Player One Xena 585M USB3.0 (IMX 585) Mono Camera (XENA-585M)

Player One Xena 585M USB3.0 Mono Camera

Player One Astronomy guiding camera series, AKA Dwarf Planet Series, is design for guiding and imaging.

This series including 3 models, Ceres, Sedna and Xena.

Product Description

Xena 585M is a guiding camera developed by Player One Astronomy, which adopts the Sony IMX585 ，1/1.2” format sensor. The 2.9um pixel size accommodates a well depth of 47ke with a total of 8.3MP  (the resolution is 3856×2180), and the diagonal is 12.85mm.

STARVIS 2 Technology

Xena 585M based on Sony newest STARVIS2 technology, it is back-illuminated pixel technology used in CMOS  sensors.

Highlights

Dwarf planet series integrated USB3.0 data port(5Gbps), which can provide over 10 times speed than USB2.0 device(480Mbps).

When you use it for guiding or imaging, this camera series can handle it very well.

Body diameter Dwarf planet camera is 1.25″, it can slide into 1.25″ adapter of guiding scope, makes the whole setup shorter.

With a 5-100MM CS lens attached on the camera, it also can be used as a guider or finder.

Features:

The naming of Player One guiding cameras is interesting. Guiding camera is smaller than planetary camera, that’s why we choose dwarf planets to name it.

The size of each dwarf planet to a certain extent represents the size of camera sensors. We will name Ceres with a 1/3″ sensor camera, and for Xena, we will name it with a 1/1.2 inch sensor camera. All names will be engraved on the housing of the cameras.

Cutting-edge Design

The guiding cameras developed by Player One Astronomy uses technological regular hexagon to construct the main body line.

HDR mode

HDR (High Dynamic Range) mode is a new feature of IMX585 cameras, it will provide larger dynamic range and lower readout noise.

This feature will help users get better images in DSO imaging.

Link：https://player-one-astronomy.com/service/firmwares/ 

Manually replace the SDK manual

DPS technology

The guiding cameras from Player One Astronomy have DPS (Dead Pixel Suppression) technology. The DPS is anaylse many dark frames to find out thoes fixed abnormal pixel and record the map in camera memory. In imaging, each exposure frames, thoes position of dead pixels will be given a median value according to the active pixels around that abnormal pixel.

Overvoltage and overcurrent protection mechanism

Player One cameras produced by the number one player ensures the safety of your camera and other equipment through overvoltage and overcurrent protection mechanisms.

Data Port

When the camera is connected to the USB3.0 interface and full-resolution preview is used, it can reach 47 FPS in RAW8 mode (10bit ADC). When recording images, since the actual writing speed will be affected by the writing speed of the hard disk itself, when the hard disk writing speed 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 to give full play to the performance of the camera.

Use the ST4 guide cable to connect the camera and the AUTO GUIDE port of the equatorial mount to do guiding.

Performance

Readout Noise

Regarding readout noise, we solemnly promise that all values are obtained from actual tests.  And for users, you could use Sharpcap 4 for testing. SC4 has a function called Sensor Analysis, provide a very simple way to test readout noise.

After many rigorous readout noise tests, the Xena 585M camera can reach a low readout noise of 0.7e at a gain of 500.

If you are interested in readout noise testing, you may try it yourself, which is very simple.

QE Curve

Xena 585M camera has about 91% QE peak.

Technical Specifications

Mechanical Drawing

In the Box

• Camera
• 2m USB3.0 cable
• 2m ST4 Cable
• 1.25'' Extender
• 1.25'' Cover
• Air Blower 

Warranty & Manual

Player One 2-Year Warranty

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

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