Omegon Camera veTEC 294 C Color

The Omegon veTEC 294 C Color combines the renowned Sony IMX294 chip with active cooling and a large full well capacity, allowing you to extract much more detail and dynamic range from your astrophotos. While other sellers mainly focus on the technical aspects, we focus on practical use: this camera makes the difference when using longer exposures and stacked images to reveal structures in nebulae and galaxies that simply disappear into noise with DSLR or uncooled cameras.

Advantages Compared to Similar Cameras

• Active cooling up to 30°C below ambient temperature: dramatic noise reduction, making faint deep-sky structures visible.
• 64k full well capacity and 14-bit ADC: preserves fine details in both bright and dark areas, ideal for objects with high dynamic range (Orion Nebula, Andromeda).
• Sony IMX294 back-illuminated sensor: a proven chip with high sensitivity and 80% peak quantum efficiency.
• Enhanced user convenience: internal DDR3 buffer prevents drop-outs and the built-in USB hub simplifies cable management (for example, for a filter wheel).
• Suitable for color imaging without complex filter wheels: perfect for those wanting to start serious deep-sky photography without immediately investing in mono + filter sets.

This camera gives you the freedom to grow from a simple setup to a system that captures detailed nebulae and galaxies under dark skies.

Specifications

• Sensor: Sony IMX294, back-illuminated CMOS
• Sensor size: 19.1 × 13.0 mm (23.1 mm diagonal)
• Resolution: 4128 × 2808 pixels (11.6 MP)
• Pixel size: 4.63 µm
• Bit depth: 14 bit
• Quantum efficiency: 80% peak
• Frame rate: 33 fps (full frame)
• Read noise: 4.1 – 0.87 e‑
• Full well capacity: 64k e‑
• Exposure time: 0.0001 s to 60 minutes
• Binning: 2×2 and 3×3 hardware; 4×4 to 8×8 software
• Active cooling: up to 30°C below ambient temperature, 12V power supply (3A)
• Interface: USB 3.0 + 2× USB 2.0 hub
• Connection: 2″ and T2 (M42x0.75) with M48 adapters and extenders for 55mm backfocus
• Dimensions: Ø 84 mm × 104 mm, weight 540 g

Applications

• Deep-sky photography: nebulae, galaxies, and globular clusters with extremely low noise thanks to cooling.
• Moon and planets: produces sharp, detailed images with shorter exposures.
• Advanced sessions: perfect for use with guiding set and automation software (N.I.N.A., APT).

Why this Camera Stands Out

Many webshops limit themselves to listing technical features. At telescoop.nl, we connect these features to their benefits for you:

• Cooling = cleaner images and better post-processing, even in light-polluted environments.
• Large pixels and high full well = revealing subtle structures that would otherwise saturate.
• Sony IMX294 = a proven sensor, used in professional observatories and popular among astrophotographers worldwide.

This is the camera for those wanting to step into real deep-sky astrophotography without reaching full-frame price levels.