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Old 19-04-2015, 08:21 PM
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Originally Posted by clive milne View Post
Actually, the Sony chips in the QHY22 & QHY23 cameras have 6.1 & 9.2 Mpixels respectively............... If memory serves me correctly, Mt Stromlo are an early adopter of the Kingfisher V camera. It has extraordinary specs, >1.5e readout noise and 1e- of thermal noise every 10 days or so. That is an order of magnitude better than the finest CCD's from E2V et, al (which would cost you the equivalent of a red sports car).... Astounding that it can be offered commercially for US$6k.
Ah...I was being obtuse, and only referring to the Kingfisher specs...which read 2.8Mp on the page I pulled up.

So they make one with 6 or 9 MP? Do you have a link?
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