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The QHY600PRO uses the latest SONY back-illuminated sensor, the IMX455, a full-frame (35mm format) sensor with 3.76um pixels and native 16-bit A/D. This sensor is available in monochrome and color versions. QHY600 is specially designed for scientific and high-end industrial applications, including the 2*10Gbps fiber interface, USB3.0 interface, 2Gbytes DDR3 memory, 6PIN GPIO / Trig / GPS connector. Support 4.0FPS 16bit full-frame readout and 10FPS 14bit full-frame readout.
QHY600PRO has a back-illuminated structure technology, QE is up to 90%. It has a very low readout noise performance, it can get 1.1e- at the highest gain. It has a typical 51ke full-well in high gain readout mode and a typical 80ke readout in extending full-well mode. The camera supports the 2-cms readout mode (sample the same signal twice and averaged on the sensor) and it can get the readout noise 1.3times less than normal readout mode.
QHY600PRO has an extremely good linear response in the whole full-well range. Please check the following document of the QHY600 Linear Test. It also has zero amplifier glow and zero RBI remains performance.
QHY600PRO includes some special versions. The super-short back focus version has a B.F.L as short as 7mm. The water-cooled version can get typically 45C degrees below ambient with normal temperature water and can get up to 60C degrees below ambient with cold liquid.
Typical Applications
Sky Survey, Astronomical Photometric, high-resolution LCD/OLED screen inspector/color calibration. All-sky camera. Scientific Measurement, DNA sequencer, Spectrum Instrument.
Model | QHY600PRO |
CMOS Sensor | IMX455 |
Mono/Color | Both Available. Monochrom version uses the -K industry level sensor. Color version uses the -C consumer level sensor |
FSI/BSI | BSI |
Pixel Size | 3.76um x 3.76um |
Effective Pixel Area | 9576*6388
(9600*6422 with overscan and optically black area) |
Effective Pixels | 61.17 Megapixels
(effective area. |
Sensor Size | Full Frame 36mm x 24mm |
A/D Sample Depth
|
16-bit (0-65535 levels) at 1X1 binning
18-bit at 2X2, 19-bit at 3X3, 20-bit at 4X4 software binning *QHY600 uses the software digital binning for 2*2binning. With digital sum, 2*2binning will be four 16-bit summed then it is 18-bit. |
Full Well Capacity (1×1, 2×2, 3×3) | Standard Mode
>51ke- / >204ke- / >408ke- Super Full Well Mode >80ke- / >320ke- / >720ke- |
Full Frame Rate | USB3.0 Port Image Transfer Speed
Full Frame Size: 4.0FPS (8-bit output) Full Frame Size: 2.5FPS (16-bit output) 7.2FPS at 9600×3194, 22.5FPS at 9600×1080, 28FPS at 9600×768, 47FPS at 9600×480, 160FPS at 9600×100, Fiber Port Image Transfer Speed Full Frame Size: 4FPS (16-bit mode), 10FPS (14-bit mode) |
Readout Noise | 1.0e- to 3.7e- (Standard Mode) |
Dark Current | 0.0022e-/p/s @ -20C 0.0046e-/p/s @ -10C |
Exposure Time Range | 40us – 3600sec |
Unity Gain* | 25 (Extended Full Well Mode) *
*With the improvement of the CMOS technology, the 16bit CMOS camera has been released, like QHY600/268/411/461. For these cameras, even in lowest gain it has beyond the requirement of unit gain (less than 1e/ADU due to sufficient samples) So you can directly set gain0 as start. Please note QHY600/268C/411/461 has extend full well mode. In this mode you still need to find out the unit gain position. |
Amp Control | Zero Amplifer Glow |
Firmware/FPGA remote Upgrade | Supported. Via Camera USB Port |
Shutter Type | Electric Rolling Shutter |
Computer Interface | USB3.0 |
Built-in Image Buffer | 2GBytes(16Gbit)DDR3 memory |
Hardware Frame Sequence Number | Supported |
Cooling System | Dual Stage TEC cooler:
– Long exposures (> 1 second) typically -35C below ambient – Short exposure (< 1second) high FPS, typically -30C below ambient Water Cooling Version: -45C below ambient with normal temperature water in long exposures up to -60C below ambient with cold liquid |
Sensor Chamber Humidity Sensor | Yes. Support both humidity and pressure readout |
Optic Window Type | AR+AR High Quality Multi-Layer Anti-Reflection Coating |
Anti-Dew Heater | Yes |
Telescope Interface | M54/0.75 |
Back Focal Length | 17.5mm (±0.2) |
Weigth | PH Version: 850g* |
Power | 40W/100% 20W/50% 13.8W/0% |