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Originally Posted by Shiraz
16 bit files from the ASI1600 have the bottom 4 bits full of zeros - I guess they could have put noise in there, which would have been equally useless.
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Just a question out of curiosity - how many bits are dominated by read noise in ASI1600 at unity gain or when adjusting the gain for longer subs?
Would this be a correct way to determining how many bits are really available for signal in my case?
Gain = 0.16 meaning 1 electron results in 1/0.16 = 6.25 ADU
Read noise = 4e thus 4 x 6.25 = 25 ADU equalling about 5 bits (2^5) taken by read noise leaving me with 11 bits per sub for data?
Ta
Suavi