ASI178 Manual
Revision 1.3
Aug, 2021
All materials related to this publication are subject to change without notice and its copyright totally belongs to Suzhou ZWO CO.,LTD.
Page 1: ...ASI178 Manual Revision 1 3 Aug 2021 All materials related to this publication are subject to change without notice and its copyright totally belongs to Suzhou ZWO CO LTD...
Page 2: ...a technical specifications 6 5 QE Graph Read Noise 7 6 Getting to know your camera 9 6 1 External View 9 6 2 Power consumption 9 6 3 Protect Window 9 6 4 Analog to Digital Converter ADC 10 6 5 Binning...
Page 3: ...ave any other questions please submit it on the ZWO support site https support astronomy imaging camera com ASI178 Cameras are designed for astronomical photography Its excellent performance and multi...
Page 4: ...rome camera sensors are capable of higher details and sensitivity than color sensors but you need additional accessories such as filter wheel and filters The post processing is more complicated too So...
Page 5: ...ASI178 Manual 5 3 What s in the box ASI178MM or ASI178MC...
Page 6: ...er Rolling shutter Exposure Range 32 s 1000s Read Noise 1 4 2 2e QE peak TBD Full well 15k e ADC 14 bit Interface USB3 0 USB2 0 Adapters 2 1 25 M42X0 75 Protect window AR IR Cut window Dimensions 62mm...
Page 7: ...se QE and Read Noise are the most important parameters to measure the performance of a camera Higher QE and lower Read Noise are needed to improve the SNR of an image Mono 178 sensor Relative QE Curve...
Page 8: ...he Read Noise of the ASI178 cameras is extremely lower when compared with traditional CCD cameras It is even lower when the camera is set at a higher gain Depending on your target you can set the Gain...
Page 9: ...170ma 5V You only need the USB cable to power up the camera 6 3 Protect Window ASI178MM uses AR protective window Dimension 21mm thickness 1 1mm ASI178MC uses IR Cut protective window Dimension 21mm...
Page 10: ...B3 0 10Bit ADC 14Bit ADC 3096 2080 60 fps 30 fps 2560 2048 62 fps 31 fps 2048 1080 116 fps 58 fps 1280 960 130 fps 65 fps 800 600 204 7 fps 102 3 fps 640 480 253 1 fps 126 5 fps 320 240 479 7 fps 239...
Page 11: ...ow to use your camera There are 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 1 1 25 T Mount 2 1...
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Page 13: ...nd adjust the exposure to make sure not over exposed You can see an image like below if it s dirty The big dim spot on the image at right are the shadows of dust on the protect window The very small b...
Page 14: ...ASI178 Manual 14 9 Mechanical drawing ASI178MM ASI178MC...
Page 15: ...the customer service 11 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...
