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Professional CCD Cameras for Astronomy
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Logo Bitran Corporation, Japan

Bitran Camera BJ-41L

We are happy to offer professional CCD cameras from Bitran Corporation of Japan. Bitran Corporation has many years of experience in developing cooled CCD cameras for industrial and astronomical applications. Here is the manufacturers homepage, but mainly Japanese language!


Concept of Bitran BJ-50 Series CCD Camera

Camera types of Bitran BJ-50 Series CCD camera  

First produced camera type of BJ-40 Series was BJ-41 with SONY ICX285AL/Q CCD sensor, introduced in July 2002 by Bitran Corporation. Since then, it is the best sold astronomical CCD camera in Japan. Since year 2011 Bitran offers SONY ICX285AL/Q CCD sensor in a new camera type called BJ-51L/C!

The Flagship BJ-52L with 22mm sized Kodak sensor KAI-4022 and 4 Million pixel is preferrable for large format imaging. Monochrome BJ-52L is an amazing imager with outstanding capabilities. Please enjoy a single exposure with wonderful BJ-42L (now BJ-52L): The Moon as a single 0.03sec exposure, carefully processed.


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Camera Specifications:

Camera name BJ-51L BJ-51C BJ-52L BJ-52C
Camera type Monochrome Basic RGB pattern Monochrome Basic RGB pattern
CCD sensor Sony ICX285AL ABG Sony ICX285AQ ABG Kodak KAI-4022M ABG Kodak KAI-4022CM ABG
Sensor quality Sony standard grade with only 5-10 defective pixel, automatically corrected Class 2, no column defects
Imaging area 8.8mm x 6.6mm 15.16mm x 15.16mm
Pixel of imaging area 1.4 Mio or 1360x1024 pixel 4 Mio or 2048x2048 pixel
Pixel size 6.45 x 6.45 micrometer 7.4 x 7.4 micrometer
Exposure times of electronic shutter 0.001s, 0.002s, 0.004s, 0.008s, 0.01s - 0.99s in 0.01s steps,1s - 1h in 0.1s steps 0.03s - 0.99s in 0.01s steps,1s - 1h in 0.1s steps
Fullframe read-out time 1s (USB 2.0) 2s (USB 2.0)
Pixel binning 2x2, 3x3, 4x4 2x2, 3x3, 4x4 (only B&W) 2x2, 3x3, 4x4 2x2, 3x3, 4x4 (only B&W)
Maximum imaging rate of center pixel field up to 16 images per second at 256x256 pixel, up to 5 images per second at 512x512 pixel up to 16 images per second at 256x256 pixel, up to 5 images per second at 512x512 and 2 images per second at 1024x1024 pixel
Cooling type Single stage Peltier element, power control by software ; cooling support by water cycle possible
Minimum cooling down -30°C below camera body temperature -25°C below camera body temperature
Adaption / Backfocus 31.7mm (1.25") drawtube adapter with M28 filter thread, connected to camera head by C-mount thread. Backfocus 17.5mm 50.8mm (2") drawtube adapter with M48 filter thread, connected to camera head by M42 P0.75 thread. Backfocus 17.5mm
Power DC 12V, max. power consumption 2A
Camera head size 78mm (W) x 110mm (H) 91.5mm (D) ; weight 550g 78mm (W) x 110mm (H) 120mm (D) ; weight 600g
Connection to PC Standard High-Speed USB 2.0 cable
Supported file format Bitran 16bit raw file format (ccd, drk, flt), FITS, TIFF, BMP
OS and Software Control Software (only English language) works with Windows XP SP2, Vista SP1 and Windows 7. MaxIm DL interface available

For more information, please download our Manual (size 1.72 Mb as PDF).
 

Please have a look at some images, made by us with CCD cameras from Bitran:

Saturn Whirlpool Galaxy M51 Jupiter
Pacman NGC 281 Venus in transit
M42 Lunar mountains Pleyades


 
Prices: Please ask for actual price.

Conditions: Each camera is produced when ordered, so delivery of CCD camera to customer takes about 3-4 weeks. Payment before delivery.

Support: You will enjoy our support based on long term experience in astronomical CCD imaging, satisfaction guaranteed!

Guarantee: Valid for One Year after delivery, standard Japanese Manufacturer's Guarantee by Bitran Corporation, Japan.

Accessories: On purpose we do not offer much accessories, but we do individual consulting. Please ask us about everything, we help as best as possible.

Notes: Although Japanese BJ camera features autoguiding, we did not implement autoguiding for English BJ Series. Manual guiding is possible. Please do not buy Japanese BJ Series CCD camera, support for Japanese BJ Series CCD camera is only valid in Japan and you cannot use Japanese BJ Series CCD camera with English software. Also, English BJ Series CCD camera cannot be sold to USA and Canada. If still Japanese or English BJ Series CCD cameras are used in USA and Canada, there is no liability, guarantee and support by Bitran Corporation, Japan and by The CCD Astronomer, Switzerland.
 

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& Jan de Lignie
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