Meade Deep Sky Imager II Color CCD Camera

Price: $299.00

Description

The user-friendly astrophotography revolution continues. The Meade DSI II Color CCD camera combines ease-of-use with a larger chip, greater sensitivity, higher resolution, and dramatically lower thermal noise. Meade engineers have invented a remarkable new way to reduce noise without a cooler. This means you can take exposures for hours at a time. And the new thermal monitoring sensors automatically match your dark frames to ambient temperature so it’s nearly impossible to take an uncalibrated picture.

The software includes a new zoom feature for easier focusing and the squared pixels of the new larger chip make processing simpler and images more beautiful than ever. The DSI II is the world’s first un-cooled camera with low thermal noise. And that’s as cool as it gets!

Meade DSI II Color CCD Camera Features

• Dramatically lower noise
• Larger ( 1 /2”) chip
• 74% higher resolution (752 x 582)
• Greater sensitivity
• Temperature sensor
A Pentium II/400mhz computer is recommended. For Windows XP or 32-bit Vista operating systems. Use with Windows 7 operating systems requires a driver available for free download from Meade.com. Not compatible with 64-bit Vista.
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Specifications for DSI II Color CCD Camera - Deep Sky Imager-Discontinued
 
CCD Sensor (Model): High Sensitivity Color Sony EXview HAD CCD™ Sensor (ICX429AKL)

Pixel Array (640X480): 752 x 582

Pixel Dimensions: 5.59mm (w) x 4.68mm (h); 1/2" diagonal
 
Total Pixels: 437,664 pixels
 
Pixel Siz: 8.3 microns (w) x 8.6 microns (h)

Exposure Range: 1/10,000 of a second to one hour

Computer Interface USB: 2.0 & 1.1

CCD Head Weight: 10 ounces

Dimensions: 3.25" x 3.25" x 1.25"