ZWO ASI294MC Pro CMOS Camera
The ASI294MC Pro is advertised as an 11.7MPixel one shot color camera with 4.63μm pixels. The pro designation indicates it has a 256MB buffer for faster downloads with minimal amp glow.
I purchased this one shot color (OSC) camera to replace my Orion StarShoot Pro OSC because the SSPro doesn't have an INDI driver, which means I can't run it without Windows and I'm not installing Windows just for one camera. I plan to mount the ASI294C on my C-11 for both imaging and live viewing.
I purchased this one shot color (OSC) camera to replace my Orion StarShoot Pro OSC because the SSPro doesn't have an INDI driver, which means I can't run it without Windows and I'm not installing Windows just for one camera. I plan to mount the ASI294C on my C-11 for both imaging and live viewing.
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This is a cooled camera and can lower the sensor temperature to a max 35° below ambient.
It also has a built-in USB hub with one USB 3.0 input and two USB 2.0 device ports. The hub can be used to connect other accessories such as a focuser, for example. |
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The ASI294MC actually has a 48 megapixel sensor with 2.3μ pixels that is binned 2x2 on chip to get the advertised 11.7 megapixels, with the individual binned pixels being 4.63μ. The mono version of the camera has been unlocked by ZWO to bin 1x1, and I was told by ZWO that they are currently working on unlocking the color version.
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Page created 4/4/2023
Last edited 5/13/2023
Last edited 5/13/2023
