ZWO ASI174MM Mini Monochrome CMOS Camera and Guide Camera

What a fantastic mini guider that will work well in Off Axis Guider, especially SCTs and RCs. Great performance and focuses at the same distance as an eyepiece. It also makes a heck of an intro planetary imager.

The ZWO ASI174MM Mini is the first mini camera brought out by ZWO and will make guding a breeze.  And before we get lost in the mindset of being a guider, it is a great introductory planetary imager as well.  Its small size makes it convenient to use in your imaging platform without causing much of a fuss.

Camera Sensor

ASI174MM Mini camera uses the Sony IMX174LLJ / IMX174LQJ 1/1.2" sensor (11.3mm x 7.1mm).  This camera has 1936 x 1216 pixels with a pixel size of 5.86 μm x 5.86 μm. The ASI174MM Mini provides 12bit ADC and its QE peak is 77%.  The sensor is designed for large field of view guiding.  If you have used an OAG in the past, you will know how helpful this is when looking for a star to guide with. 

USB2.0Port & ST4 Port

USB 2.0 Port: Mini camera has one USB2.0 type C port, which if very popular on mobile phones.

ST4 Port: You can connect the ASI174MM Mini directly to auto guide port of your mount.

Drivers and Softwares:

The ZWO website has the newest camera drivers and many DSO and Planetary capture software choices available.. Please make sure the newest driver and software has been installed before you start imaging:

https://astronomy-imaging-camera.com/software/

One of the coolest gadgets, and a neccessity according to a majority of ZWO users, is the ASIAIR Plus.  It is an all-in-one wireless camera solution.  The ASIair plus gives you control of focus, image taking, plate solving, and computerized mount control with the included SkySafari bridge all controlled by your smartdevice or tablet.  It really is pretty awesome.

How It All Connects Together:

1. M28.5-CS adapter
2. CS-C adapter
3. 1.25″ extender
4. 1.25″ filter

Mechanical Drawing

What is in the box?