QHYCCD miniCAM8M Deep Sky Combo

At just over 4 inches in diameter and a few inches thick (IMX585), the new miniCAM8 is a compact, high-resolution, high-performance, cooled imaging system capable of exceptional, high-quality deep space images as well as high-quality, high-resolution planetary images.

So often, compactness in astroimaging is achieved at the expense of some other critical feature found in multi-component cooled systems, such as sensor quality or thermoelectric cooling, etc. Such is not the case with the new miniCAM8. Based on Sony’s IMX585 8 MP sensor, the miniCAM8 includes full TE cooling capable of reaching a delta of -45℃ from ambient along with a built-in 8-position filter wheel for complete LRGB and narrowband imaging.

Highlights

• All in one deep sky camera with cooling and built in filter wheel
• Sony Starvis II IMX585 sensor
• Extremely high QE, 1.7x higher IR than predecessor IMX485
• BSI sensor
• Zero amplifier glow
• Reliable anti-dew technology
• 2-stage TEC, -45ºC cooling performance
• Linear HDR mode

Sensor Charateristics

• 8 megapixels
• 2.9µm pixel size
• 54ke- full well capacity 
• Peak quantum efficiency: 92%
• Dual 12-bit analog-digital converter
• High readout speed: 41.5FPS @ 8bit, 23.5FPS @ 16bit

Package Includes

1. QHYCCD Minicam8M mono camera with 8 positions built in filter wheel x1
2. LRGB filters (19*12*1.1mm) x1 set
3. 7nm SHO narrowband filters (19*12*1.1mm) x1 set
4. 12V 5A power adapter with 13A power cable x1
5. DC2.1mm power cable with locking screw x1
6. 1.8 USB3 cable x1
7. Desiccant Tube x1
8. C-mount to M48M 2-inch nosepiece adapter x1
9. C-mount to 1.25-inch nosepiece adapter x1
10. Screw driver x1
11. Filters installation tweezer x1
12. Camera pouch bag x1
13. Driver download instruction card x1