ZWO ASI533MC Pro Cooled Color CMOS Astrophotography Camera
Manufacturer Part # ZWO ASI533MC-P
The ZWO ASI533MC Pro is a high performance camera at an affordable price. As you would expect this latest generation camera not only retains key features of the ASI183 series such as an attractive QE figure, high frame rate and along with other excellent characteristics of the ASI183 cameras, but also now includes new and improved features such as zero amp glow, extreme low read out noise (as low as 1.0e), 3.76 microns pixel size and an improved 2 stage TEC cooler giving enhanced cooling capabilities.
This camera is great for deep space imaging.
DDR Memory Buffer
The ASI533MC PRO is equipped with a USB 3.0 interface, and even in 14bit mode, can reach 20 frames per second. The 256MB DDR3 memory ensures stable downloading of frames with increased USB speeds.
Zero Amp Glow
Traditional CMOS sensors produce a weak infrared light source during operation quite often seen in the corner of uncalibrated images as the tell tale signs of ‘amp glow’. As the ASI533MC PRO uses zero amp glow circuitry, you won’t have to worry about amp glow even when using high gain, long exposure imaging.
The ZWO ASI294MC Pro has fantastic conectivity options.
ASI533MC Pro has 2 stage TEC cooling system to enable very deep cooling with a thermal delta of -35° C. The cooler requires an external power supply, which is not included with the camera. This is the one you will need.
ZWO has all their information available for download on their website in a perfectly laid out section. Check it out here for software and drivers and here for manuals and guides.
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Camera technical details
| Sensor | 1" Square |
| ADC | 14 bit |
| Back Focus | 6.5 mm |
| Color or Mono | Color |
| Cooled or Uncooled | Cooled |
| Dynamic Range | 13.7 stops |
| Full Resolution Frame Rate | 20fps |
| Full Well | 50ke |
| Mega Pixels | 9 mp |
| Peak QE | 80% |
| Pixel Array | 3008x3008 |
| Pixel Size | 3.76 microns |
| Read Noise | 3.8e |
| Sensor Diagonal | 16 mm |
| Sensor Type | CMOS |
| Sensor | Sony IMX533 |
| Guide Port | ST4 |
| WIndow | AR |
| Exposure Range | 32us - 2000s |
| Weight | 16.6 ounces |
Resolution USB 3.0 Raw16
3008×3008 19.88fps
1920×1080 54.11fps
1280×720 79.74fps
640×480 116.55ps
320×240 216.45fps
more resolutions are user defined
Tech Details:
| Normal Num Pixel High | 3008 |
|---|---|
| Normal Num Pixel Wide | 3008 |
| Pixel Array | 9 mega pixels |
| Pixel Size | 3.76 |
| Weight | 16 ounces |
| Warranty | 2 years |