{"product_id":"sedna-m","title":"Sedna-M (IMX178) USB3.0 Mono Camera","description":"\u003cp\u003eSedna-M is a guiding camera developed by Player One Astronomy, which adopts the Sony IMX178 \u003cstrong\u003e1\/1.8\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e” format\u003c\/strong\u003e sensor. The \u003cstrong\u003e2.4um pixel size\u003c\/strong\u003e accommodates a well depth of \u003cstrong\u003e15ke\u003c\/strong\u003e with a total of \u003cstrong\u003e6.4MP  \u003c\/strong\u003e(the resolution is 3096*2078)\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\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-13237\" src=\"http:\/\/player-one-astronomy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/sedna-1-724x1024.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"724\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i.player-one-astronomy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/sedna-1-724x1024.png 724w, https:\/\/i.player-one-astronomy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/sedna-1-212x300.png 212w, https:\/\/i.player-one-astronomy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/sedna-1-768x1086.png 768w, https:\/\/i.player-one-astronomy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/sedna-1-1086x1536.png 1086w, https:\/\/i.player-one-astronomy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/sedna-1-1448x2048.png 1448w, https:\/\/i.player-one-astronomy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/sedna-1-600x849.png 600w, https:\/\/i.player-one-astronomy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/sedna-1.png 1587w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 724px) 100vw, 724px\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eHighlights\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDwarf planet series\u003c\/strong\u003e integrated \u003cstrong\u003eUSB3.0 data port(500Mb\/s)\u003c\/strong\u003e, which can provide over \u003cstrong\u003e10 times speed\u003c\/strong\u003e than USB2.0 device(60Mb\/s).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhen you use it for guiding or imaging, this camera series can handle it very well.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBody diameter Dwarf planet camera is 1.25″, it can slide into 1.25″ adapter of guiding scope, makes the whole setup shorter.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg class=\"size-large wp-image-1917 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/player-one-astronomy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Dwarf-planet-1-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i.player-one-astronomy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Dwarf-planet-1-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/i.player-one-astronomy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Dwarf-planet-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/i.player-one-astronomy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Dwarf-planet-1-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/i.player-one-astronomy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Dwarf-planet-1-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/i.player-one-astronomy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Dwarf-planet-1-2048x1152.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/i.player-one-astronomy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Dwarf-planet-1-600x337.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWith a 5-100MM CS lens attached on the camera, it also can be used as a guider or finder.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg class=\"size-large wp-image-1918 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/player-one-astronomy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/100lens-3-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i.player-one-astronomy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/100lens-3-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/i.player-one-astronomy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/100lens-3-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/i.player-one-astronomy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/100lens-3-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/i.player-one-astronomy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/100lens-3-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/i.player-one-astronomy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/100lens-3-2048x1152.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/i.player-one-astronomy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/100lens-3-600x337.jpg 600w\" 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 guiding cameras is interesting. Guiding camera is smaller than planetary camera, that’s why we choose dwarf planets to name it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe size of each dwarf planet to a certain extent represents the size of camera sensors. We will name Ceres with a 1\/3″ sensor camera, and for Xena, we will name it with a 1\/1.2 inch sensor 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\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eCutting-edge Design\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe guiding cameras developed by Player One Astronomy uses technological regular hexagon to construct the main body line.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg class=\"size-large wp-image-1919 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/player-one-astronomy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Sedna-7-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i.player-one-astronomy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Sedna-7-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/i.player-one-astronomy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Sedna-7-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/i.player-one-astronomy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Sedna-7-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/i.player-one-astronomy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Sedna-7-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/i.player-one-astronomy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Sedna-7-2048x1152.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/i.player-one-astronomy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Sedna-7-600x337.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\u003e\u003cimg class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2307 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/player-one-astronomy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Sedna-2-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i.player-one-astronomy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Sedna-2-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/i.player-one-astronomy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Sedna-2-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/i.player-one-astronomy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Sedna-2-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/i.player-one-astronomy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Sedna-2-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/i.player-one-astronomy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Sedna-2-2048x1152.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/i.player-one-astronomy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Sedna-2-600x337.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\u003e\u003cimg class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2308 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/player-one-astronomy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Sedna-5-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i.player-one-astronomy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Sedna-5-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/i.player-one-astronomy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Sedna-5-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/i.player-one-astronomy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Sedna-5-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/i.player-one-astronomy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Sedna-5-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/i.player-one-astronomy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Sedna-5-2048x1152.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/i.player-one-astronomy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Sedna-5-600x337.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\u003e\u003cimg class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2309 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/player-one-astronomy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Sedna-6-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i.player-one-astronomy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Sedna-6-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/i.player-one-astronomy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Sedna-6-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/i.player-one-astronomy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Sedna-6-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/i.player-one-astronomy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Sedna-6-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/i.player-one-astronomy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Sedna-6-2048x1152.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/i.player-one-astronomy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Sedna-6-600x337.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cfigure class=\"card-img-v2 card-img-v2-active\" data-editor-card-type=\"img\"\u003e\u003c\/figure\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eDPS technology\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe guiding 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 60 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=\"size-full wp-image-1920 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/player-one-astronomy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Data-Port.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"887\" height=\"475\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i.player-one-astronomy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Data-Port.jpg 887w, https:\/\/i.player-one-astronomy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Data-Port-300x161.jpg 300w, https:\/\/i.player-one-astronomy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Data-Port-768x411.jpg 768w, https:\/\/i.player-one-astronomy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Data-Port-600x321.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 887px) 100vw, 887px\"\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=\"size-large wp-image-1284 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/player-one-astronomy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Neptune-C-Neptune-M-IMX178-performance-577x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"577\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i.player-one-astronomy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Neptune-C-Neptune-M-IMX178-performance-577x1024.jpg 577w, https:\/\/i.player-one-astronomy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Neptune-C-Neptune-M-IMX178-performance-169x300.jpg 169w, https:\/\/i.player-one-astronomy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Neptune-C-Neptune-M-IMX178-performance-768x1364.jpg 768w, https:\/\/i.player-one-astronomy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Neptune-C-Neptune-M-IMX178-performance-865x1536.jpg 865w, https:\/\/i.player-one-astronomy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Neptune-C-Neptune-M-IMX178-performance-600x1065.jpg 600w, https:\/\/i.player-one-astronomy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Neptune-C-Neptune-M-IMX178-performance.jpg 971w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 577px) 100vw, 577px\"\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\u003eAfter many rigorous readout noise tests, the Sedna-M camera can reach a low readout noise of 1.34e at a gain of 350.\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\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eQE Curve\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1306\" src=\"http:\/\/player-one-astronomy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/QE178m-1024x758.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"444\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i.player-one-astronomy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/QE178m-1024x758.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/i.player-one-astronomy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/QE178m-300x222.jpg 300w, https:\/\/i.player-one-astronomy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/QE178m-768x569.jpg 768w, https:\/\/i.player-one-astronomy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/QE178m-600x444.jpg 600w, https:\/\/i.player-one-astronomy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/QE178m.jpg 1129w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eHCG  Mode\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Sedna-M camera has a unique HCG mode, which will automatically turn on when the camera gain setting is \u0026gt;30.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe HCG mode can greatly reduce the readout noise and retain the same high dynamic range as the low gain.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eMechanical Drawing\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cimg class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1928\" src=\"http:\/\/player-one-astronomy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Drawing-1-809x1024.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"760\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i.player-one-astronomy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Drawing-1-809x1024.png 809w, https:\/\/i.player-one-astronomy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Drawing-1-237x300.png 237w, https:\/\/i.player-one-astronomy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Drawing-1-768x973.png 768w, https:\/\/i.player-one-astronomy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Drawing-1-600x760.png 600w, https:\/\/i.player-one-astronomy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Drawing-1.png 1100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\"\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg class=\"wp-image-2079 size-full aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/player-one-astronomy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Sedna-M-package-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"750\" height=\"1214\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i.player-one-astronomy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Sedna-M-package-1.png 750w, https:\/\/i.player-one-astronomy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Sedna-M-package-1-185x300.png 185w, https:\/\/i.player-one-astronomy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Sedna-M-package-1-633x1024.png 633w, https:\/\/i.player-one-astronomy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Sedna-M-package-1-600x971.png 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Player One Astronomy","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51386734772512,"sku":"Sedna-M","price":249.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0849\/2135\/2480\/files\/image_84188932-b965-440a-82a1-5ee6a486bd47.png?v=1774631846","url":"https:\/\/firstlightastro.com\/products\/sedna-m","provider":"First Light Astro","version":"1.0","type":"link"}