Toucam

[tarqs101]

Hi,

are either of these Toucam's suitable for planetary imaging?

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They seem a little cheap to me!!!

Thanks

Gavin

[Cornelius Varley]

The 810B might be OK for lunar photography but the 820K only has a 320x240 cmos sensor and isn't very sensitive (10 lux). You can check out the suitablity of webcams for astro use on this site Web-Cameras.

Peter

[Simon1990]

As I understand, the ToUcam is fantastic due to it's sony CCD sensor which has excellent low-light capabilities. Meade have a webcam types imaging system out for £30-50, which has a CMOS sensor, but I don't think people rate them very well.

As long as the ToUcam has a CCD sensor you should be ok, as they all use the same one!

There is a list of all the other webcams which have a CCD sensor in them, but they are generally regarded as inferior for astro use.

[Cornelius Varley]

As I understand, the ToUcam is fantastic due to it's sony CCD sensor which has excellent low-light capabilities. Meade have a webcam types imaging system out for £30-50, which has a CMOS sensor, but I don't think people rate them very well.

As long as the ToUcam has a CCD sensor you should be ok, as they all use the same one!

There is a list of all the other webcams which have a CCD sensor in them, but they are generally regarded as inferior for astro use.

The Toucam you need to look for is the Toucam Pro (Toucam Pro, Toucam Pro II 840k and Toucam Pro III SPC900NC). Only the Toucam Pro has a CCD sensor, other Toucams have a CMOS sensor and some only have a 320 x 240 resolution. The two webcams mentioned are a Toucam II (not Pro) and a Toucam Fun, neither are useful for astroimaging. The 810b might be ok for lunar photography.

Peter