Cameras

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

• 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

• Compatible with QHY533C / 294C Pro / 163C / 183C. Also for 163M / 294M / 183M without filter wheel or OAG usable.
• Allow direct connection via M48 threads and provides 55mm of backfocal distance, e.g. for MPCC
• Or with achievable back focus length of 44.1 mm with adaptable Canon EF lens, or with achievable back focus length of 46.5 mm with adaptable Nikon F lens, (lens adapters sold separately).).
• The mono version has an internal thread with which a special version of our CFW3 filter wheel can be adapted. This filter wheel will be available together with the QHY 533 series from the end of April. Due to the short backfocus design of both components, a Canon or Nikon telephoto lens can also be connected here at 55 mm backfocus.
• The Kit is supplied as a standard accessory with  QHY 533C CMOS Camera (#1931115 , € 1125,-)

• 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,-)

• Cooled CMOS camera with Back Side Illumintad technology with Sony sensor 533M/C
• Sensor format, square, 3003 x 3003 pixels
• Sensor size 12, x 12.3 mm, diagonal 15.9 mm Pixel size 3.76 µm
• Quantum efficiency over 90% at 450 nanometers (monochrome sensor)
• Exposure times up to 3600 seconds
• Full well capacity 58 ke-
• Readout noise 1.3e- to 3.4 e-
• Dark current 0.0005 e-/pixel/sec at - 20 degrees
• AD conversion 14 bit
• Interface USB 3 High Speed
• Maximum frame rate 27 full frames at 8 bit and 18 full frames at 14 bit, ROI possible (depending on control computer)
• Shutter rolling shutter
• Large internal image memory with 1 GBy DDR3
• 2-stage TE cooling, 35 degrees below ambient at exposure times > 1 second
• With "Anti-Noise", "Anti Amplfier Glow" and "AntiDew" technology
• Diameter and length 90 x 107 mm (optimal for RASA and Hyperstar telescopes)
• Backfocus at 17,5 millimeter
• Please select the appropriate QHY533 camera for more technical details from the dropdown menu below.

• QHY PCIE Kit is consisting of: QHY Fiber Graber Card is a PCIE2.0 x 8 image data graber card, fiber optic module (1x) and fiber optic cable 20m (1x)
• It supports 2*10Gbps high-speed optical communication between the camera and the computer.
• 4GByte onboard DDR3 memory
• Transfer speed of up to 2000 Mb/s can be achieved via the 2 x 10 Gbp/s fiber optic interfaces.
• Data transfer via the fiber interface can be carried out over distances of up to 300 meters without any problems (remote operation!).
• Totally four 10Gbps fiber sockets, totally one 40Gbps fiber sockets
• Stable data transmission – data transmission over optical cables has a very high reliability
• Supports the following cameras: QHY268PRO, QHY600PRO, QHY461, QHY411, QHY4040PRO
• Note: A free switching and upgrade to the fiber optic interfaces is subsequently also possible for the earlier models QHY 600 - Early Bird (EB) and the QHY 600 - PRO - L, which were delivered by us. If you are interested, please contact us.

• 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

• Compatible with QHY183M, QHY Filter Wheel CFW3-S standard, QHY Filter WheelCFW3-S thin and QHY Off-Axis Guider Small (OAG-S)
• 55mm backfocus length achievable with the kit, e.g. for MPCC
• With the kit 44.1 mm backfocus length achievable with adaptable Canon EF Lens and 46.5 mm backfocus length with adaptable Nikon F Lens
• Kit includes:
  • 1x 8mm M42 to M48 Adapter
  • 1x 3mm M42 screwed Adapter
  • 1x Cam Top Adapter (original name QHY #020063)
  • 1x 0.5mm/1mm/2mm/3mm/7mm/10mm Spacer
  • 8x 21mm M3 screws
  • 8x 10mm M3 screws
  • 8x 12mm M3 screws

QHY Adapter Kits available in three different combinations for QHY268C / QHY168C / QHY247C / QHY128C / QHY410C / QHY367C:

• QHY Adapter Kit D1 with achievable 55 mm backfocus length e.g. for MPCC
• QHY Adapter Kit D2 with achievable back focus length of 44.1 mm with adaptable Canon EF lens, also applicable for all QHY600 standard versions without filter wheel
• QHY Adapter Kit D3 with achievable back focus length of 46.5 mm with adaptable Nikon F lens, also applicable for all QHY600 standard versions without filter wheel
• Please select the appropriate adapter kit (D1, D2, D3) from the drop-down menu below for further technical details

QHY Adapter Kits available in five different combinations for QHY286M / QHY600 (Short BFL Version) cameras and QHY accessories:

• QHY Adapter Kit B1 (various application possibilities)
• for QHY268M or QHY600 (Short BFL Version), compatible with QHY Filter Wheel CFW3-L and QHY Medium Off-Axis Guider (OAG-M) or
• for QHY268M, compatible with QHY Filter Wheel CFW3-M thin and QHY Medium Off-Axis Guider (OAG-M)
• QHY Adapter Kit B2 for QHY268M: compatible with QHY Filter Wheel CFW3-L and Canon EF Lens
• QHY Adapter Kit B3 for QHY268M: compatible with QHY Filter Wheel CFW3-L and Nikon F Lens
• Please select the appropriate Adapter Kit from the drop-down menu below for further technical details

• 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

• Cooled medium size “COLDMOS “APS-C-Format CMOS color camera 
• Lightweight compact design with extremely low dark current 0.0007e-/p/s at -15C. 
• Uses a large APS-C Sony IMX071 Exmor CMOS Front-Illuminated CMOS sensor. This sensor was used in the Nikon D5100 DSLR camera 
• 16 Megapixel (4656 x 3288pixel array) at 4.8µm with electronic shutter
• 3.2e- read noise at lowest gain and 2.3e- read noise at unity gain
• Exposure duration from 30µs to 3600sec 
• Outputs TRUE RAW data
• Two-stage Thermoelectric Cooling (TE) to -35C blow below ambient 
• AR+AR High Quality Multi-Layer Anti-Reflection Coating
• Zero Amplifier Glow
• Anti-Noise and Anti-Dew Technology 
• With USB3.0 High Speed Transfer
• Include 128MB DDR Frame Buffer, a filter wheel port with 4-pin QHYCFW2 filter wheel control port and a 6-pin autoguider port 
• Available in color only

• 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, APS-C Camera uses a 26 Megapixel (6280 x 4210 incl. overscan and optically black pixels) Sony IMX571 Back Iluminated Sensor
• Effective usable Pixel: 6252 x 4176 (23,5 x 17,5 mm, d = 28,3 mm)
• With Native 16-bit ADC and 3.76μm pixels
• Very low dark current (0.0005e/p/s@-20C, 0.001e/pixel/sec @ -10C)
• High Dynamic Range 51ke- Full Well at 3.76μm pixels, > 75ke- at extended mode
• Ultra Low Read Noise 1.1e- at highest gain and 6/6.8 FPS at full resolution readout speed
• Internal 1/2 GByte (PRO version)  DDR3 image Buffer
• Best Match for Celestron RASA and Hyperstar System
• Use SONY's Exmor BSI CMOS technology and Electronic Rolling Shutter
• Firmware (FPGA) Remotely upgrade via USB Port (Pro version)
• Exposure Time from 30µs up to 3600 Seconds
• Two-stage Thermoelectric Cooling (35 C below ambient)
• internal Anti Dew Heater
• Support for ROI at higher frame rates
• Telescope Connection M54 x 0.75mm
• Color Version and Mono Version avaliable
• Available in the following versions:
  • Photographic Model QHY268 M / C PH (PHOTO) with USB 3.0 interface
  • Professional Model QHY268 C PRO. The professional version also has two 2x10 Gigabit Fiber port to support the fiber connection and additional several trigger inputs. An OPTIONAL  QHY PCIE Kit (#1931116 , € 3050,-) 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.

• 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

• active cables for bridging longer distances
• have integrated signal amplifiers to counteract technically caused signal loss due to signal attenuation, electrical crosstalk or external interference.
• includes 5V AC power adapter
• available in lengths of 5 and 10 meters
• Please note: According to the characteristics of USB3.0, the maximum supported cable length is about 3 meters, transmission stability cannot be guaranteed beyond this length. In order to ensure the image quality, the standard USB cable length of QHY is 1.8 meters.

• 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

• 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

• 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