camera
Nikon
Z7 II
Full frame · 8256×5504 · Color
Mirrorless full-frame BSI.
Best for
- Wide-field mosaics and full-frame telescopes
- Fast, low-noise deep-sky at short focal lengths
- One-shot color — quick results, less processing
Specifications
| Sensor | |
| Type | dslr |
| Sensor | Nikon FX BSI |
| Sensor tech | CMOS |
| Format | Full frame |
| Sensor size | 35.9×23.9mm |
| Diagonal | 43.1mm |
| Pixel size | 4.35µm |
| Resolution | 8256×5504 |
| Megapixels | 45.7MP |
| Color | Yes |
| Cooling & performance | |
| Cooled | No |
| Full well | — |
| Peak QE | — |
Typical FOV & image scale
On 250mm refractor (wide)
FOV 8.23° × 5.48°
Scale 3.59″/px
On 800mm SCT reducer
FOV 2.57° × 1.71°
Scale 1.12″/px
On 2000mm SCT native
FOV 1.03° × 0.68°
Scale 0.45″/px
Typical targets
- Messier M42 — Orion NebulaEmission Nebula · 85′
- Messier M8 — Lagoon NebulaEmission Nebula · 90′
- Messier M24 — Sagittarius Star CloudOpen Cluster · 90′
- IC IC 5070 — Pelican NebulaEmission Nebula · 80′
- NGC NGC 2237 — Rosette NebulaEmission Nebula · 80′
- Messier M7 — Ptolemy's ClusterOpen Cluster · 80′
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