Black and white ccd camera.

[mill (Martin)]

Maybe a dumb question, but will this be a good camera for dso's?

Pulnix PE-2005 Industrial Black/White
High resolution miniature cameras.
Shuttering up to 1/10.000 sec.
External sync (Hd, Vd, C sync).
Externally selectable AGC/MGC, gamma 1/0.45, field/frame mode.

Specs:
Imager 1/2" interline transfer CCD
Pixels 752 (H) x 582 (V)
Cell size 8.6 µm x 8.3 µm
Scanning 625 lines 50 Hz
Sync Internal/external automatically switchable
Hd/Vd 4.0 Vp-p impedance 4.7 Kohm
Hd=interlace
TV resolution 560(H)
S/N ratio 50 dB min
Min.illumination 0.5 lux with f=1.4 without IR filter
Video output 1Vp-p composite video, 75 ohm
AGC ON/OFF switchable by internal jumper (ON standard)
Gamma 0.45 o 1.0 switchable by internal jumper (0.45 standard)
Electronic shutter 1/50 to 1/10.000 sec
controlled by attaching the SC745 shutter controller to the 6-pin connector
Lens mount C/CS
Power supply 12Vdc +-10% 200 mA
Operating temperature -10C° to 50C°
Vibration and shock vibrations: 2.7G for 9 hours
shock: 40G for 11msec
(measured with camera held via the tripod mount)
Dimensions (W x H x L) 45mm x 39mm x 92mm
dimensional diagram
Weight 231g

Any comments welcome.

[Bassnut (Fred)]

No

[[1ponders] (Paul)]

No mill as it's longest exposure is too brief. It may be suitable for planets (that's if I'm reading the 1/10.000 right and it's not 1/10,000 sec)at 1/10 - 1/50 sec