{"title":"SVBONY Astronomy Cameras","description":"\u003cp\u003eSVBONY cooled deep-sky cameras, planetary and guide cameras, WiFi eyepiece cameras and camera kits. Part of \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/svbony-1\"\u003eSVBONY\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"svbony-sc715c-colour-planetary-camera","title":"SVBONY SC715C Colour Planetary Camera (Sony IMX715, USB 3.0)","description":"\u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProduct Overview\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe SVBONY SC715C is an uncooled one-shot-colour astronomy camera built around the Sony IMX715 STARVIS 2 sensor. The 1\/2.8″ sensor (6.39 mm diagonal) delivers 3840 x 2160 pixels at 1.45 µm with 0.41–2.29 e⁻ read noise and 12-bit output over USB 3.0. It is designed for high-frame-rate lunar and planetary imaging and doubles as a guide camera through its ST4 port. The body weighs 147 g.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWho It's For\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is a good match if you image the Moon and planets with a long-focal-length telescope such as a Maksutov or SCT, want a small-pixel colour camera that resolves fine planetary detail without a long Barlow, or need a light camera that can also guide a deep-sky rig.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKey Features \u0026amp; Design\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSony IMX715 STARVIS 2 sensor:\u003c\/strong\u003e 8.4 MP, 3840 x 2160, 1.45 µm pixels for a fine image scale at long focal lengths.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLow read noise:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.41–2.29 e⁻, with 72.8 dB dynamic range.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eUSB 3.0 with FPGA processing:\u003c\/strong\u003e high frame rates for lucky imaging, with an onboard buffer to keep focusing and zooming responsive.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eST4 autoguider port:\u003c\/strong\u003e drives mount corrections directly when used as a guide camera.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eExposure range:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.1 ms to 1000 s, with 1x1 and 2x2 binning.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSandblasted, anodized aluminium body:\u003c\/strong\u003e 147 g, with a rear 1\/4″ tripod thread.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCamera Design\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe IMX715 is a rolling-shutter colour CMOS sensor from Sony's STARVIS 2 line. Its 1.45 µm pixels sample finely, so at around 1500 mm focal length a planet's disk spans many pixels without extra amplification. Read noise as low as 0.41 e⁻ allows very short sub-exposures that freeze atmospheric seeing, which is the basis of lucky imaging: capture thousands of frames, then stack the sharpest. 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