{"id":16501,"date":"2025-07-27T10:16:38","date_gmt":"2025-07-27T08:16:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.telescoop.nl\/?post_type=product&p=16501"},"modified":"2026-08-25T15:10:00","modified_gmt":"2026-08-25T13:10:00","slug":"omegon-camera-vetec-533-m-mono","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/www.telescoop.nl\/en\/omegon-camera-vetec-533-m-mono\/","title":{"rendered":"Omegon Camera veTEC 533 M Mono"},"content":{"rendered":"

Omegon Camera veTEC 533 M Mono: monochrome square sensor with cooling<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The monochrome veTEC 533 uses the same square Sony IMX533 as the color version, but without a color matrix. For narrowband photography, this is the designated route: the light passing through an H-alpha filter reaches every pixel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The 3008 by 3008 pixel square sensor has a practical advantage: you do not need to align the camera with the orientation of your subject.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Sensor and field of view<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

The sensor measures 11.3 by 11.3 mm with a diagonal of 16 mm and 3.8-micrometer pixels. The readout is performed at 14 bits.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The full-well capacity is 50,000 electrons, with a read noise of approximately 1.3 electrons. The sensor shows no amp glow, which is clearly visible in narrowband recordings lasting ten minutes or longer.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Cooling and dark current<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

A cooled sensor is the difference between a usable and an unusable five-minute exposure. This camera cools to 30 degrees Celsius below ambient temperature. As a result, the dark current drops to a level where faint nebulae structures emerge above the noise.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Because you set the sensor temperature to a fixed value, dark frames remain usable over multiple nights. This saves calibration work each session.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Connect and back focus<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

The camera has a T2 thread with a flange focal distance of 17.5 mm. The adapter sleeve turns it into a 2-inch connection, with a 2-inch filter thread. Take into account the space taken up by a filter wheel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

With the loose 12.5 mm adapter, you reduce the flange distance, which provides space for a filter wheel or an off-axis guider in the optical train.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Rear USB hub<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

There are two additional USB ports on the back. You can connect a guiding camera or an electronic focuser to them, for example, so that only one cable runs to your computer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The hub works with USB 2.0. For the camera itself, you use a USB 3.0 port on the computer, otherwise the read speed will drop.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Software and method<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Control is via ASCOM or INDI, with which the camera cooperates with N.I.N.A., SharpCap, APT, and Siril. Omegon's free capture software can be downloaded.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Note: the veTEC cameras do not have an ST4 port and are not intended as an autoguider. For guiding, combine the camera with a separate guiding camera, for example from the GUIDE or veLOX series.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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