{"product_id":"neptune-cii","title":"Neptune-C II (IMX464) USB3.0 Color Camera","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"woocommerce-tabs wc-tabs-wrapper\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"woocommerce-Tabs-panel woocommerce-Tabs-panel--description panel entry-content wc-tab\" id=\"tab-description\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"tab-title-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNeptune-C II is a planetary camera developed by Player One Astronomy, which adopts the Sony IMX464 \u003cstrong\u003e1\/1.8\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e” format\u003c\/strong\u003e sensor. The \u003cstrong\u003e2.9um pixel size\u003c\/strong\u003e accommodates a well depth of \u003cstrong\u003e12ke\u003c\/strong\u003e with a total of \u003cstrong\u003e4.2MP  \u003c\/strong\u003e(the resolution is 2712*1538)\u003cstrong\u003e, \u003c\/strong\u003eand the diagonal is \u003cstrong\u003e9mm\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cfigure data-editor-card-type=\"img\"\u003e\u003c\/figure\u003e\n\u003cfigure class=\"card-img-v2 card-img-v2-active\" data-editor-card-type=\"img\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEveryone should know that the rookie IMX462 sensor currently on the market has become the new favorite of planetary shooting, and IMX464, as a product of the same process, is equivalent to an enhanced version of IMX462, with a larger target surface and higher resolution. Come for a better shooting experience.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/figure\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-13230\" src=\"http:\/\/player-one-astronomy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/neptune-cii-724x1024.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"724\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i.player-one-astronomy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/neptune-cii-724x1024.png 724w, https:\/\/i.player-one-astronomy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/neptune-cii-212x300.png 212w, https:\/\/i.player-one-astronomy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/neptune-cii-768x1086.png 768w, https:\/\/i.player-one-astronomy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/neptune-cii-1086x1536.png 1086w, https:\/\/i.player-one-astronomy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/neptune-cii-1448x2048.png 1448w, https:\/\/i.player-one-astronomy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/neptune-cii-600x849.png 600w, https:\/\/i.player-one-astronomy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/neptune-cii.png 1587w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 724px) 100vw, 724px\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eHighlight\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eConnecting the Neptune-C II camera to a telescope with an 1.25″ T-Mount, or adding a Barlow lens between the camera and a telescope to extend the focal length for more details.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1020\" src=\"http:\/\/player-one-astronomy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/shooting-en.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"687\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i.player-one-astronomy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/shooting-en.jpg 873w, https:\/\/i.player-one-astronomy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/shooting-en-262x300.jpg 262w, https:\/\/i.player-one-astronomy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/shooting-en-768x880.jpg 768w, https:\/\/i.player-one-astronomy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/shooting-en-600x687.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWith a CS lens attached on the Neptune-C II camera,it can be used as an all-day camera or meteor monitoring camera.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg class=\"size-large wp-image-1096 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/player-one-astronomy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/allsky-629x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"629\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i.player-one-astronomy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/allsky-629x1024.jpg 629w, https:\/\/i.player-one-astronomy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/allsky-184x300.jpg 184w, https:\/\/i.player-one-astronomy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/allsky-600x977.jpg 600w, https:\/\/i.player-one-astronomy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/allsky.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 629px) 100vw, 629px\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch5 align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRead noise\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cfigure class=\"card-img-v2 card-img-v2-active\" data-editor-card-type=\"img\"\u003e\u003c\/figure\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCompared with the IMX178 of the same frame, the read noise of Neptune-C II can be as low as 0.7e, and the noise is reduced by about 47%, which is as strong as IMX462!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cimg class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1266 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/player-one-astronomy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/IMX464-VS-IMX178-readout-noise-en-1024x688.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"688\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i.player-one-astronomy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/IMX464-VS-IMX178-readout-noise-en-1024x688.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/i.player-one-astronomy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/IMX464-VS-IMX178-readout-noise-en-300x202.jpg 300w, https:\/\/i.player-one-astronomy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/IMX464-VS-IMX178-readout-noise-en-768x516.jpg 768w, https:\/\/i.player-one-astronomy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/IMX464-VS-IMX178-readout-noise-en-1536x1033.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/i.player-one-astronomy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/IMX464-VS-IMX178-readout-noise-en-600x403.jpg 600w, https:\/\/i.player-one-astronomy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/IMX464-VS-IMX178-readout-noise-en.jpg 1547w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch5 align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFormat\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCompared with another 1\/1.8 inch chip IMX178, we find that the IMX464 pixel is larger than the IMX178 at 2.4um, reaching 2.9um.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cfigure class=\"card-img-v2 card-img-v2-active\" data-editor-card-type=\"img\"\u003e\u003cfooter\u003e\u003c\/footer\u003e\n\u003cfigcaption class=\"opt\" data-action=\"image_caption\"\u003e\u003cimg class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1268 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/player-one-astronomy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Pixel-size-IMX464-VS-IMX178-1024x409.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"409\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i.player-one-astronomy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Pixel-size-IMX464-VS-IMX178-1024x409.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/i.player-one-astronomy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Pixel-size-IMX464-VS-IMX178-300x120.jpg 300w, https:\/\/i.player-one-astronomy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Pixel-size-IMX464-VS-IMX178-768x307.jpg 768w, https:\/\/i.player-one-astronomy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Pixel-size-IMX464-VS-IMX178-600x240.jpg 600w, https:\/\/i.player-one-astronomy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Pixel-size-IMX464-VS-IMX178.jpg 1530w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\u003e\u003c\/figcaption\u003e\n\u003c\/figure\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhen used on the same telescope, although the quantum efficiency is not much different, the 2.9um pixel has 46% larger photosensitive area than the 2.4um pixel, which can greatly increase the single pixel to obtain more photons, which means Sensitivity has also been greatly improved.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cfigure class=\"card-img-v2 card-img-v2-active\" data-editor-card-type=\"img\"\u003e\u003cimg class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1269 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/player-one-astronomy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/IMX464-VS-IMX178-pixel-size-en-1024x686.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"686\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i.player-one-astronomy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/IMX464-VS-IMX178-pixel-size-en-1024x686.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/i.player-one-astronomy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/IMX464-VS-IMX178-pixel-size-en-300x201.jpg 300w, https:\/\/i.player-one-astronomy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/IMX464-VS-IMX178-pixel-size-en-768x515.jpg 768w, https:\/\/i.player-one-astronomy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/IMX464-VS-IMX178-pixel-size-en-1536x1030.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/i.player-one-astronomy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/IMX464-VS-IMX178-pixel-size-en-600x402.jpg 600w, https:\/\/i.player-one-astronomy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/IMX464-VS-IMX178-pixel-size-en.jpg 1553w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\u003e\u003c\/figure\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch5 align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003eQE\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNot only that, IMX464 also has ultra-sensitive infrared sensitivity characteristics, suitable for playing infrared photography, whether it is matched with IR685, IR850 or CH4 filters, it will give you a new visual experience.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cfigure class=\"card-img-v2 card-img-v2-active\" data-editor-card-type=\"img\"\u003e\u003c\/figure\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1290 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/player-one-astronomy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/QE464-1-1024x758.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"758\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i.player-one-astronomy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/QE464-1-1024x758.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/i.player-one-astronomy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/QE464-1-300x222.jpg 300w, https:\/\/i.player-one-astronomy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/QE464-1-768x569.jpg 768w, https:\/\/i.player-one-astronomy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/QE464-1-600x444.jpg 600w, https:\/\/i.player-one-astronomy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/QE464-1.jpg 1129w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cfooter\u003e\u003c\/footer\u003e\n\u003ch5 align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003eUltra high frame rate\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNeptune-C II can reach 93FPS at full resolution, which is 55% higher than the 60FPS of the IMX178 chip of the same size, making it more efficient to shoot planets.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cimg class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1271 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/player-one-astronomy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/IMX464-VS-IMX178-FPS2-en-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i.player-one-astronomy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/IMX464-VS-IMX178-FPS2-en-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/i.player-one-astronomy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/IMX464-VS-IMX178-FPS2-en-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/i.player-one-astronomy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/IMX464-VS-IMX178-FPS2-en-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/i.player-one-astronomy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/IMX464-VS-IMX178-FPS2-en-1536x1025.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/i.player-one-astronomy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/IMX464-VS-IMX178-FPS2-en-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/i.player-one-astronomy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/IMX464-VS-IMX178-FPS2-en-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/i.player-one-astronomy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/IMX464-VS-IMX178-FPS2-en.jpg 1550w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eFeatures:\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe naming of Player One Astronomy cameras is unique. For example, we name the planetary cameras after planets (They are Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune, Earth is not included). The size of each planet to a certain extent, represents the size of camera sensors. We will name Saturn with a 1-inch sensor camera, and for Neptune, we will named it with  a 1\/1.8 inch senor camera. All names will be engraved on the housing of the cameras.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDrivers and softwares download: \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/player-one-astronomy.com\/service\/software\/\"\u003ehttp:\/\/player-one-astronomy.com\/service\/software\/\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eManuals download: \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/player-one-astronomy.com\/service\/manuals\/\"\u003ehttp:\/\/player-one-astronomy.com\/service\/manuals\/\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eCutting-edge Design\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe planetary cameras developed by Player One Astronomy uses a scientific and technological regular hexagon to construct the main body line, supplemented by round chamfers to achieve both rigidity and flexibility. The positive red, which is like a summer fire, is matched with the low-key and steady black, and the super-fine frosting process on the entire surface makes the camera look luxurious and cool, highlighting the style of high-end players, can’t take my eyes off 😀\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg class=\"aligncenter wp-image-13127\" src=\"http:\/\/player-one-astronomy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/%E5%9B%BE%E7%89%871.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"384\" height=\"309\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i.player-one-astronomy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/%E5%9B%BE%E7%89%871.png 642w, https:\/\/i.player-one-astronomy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/%E5%9B%BE%E7%89%871-300x241.png 300w, https:\/\/i.player-one-astronomy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/%E5%9B%BE%E7%89%871-600x482.png 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 384px) 100vw, 384px\"\u003e\u003cimg class=\"aligncenter wp-image-13128\" src=\"http:\/\/player-one-astronomy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/%E5%9B%BE%E7%89%872.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"379\" height=\"304\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i.player-one-astronomy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/%E5%9B%BE%E7%89%872.png 685w, https:\/\/i.player-one-astronomy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/%E5%9B%BE%E7%89%872-300x241.png 300w, https:\/\/i.player-one-astronomy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/%E5%9B%BE%E7%89%872-600x482.png 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 379px) 100vw, 379px\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e2nd Gen – Sensor Tilt Plate\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe built-in high-density sponge shading pad can block the light from the side slits without any side leakage.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2694 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/player-one-astronomy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Tilt-plate-2ND-2-e1654070533270-1024x460.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"460\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i.player-one-astronomy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Tilt-plate-2ND-2-e1654070533270-1024x460.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/i.player-one-astronomy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Tilt-plate-2ND-2-e1654070533270-300x135.jpg 300w, https:\/\/i.player-one-astronomy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Tilt-plate-2ND-2-e1654070533270-768x345.jpg 768w, https:\/\/i.player-one-astronomy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Tilt-plate-2ND-2-e1654070533270-1536x691.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/i.player-one-astronomy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Tilt-plate-2ND-2-e1654070533270-600x270.jpg 600w, https:\/\/i.player-one-astronomy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Tilt-plate-2ND-2-e1654070533270.jpg 1815w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhen taking solar photograph with prominence telescope, the Newton ring is annoying. Smoother solar image without Newton ring could be taken by adjusting the focal plate. Get a much smaller field curvature of the telescope.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg class=\"wp-image-3274 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/player-one-astronomy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Sensor-tilt-plate-1024x427.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"777\" height=\"324\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i.player-one-astronomy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Sensor-tilt-plate-1024x427.png 1024w, https:\/\/i.player-one-astronomy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Sensor-tilt-plate-300x125.png 300w, https:\/\/i.player-one-astronomy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Sensor-tilt-plate-768x320.png 768w, https:\/\/i.player-one-astronomy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Sensor-tilt-plate-600x250.png 600w, https:\/\/i.player-one-astronomy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Sensor-tilt-plate.png 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 777px) 100vw, 777px\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cimg class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1179 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/player-one-astronomy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/solar-Imaging-1024x891.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"891\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i.player-one-astronomy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/solar-Imaging-1024x891.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/i.player-one-astronomy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/solar-Imaging-300x261.jpg 300w, https:\/\/i.player-one-astronomy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/solar-Imaging-768x668.jpg 768w, https:\/\/i.player-one-astronomy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/solar-Imaging-600x522.jpg 600w, https:\/\/i.player-one-astronomy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/solar-Imaging.jpg 1272w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1778 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/player-one-astronomy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/SUN20210204-s-1-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i.player-one-astronomy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/SUN20210204-s-1-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/i.player-one-astronomy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/SUN20210204-s-1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/i.player-one-astronomy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/SUN20210204-s-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/i.player-one-astronomy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/SUN20210204-s-1-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/i.player-one-astronomy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/SUN20210204-s-1-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/i.player-one-astronomy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/SUN20210204-s-1-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/i.player-one-astronomy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/SUN20210204-s-1-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/i.player-one-astronomy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/SUN20210204-s-1.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003e256M DDR3 Cache\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePlayer One Astronomy cameras are the first one who adpots the DDR3 cache in all planetary cameras in the world! It helps stabilize and secure data transmission, it effectively avoids frame dropping and greatly reduces readnoise.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWith the DDR3 cache, the Mars-C camera does not have high demands on computing needs any longer, it will still has excellent performance even if it is connected to a USB 2.0 port.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cfigure class=\"card-img-v2 card-img-v2-active\" data-editor-card-type=\"img\"\u003e\n\u003cfigcaption class=\"opt\" data-action=\"image_caption\"\u003e\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-1272 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/player-one-astronomy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/DDR-buffer.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"320\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i.player-one-astronomy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/DDR-buffer.jpg 500w, https:\/\/i.player-one-astronomy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/DDR-buffer-300x192.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\"\u003e\u003c\/figcaption\u003e\n\u003c\/figure\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eDPS technology\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe planetary cameras from Player One Astronomy have DPS (Dead Pixel Suppression) technology. The DPS is anaylse many dark frames to find out thoes fixed abnormal pixel and record the map in camera memory. In imaging, each exposure frames, thoes position of dead pixels will be given a median value according to the active pixels around that abnormal pixel.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cfigure class=\"card-img-v2 card-img-v2-active\" data-editor-card-type=\"img\"\u003e\n\u003cfigcaption class=\"opt\" data-action=\"image_caption\"\u003e\u003cimg class=\"size-large wp-image-1273 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/player-one-astronomy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/DPS-technology-1024x526.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"526\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i.player-one-astronomy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/DPS-technology-1024x526.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/i.player-one-astronomy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/DPS-technology-300x154.jpg 300w, https:\/\/i.player-one-astronomy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/DPS-technology-768x394.jpg 768w, https:\/\/i.player-one-astronomy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/DPS-technology-1536x789.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/i.player-one-astronomy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/DPS-technology-600x308.jpg 600w, https:\/\/i.player-one-astronomy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/DPS-technology.jpg 1620w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\u003e\u003c\/figcaption\u003e\n\u003c\/figure\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eOvervoltage and overcurrent protection mechanism\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePlayer One cameras produced by the number one player ensures the safety of your camera and other equipment through overvoltage and overcurrent protection mechanisms.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eData Port\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhen the camera is connected to the USB3.0 interface and full-resolution preview is used, it can reach 93 FPS in RAW8 mode (10bit ADC). When recording images, since the actual writing speed will be affected by the writing speed of the hard disk itself, when the hard disk writing speed is slow, the recording may not reach the theoretical speed. It is recommended that you use a high-quality solid state drive to record data to give full play to the performance of the camera.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eUse the ST4 guide cable to connect the camera and the AUTO GUIDE port of the equatorial mount to do guiding.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg class=\"wp-image-1026 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/player-one-astronomy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/port.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"303\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i.player-one-astronomy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/port.jpg 940w, https:\/\/i.player-one-astronomy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/port-300x142.jpg 300w, https:\/\/i.player-one-astronomy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/port-768x364.jpg 768w, https:\/\/i.player-one-astronomy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/port-600x284.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003ePerformance\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1267 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/player-one-astronomy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Neptune-C-II-IMX464-performance-563x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"563\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i.player-one-astronomy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Neptune-C-II-IMX464-performance-563x1024.jpg 563w, https:\/\/i.player-one-astronomy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Neptune-C-II-IMX464-performance-165x300.jpg 165w, https:\/\/i.player-one-astronomy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Neptune-C-II-IMX464-performance-768x1396.jpg 768w, https:\/\/i.player-one-astronomy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Neptune-C-II-IMX464-performance-845x1536.jpg 845w, https:\/\/i.player-one-astronomy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Neptune-C-II-IMX464-performance-600x1091.jpg 600w, https:\/\/i.player-one-astronomy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Neptune-C-II-IMX464-performance.jpg 961w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 563px) 100vw, 563px\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eReadout Noise\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRegarding readout noise, we solemnly promise that all values are obtained from actual tests.  And for users, you could use Sharpcap 4 for testing. SC4 has a function called \u003cstrong\u003eSensor Analysis\u003c\/strong\u003e, provide a very simple way to test readout noise.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe wrote a tutorial on our website: \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/player-one-astronomy.com\/service\/software\/\"\u003ehttps:\/\/player-one-astronomy.com\/service\/manuals\/\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAfter many rigorous readout noise tests, the Neptune-C II camera can reach a low readout noise of 0.75e at a gain of 350 and around 0.71e at a gain of 400.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIf you are interested in readout noise testing, you may try it yourself, which is very simple.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eHCG  Mode\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Neptune-C II camera has a unique HCG mode, which will automatically turn on when the camera gain setting is ≥83. 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