5-III 174 M

The 1/1.2-inch sensor picked up far more detail on my solar filter shots than my previous camera ever did. Being able to use the full sensor area for guiding and imaging in one session has simplified my setup a ton.

The global shutter on this sensor freezes the action perfectly for my high-speed solar captures, and the 1/1.2-inch size gives me a much wider field than my old camera. Noise levels are impressively low right out of the box, even with short exposures.

The global shutter on this IMX174 sensor completely eliminated the rolling shutter distortion I was getting with my old camera. The large 1/1.2-inch chip captures enough detail for my lunar shots, though the 2.3MP resolution means I'm not cropping in too tight.