Introduction
Thank you for choosing the Moravian Instruments CCD camera. G3 series of
CCD cameras were developed for imaging under extremely low-light
conditions in astronomy, microscopy and similar areas. Design of this series
inherits from G2 cameras, with which they share precise electronics providing
uniform frames without artifacts and extremely low read noise limited only by
CCD detector itself. Also the robust construction, rich software support and
easy manipulation are the same. However, G3 camera head is large enough to
contain detector up to 24
×
36 mm.
G3 cameras can contain also filter wheel with 5 positions for 2 inch (50 mm)
diameter filters.
G3 cameras can be equipped with external filter wheel, but it is not possible to
combine internal and external wheels on single camera. G3 camera mus be
made without internal filter wheel to be compatible with external filter wheels.
The G3 cameras are designed to work in cooperation with a host Personal
Computer (PC). As opposite to digital still cameras, which are operated
independently on the computer, the scientific slow-scan, cooled cameras
usually require computer for operation control, image download, processing
and storage etc. To operate the camera, you need a computer which:
1. Is compatible with a PC standard.
2. Runs a modern 32 or 64-bit Windows operating system.
Drivers for 32-bit and 64-bit Linux systems are also provided, but
camera control and image processing software, supplied with the
camera, requires Windows operating system.
3. Provides at last one free USB port.
G3 and G4 cameras are designed to operate with USB 2.0 high-speed
(480 Mbps) hosts. Although they are fully backward compatible with
USB 1.1 full-speed (12 Mbps) hosts, image download time can be
somewhat longer if USB 1.1 connection is used.
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