Altair GPCAM2 327C CMOS Color Camera Sony Sensor D=6.46 mm

Altair GPCAM2 327C Color Astro Camera

The GPCAM2 327C is a colour CMOS camera with extremely high sensitivity, designed for video astronomy or EAA. It replaces your telescope eyepiece and comes with AltairCapture and SharpCap PRO software which both enable live video stacking, revealing stunning details on deep-sky objects, even with a modest telescope.

The GPCAM2 327C can of course be used for any astronomy application including proper deep-sky imaging and high speed high resolution solar system imaging of the moon, planets. It is an especially good solution for capturing meteors with an all-sky camera dome.

The Sony IMX327 STARVIS Back Side Illuminated (BSI) sensor is extremely sensitive. The GPCAM327C camera provides amateur astronomers access to this new Sony sensor at a very reasonable price.

The camera is powered by a USB2.0 cable, enabling the longer cable lengths, and USB2.0 compatibility preferred for EAA (Electronically Assisted Astronomy). The USB connector is heavy duty and will not pull out easily like cheaper cameras, maintaining better contact.

Photography of sun, moon and planets:
With 2.9 µm pixels, the camera is well suited for SC, Maksutovs or long focal length refractors to produce high resolution lunar and planetary images and planetary videos. The ROI (Region of Interest) function can be used for even higher frame rates, e.g. for planets.

EAA and video astronomy:
The GPCAM2 327C is particularly attractive for electronically supported astronomy/video astronomy due to the high sensitivity of the sensor. Take advantage of the live stacking capabilities in the free Altair capture software or SharpCap PRO.

Deep-sky astrophotography:
Due to the high sensitivity of the IMX 327 sensor, you will be able to see many details in nebulous objects or galaxies with only a few seconds exposure time. For the photography of nebulae, galaxies and star clusters you need longer exposure times. Then there is a slight brightening at the edge, due to the amplifier glow. The camera offers effective suppression of amp glow via "live" dark image compensation with Altair Capture or SharpCap software. Alternatively, you can also subtract the darks as usual. With the trigger mode you can control longer exposure times of over 5 seconds.

Autoguiding:
The GPCAM has an ST4 autoguider port and can be connected directly to the autoguider port of the common mounts from Skywatcher, Celestron, iOptron, Losmandy, etc. The fast sensor will always offer a wide range of suitable guiding stars.

High quality software and drivers included:

In contrast to cheaper cameras, Altair Astro has invested a lot of time in the development of the comprehensive and intuitive AltairCapture software, which can be downloaded from the Altair Astro Customer Support. AltairCapture is a robust 64-bit Windows application that provides full control of the camera in high-speed or still mode. It offers extensive automation functions and supports all common file formats suitable for astrophotography and professional scientific photography in 12-bit or 8-bit mode. In addition, the popular PHD Guiding, SharpCap PRO, APT and NINA are also supported natively. ASCOM drivers are also available for download, where you can also get regular driver updates. The installation process is simple and unlike cheaper cameras, you don´t need to be a computer expert to get your camera working.

Valuable link:

Here you can find online operating instructions, downloads, information about software and current drivers ... to the service page of Altair.