Player One Poseidon-C Pro Colour Cooled Camera
Cooled colour camera with the Sony IMX571 APS-C sensor. 26 MP, 3.76 µm pixels, 16-bit.
£1,630.00
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- Delivery
- Tracked UK delivery. Costs are shown at checkout. Delivery
- Warranty
- 2-year manufacturer warranty, handled by us in the UK.
- Returns
- 14 days to return unused items. Returns policy
Overview
The Player One Poseidon-C Pro is a cooled colour astronomy camera built around Sony’s APS-C IMX571 sensor. It is a deep-sky camera for refractors and astrographs.
The 3.76 µm pixels suit short to medium focal lengths. On a 600 mm refractor it samples at 1.29″ per pixel over a field of about 2.2° × 1.5°. The 28.3 mm diagonal needs a flattener or reducer that corrects that much field; 36 mm or 2″ filters cover it.
At low gain each pixel holds 71,700 electrons, over 1.4 times the standard IMX571, and the output is 16-bit. In high-gain mode read noise falls to about 1.4 e⁻ for short exposures and dual-band filters. Dark frames show no amp glow.
Two-stage cooling holds the sensor about 40 °C below the air temperature, at a set point you choose. A heater keeps dew off the window. Tilt is adjusted from the back with a four-point plate.
Back focus is 17.5 mm, or 12.5 mm with the tilt plate removed. A 512 MB buffer stops dropped frames on slower laptops.
The camera weighs 650 g. The cooler runs from 12 V, and the power supply is not included: Player One recommends one rated at 5 A or more.
Specifications
| Sensor | Sony IMX571, colour |
|---|---|
| Sensor format | APS-C |
| Sensor size | 23.5 × 15.7 mm |
| Diagonal | 28.3 mm |
| Resolution | 6252 × 4176 px |
| Megapixels | 26 MP |
| Pixel size | 3.76 µm |
| Shutter | Rolling |
| ADC | 16 bit |
| Full well | 71.7 ke⁻ |
| Read noise | 3.9–1.0 e⁻ |
| Peak QE | 80% |
| Cooling | Two-stage TEC, 40 °C ± 2 °C below ambient |
| Max frame rate | 10 fps (10-bit) |
| Image buffer | 512 MB |
| Back focus | 17.5 mm (12.5 without the tilt plate) |
| Connection | USB 3.0 (Type-C) |
| Adapters | M48×0.75, 2″, 1.25″ |
| Weight | 650 g |
| Body diameter | 90 mm |
Specifications from Player One. Check with us if a figure matters for your setup.
In the box
- Camera with metal cover
- M48 extenders, 17.5 mm and 20 mm
- M48 to M42 adapter
- T-mount and 1.25″ cover
- Air blower
- USB 3.2 cable, Type-C to Type-A, 2 m
- USB 2.0 cables, Type-C to Type-C and Type-C to Type-B, 0.5 m
- M2 hex key and M2.5 screws
- Cable tie
- Camera bag
Not included
- Power supply: 12 V, 5 A or more recommended