mpx at the rate of 164 frames / second with 10-bit depth and the pixel size is 5.86 micrometers. At 320x 240 pixels it reaches a speed of 740 frames / second. Available only in monochrome version . The IMX 174 sensor allows the highest image quality, even on moving objects, avoiding any focal aberration. This feature is essential for lunar and solar photography.
It incorporates a standard ST4 port and USB 3.0 with 2m cable. It also incorporates a T2 M42 inlet thread, then a converter goes from this thread to 31.7mm for the filter cap.
The CD with the corresponding software and drives for the use of the Camera are also provided. The ASCOM driver for this camera is available. However, it requires the prior installation of the ZWO SDK (Software Development Kit), downloadable free of charge on its website.
For the acquisition of planetary videos, it includes free software FireCapture , by Torsten Edelmann, which natively supports ZWO cameras.
The product contains:

• 1 ZWO ASI174MM camera (with M42 female thread)
  
• 1 M42 to 1.25 '' adapter
  
• 1 USB cable
  
• 1 Autoguiding Cable
  
• 1 mini CD-ROM containing the drivers
  

Characteristics:

• Model ZWO ASI174MC
  
• Sony IMX174LQJ Mono CMOS Sensor
  
• 1-1 / 2 "format
  
• Resolution 1936x1216 px (2.3 million pixels)
  
• Pixel size 5.86 µ
  
• 12 bit or 10 bit dynamic range
  
• Exposure time 32 µs at 16 min
  
• 12-bit frame rate: 1936x1216 - 128 img / s, 640x480 - 309 img / s, 320x240 - 577 img / s
  
• 10 bits: 1936x1216 - 164 img / s, 640x480 - 397 img / s, 320x240 - 740 img / s
  
• USB 3.0 transfer / connectivity /
  
• Mechanics
  
• Thread adapter M42 x 0.75 T2
  
• Dimensions (dia. X H) 62 mm x 41 mm
  
• Weight 140 gr
  
• Max temperature (function) -5 ° C to 45 ° C
  
• Max temperature (storage) -20 ° C to 60 ° C
  
• Maximum humidity (function) 20% to 80%
  
• Max Humidity (storage) 20% to 90%