Features:

  • Plug and play without driver;real-time dynamic observation by crystal clear image;the image sensor uses dark light compensation technology to greatly improve the camera's image clarity in low light conditions
  • In MJPG video format;you can record video quickly and the frame rate up to 30FPS at 2K resolution 1920x1080; if you want high quality image;please choose YUV uncompressed video format;the speed will be 15FPS per second at 3264*2448 resolution
  • SV205 camera allows you to capture a real-time video and transport to your laptop or PC; USB 3.0 is much faster than the USB 2.0
  • Share the view of bright planets;the moon;and terrestrial targets through your computer with friends;family and fellow astronomy enthusiasts
  • An affordable introduction to the rewarding hobby of astrophotography.;Great for lunar and planetary shots;deep sky objects imaging is not a good choice;machined aluminum 1.25" adapter barrel for direct threaded connection to almost any telescope
Great product

Doesn't get detected by many software though works with some. Product appears well built though. Customer support is excellent

Nice little package for a guidescope camera

I purchased this for a guidescope application, as I am just starting out in astrophotography. So far, I've used it just a few times to play with it and get familiar with its operation. The camera is a functional clone of one sold by ZWO, and is also sold by a few other vendors as the T7 guide camera. Rather than use the software and drivers on the supplied CD, I downloaded newer software direct from the ZWO website and associated links and everything seems to work well, except for what are apparently the Windows directShow drivers which I understand are supposed to let the camera run like a webcam. The camera fits in a standard 1.25 dia. eyepiece holder and could be used as either a guidescope, or for astrophotography directly. I'll be playing more with it and will try to report back. Edit: I've used this camera as a guide scope camera with an Orion compact guide scope (efl 162 mm) and the PHD2 guide program controlling an EQ4 or 5 class mount. The camera is somewhat noisy, and the best I can determine is that there are a multitude of hot pixels, but these haven't interfered with the tracking performance. So far, it seems to work great for the application with tracking errors on the order of one pixel or less. I haven't done any stand alone stellar imaging, but I expect to try it in the future.

This is a great wide field camera with the 180° lens

I now have 2 of these cameras have been very pleased with this camera As it works exactly what is intended for....as i use this as a wide field camera to catch meteor showers and also do time lapses of the night sky....would recommend this product to anyone

The name is weird, it’s a great product though!

Easy install on windows. This is my second svbony camera, my first was the 105 which was awesome. This one is just as awesome + it’s higher resolution, so it’s..... awesomer? Don’t think about it, just buy it. The support team is fantastic about any questions you may have so this is really a low risk investment. Compare the cost to a dslr and a telescope adapter.

For the price this thing is great. I got it working on my wife's windows ...

For the price this thing is great. I got it working on my wife's windows 10 machine, and I also got it working under Ubuntu 16.04 but I had to flash it's firmware and upgrade the Linux kernel to a newer version. I'm getting about 18 fps at max resolution, and up to 100 fps at the minimum resolution. Image quality is good.

Because of weather haven't had an opportunity to really test

I really haven't used this yet. I bought it at Christmas time for myself. The weather just hasn't cooperated for me to use it. I've been using my DSLR when I get a opportunity to take some pictures at this time of year. Right now the one little thing I've used it during the day it works very good

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