Even though the camera had a ST-4 style guide port for guiding applications, it was designed to do equally well as a primary imaging camera. Such features as TEC cooling, internal color filter wheel, and mechanical shutter facilitated is use in an imaging capacity.

The extra features do come with a cost however. This was the most expensive camera that we tested and also the heaviest. The weight, combined with the physical size of the camera's enclosure may make for some difficult optical setups.

CCD: Pixel Array:

CCD Size:

Total Pixels:

Pixel Size:

Full Well Capacity:

Dark Current:

Altiblooming:

Shutter:

Exposure:

Correlated Double Sampling:

A/D Converter:

A/D Gain:

Read Noise:

Binning modes:

Pixel Digitization Rate:

Full Frame Download:

Cooling - Standard:

Temperature Regulation:

Power:

Computer Interface:

Computer Compatibility:

Cost:

Kodak KAF-0402ME 765 x 510 pixels

6.9 x 4.3 mm

390,000

9 x 9 microns

~100,000 e-

1e-/pixels/sec at 0 degrees C

Optional

Electromechanical

0.04 to 3600 seconds, 10ms resolution

Yes

16 bits

1.5e- unbinned, 2.0e- binned 2x2, 3x3

13.8e- RMS typical

1 x 1, 2 x 2, 3 x 3

Up to 800,000 pixels per second with USB 2.0

<1 second

Single Stage Thermoelectric, Active Fan, -20 C typical

+/- 0.1 degree C

12VDC power supply included

USB 2.0 (USB 1.1 compatible)

Windows 98/2000/Me/XP Mac OS-X

$1395.00