Sensor | SONY IMX249 1/1.2" CMOS (mono) |
Diagonal | 13.3mm |
Total Pixels | 2.3 Mega Pixels |
Max Resolution | 1936×1216 |
Pixel Size | 5.86μm |
Chip Size | 11.3×7.1mm |
Frame Rate | 48FPS(10bit) |
Shutter | Global shutter |
Exposure Range | 32μs-2000s |
Readout Noise | 6.0e – 3.5e |
QE Peak | ≈77% |
Full Well | 32k e |
ADC | 12 bit |
Data Port | USB3.0/USB2.0 |
Adapter | 1.25″ / M28.5X0.6 |
Back Focal Length | 7.5mm |
Protective Window | D21*1.1MM High Quality AR Plus (Anti Reflection) Multi-Layer Coating |
Diameter | 40mm |
Weight | 65g |
Resolution and FPS | Under USB3.0 mode |
PlayerOne Xena-M USB3.0 Mono Camera (IMX249)
Player One Astronomy guiding camera series, AKA Dwarf Planet Series, is design for guiding and imaging.
Product Description
Xena-M is a guiding camera developed by Player One Astronomy, which adopts the Sony IMX249 1/1.2” format sensor. The 5.86um pixel size accommodates a well depth of 32ke with a total of 2.3MP (the resolution is 1936*1216), and the diagonal is 13.3mm.
This IMX249 sensor has same performance as IMX174 sensor, transmit speed of IMX249 is 48fps.
Dwarf planet series integrated USB3.0 data port(500Mb/s), which can provide over 10 times speed than USB2.0 device(60Mb/s). Whatever you wants to do guiding or imaging, this camera series can handle it very well.
Dwarf planet camera diameter is 1.25″, it can slide in 1.25″ adapter of guiding scope, makes the whole setup shorter.

