From: "Milton Aupperle" <milton@outcastsoft.com>
Date: February 29, 2008 11:51:49 AM MST
To: Astro_IIDC@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Kodak Camera Sensors in IIDC cameras
Hi folks;
Right before I do a major release (Astro IIDC 4 is coming soon), I do
some checks on camera models to see if they still exist and look for
new cameras or manufacturers I haven't seen of before.
I ran across a company named "DAGE-MTI"
http://www.dagemti.com/?page=products&cat_id=1
that offers three 8 / 16 (12 actual) bit camera models (Excelv,
Excel16 and Excelm) in Bayer color or monochrome Format 7 cameras in
sizes from 640x480 to 2048x2048 pixels
The interesting part is they don't use Sony CCD's, they use Kodak
Progressive Scan Interline sensors that all have 7.4 micron square
pixels. The sensor they use are are KAI-0340,KAI-2020 and KAI-4021 in
Monchrome or Bayer versions.
The Kodak sensor have higher Q/E than most of the Sony sensors do and
are used in SBIG, Apogee and other Astro camera manufacturers too.
I haven not seen pricing yet and I'm trying to arrange getting an
evaluation model here for testing. The camera specs indicate it should
be compatible with Astro IIDC too.
I'll keep you all posted on what I find out about.
Have a great weekend..
Milton Aupperle