All Artemis CCD astronomy cameras are now sold under the Atik Cameras brand. This page is maintained for information only.

The Art-255

The ART-255 is an affordable starter in the Artemis range. This chip is again an exView but has slightly higher resolution and smaller pixels than the ART-254. It is relatively small and compared with more expensive CCDs has higher dark current making dark frames more important.

CCD		ICX255AL
Format		1/3 inch
Resolution		500x582
Pixel Size		9.8x6.3 um
One shot colour		No
Read out noise		14 electrons
Dark Current		16 electrons per second
Estimated well depth		47000 electrons
Binning		Up to x4 independently in x and y but monochrome only beyond 2x1
Read out Speeds
Full frame high quality		4 seconds
Full frame high speed		2 seconds
Subframe focus update		<1 seconds