iOptron 462C Camera iCam: fast color camera with IMX462
The iCam 462C is a compact color camera built around the Sony IMX462 sensor: 2.1 megapixels on 1/2.8 inch with 2.9 µm pixels. The sensor is known for its high low-light sensitivity and directly delivers color images of the Moon, planets, and double stars.
Via USB 3.0, the camera achieves up to 136 frames per second at full resolution: ideal for freezing short moments of steady seeing and stacking.
Strong in the near-infrared
Sensitivity peaks between 800 and 850 nm. With an IR pass filter you photograph planets in the infrared, where the atmosphere appears calmer; with a CH4 filter even in the methane band.
Read noise drops to approximately 0.7e; HCG automatically engages above gain 80 and DPS suppresses dead pixels via dark frames.
The guide can also
In addition to USB 3.0, the 462C features an ST-4 port. This allows you to optionally use it as a sensitive guiding camera on a guide scope or off-axis guider.
Included
- iCam 462C camera
- USB cable
Featured accessories
Keep a spare USB cable in your suitcase to connect to your laptop.
For whom yes and for whom no
- ✓ Planetary photographers who want to record directly in color and at high speed
- ✓ Anyone wishing to experiment in the near-infrared
- ✗ Those looking for a larger field of view can choose the 464C with 4.2 MP
Specifications
| Sensor | Sony IMX462, color |
| Resolution | 2.1 MP (1944 x 1096) |
| Pixel size | 2.9 µm |
| Picture plane | 1/2.8 inch, 6.5 mm diagonal |
| Speed | Up to 136 fps (RAW8, USB 3.0) |
| Readout noise | From approximately 0.7e, HCG from gain 80 |
| NIR sensitivity | Peak 800 to 850 nm |
| Connections | USB 3.0, ST-4 |
| Housing | Aluminum, red |
You can find more mounts and accessories for this merk at the iOptron merk page.
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