would these do as basic astro camera....

[garethmob]

i came across these i was wondering how they would fair as astro cameras

Genie CCTV - PCB (Printed Circuit Board) CAMERAS - MONOCHROME - Standard Resolution Mono PCB Camera (GM300) - GM300 - £30.53 by: Genie CCTV - Hunters Wholesalers - Smoke Alarms, CCTV, Wirefree alarms, intruder alarms, test equipment and tools to the'

its specs are

Standard Resolution Monochrome PCB Camera

420TVL

1/3" LG CCD

0.1 Lux

12V DC 100mA

3.6mm Lens

or this one

Genie CCTV - PCB (Printed Circuit Board) CAMERAS - MONOCHROME - High Resolution EXVIEW LOW LIGHT PCB camera (GM300HX) - GM300HX - £76.94 by: Genie CCTV - Hunters Wholesalers - Smoke Alarms, CCTV, Wirefree alarms, intruder alarms, test equipment and t

Genie

High Resolution EXVIEW monochrome PCB Camera

600TVL

1/3" Sony CCD

0.001 Lux

12V DC 100mA

3.6mm Lens

could it be put into a kitbox from maplins? diy style?

[riklaunim]

this one probably has ICX259AL (frame size, CCD size, CCD type do match) used in QHY6. Quite good CCD, although interlaced (thus good on longer exposures of stable targets). The sheet gives max 1/50 sec exposure so it's not that good as it should be (unless long exposures are possible through software)

[garethmob]

thanks riklaunim i might give this ago has any one else tried that? i wont bother with guiding but imaging might be very useful and cheaper, than even getting a webcam, litterly build ones own