Zwo asi120mm mini monochrome small format cmos usb. The zwo asi120mm is an affordable and sensitive monochrome astronomy camera for imaging the planets, moon, sun with a safe solar filter, and brighter deepsky objects through a telescope. Zwo company is your first choice for advanced astrophotography equipment. Peak qe of 75% better than the icx618 and no fixedpatternnoise. The indi driver for zwo is quite new 2nd release feb 2014 i think so i expect there will be problems especially as it not being done directly by zwo or so it seems zwo do promise a linux version when.
Both are easy to use and very compatible with the asi cameras. Currently compatible with the following zwo cameras. The zwo asi 120mm installs the ar0cs cmos monochrome sensor which has a diagonal of 6. Connection methods of asi6200mm pro, 2 efw and m68 oag how to connect asi6200mm pro, 2. For example, the software automatically detects if a camera has gone offline.
The zwo asi174mm monochrome cmos camera seems like a natural progression from the asi120mms. Planetary imaging software planetary imaging software sharpcap and firecapture are suggested as the capture software for astronomy image capturing. As camera with astrodmx capture for linux controlling the zwo motorised. There are various issues with the zwo asi120mc usb2 camera running under linux. This repository contains efforts to reverseengineer the protocol of the zwo asi120mms camera. The zwo asi120mcs color imaging camera has a usb 3. I expect this camera to work perfectly on a zwo asiair but i had to return it since i use stellarmate. Astrodmx capture for linux released xbitastroimaging. Zwo asi120mcs super speed color cmos camera what we love about the zwo asi120s usb 3. The sensor has a high qe that reaches almost 80% at 540 nm. The new zwo asi120mm mini or asi120mini is an excellent choice for an affordable planetary and deep sky camera for those who have just started in astro photography, but cannot spend a fortune on. Download astrodmx and other software for 64bit linux distributions.
Zwo asi120mm s super speed mono camera with high sensitivity with up to 60 fps at maximum resolution, it is especially suitable for imaging moon and planets, but it can also be used for deepsky. This allows to reduce the exposure in high resolution imaging and displays more stars for guiding. There are some reports of people making the switch to other cameras, some report it is working for them, but they never mention what they are actually using the camera for. Its getting a little crowded near the rear of the telescope that is the reason for the mini.
Zwo is phasing out software cds, but the asi120mm astronomy camera comes with instructions to help you download the required control software and drivers directly from the zwo website. We want to automate the camera in labview and collect images in 12 bit to be converted to 16 bit in labview environment. We recommend them to new astroimagers and experienced alike because of their exemplary quality and consistent performance at a great value. Make sure this fits by entering your model number note that this usb 2. Efw and m68 oag to get the best backfocuslengthsolution. Ive recently installed this guide camera on my deep sky astrophotography rig, which includes a skywatcher esprit 100 ed telescope on an eq6r pro mount. Software and drivers everything what you will need for asi camera control, imaging, guiding and processing at one place.
This camera offers 1280 x 960 pixels resolution with 3. The 64 bit version is recommended if you are running live stacking on high resolution cameras, particularly if you encounter outofmemory errors with the 32 bit version. It seems like a great camera, but be warned that zwo asi usb 2. Nevertheless, there are quite a few customers who use an asi120mm camera successfully for solar imaging. Asi120mm on linux my report on rpi3indi zwo support. The new zwo asi120mm mini or asi120mini is an excellent choice for an affordable planetary and deep sky camera for those who have just started in astro photography, but cannot spend a fortune on a specialist astro photography camera or want to replace a modified webcam or a cheaper planetary imager. From the zwo range wed recommend the asi174mm or asi174mini for solar imaging. Working ok here using both the native zwo and indi asi driver under. The zwo asi 120mm is a valuable compact guiding and planetary camera. Even when your imaging software can create wcs, you should check that it can create a tansip format, because it is.
Brand new asi120mc works on windows 7 but not ubuntu 16. There is a brief guide at the end of the product description of each asi guide camera. Got product did no come with cd as stated to install software to operate camera. The zwo asi120mm is a sensitive and affordable monochrome astronomy camera with 1. Software and drivers available from manufacturers website weighs 60g 2. Asi120mm on linux my report on rpi3indi post by yang mon mar 06, 2017 2. This repository contains efforts to reverseengineer the protocol of the zwo asi120mm s camera. Zwo asi120mc color cmos telescope camera ships free opt.
Zwo asi120mms zwo usb cmos camera high point scientific. It currently supports cameras such as the zwo asi series, many of the usb. Asi cameras faq 2 asi camera is based on directshow technology of windows, which is a kind of windows standard video devices and a variety of capture software support asi camera. Zwo asi290mm mini perfect guide camera for the zwo asiair. With a peak qe of 75% and absolutely no fixed pattern noise and incredibly high frame rates thanks to the usb 3. All i need to do is get an zwo asi120mm mini to use as the guide camera.
Page 6 asi120 manual asi120mms and asi120mcs 1zwo asi120mms or asi120mcs camera body 22 m long st4 guider cable 31. If your a linux user then just click on it and the software will auto start up. Went to zwo asi website, download software to operate camera, none of them would install properly on windows xp pro. Zwo asi120mm mini monochrome small format cmos usb 2. Currently, the software supports the zwo range of filter wheels. We recommend them to new astroimagers and experienced alike because of their. Digital camera zwo asi120mm manual 18 pages digital camera zwo asi290mm user manual. Nicola mackin fras has been developing new linux capture software since june. It houses a highperformance sony imx290 monochrome sensor with 2.
Jan 21, 2016 ok, after more poking around with ffmpeg. Its cmos sensor is sensitive enough to capture bright deepsky objects like star clusters or nebulas. In this hobby and with the prices we have to pay for the gear necessary we have to make sure of the equipment we buy and use because the telescope and mount is only as good as its. Apr 30, 2014 the zwo will do it but id see it as a waste of precious imaging time.
Windows, mac and linux usb drivers, ascom drivers, latest firmware and camera control and processing software for all zwo devices. Windows, mac and linux usb drivers, ascom drivers, latest firmware and. The lens can be screwed in too far, result in a scratch on the protect window. Lower resolutions result in significantly higher frame rates, appropriate for lucky imaging. I dont think that the zwo linux sdk is public so i cant do more investigations.
The zwo asi120mms monochrome astronomy camera is one of zwos most popular cameras. As we have only mono 8 pixel format option available in nimax as shown in the picture below, we are not able to collect images in 12 bit in labview. Running indiserver on the rpi3 with indiasi, and performing a simple test like hitting framing in focus tab just a. Downloads sharpcap lunar, planetary, solar and deep sky. This camera provides 12bit adc and its qe peak is almost 80%. If i use asi120mm camera zwo design and rgb8 which are what my camera is reported as, i get no video, but there is a display box outline that is roughly 1280x960 coming from somewhere this is the native res of the camera. May 21, 2020 most people should use the default 32 bit version of sharpcap. Downloads sharpcap lunar, planetary, solar and deep. The zwo asi120mc super speed color camera is a perfect choice for lunar and planetary imaging. The zwo asi290mm mini mono is a cmos astronomy camera for autoguiding and planetary astrophotography. Zwo asi camera body the zwo asi174mm monochrome cmos camera seems like a natural progression from the asi120mms. Astrodmx capture introduction linux astronomical imaging. The 64 bit version only supports altair, atik, celestron, moravian, qhy, zwo and ascom cameras. The ccdcmoscamera connects to the guide module of my spectroscope and its sole use is just to see where a star is in relation to the slit in the field of view so no cooling etc needed just maybe long exposure facility upto 5mins or so and bright enough to make out stars of say mag 1012.
The camera has a large sensor and small pixels very high detail resolution with a wide field of view. Opt is proud to sell zwo astronomy cameras and products. The zwo asi174mm mono cmos camera seems like a natural progression from the asi120mms. Dave, glad to hear you have had an bit of a breakthrough. There are several ways to control our cameras through software on.
This allows you to image galaxy clusters with fine details visible in each galaxy. The software allows the user to give an arbitrary name to each filter and provides a quick and convenient method to change filters during. Photometry with a zwo asi120mm hi everyone, ill be getting a zwo asi120m monochrome cmos imager soon, ill be mostly using it as an autoguider for my dslr and planetary imager, as well as maybe some deep sky imaging. Everything what you will need for asi camera control, imaging, guiding and processing at one place. Our philosophy is keep a long lasting partnership with our customers and help them to realize their imaging projects. Zwo themselves are aware of problems and recommend other cameras for use with mac linux. Zwo is constantly innovating to create new and more useful designs.
With a peak qe of 75% and absolutely no fixed pattern noise and incredibly high frame. The zwo asi120mm s monochrome astronomy camera is one of zwos most popular cameras. Zwo asi120mcs getting started with imaging stargazers. Our in house salesmen use and sell their equipment daily. Learn about the history of zwo and explore our company milestones over the years on page company timeline. Delivers up to 254x framespersecond at reduced resolution or 60x fps at full 1280x960 resolution. Compact and highly sensitive monochrome guide camera with 1. Zwo asi120mc super speed color cmos telescope camera. Asi120mm and asi120mc 1zwo asi120mm or asi120mc camera body 22 m long st4 guider cable 31. Selected as a sky and telescope hot product for 2014, this versatile camera captures.
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