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ASI2600MM Pro uses Sony’s latest back-illuminated IMX571 APS-C format native 16-bit ADC sensor. With the ultra-high 14 stops dynamic range, ultra-low 1.0e readout noise and an innovative breakthrough resulting in zero amp-glow, it’s destined to become a blockbuster in the year 2021.

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Amazing Craftsmanship, Lightweight body, Solid image quality:

We have been working hard to reduce the weight of the camera while improving the performance of the camera. After years of technical accumulation and repeated weight loss experiments by ZWO engineers, ZWO finally concentrated the ASI2600 to 0.7KG.

APS-C format:

This is a 26MP camera featuring a small pixel size of 3.76um yet also having the incredible ability of accommodating a large well depth of 50ke.

The sensor length and width are 23.5mm * 15.7mm. The diagonal is 28.3mm.

front side of ASI2600MC PRO

Native 16bit ADC:

As one of the few CMOS astronomy cameras with 16bit ADC in the market, ASI2600MM Pro was born with superiorities for astrophotography. This 16bit ADC is not a CCD 16bit ADC. It can really achieve a dynamic range output of 14 stop, which will significantly improve the image sharpness and contrast, also create smoother and more natural color transitions.

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IMX571 backlit sensor:

Sony’s back-illuminated CMOS image sensor improves sensitivity and noise reduction – the key factors to enhancing image quality, while radically realigning their fundamental pixel structure from front-illumination to back-illumination. It has retained the advantages of CMOS image sensors such as low power consumption and high-speed operation.

With a conventional front-illumination structure, the metal wiring and transistors on the surface of the silicon substrate that form the sensor’s light-sensitive area (photo-diode) impede photon gathering carried out by the on-chip lens. A back-illuminated structure minimizes the degradation of sensitivity to optical angle response, while also increasing the amount of light that enters each pixel due to the lack of obstacles such as metal wiring and transistors that have been moved to the reverse of the silicon substrate.

Sony has newly developed a unique photo-diode structure and on-chip lens optimized for back-illuminated structures, that achieves a higher sensitivity and a lower random noise without light by reducing noise, dark current and defect pixels compared to the conventional front-illuminated structure.

ASI533-backlit sensor

Zero Amp Glow

Traditional CMOS sensors produce a weak infrared light source during operation quite often seen in the corner of uncalibrated images as the tell-tale signs of ‘amp glow’. As the ASI2600MM Pro uses zero amp glow circuitry, you won’t have to worry about amp glow even when using high gain, long exposure imaging.

With amp glow – exposure 300 second exposure

With amp glow – exposure 300 second exposure

ASI2600 frame with no amp glow – Exposure 300 second

2600 no amp-glow

Anti-dew

There is a polyimide heater completely fitting the protective window in the ASI2600MM Pro camera. It can help avoid the annoying dew or icing issues.

The power of the heater is around 5W. You are free to turn it off anytime in your photography software if you want to save some power.

anti-dew heater

QE value

According to the test results of Sony, the QE peak value of the ASI2600MM Pro is 91%.

Two-stage TEC cooling, ultra-low dark current:

Like the ASI6200, the ASI2600MM Pro also uses two stage TEC cooling and can lower the CMOS sensor temperature to more that 35c below ambient, which can greatly reduce dark current generation and sensor noise even with extended exposure times.

The unique dark current suppression technology can even further reduce dark current noise.

At a cooling temperature of 0 °, the dark current noise is only 0.0024e/s/pix. Which means 300s exposure can only cause 0.7e dark current noise, which is completely negligible!

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Note:ASI2600MM Pro camera requires 1A current from the USB, if your PC can not provide enough current, please use an external 12V power supply to power the camera .

DDR3 Memory Buffer

The ASI2600MM Pro is equipped with a USB 3.0 transmission interface and a built-in 256MB DDR3 cache to ensure stable and secure data transmission. Under long exposure, it effectively avoids frame dropping and greatly reduces the glow effect caused by slow reading speed.DDR buffer

Mechanical Diagram

Mechanical Diagram

What is in the box?

What is in the box

Notice:Cooled cameras need a 12v power adapter, If you don’t have one, please click this link to buy a 12V power adapter. There are 4 different standard for different contury, please choose it carefully.

https://astronomy-imaging-camera.com/product/acdc-adapter-12v-5a-for-cooled-cameras

The best solution of 55mm back focus length

Back focus solution for ASI2600MM Pro

Read more:https://astronomy-imaging-camera.com/tutorials/best-back-focus-length-solutions-55mm.html

You can attach 2″ EFW to 2600MM Pro as well if you would like to, please refer to the instruction HERE.

Connecting Diagram

Connecting DSLR lens Diagram of 2600

  • Nikon-T2 adapter
  • EOS-T2 adapter
  • 2” filter (optional)
  • Nikon lens
  • Canon lens

Drivers and Softwares:

Our website has newest camera drivers and many DSO and Planetary capture softwares. Please make sure the newest driver and software has been installed before you start shooting:

https://astronomy-imaging-camera.com/software/

Specifications

Sensor SONY IMX571 CMOS
Diagonal 28.3mm
Resolution 26 Mega Pixels
6248*4176
Pixel Size 3.76μm
Bayer Pattern: RGGB
Image area 23.5*17.5mm
Max FPS at full resolution 3.51FPS
Shutter Rolling shutter
Exposure Range 32μs-2000s
Read Noise 1.0-3.3e
QE peak Above 80%
Full well 50ke
ADC 16bit
DDR3 buffer 256MB
Interface USB3.0/USB2.0
Adapters M42*0.75
Protect window IR CUT
Dimensions 90mm
Weight 0.7kg
Back Focus Distance 17.5mm
Cooling: Regulated Two Stage TEC
Delta T 35°C below ambient
Cooling Power consumption 12V at 3A Max
Supported OS Windows, Linux & Mac OSX

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