ZWO ASI2600MM Pro 26MP 3.76µm Cooled Mono CMOS Telescope Astrophotography Camera - ASI2600MM-P

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Package: ASI2600MM-P Camera Only
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Great camera

The 2600mm is one of the best cameras I have owned. I also have a 2600mc, itself a very good performer, but the inherent design advantages of its mono-chipped cousin is real. Mono cameras may not be for everyone, as they required the use of filters, and deeper knowledge of processing the data is a bit more work for the user... OSC data is easier to process. Nevertheless this camera is a great performer, and hits the sweet spot for performance and price. I really like mine.

Description

Amazing Craftsmanship, Lightweight body, Solid Image Quality

ZWO has been working hard to reduce the weight of the camera while improving the performance of the camera. This camera weights approximately 700g.

Note: ZWO Cooled cameras require a 12V power source for the TEC cooler and USB hub power. If you don't have one, please add it through the options on the right side of the product display.

Important: ASI6200/2600/2400 cameras require 1A current from the USB port. If your PC can not provide enough current, please use an external 12V power supply to power the camera. A power shortfall will manifest with the camera disconnecting from the imaging software during capture of frames.

Important: For the following imaging camera models, please use a separate power supply rather than the power hub the ASIAIR Pro as the hub cannot provide enough amperage to power the camera's TEC coolers: ASI6200, ASI2600, ASI2400, ASI533, ASI071MC

APS-C Format

This is a 26MP camera featuring a small pixel size of 3.76um yet also having the incredible ability of accommodating a large well depth of 50ke.

The sensor length and width are 23.5mm * 15.7mm. The diagonal is 28.3mm.

front side of ASI2600MC PRO

 

Native 16bit ADC

As one of the few CMOS astronomy cameras with 16bit ADC in the market, ASI2600MM Pro was born with superiorities for astrophotography. This 16bit ADC is not a CCD 16bit ADC. It can really achieve a dynamic range output of 14 stop, which will significantly improve the image sharpness and contrast, also create smoother and more natural color transitions.

14bit16bit

 

IMX571 Backlit Sensor

Sony's back-illuminated CMOS image sensor improves sensitivity and noise reduction – the key factors to enhancing image quality, while radically realigning their fundamental pixel structure from front-illumination to back-illumination. It has retained the advantages of CMOS image sensors such as low power consumption and high-speed operation.

With a conventional front-illumination structure, the metal wiring and transistors on the surface of the silicon substrate that form the sensor's light-sensitive area (photo-diode) impede photon gathering carried out by the on-chip lens. A back-illuminated structure minimizes the degradation of sensitivity to optical angle response, while also increasing the amount of light that enters each pixel due to the lack of obstacles such as metal wiring and transistors that have been moved to the reverse of the silicon substrate.

Sony has newly developed a unique photo-diode structure and on-chip lens optimized for back-illuminated structures, that achieves a higher sensitivity and a lower random noise without light by reducing noise, dark current and defect pixels compared to the conventional front-illuminated structure.

ASI533-backlit sensor

 

Zero Amp Glow

Traditional CMOS sensors produce a weak infrared light source during operation quite often seen in the corner of uncalibrated images as the tell-tale signs of ‘amp glow'. As the ASI2600MM Pro uses zero amp glow circuitry, you won't have to worry about amp glow even when using high gain, long exposure imaging.

With amp glow – exposure 300 second exposure

With amp glow – exposure 300 second exposure

ASI2600 frame with no amp glow – Exposure 300 second

2600 no amp-glow

Anti-dew

There is a polyimide heater completely fitting the protective window in the ASI2600MM Pro camera. It can help avoid the annoying dew or icing issues.

The power of the heater is around 5W. You are free to turn it off anytime in your photography software if you want to save some power.

anti-dew heater

QE Performance

According to the test results of Sony, the QE peak value of the ASI2600MM Pro is 91%.

Two-Stage TEC Cooling, Ultra-Low Dark Current

Like the ASI6200, the ASI2600MM Pro also uses two stage TEC cooling and can lower the CMOS sensor temperature to more that 35c below ambient, which can greatly reduce dark current generation and sensor noise even with extended exposure times.

The unique dark current suppression technology can even further reduce dark current noise.

At a cooling temperature of 0 °, the dark current noise is only 0.0024e/s/pix. Which means 300s exposure can only cause 0.7e dark current noise, which is completely negligible!

DCvsT-2600-New(2)

Note:The ASI2600MM Pro camera requires 1A current from USB.  If your PC can not provide enough current, please use an external 12V power supply to power the camera.

DDR3 Memory Buffer

The ASI2600MM Pro is equipped with a USB 3.0 transmission interface and a built-in 256MB DDR3 cache to ensure stable and secure data transmission. Under long exposure, it effectively avoids frame dropping and greatly reduces the glow effect caused by slow reading speed.DDR buffer

 

Mechanical Diagram

 

What's in the Box

What is in the box



Obtaining 55mm Back Focus

2600-55MM-backfocus 2600-55mm-backfous with OAG

 

Read more: https://astronomy-imaging-camera.com/tutorials/best-back-focus-length-solutions-55mm.html

You can attach a 2″ EFW to the 2600MM Pro, please refer to the instructions HERE.

Connection Diagram

Connecting DSLR lens Diagram of 2600

  • Nikon-T2 adapter
  • EOS-T2 adapter
  • 2" filter (optional)
  • Nikon lens
  • Canon lens
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