Color2

Color 2 QuickCam

Features of the CCD sensor
Features of the camera
Features of the softwares
Minimum configuration
Some examples of images

Features of the CCD sensor :

Texas Instruments TC236P Frame Transfer CCD Sensor

Electronic shutter, ranging from 1/60 se to 1/50000 sec

Color sensor. Size : 658(H) x 496(V) pixels

7.4µm square pixel

Size of the chip : 4,7 x 3,5mm

Dynamic range : 69dB

Signal conversion rate : 13µV / electron

Readout noise : 36 electrons

Low dark current

Integrated anti blooming

Sensitivity : 256 mV/Lux. Good response in blue field

TC236P

image from Texas Instruments

Features of the camera :

Connected on the PC parallel port

Power supplied by the keyboard port (5V)

Delivered with : holder, 1.80m cable, adapter and softwares

Diameter : 58mm

Weight : 150gr

Kodak screw thread to adapt the camera on photo tripod

image from Logitech

Features of the softwares :

16 million colors (24 digits)-640x480 pixels image

Other image sizes : 320x240, 160x120 or 80x60 pixels and 256 gray levels

Tuning of brightness, contrast and color balance, or automatic mode

Snapshot software : QuickPict. Uses BMP, TIF or JPG format for backing up images

Storing capacity : 36 images

Size of a 640x480 pixels-16 millions colors image file : 900 ko

Video software : Quick Movie. Uses AVI format for backing up videos.

Minimum configuration

Pentium PC

Windows 3.1

RAM : 12 Mo, free space on hard disk : 3 Mo

CD-ROM

Some examples of images

	80/910 Celestron refractor + 6mm eyepiece Modified color QuickCam	Hédi Zaouali
	80/910 Celestron refractor + 6mm eyepiece Modified color QuickCam	Hédi Zaouali
	80/910 Celestron refractor + 6mm eyepiece Modified color QuickCam	Hédi Zaouali
	200mm Newton reflector Modified Color2 QuickCam	Ralph Ungers
	200mm Newton reflector Modified Color2 QuickCam	Ralph Ungers

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