The Player One Ceres Planetary Cameras are the latest release by the Suzhou, China based company and include the Ceres M (mono) and Ceres C (color).
The Ceres-C is a guiding camera which adopts the Sony IMX224/225 1/3” format sensor. The 3.75um pixel size accommodates a well depth of 19.4ke with a total of 1.2MP (the resolution is 1304*976), and the diagonal is 6mm.
The Ceres-M is a guiding camera which utilizes the Aptina AR0130 1/3” format sensor. The 3.75um pixel size accommodates a well depth of 18ke with a total of 1.2MP (the resolution is 1280*960), and the diagonal is 6mm.
Both cameras offer an integrated USB3.0 data port(500Mb/s), which can provide over 10 times higher speed than a USB2.0 device(60Mb/s). When the Ceres-M is connected to the USB3.0 interface and full-resolution preview is used, it can reach 65 FPS in RAW8 mode (10bit ADC). When Ceres-C is connected to the USB3.0 interface and full-resolution preview is used, it can reach 154 FPS in RAW8 mode (10bit ADC).
Ceres- M specifications include:
– Sensor: Aptina AR0130 CMOS (Mono)
– Diagonal: 6mm
– Total Pixels: 1.2 Mega Pixels
– Max Resolution: 1284×964
– Pixel Size: 3.75μm
– Chip Size: 4.8×3.6mm
– Frame Rate: 65FPS(10bit)
– Shutter: Rolling shutter
– Exposure Range: 32μs-2000s
– Readout Noise: 7.3e – 3.6e
– QE Peak: ≈80%
– Full Well: 18k e
– ADC: 12 bit
– Data Port: USB3.0/USB2.0
– Adapter: 1.25″ / M28.5X0.6
– Back Focal Length: 7.5mm
– Protective Window: AR coating
– Diameter: 40mm
– Weight: 65g
Ceres- C specifications include:
– Sensor: Sony IMX224/225 CMOS (Color)
– Diagonal: 6mm
– Total Pixels: 1.2 Mega Pixels
– Max Resolution: 1304×976
– Pixel Size: 3.75μm
– Chip Size: 4.9×3.7mm
– Frame Rate: 154FP (10bit)
– Shutter: Rolling shutter
– Exposure Range: 32μs-2000s
– Readout Noise: 3.0e – 0.74e
– QE Peak: About 80%
– Full Well: 19.4k e
– ADC: 12 bit
– Data Port:USB3.0/USB2.0
– Adapter: 1.25″ / M28.5X0.6
– Back Focal Length: 7.5mm
– Protective Window: AR coating
– Diameter: 40mm
– Weight: 65g
You can learn more about the Player One planetary cameras here.
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