IS Color USB camera with IR cut filter - 1024x768 pixels

The Imaging Source DFK 31AU03.AS

Color USB Camera for Astronomy with IR Cut Filter

Up to 30 color frames/s
With up to 30 frames/s, this astro CCD camera is ideal for color astrophotography with very fast sequences of image captures. With the downloadable software IC Capture.AS you save them lossless and uncompressed into an AVI file.

Fast visualization of color images
IC Capture.AS also takes over the color interpolation of the raw color data (RAW format) supplied by the CCD camera and thus relieves the processor of the camera. If, on the other hand, the PC must be unloaded, the telescope camera can also take over the color interpolation. In this case, the maximum frame rate is 30 frames/s. Of course, you can also disable color interpolation completely and create the AVI files with images in RAW format.

Sony® Color CCD
The heart of the astro CCD camera DFK 31AU03.AS is a Sony color CCD® of the type ICX204AK. The format of this CCD is 1/3", the resolution is 1024 x 768 pixels. Its noise is low even at long exposure times. The high quality of the ICX204AK allows it to be used in scientific imaging applications.

IR cut filter
Unlike the human eye, CCDs are also sensitive to the near infrared (wavelengths above 700nm). The CCD camera DFK 31AU03.AS contains an IR cut filter. Its use is therefore recommended whenever this wavelength range would cause interference.

Drivers and image capturing software can be downloaded free of charge

The manufacturer has software available for free download:

Software for Microsoft Windows
Software for Linux (only Ubuntu)

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