QHYCCD Cameras

• Improved version of its predecessor, the QHY 5-III-485C Planetary and All Sky Camera (#1931030 , € 395,-) with enhanced sensitivity in the near infrared spectral range (NIR).
• Uses Sony's new Starvis II Color CMOS Sensor IMX 585 Back-Side-Illuminated Sensor (BSI) with high dynamic range (HDR) of 88 dB
• 3856 x 2180 Pixel Array. pixel size of 2,9µm to photograph all objects of the solar system
• Full frame rate of 23,5 FPS  at16-bits or 41,5 FPS at 8-bits
• Its sensitivity in the near-infrared range is about 1.7 times higher than that of the old IMX 485 C sensor.
• Improved front-end design – compatible with CS and C-mount lenses
• 1¼" body size for direct telescope connection
• 512MB DDR3 internal image memory
• USB 3.2 Type-C interface. Please note: the camera is powered exclusively with the included USB cable!
• Universal ST-4 guiding interface and LED status indicator for malfunctions
• Includes a UV blocking filter and an IR 850nm filter

• Ultra-light guiding telescope for CMOS cameras of the QHY5 II and III series in elegant design
• With a telescope mounting kit
• The achromatic lens with its broadband antireflection coating produces ultra-sharp, pinpoint star images.
• Focal length 130 at 30 mm aperture
• Weight (without CMOS camera) only 111 grams
• Compatible camera models: QHY5L-II-C, QHY5L-II-M, QHY5R-II-C, QHY5P-II-C, QHY5P-II-M, QHY5III224, QHY5III178, QHY5III185, QHY5III174 and QHY5III290

• Uncooled, BSI-CMOS Camera with 1/1.8" IMX678 CMOS sensor (7.7 x 4.36 mm) and 8.4 megapixels, resolution 3,846 x 2,180 pixels, pixel size 2.0 µm x 2.0 µm
• Large internal image memory of 512 MB DDR 3
• low Readout noise between 3.3 e- and 0.56 e- depending on GAIN setting
• Data transfer up to 41 frames per second (fps) at full resolution and 12 bit data depth - higher frame rates possible with smaller image sections (ROI - Region of Interest)
• Fits directly into any 1.25" eyepiece mount
• Stable and fast USB 3.2 Gen 1 interface; Type C socket (please note: the camera is powered exclusively with the included USB-C cable!
• Optionally available with monochrome or color sensor. Please select the appropriate version for further technical details form the Drop-Down menu below
• Unmounted 850nm methane band filter (12.5 x 0.7mm) included

• All-in-one cooled 8.3 megapixel CCD camera
• With built-in seven-position filter wheel that will hold 36mm round unmounted filters
• Uses the popular KAF-8300 4/3-inch monochrome CCD Sensor
• 3358 x 2536 pixel array at 5.4µm
• Supports the QHYOAG
• With Butterfly Shutter – a mechanical shutter that has the shape of a butterfly
• Dual-stage Thermoelectric Cooling (TEC), achieve -45 below ambient.
• Offers an internal USB HUB(2.0) providing two USB host ports and a USB to dual RS232 converter.
• Include a 12V single cable
• optional accessories: QHY Off-Axis Guider Small (OAG-S) (#1932000 , € 228,-)

• High resolution cooled scientific CMOS Camera uses a 102 Megapixel Sony IMX461 Exmore R Sensor - 11656 x 8742 pixel array with 3.76μm pixels
• Back-illuminated for high QE and dynamic range
• Native 16-bit AD on-chip – The output is real 16-bits with 65536 levels
• Full Well Capacity of 44ke- at 3.76um, 396ke- at 11μm
• Ultra Low Read Noise, 1 Electron at High Gain
• With extremely Low Dark Current
• Use SONY's Exmor BSI CMOS technology and Electronic Rolling Shutter
• Air and Water Cooling with two-stage Thermoelectric Cooler
• Interfaces: USB 3.0 plus 2 x 10 Gigabit fiber port. This camera model supports 2X10GB Ethernet ! For the use of the GB interfaces, a is necessary to achieve such high transfer rates. HOWEVER - a grabber card is not necessary to operate the camera, since it is likewise capable to work under USB3.0 connection. Some users may own two or more ethernet compatible cameras but only do operate one camera at a time. In this case just one grabber card needs to be ordered. But for multiple cameras, each to operate with 2X10GB simultaneously, then the same number of grabber cards are needed.
• Each model is available in monochrome or color.
• Please select the appropriate QHY461 camera for further technical details from the Drop-Down menu below
• This camera ist also available as a monochrome photo version without the scientific features: QHY 461M PH, BSI Medium Format CMOS Camera, gekühlt (#1931294 , € 12650,-)

• Compact camera accessory that provides high-precision GPS hardware time scales for QHYCCD cameras
• Built-in GNSS module – provide both pure GPS operation and GPS/Beidou dual-mode operation
• Contains a local 10MHz voltage-controlled crystal oscillator (VCXO). At the same time, the timing clock is reset by the PPS model of the GNSS module.
• QHY GPS BOX and camera are connected by 6-type aviation plug
• Has a perfect fault tolerance mechanism
• The QHY GPS will also output a GPS measurement value of an internal 10MHz clock every second
• Compatible with QHY600M-PRO-L (discontinued), QHY600M, QHY4040M-PRO, QHY 42 PRO and QHY163M
• The models QHY6060, QHY4040, QHY2020 and QHY183M can be modified with the 6-Pin connector to be compatible with the QHY GPS BOX

• QHY Adapter Kit C1 compatible with QHY600M-PH / PRO and QHY Filter Wheel CFW3-L 
• 55mm backfocus length achievable with the kit, e.g. for MPCC
• Kit includes:
• 5mm M54 / M48 Adapter
• 7mm Spacer
• 8x 14mm M3 Screws
• The kit is supplied as a standard accessory with QHY 600M PH, BSI Cooled Cameras (#1931162 , € 5390,-)

• QHY Level Convert Board to make the connection of QHY cameras more user-friendly and reduce the risk of damage.
• Support the QHY GPS box without any further modifications and is indispensable for upgrading the QHY GPS Box (#1932500 , € 540,-) (for 6-pin connectors).
• Four CMOS gates are the most important part of this board.
• The gate’s direction can be controlled by the DIP switch. It can be configured as output direction or input direction, to match the different modes of the four IO pins.
• Different IO voltage can be applied to this gate. So on the user side, it can be configured to different VCC voltage.
• The range is from +1.8V to +5V. The output signal in the user socket will be the voltage of the VCC

• Ring-Dovetail-Adapter for combining smaller 1 ¼" monochrome and QHY Color Filter Wheels
• with 1 ¼" or 31mm filters
• compatible with QHY CFW3-S and CFW3-M Filter Wheels (SR- or US version) for planetary-, spolar- and Deep Space photography

Now available as Mono version

• Back-Illuminated CMOS + NIR (near infrared) planetary cameras
• With sHGC for extremely low read noise (less than one electron) at high gain
• Uses the latest 2.1 megapixel IMX462 STARVIS CMOS sensor from Sony
• 1920 x 1080 Pixel Array, pixel size of 2.9µm, diagonal 6.5mm
• Support any region ROI
• High QE in the Red and Near IR. The peak QE in the NIR around 800nm is as high or higher as the peak QE in the visible wavelengths.
• Fast frame rates (135 FPS@ 8bit)
• Exposure Time Range from 7µs-900sec
• AD Sample Depth of 12bit (output as 16bit and 8bit)
• Build-in total 512Kbytes Flash Memory. 100Kbytes user-accessible space
• QHY462C includes UV/IR and IR850 filters for RGB, LRGB, IR and monochrome imaging all with one camera, the QHY462M includes IR850 filter.
• Ideal for color planetary- and methan band imaging
• Fit in a standard 1.25-inch eyepiece, Standard 6-pin RJ11 Guide Port
• Use a 5 Gbps USB3.0 interface. Please note: the camera is powered exclusively with the included USB 3.0 cable! The camera has no active cooling
• Please select the appropriate accesspry set for further technical details form the Drop-Down menu below. The QHY 5 III 462 C is available with different accessory sets.

• Adapter is designed for connecting QHY 600M PH Ultra Short, BSI Cooled Camera (#1931168 , € 5390,-) and QHY CFW3-XL (#1932110 , € 1420,-)
• Includes three 6mm M3 scrows and three 8mm M3 scrow
• The adapter can also connect the QHY CFW3-L Standard (#1932109 , € 735,-) with the QHY Off-Axis Guider Large (OAG-L) (#1932002 , € 355,-)

• Cooled cameras with CMOS sensors covering the visual and near infrared wavelength range
• The abbreviation SWIR refers to "Short Wavelenght Infra Red".
• Both models use Sony InGaAs (indium gallium arsenide) sensors with square pixels measuring 5 µm x 5 µm
• Sensor: IMX990 SWIR Sensor (1,4Mp) /  IMX991 SWIR Sensor (0,4Mp)
• Pixel array, effective usable: 1,296 x 1,032 pixels, (1.4Mp) /656 x 520 pixels (0.4 Mp)
• Spectral response starts at 400- and ends at 1700 nanometres.
• Image depth (AD): 12 bit
• Shutter: Global Shutter
• The maximum quantum efficiency is 77% at a wavelength of 1200 nanometres
• Full well capacity: typical 120 ke-
• Readout noise: Low Gain 150e-, Med Gain 50e-, High Gain 20e- (after calibration of a bias image)
• Image transfer: 66/133 frames per second at 12 bit data depth and full resolution (ROI faster and selectable)
• Interface: USB 3.0
• Cooling: air: 35 degrees below ambient, liquid up to 80 degrees below ambient
• Telescope connection: 1¼ inch
• Lens mount: C-mount
• Applications: Material testing, production monitoring, astronomy and many more.
• For further technical details of the two models in comparison, please refer to the table further down on this page.
• Select a corresponding model from the drop-down menu

• There are three models of QHYOAG (QHYOAG-S, QHYOAG-M, and QHYOAG-L) with different apertures available, suitable for different sizes of CCD or CMOS cameras
• Direct connection to the camera with six M3 screws ensures connection accuracy and parallelism
• Precise Easy Focusing. After focusing, you can lock the focus mechanism with thumbscrews.
• Includes a precision 1.25-inch helical focuser that accepts the QHY5II and QHY5III guide cameras
• Telescope interface: M42/M54/M62 (depending on OAG model)
• Please select the appropriate QHYOAG (QHYOAG-S, QHYOAG-M, and QHYOAG-L) for further technical details form the Drop-Down menu below

QHY Adapter Kits available in three different combinations for QHY 294M / QHY 163M cameras and QHY accessories:

• QHY Adapter Kit A1 compatible with QHY Filter Wheel CFW3-M thin and QHY Medium Off-Axis Guider (OAG-M)
• QHY Adapter Kit A2 compatible with QHY Filter Wheel CFW3-S thin and Canon EF Lens
• QHY Adapter Kit A3 compatible with QHY Filter Wheel CFW3-M thin and Nikon F Lens
• Please select the appropriate adapter kit (A1, A2, A3) from the drop-down menu below for further technical details

• Compatible with all cooled CMOS cameras, QHY Filter Wheels CFW3-S Standard, CFW3-S thin, CFW3-L and QHY Off-Axis Guider Medium (OAG-M)
• Kit includes:
  • 1x 5mm M54 to M48 Adapter
  • 1x 3mm M54 to M42 Adapter
  • 1x QHY 2,5mm 2" Filter Fixer #1932780
  • 1x 4mm M54 Screwed Adapter (original name QHY #020070)
  • 1x Cam Top Adapter (QHY #020063)
  • 1x  0.5mm/1mm/2mm/3mm/7mm/10mm/14mm Spacer
  • 8x 8mm M3 screws
  • 8x 10mm M3 screws
  • 8x 12mm M3 screws
  • 8x 14mm M3 screws
  • 8x 16mm M3 screws
  • 8x 21mm M3 screws
  • 8x 24mm M3 screws
  • 8x 28mm M3 screws
  • 8x 36mm M3 screws
  • 8x 50mm M3 screws

• Cooled Small Size COLDMOS camera with GPS PPS Synced High Precision Hardware Stamp, selected by the NASA New Horizons Team
• Ultra compact with high frame rates, ultra low read noise, high sensitivity and excellent dark current performance 
• Uses the SONY IMX174 CMOS Front Iluminated sensor of 11.25 x 7.03 mm size, 2.3 Megapixel (1920 x 1200 pixel array) at 5.86µm with global shutter
• 138FPS at 1920x1200 resolution, high QE of 78%, and low read noise of 3-5e- 
• Provide highly accurate timing of multiple exposure per second at 5 different sites, all synchronized to the same time base
• Exposure duration from 50µs to 1800sec 
• Dual stage TE cooling to -45C below ambient 
• Anti-Noise, Anti-Amp Glow and Anti-Dew Technology
• USB3.0 High Speed Transfer 
• With 4-pin QHYCFW2 filter wheel control port and a 6-pin autoguider port 
• Includes two working modes: Free Running Mode and Multi-Site Sync Mode
• Ideal for multi-site, high precision timing of exoplanet light curve measurements and is the for cooperative multi-site imaging of asteroid occultations.
• Available as color and mono version. Please select the appropriate camera for further technical details form the Drop-Down menu below

• Uncooled CMOS guide camera (monochrome) fits in a standard 1.25-inch eyepiece
• 1.2 Megapixel, high sensitivity, with an exceptional 74% QE and low noise
• 1280 x 960 pixels at 3.75µm
• The camera is capable of 30 FPS in high resolution mode, 106 FPS in VGA mode 
• Provides outstanding image quality for planetary imaging, autoguiding, deep-sky and all-sky imaging
• USB 2.0 interface. No additional power supply or cable is needed. Please note: the camera is powered exclusively with the included USB 3.0 cable!
• Each QHY5II Series camera comes in its own metal box with USB cable, guide cable, focus ring and 1.25" extension tube.
• Available in color and monochrome version

• First monochrome-CMOS planetary and guiding camera of the new 2nd generation QHY-5-III series with high NIR sensitivity (similar to the and the QHY 5-III-585C Planetary and Guiding Camera (#1931031 , € 469,-) )
• With 1.920 x 1.080 Pixel Array, pixel size of 4µm to photograph all objects of the solar system and ideal for ST-4 compatible guiding function
• Full frame rate of 60 FPS at 16-bits or 96.5 FPS at 8-bits
• Uses Sony's SC 2210 back-illuminated CMOS sensor (BSI), that is also sensitive in the near infrared spectral range: 700nm to 1000nm, the QE is between 50 and 20%.
• 1¼" body size for direct telescope connection, compatible with CS and C-mount lenses
• 512MB DDR3 internal image memory
• USB 3.2 Type-C interface. Please note: the camera is powered exclusively with the included USB cable!
• Universal ST-4 guiding interface and LED status indicator for malfunctions
• Includes a UV blocking filter and an IR 850 filter

• High-sensitive cooled CMOS Camera uses a 60 Megapixel Sony IMX455 Sensor - a full frame (35 x 24 mm format) sensor with 3.76μm square pixels, Back Side, Back Side Illuminated Sensor (BSI)
• >87% QE, with extremely low dark current (0.003e/p/s@-20C)
• Effective pixels: 61.17 megapixels, 9,576 x 6,388 pixels. 9,600 x 6,422 pixels with overscan and optical black area,
• Sensor quality: Consumer (Grade C) and Industrial (Grade K) quality - depending on QHY 600 camera model,
• Full well capacity of more than 51ke- at 3.76μm pixels 
• Breakthrough Low Read Noise 1e- to 3.7e-
• Maximum frame rate at 16-bit data depth: 2.5 to 4 frames per second - depending on QHY 600 camera model,
• 1/2 GB DDR3 image buffer - depending on QHY 600 camera model,
• Interfaces: USB 3.0 plus 2 x 10 Gigabit fiber - depending on QHY 600 camera model. The QHY600 PRO camera models support 2X10GB Ethernet ! A QHY PCIE Kit (#1931116 , € 3050,-) is necessary to achieve such high transfer rates and is required optionally and separately at extra charge. HOWEVER - a grabber card is not necessary to operate the camera, since it is likewise capable to work under USB3.0 connection. Some users may own two or more ethernet compatible cameras but only do operate one camera at a time. In this case just one grabber card needs to be ordered. But for multiple cameras, each to operate with 2X10GB simultaneously, then the same number of grabber cards are needed.
• Native 16-bit ADC
• Best Match for RASA System
• Use SONY's Exmor BSI CMOS technology and Electronic Rolling Shutter
• Two-stage Thermoelectric Cooling (TE) and optional with liquid cooling - depending on QHY 600 camera model,
• Backfocus: 17.5 mm, 7.0 mm (BFL special version),
• Due to the round design of the camera body best choice for the fast Celestron RASA and HyperStar systems.
• Ideal camera for Astronomy Photographic, All sky meteor monitor, microscope imaging, fluorescence imaging, high throughout DNA sequencer, aerial photogrammetry
• Please select the appropriate QHY600 camera for further technical details from the Drop-Down menu below

• Sensor: Sony IMX715 BSI sensor - only available as color version
• Pixel size: 1.45 µm x 1.45 µm
• Number of pixels: 3.840 x 2.192 (5.6 x 3.2 mm) - 8.4 MegaPixel
• Readout noise: 0.87e- to 2.17e-
• Full well capacity: 5.7ke-
• Maximum frame rate: 42 frames per second at full resolution
• Exposure times: 11µs - 900 seconds

• Back Illuminated cooled Scientific CMOS Camera uses a GSENSE2020BSI image sensor with 4MP resolution and 6.5μm pixel size, Class 1
• With peak Quantum Efficiency of 94%
• Ultra-Low Read Noise of 1.6e-
• Low Dark Current and High Frame Rate
• With Electronic Rolling Shutter, Sensor free of Microlenses
• Two-stage Thermoelectric Ccooling (TE) and USB3.0 interface
• Dual 12-bit A/D, High Dynamic Range, Dual Image Output 
• Ideal camera for astronomical and biological imaging as well as spectroscopy

• Cooled scientific camera uses the Gsense4040FSI Front-Side-Illuminated (FSI) or Back-Side-illuminated (BSI), 16.8 Megapixel, CMOS image sensor – 36.9mm x 36.9mm square sensor with 9.0um pixels in a 4k x 4k array
• Multiple Pixel Clocks, 20 FPS at Full Resolution
• Quantum efficiency of FSI sensor (Standard and Pro version) of 74% at 600nm, ultra high dynamic range of 86dB, extremely low readout noise of 4e-,Quantum efficiency of BSI sensor (Pro version) of  90% at only 2.3e-
• With Electronic Rolling Shutter and Two-stage Thermoelectric Cooling (-35 °C below ambient)
• Ideal for astronomical, biological, X-ray imaging
• More technical data in the table below
• The QHY4040 is available in two versions:
• QHY4040 Standard with FSI sensor with built-in 128MB DDR3 memory and USB3.0 interface
• QHY4040PRO FSI or BSI sensor with bulit-in 2GByte DDR3 memory, USB3.0 interface and 2x10 Gigabit Fiber port. The PRO camera models support 2X10GB Ethernet (An OPTIONAL  QHY PCIE Kit (#1931116 , € 3050,-) is necessary to achieve such high transfer rates). HOWEVER - a grabber card is not entirely necessary to operate the camera, since it is likewise capable to work under USB3.0 connection. Some users may own two or more ethernet compatible cameras but only do operate one camera at a time. In this case just one grabber card needs to be ordered. But for multiple cameras, each to operate with 2X10GB simultaneously, then the same number of grabber cards are needed.
• Please select the appropriate QHY4040 camera for further technical details from the Drop-Down menu below

• Back-Illuminated uncooled CMOS camera (monochrome)
• Uses a a 1/1.8-inch, 6.0 Megapixel IMX178 STARVIS Exmor R CMOS sensor
• 3072 x 2048 Pixel Array
• Is designed to be a wide FOV autoguider, high-resolution planetary camera, and entery level deep sky camera
• Output is 50 FPS at full resolution and up to 190 FPS at selected ROI
• Fit in a standard 1.25-inch eyepiece
• Use a 5Gbps USB3.0 interface and Anti-Amp Glow Control. Please note: the camera is powered exclusively with the included USB 3.0 cable!
• With Advanced Heat Design and Aircraft Spec Socket