QHY MiniCAM8-C Deep Sky Combo
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QHY MiniCAM8-C Deep Sky Combo is a small-sensor one-shot color astronomy camera for deep-sky imaging with a simpler color workflow.
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Specifications
Sensor
- Sensor model
- Sony IMX585
- Sensor type
- Both
- Color / mono
- Color
- Sensor size
- 1/1.2inch
- Megapixels
- 8.41 MP
- Resolution
- 3856*2180
- Pixel size
- 2.9 µm*2.9 µm
- Max frame rate
- Full Resolution: 41.5FPS@8bit, 23.5FPS @16bit
- Shutter
- Electronic Rolling Shutter
- ADC
- 12bit (output as 16-bit)
- Read noise
- 0.76 – 7.8 e-
- Full well
- 54 ke-
- Exposure range
- 11μs-900sec
Specifications
- Weight
- 480 g
Cooling
- Cooling
- Two-stage TEC cooling
- Sensor window
- AR+AR
Mechanical
- Interface
- USB3.0
Sensor / electronics
- Back focus
- 17.5mm
Astrophotography Fit
A cooled one-shot color camera best used where its sensor size and workflow match the telescope and calibration plan.
QHY MiniCAM8-C Deep Sky Combo is a midrange one-shot color camera aimed at deep-sky imaging with a simpler color workflow.
As a color camera, it keeps the capture workflow simpler than a mono rig. It works especially well when you want one camera for broadband targets plus a dual-band filter for emission nebulae under light pollution.
For high-frame-rate work, pair it with a long focal length telescope, an ADC when planets are low, and capture software that can record short exposures quickly. It is less satisfying as the only deep-sky camera unless the target scale and sensor size make sense.
Best paired with
- Corrected refractors, RASA/HyperStar-style systems, or other well-matched astrographs
- UV/IR-cut and dual-band nebula filters for one-shot color imaging
- Reliable GoTo mount, autofocus, and dark/flat calibration workflow
Not recommended for
- Imagers committed to full SHO/LRGB mono workflows
- Optical tubes with corrected image circles smaller than the camera sensor
- Very casual visual-only users who do not plan to process image data
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