QHY600PH-C The QHY600PH-C is a cooled one-shot colour astronomy camera using SONY IMX455. The full-frame IMX455 sensor offers 61.17 megapixels on a 36 × 24 mm imaging area. Standard and extended-full-well readout modes provide different noise and charge-capacity characteristics. QHY lists greater than 51 ke standard and greater than 80 ke extended full…
Manufacturer model: QHY600PH-C · Specifications checked against manufacturer data on 2026-11-03
The QHY600PH-C is a cooled one-shot colour astronomy camera using SONY IMX455. The full-frame IMX455 sensor offers 61.17 megapixels on a 36 × 24 mm imaging area. Standard and extended-full-well readout modes provide different noise and charge-capacity characteristics. QHY lists greater than 51 ke standard and greater than 80 ke extended full well for 1 × 1 sampling.
Sensor readout and image transfer
QHY’s published ADC specification is Native 16-bit (0-65535 greyscale) A/D. A 2 GB DDR3 image buffer supports downloads through USB 3.0. The colour sensor records colour in the same exposure sequence without separate RGB filter passes. Full-frame and region-of-interest rates depend on readout mode and output format; the table below preserves those conditions.
Cooling and dew control
Manufacturer cooling specification: Dual Stage TEC cooler:; – Long exposures (> 1 second) typically -35℃ below ambient; – Short exposure (< 1second) high FPS, typically -30℃ below ambient（Test temperature +20℃）. Cooling reduces thermal signal during long exposures, and performance depends on ambient conditions and capture rate. The camera has the manufacturer-listed dew-control provisions shown in the table.
Optical connections
The listed interface is Support M54 or M48 (Combined with adapters ), with backfocus of 17.5 mm camera assembly plus 6 mm CAA = 23.5 mm. Add the optical contribution of the selected adapters, filter wheel and guider when planning the telescope connection.
Power and software
Use an external 12 V supply before connecting the USB data cable. QHY’s operating guide specifies 11–13.8 V at the camera; cable voltage drop must be included in the power budget. Manufacturer power-supply guidance: regulated 12 V supply capable of at least 4 A; original supplied adapter preferred Install the matching QHY All-in-One driver/SDK and compatible capture software.
Use the named-model manufacturer connection diagram and the backfocus reference for the selected adapter. Readout mode and output format affect frame rate, noise and full-well capacity.
Additional specifications
Body length (mm)
142
84755
Datasheet
ADC en uitgang
Native 16-bit (0-65535 greyscale) A/D
Versterkergloed
Zero Amplifier Glow
Antidauwverwarming
Yes
Backfocus
17.5 mm camera assembly plus 6 mm CAA ＝ 23.5 mm
Kleurmodus
Colour
Computerinterface
USB 3.0
Besturingssoftware
QHY All-in-One drivers/SDK; compatible ASCOM and capture software such as NINA, SharpCap and EZCAP_QT
Koeling
Dual Stage TEC cooler:; – Long exposures (＞ 1 second) typically -35℃ below ambient; – Short exposure (＜ 1second) high FPS, typically -30℃ below ambient（Test temperature +20℃）
Donkerstroom
0.0022e-/p/s @ -20℃ 0.0046e-/p/s @ -10℃
Effectief pixeloppervlak
9576*6388（9600*6422 with overscan and optically black area)
QHY600PH-C The QHY600PH-C is a cooled one-shot colour astronomy camera using SONY IMX455. The full-frame IMX455 sensor offers 61.17 megapixels on a 36 × 24 mm imaging area. Standard and extended-full-well readout modes provide different noise and charge-capacity characteristics. QHY lists greater than 51 ke standard and greater than 80 ke extended full…
Manufacturer model: QHY600PH-C · Specifications checked against manufacturer data on 2026-11-03
