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A Powerful Monochrome Imaging and System Control Combo!
For the monochrome imager seeking a powerful and streamlined system, ZWObrings you the ZWO ASI2600MM-Air Wireless Smart Camera and Guider. Acombination of their incredible astrophotography command center, excellentmono APS-C imaging camera, and on-axis guiding solution, this device willconsolidate your system for an easier to manage solution. Simplify yourastounding astro image creation, with this feature dense powerhouse from ZWO!
ZWO’s Air camera line brings you guiding, imaging, and control in one packageto simplify your imaging system; and with the the cooled main imaging sensor(monochrome IMX571) and guide sensor (SS2210) connected directly to theinternal ASIAir, the ZWO ASI2600MM-Air Wireless Smart Camera and Guider is noexception! This camera’s integrated design allows you to consolidate the twopower plugs and two USB cable connections into one power and one dataconnection for the whole device, making cable management easier and givingyour system a more streamlined and modern look. Camera integration into thedevice itself additionally prevents signal issues that can arise with USBcables, giving you an experience that isn’t just easier to integrate, but morereliable as well! The onboard ASIAir control system brings you ZWO’s premierWiFi control system experience—allowing you to image, guide, polaraligning, browse an immersive digital planetarium for target selection, postprocess, and more with just one device. Connecting to this wireless powerhouseis as simple as downloading an app and connecting to the 2.4 Ghz or 5Ghz WiFihotspot provided by the ZWO ASI2600MM Air. This system’s wireless prowessadditionally extends to Bluetooth, which when paired with a Bluetoothcompatible ZWO AM mount or EAF Pro allows you to cut additional cables foreven more cable management ease and snag protection! For hard-wired control ofZWO’s excellent ecosystem of accessories and mounts outside the wireless ZWOecosystem, this device also features a four port powered USB hub that allowsyou to complete your experience with superb supporting accessories and themechanical muscle of your choice. If you’re looking to create astrophotographyimages with the impact that monochrome image sensor performance affords youwith its superior sensitivity, then this superb all-in-one combo is the rightchoice for you!
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A High Performance, Professional Camera for Astrophotography
Let’s Dig into the Data!
An iteration of the incredibly popular ASI2600MM Pro camera, the ASI2600MM Airis no slouch when it comes to imaging performance, featuring the same SonyIMX571 sensor. Just how can you tell that this camera really is a powerfulimaging camera in its own right though? Well, it’s all in the graphs! Quantumefficiency, read noise, dark current, full well graphs and more all tell apart of the story of a sensor’s performance, and you can learn how to decodethese charts and what they represent in our articleabout camera charts and how to read them!
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A Complete 3-in-1 Package
While the ZWO ASI2600MM-Air Wireless Smart Camera and Guider stands out bypacking an excellent main sensor, a guide camera, and wireless control intoone package, there’s more than these headliners that make up this system. Readon for more information on all of the excellence ZWO has packed into thisstellar offering!
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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.
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Fully Featured Main Sensor
Capture awe-inspiring views of deep space with the incredible imaging sensor built into the ZWO ASI2600MM-Air Wireless Smart Camera and Guider! Featuring the same IMX571 monochrome sensor from the renowned ZWO ASI2600MM Pro and ZWO ASI2600MM Duo cameras, this camera has some seriously capable APS-C imaging chops. With performance figures like 16-bit ADC, 91% QE and large 50Ke full-well depth, packed into a 26 megapixel monochrome sensor, you can create stunning astrophotography vistas full of sharp detail and rich contrast. 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! Incredible image quality is further enhanced withtwo-stage TEC cooling, which can cool the chip to -30°C below the ambient temperature for lower image noise!
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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 SC2210 used in the popular ZWO ASI220MM Mini guide camera, meaning you’re getting full size guiding solution performance in a compact guide package.
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A Wide Variety of Wireless Control
The ZWO ASI2600MM-Air Wireless Smart Camera and Guider supports both popular wireless protocols, WiFi and Bluetooth, for sleeker setup! Able to use both 2.4 and 5 Ghz WiFi bands, this camera can be setup up for either maximum range and compatibility or increased throughput to tailor your wireless control experience to your goals and gear. Controlling the system itself is supported via the ZWO ASIAir app (available for Android and iOS), while wireless communication with the camera only is available via connected device with ZWO’s ASIStudio suite or an ASCOM Alpaca compatible software suite of your choice! The integration of Bluetooth simplifies control of compatible accessories, such as the Bluetooth compatible models of ZWO’s AM series mounts or ZWO Standard Electronic Automatic Focuser (EAF) Pro! When paired through this protocol you can control this excellent equipment without adding an extra USB cable to your system, simplifying your cable management and setup.
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Power and Ports
While the ZWO has combined three of the most essential components of your imaging train in one powerful and convenient place, the ASI2600MM Air also sports connections for your storage expansion and supporting ZWO accessory solutions! A powered four port USB A 2.0 hub on the back of the camera allows you to connect a user supplied electronic filter wheel to create color and narrowband pallet images from the excellent mono sensor, EAFN for auto-focus, or ZWO CAA Camera Angle Adjuster to help dial in your perfect framing. Outside of ZWO’s ecosystem of accessories, this hub also supports external storage thumb drives up to 1 TB; allowing you to seriously expand the amount of data you can collect before needing to offload your shots! Downloading data from the ASI2600MM Air itself can be done via the USB-C port, allowing you to process your raw data through your program of choice! For powering your 12V equipment and the ZWO ASI2600MM Air itself, the camera features a dual purpose three port 12V DC Input/Output panel; giving you the flexibility to arrange your 5.5×2.1 mm 12V DC device power and accessory power cables in the order most convenient for your cable management needs!
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Complete Package
Included with your ZWO ASI2600MM Air are the essential components you’ll need to build your imaging system! Two 1 meter Male-to-Male 5.5×2.1 mm 12V DC power cords allow you to power the device from saddle mounted or housing mounted power outputs on your mount, along with one telescope/ imaging train mounted 12V DC accessory. If your main power source is a bit further away, a 1.5 meter long 5.5×2.1 mm Male to Female extension cable has been included as well! For establishing a connection to your USB-B accessories like the ZWO Standard Electronic Automatic Focuser or a ZWO electronic filter wheel, the ZWO ASI2600MM Air comes with two half meter USB-A to USB-B cables. A 1 meter long cable strap is included to help keep your cables neat and out of the way. For establishing the industry standard 55 mm of backfocus, this camera includes a 16.5 mm and 21 mm set of M54-M54 spacers; with an M48 to M54 step-up ring to help get you connected if you have an M48 threaded scope/ corrective element. In event you need to calibrate your camera for tilt ZWO has included a 2 mm M2.5 hex wrench to adjust the front tilt plate. Finally, to help you get up and running with this hardware and the camera out-of-the-box the ZWO ASI2600MM Air includes a Quick Start Guide!
Astronomy Hub: Your one-stop-shop for Astrophotography Knowledge!
Our Gear Experts have compiled a wealth of information to help expand your astrophotography knowledge! Below you’ll find links to articles, videos and “how-to” guides. Just one more reason that our Astronomy Hub is a one-stop-shop for all your astronomy and astrophotography needs!
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