Player One Saturn-M SQR Mono Camera
Uncooled mono camera with the Sony IMX533 1″ square sensor. 9 MP, 3.76 µm pixels, 14-bit.
£600.00
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Same IMX533 sensor, other versionsSee all 6
- Player One Ares-C Pro Colour Cooled CameraPlayer One · colour · cooled
- Player One Ares-M Pro Mono Cooled CameraPlayer One · mono · cooled
- Player One Saturn-C SQR Colour CameraPlayer One · colour · uncooled
- ToupTek ATR533C Colour Cooled CameraToupTek · colour · cooled
- 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 Saturn-M SQR is an uncooled mono astronomy camera built around Sony’s square 1″ IMX533 sensor. It is the same sensor as the cooled Ares-M Pro, in a light 160 g body.
It suits solar and lunar mosaics, lucky imaging of small deep-sky targets, and live stacking. On a 600 mm refractor it samples at 1.29″ per pixel over a field of about 65 × 65 arcminutes.
Peak QE is about 91%, and each 3.76 µm pixel holds up to 73,000 electrons. Dark frames show no amp glow. A low-noise mode gives more dynamic range for deep-sky work, and a normal mode runs at up to 43 frames per second at full resolution.
The body has a passive heatsink. Our Player One Active Cooling System fits if you want to keep it close to air temperature: Player One measures about 7 °C above ambient with it fitted.
The sensor tilt plate corrects tilt and helps with Newton’s rings in solar work. A 256 MB buffer stops dropped frames on slower laptops.
Specifications
| Sensor | Sony IMX533, mono |
|---|---|
| Sensor format | 1″ square |
| Sensor size | 11.31 × 11.31 mm |
| Diagonal | 16 mm |
| Resolution | 3008 × 3008 px |
| Megapixels | 9 MP |
| Pixel size | 3.76 µm |
| Shutter | Rolling |
| ADC | 14 bit |
| Full well | 73 ke⁻ |
| Read noise | 4.46–1.0 e⁻ |
| Peak QE | 91% |
| Cooling | None: passive heatsink (optional active cooling kit) |
| Max frame rate | 43 fps (10-bit) |
| Image buffer | 256 MB |
| Back focus | 12.5 mm |
| Connection | USB 3.0 |
| Adapters | M42×0.75, 1.25″ |
| Weight | 160 g |
| Body diameter | 66 mm |
Specifications from Player One. Check with us if a figure matters for your setup.