Atik 4120EX 12MP color CCD camera

Atik 4120EX 12MP color CCD camera.

The Atik 4120EX CCD camera is the highest resolution camera in the 4 series, and the highest resolution Atik camera to date! Featuring the superb latest generation Sony ™ EXview HAD HAD CCD II ™ high-tech sensor, this camera has exceptional quantum efficiency, very low noise and excellent thermal management. This model is an ideal complement to HyperStar systems, where a very fast focal ratio of f/2 makes it easier than ever to achieve good results with spectacular images in a few seconds of exposure, but it can also be used with short focal refractors and astrographs, obtaining beautiful and enormously wide views of deep sky objects by providing an exceptional photographic field.

The high resolution of the images obtained with the Atik 4120EX color offered by Telescopiomania becomes very evident when printing images at A3 poster size and larger for a truly stunning visual impact. This high resolution also provides the option to zoom in on different parts of an image on a computer screen to see even the smallest details of your photographs highlighted. The Atik 4120EX is only available as a single-shot color camera (OSC) as this is the format in which the really small pixel size has an advantage in faithfully recording the color of stars and nebulae in the image.

OSC cameras allow you to take a single shot and appreciate - and enjoy! the color, something that would require filters and a filter wheel to achieve similar results with a monochrome camera. Adding an infrared blocking filter or a light pollution filter is all you need to explore the wonders of the universe with the Atik 4120EX. This superb camera is fully compatible with 1.25" filters up to f/2, so it helps to make extraordinary astrophotographs at low cost compared to larger filter types. The other advantage of an OSC camera is the simplicity of processing its images, since by recording color in one image it is no longer necessary to align the 3 or 4 separate images needed in LRGB or RGB astrophotography.

The Atik-4 series cameras are a development of the famous 3 series cameras, offering improved cooling and a narrower camera body design. They benefit from fast cooling point setting technology to take noise-free astrophotographs in an instant, and equip the 12V power socket for easy operation in the field. With their impressive sensitivity, excellent cooling and slim profile and lightweight design, we at Telescopiomania recommend the Atik 4-series CCD cameras for astrophotography with the latest telescopes.

The small dimensions of the ATIK 4120EX make it ideal for use in Fastar or Hyperstar configurations with zero obstruction even in 6" diameter tubes. Its light weight continues to keep stress on the corrector plate to a minimum.

what's in the box?

• Camera body with 1.25'' adapter.
• 3 meter USB cable.
• 1.8 meter battery power connector.
• CD-ROM with drivers, software and user manual (PDF).
• Quick Start Guide (paper).
• Atik's acclaimed capture software is included for camera control and data acquisition, and all plug-ins are included to enable use with AstroArt and Maxim DL.
• Universal power adapter (110-230V) is optional.

Technical features of the Atik 4120EX 12MP color CCD camera:

• Sensor Type: CCD - Sony ICX834AQG
• Horizontal resolution: 4242 pixels
• Vertical resolution: 2830 pixels
• Pixel Size: 3.1 µM x 3.1 µM
• ADC: 16 bit
• Output noise: 5e-typical value
• Interface: 2.0 high-speed Mini-USB
• Power supply: 12 V DC 1A
• Maximum exposure length: Unlimited
• Minimum exposure length: 1/1000 s
• Cooling: thermoelectric set point with max ΔT = -25 ° C
• Weight: approx. 400 g
• Back focus: 13 mm
• Available exclusively as a single-shot color camera

System requirements:

• Pentium III with 128 MB RAM
• Windows XP / Vista / Win7 / Win8 (no RT)
• CD-ROM drive
• USB 2.0 port