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Some time ago, I purchased a Jaycar QC 3289, the high end colour, low light camera they sell for "pro" surveillance work.
As an astro cam, it's OK ... sort of. I use a Meade LX90-8" with UHTC and a f/6.3 reducer, and M42 with the cam + scope and reducer is pretty grainy, and not good for colour. THis is at 160x accumulation.
Saturn at f/30 is OK, colour is acceptable but as you would guess, f/30 is not easy to manage on this scope and is most of the time above the limits of seeing.
I also have a GStar-EX and that is a completely different kettle of fish. It actually delivers the goods. With 128x accumulation, I can see the arms in M83 in near-real-time (about 1 second updates). I can see M1 as a "blobby thing" (completely invisible at the eyepiece).
The Jaycar camera is good for what it's intended for, but in my opinion not suitable for astro work.
Regards,
Tony Barry
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