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ASI462 Manual

Instruction

Congratulations and thank you for buying one of our ASI Cameras

！

This manual will give you a

brief introduction to your ASI camera. Please take the time to read it thoroughly and if you have

any other questions, please feel free to contact us at info@zwoptical.com.

Welcome to join ZWO FB and User Forum below!

Facebook :

https://www.facebook.com/ZwoDesignAstronomyCameras

User Forum:

https://bbs.astronomy-imaging-camera.com/

ASI462 Camera is specifically designed for astronomical photography. With the strong ability in

capturing near-infrared lights, super high sensitivity and ultra-low readout noise, it can be one of

the best ASI planetary cameras ever. You will be impressed by its superior performance and wide

use!

Model

Mono/Color

Sensor

ASI462MC

Color

SONY IMX462

For software installation instructions and other technical information, please refer to our official

website

https://astronomy-imaging-camera.com/

Summary of Contents for ASI462 Series

Page 1: ...Revision 1 0 July 2020 All materials related to this publication are subject to change without notice and its copyright totally belongs to Suzhou ZWO CO LTD Please download the latest version from our Official website ...

Page 2: ...ecifications 5 4 QE Graph Read Noise 6 5 Getting to know your camera 8 5 1 External View 8 5 2 Power consumption 8 5 3 USB 3 0 port ST4 port 8 5 4 Protect window 8 5 5 Analog to Digital Converter ADC 9 5 6 Binning 9 6 How to use your camera 10 7 Cleaning 11 8 Mechanical drawing 12 9 Servicing 13 10 Warranty 13 ...

Page 3: ...com ZwoDesignAstronomyCameras User Forum https bbs astronomy imaging camera com ASI462 Camera is specifically designed for astronomical photography With the strong ability in capturing near infrared lights super high sensitivity and ultra low readout noise it can be one of the best ASI planetary cameras ever You will be impressed by its superior performance and wide use Model Mono Color Sensor ASI...

Page 4: ...ASI462 Manual 4 2 What s in the box ASI462MC ...

Page 5: ...ize 5 6mm 3 2mm Max fps 136FPS Shutter Rolling shutter Exposure range 32µs 2000s Readout noise 0 47 2 65e QE peak TBD Full well 11 2ke ADC 12bit USB interface USB3 0 Adapters 2 1 25 M42 0 75 Protect window AR Dimension φ62mm 35 5mm Weight 0 11kg Back focus length 12 5mm Working temperature 5 C 50 C Working relative humidity 0 80 Supported OS Windows Linux Mac OSX ...

Page 6: ...ead noise includes pixel diode noise circuit noise and ADC quantization error noise The lower the better As you can see the Read Noise of the ASI462 camera is extremely low The built in HCG mode can even more reduce the read noise at high gain and keep the same wide dynamic range for this camera as at low gain When the gain is 80 the HCG mode will be automatically turned on Additionally the read n...

Page 7: ...ASI462 Manual 7 ...

Page 8: ...oviding 5Gb bandwidth to let ASI462 run at 136 1fps 10bit high speed mode or 63 9fps 12bit normal mode at full resolution 2 1Mega ST4 Port Can be used to connect with auto guide port of mount for guiding 5 4 Protect window There is a protective window AR filter in front of the ASI462 camera sensor with 21mm diameter and 1 1mm thickness USB3 0 USB2 0 IN ST4 guide port 1 4 screw You can mount to tri...

Page 9: ... shooting and this smaller ROI has faster fps Here is the maximum speed of ASI462 running at different ADC mode on USB3 0 Resolution USB 3 0 12bit 10bit 1936 1096 63 9fps 136 1fps 1920 1080 64 8fps 138 1fps 1280 720 96 5fps 205 6fps 640 480 143 1fps 305fps 400 400 170 6fps 363 5fps 320 240 276 8fps 589 6fps 5 6 Binning The ASI462 camera supports software bin2 mode We recommend customer to use soft...

Page 10: ...many adapters available for this camera for connecting to your scope or lens Some are included with the camera and others you can order from our site https astronomy imaging camera com Color camera connecting drawing 1 1 25 T Mount 2 1 25 filter optional ...

Page 11: ...tach the camera and adjust the exposure to make sure not overly exposed You can see an image like below if it s dirty The big dim spot on the image right side are the shadows of dust on the protect window The very small but very dark spot on the image at left are the shadows of the dusts on the sensor If above situation occurs it is recommended that the dust on the sensor surface be blew off with ...

Page 12: ...ASI462 Manual 12 8 Mechanical drawing ASI462MC ...

Page 13: ...e customer service 10 Warranty We provide 2 year warranty for our products We offer repair service or replacement for free if the camera doesn t work within warranty period After the warranty period we continue to provide repair support and service on a charged basis This warranty does not apply to damage that occurred as a result of abuse or misuse or caused by a fall or any other transportation ...

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