An Evolution of the Premier Combo Color Camera
The ZWO ASI2600MC Air!
ZWO is no stranger to shaking up the astrophotography landscape by embracing and improving innovative technologies and designs. Now, two of their most popular examples of this to date, the ASI2600MC Duo and ASIAir, have been brought together in one system! Featuring a powerful imaging sensor, dedicated guide sensor, and ASIAir control system, this powerful offering takes three standalone products and combines them into one sleek package. Experience ultimate streamlined setups and say goodbye to complicated cable management with the ZWO ASI2600MC Air Wireless Smart Camera and Guider!
The ASI2600MC Air simplifies building your astrophotography system by bringing together some of the most critical components in one place! With the main imaging sensor (IMX571) and guide sensor (SS2210) connected directly to the internal ASIAir*, you will no longer need to worry about wrangling wires, cables failing over time, or the data speed a cable can support. Rest easy knowing you’re getting full speed and maximum stability all the time. With the ZWO premier WiFi control system built-in, this system can image, guide, assist with polar aligning, provide an immersive digital planetarium for target selection, post process, and more all on the device. Just connect to the ZWO ASI2600MC Air Wireless Smart Camera and Guider wirelessly with your smartphone or tablet to take control of your astrophotography rig! For users of the excellent ZWO AM mounts, you can cut one more cord with the built-in Bluetooth module. Wirelessly link your ZWO AM3 or AM5N mount and ASI2600MC Air and just supply power for an unheard of one cable imaging-guiding-control system! This also supports all the same mounts as the standalone ASIAir models and features four USB 2.0 ports. So, if your mount is outside the ZWO ecosystem, you’re covered!
* Please note: support for the ZWO ASI2600MC-Air Wireless Smart Camera and Guider in the ASIAir mobile app will be coming in version 2.2. This is currently anticipated at the end of August 2024.
A High Performance, Professional Camera for Astrophotography
Let’s Dig into the Data!
An iteration of the incredibly popular ASI2600MC Pro camera, the ASI2600MC Air is no slouch when it comes to imaging performance, featuring the same Sony IMX571 sensor. Just how can you tell that this camera really is a powerful imaging camera in its own right though? Well, it’s all in the graphs! Quantum efficiency, read noise, dark current, full well graphs and more all tell a part of the story of a sensor’s performance, and you can learn how to decode these charts and what they represent in our article about camera charts and how to read them!
A Complete 3-in-1 Package
While the ZWO ASI2600MC-Air Wireless Smart Camera and Guider stands out by packing an excellent main sensor, a guide camera, and wireless control into one package, there’s more than these headliners that make up this system. Read on for more information on all of the excellence ZWO has packed into this stellar offering!
The Full ASIAir Experience
The ZWO ASIAir devices have been some of the premier options when it comes to wireless camera control, and remote camera control has never been more streamlined than this fully-integrated system! This is an accomplishment all of its own, but incredibly, this has been done without sacrificing software performance—with all of the excellent features that make the ASIAir a standout wireless control system fully present and accounted for. Locating targets with the intuitive Sky Atlas, polar aligning assistance, on-device image processing and Live stacking, auto-focus, and control of mounts and ZWO’s ecosystem of supporting accessories are all here in this integrated wireless control system. This is supported by 256GB of storage and 2GB of RAM, providing plenty of room for your data and high-performance.
Fully Featured Main Sensor
For capturing breathtaking views of deep space, the ZWO ASI2600MC-Air Wireless Smart Camera and Guider uses an APS-C Sony IMX571 color sensor. This is the same sensor used in the ZWO ASI2600MC Pro and ZWO ASI2600MC Duo cameras that have gained a reputation for producing stellar results. With performance figures like 16-bit ADC, 80% QE, large 50Ke full-well depth, excellent readout noise of 0.9e-4.2e, packed into a 26 megapixel sensor, it is easy to see why! With 3.76 micron pixels, this is a great pairing for most popular telescopes on the market right now, ensuring you can make the most of this powerful sensor in a wide variety of setups.
Integrated Guide Sensor
Built-in to the front of this camera is a second sensor for a streamlined guiding solution. Say goodbye to separate guide scopes and OAGs with this simple, yet effective, solution! By integrating the guide sensor into the same system as your main sensor, ZWO has eliminated the issues of misalignment or backfocus headaches that can arise with more traditional solutions. When your main camera is at focus, simply use the adjustment knob on the top of the device to fine tune your guide sensor, and you’re ready to guide! They’ve managed to squeeze this second sensor into a full-frame image circle, meaning that so long as your optics can support the common 44 mm image circle size, you can use this system. Better yet, this sensor is the same great SS2210 used in the popular ZWO ASI220MM Mini guide camera, meaning you’re getting full size guiding solution performance in a compact guide package.
A Wide Variety of Wireless Control
The ZWO ASI2600MC-Air Wireless Smart Camera and Guider supports both of the popular wireless control protocols: WiFi and Bluetooth. WiFi 2.4 Ghz and 5 Ghz capabilities allow you to tune this system for your networking needs, whether that be long range connectivity or maximum throughput. This system also supports a variety of WiFi control solutions. This can be controlled via a mobile device and the ASIAir app for the full ASIAir suite of features but also wirelessly from a PC when using the free ZWO ASIStudio imaging program suite or through ASCOM Alpaca for control through 3rd party imaging programs like NINA! Integrated Bluetooth simplifies mount control, allowing you to wireless connect the ASI2600MC Air to an AM3 or AM5N to cut one more cable out of this already simplified astrophotography system.
Power and Ports
For your external storage solutions (with up to 1TB supported) and ZWO ecosystem accessories like their filter wheels and EAF, the ZWO ASI2600MC-Air Wireless Smart Camera and Guider has a powered four port USB 2.0 hub built into the back of the camera. Three 12V DC 5.5×2.1 mm power ports are present as well, with each serving as an input/output allowing you to supply power to the device and two other powered accessories in any cable order you wish. Finally, a USB-C port allows you to quickly and easily transfer your data from the system to a PC for post-processing and sharing.
Complete Package
Included with the ZWO ASI2600MC Air are all the components you need to build an essential system! Two 1 meter power cords can be used to power the device from DEC mounted or RA housing mounted DC power supplies as well as an accessory, with an extension included for those with external power solutions. Two USB 2.0 cables can be used to connect to your other ZWO accessories like an EAF or electronic filter wheel. To connect this system to your optics, an M48 to M54 adapter ring has been included which steps up this common connection to the included 55mm spacers. Finally, a wrench for adjusting the tilt plate is packed in with your ZWO ASI2600MC Air!
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