Characteristics:

The DSO line of cooled cameras is the most advanced product line in Player One history. We start the project from 2021, through many modifications and reconstructions we have made this final version. Bringing our latest technology and design to everyone, we are very proud to introduce this line of cameras.

Power supply is not include in camera package, high quality 12V 5A power supply link: https://player-one-astronomy.com/product/12v-5a-power-supply-dc5-5-x-2-1mm/

Drivers and software downloads: http://player-one-astronomy.com/service/software/

Manuals download: http://player-one-astronomy.com/service/manuals/

Product Description

Ares-M Pro camera (IMX533) is developed by Player One Astronomy, it is not only great for DSO imaging, but also can do solar and lunar imaging. Ares-M Pro camera, which it adopts the Sony IMX533 monochrome sensor from 1 "square format . The pixel size of 3.76 um hosts a depth of 73Ke with a total of 9 MP (resolution is 3008 * 3008 ) e the diagonal is of 16mm .

Attractions

Cutting-edge design

The cooled Ares series starts with a new design! This time with a round body, a classic red and black color scheme and using carbon fiber to keep the weight down and the outlook cutting edge. We also integrated the sensor flipper plate and anti-dew PCB board. This series of designs make the camera not only light and cool, but also functional!

3P front and 4P rear tilt plate

When shooting deep sky objects, the sensor tilt plate can be used to adjust the tilt angle of the sensor to make the stars appear more rounded at the corners. Ares camera provides both front and rear flip plate to meet all usage scenarios.

The front 3P tilt plate is the default part on the camera, we feel most users have experience with this before. It works well in many basic scenarios.

The 4P Rear Sliding Plate it is an alternative part for camera, when you use filter wheel/filter drawer and OAG with fixed angel, it is necessary. And it is also convenient for RASA users to adjust the tilt angle of the sensor.

The built-in high-density sponge shade pad can block the light from the side slits without side leakage.

Carbon fiber and light weight

The Ares series uses a carbon fiber in the camera and has been optimized for weight reduction in its structural design. The camera weighs just 420 grams, making it one of the lightest models on the market.

Deep cooling

Player One cooled camera series uses 2-stage TEC cooling unit, after improving the structure design to repel heat into the camera chamber, the camera Delta-T can reach i 35-40 °C .

Anti-dew heater

In designing lightweight cooled camera, Player One still pursues perfection, all necessary features must have, especially anti-dew system, is the problem that many small cooled camera ignored.

Type-C data port and power port

The back of the cooled camera has 2 Type-C data ports and 12V DC 5.5×2.1mm power port.

The main data port supports USB3.0 protocol, the camera can run 43fps in RAW8 mode. The Type-C port is easier to connect when assembling imaging equipment at night.

When recording images, because the actual write speed will be affected by the write speed of the hard disk itself, when the write speed of the hard disk 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 and fully reproduce the camera's performance.

The camera has a 12V DC5.5*2.1mm port to supply enough power to the TEC cooling system. If you don't need to turn on the cooling, just plug in the main Type-C port, the camera will work as an uncooled camera.