Views on ATIK 16HR camera

[Meng Lee]

Hi all, what do you think of the ATIK 16HR camera? I think its probably the cheapest Megapixel monochrome CCD camera.

Starlight Xpress has a camera, which I think uses the same chip. The difference between the 2 is that, ATIK is only USB 1.1 and probably lousier cooling. The price difference is quite big!

Thanks for looking.

[anat]

The ccd camera using a DSLR chip is getting cheaper. QHY8 has produced very good results.
http://www.qhyccd.com/QHY8/index.htm
http://www.darasart.com/webboard/Question.asp?GID=2794
http://www.darasart.com/webboard/Question.asp?GID=2662
It costs about USD1500

Anat

[yanyewkay]

QHY has a Super HAD CCD ? mmm.... i tot HAD is a Sony Proprietary product and it says it's a 1/1.8" CCD. not DSLR sized. Tech specs are so confusing.. and that costs 1.5k USD.. isn't it cheaper to buy a DSLR instead?

[Meng Lee]

QHY looks good. Hmm DSLR uses CMOS sensors rather than CCDs. But can't seem to find monochrome camera information. One shot colour is nice but a monochrome one allows H alpha at full resolution and RGB resolution higher than one shot colour cameras of the same chip size.

[anat]

The advantages over DSLRs are that:
1) The chip is cooled.
2) The output file is in a FIT format
3) There is no aggressive IR filter

[yanyewkay]

QHY looks good. Hmm DSLR uses CMOS sensors rather than CCDs. But can't seem to find monochrome camera information. One shot colour is nice but a monochrome one allows H alpha at full resolution and RGB resolution higher than one shot colour cameras of the same chip size.

not all DSLRs uses CMOS.. only canon use CMOS the others are still on CCDs

[Robin Lee]

Hello guys, the QHY8 uses a 1.8inch CCD.