What types of cameras are available from PixCellent?
PixCellent cameras can be split into two main generic types, Antares and Capella. The Antares cameras are the highest performance imaging systems available. Images are digitised to 16 bits (65536 grey level) accuracy. Slow scan read-out electronics ensure the lowest noise possible. The Antares cameras are used where light levels are the lowest (down to 10-11 lux with some cameras) or where the highest precision of light measurement is required. For the ultimate in sensitivity long exposures are required, necessitating cooling of the CCD by Peltier or liquid nitrogen. The Antares cameras have programmable read-out regions, binning, gain and read-out speed. The Capella cameras also use very low noise electronics and cooling to minimise dark current, but are faster than the Antares. Images are digitised to 12 bits (4096 grey level) accuracy. Optionally the Capella beta digitises to 14 bits (16384 grey level) accuracy. The Capella cameras are extremely flexible, with programmable read-out
