• planetary photography (Barlow lens helpful)
• moon photography - due to the large sensor, beautiful overview images are possible
• solar photography (with appropriate filtering)
• very well suited for stacking and EAA (elektronically assisted astronomy) due to extremely high frame rate
• deep-sky photography (the camera is uncooled, but the CMOS sensor offers a good noise response)
• autoguiding camera
• comes with AR protection window - full transmission also in IR. If infrared should be blocked, an IR-cut filter is necessary.

System requirements

USB 3.0 should be available and supported by the operating system. Support exists since

• Windows 8
• Mac OS X 10.8
• Linux Kernel 2.6.31

The camera manufacturer writes:

"most important is USB3.0 host controller
we recommend "Intel® USB 3.0 eXtensible Host Controller"
from customer´s feedback, all intel host controller works and can provide the maximum data transfer

and here is more detail test result:

tested platform and USB Host controller:
Lenovo IdeaPad Z580: intel USB 3.0 eXtensible Host Controller
MacBook air 2014: intel USB 3.0 eXtensible Host Controller
Dell Inspiron 17-7737 i7: intel USB 3.0 eXtensible Host Controller
HP Pavilion dv7 Notebook PC: intel USB 3.0 eXtensible Host Controller
MacBook Pro 2013: intel USB 3.0 eXtensible Host Controller
PC: Renesas Electronics USB3.0 Host Controller
PC: AMD USB3.0 Host Controller

PCIE-USB3.0 Card: NEC/Renesas ?PD720200A ?PD720201 & ?PD720202
PCIE-USB3.0 Card: VIA Labs VL800

already know incompatible USB host:
PCIE-USB3.0 Card: NEC/Renesas ?PD720200 under windows 8
PCIE-USB3.0 Card: Trendnet TU3-H2PIE card
PC: Etron usb3.0 host controller"

Downloads

The newest versions of drivers and software can be downloaded from the manufacturer´s website.

Drivers and Software

Frequently Asked Questions about ZWO Cameras:

The FAQ section is constantly updated by ZWO, here you can find the answers to many questions.

FAQ about ZWO cameras

Manuals for ZWO products:

The manuals page is constantly updated by ZWO, here you can find user guides for ZWO products.

Link to the manuals

Astrophotographic results obtained with this camera on Astrobin

Here you can find some astrophotographs made with this camera model: Link to Astrobin