Good Planetary camera for under 200$?

[silk lichen]

What would be a good planetary camera from 60-200$? I want atleast 3mp, and atleast a sensor size of 1/3.

[harsh flint]

I don’t know about the 3mp but the ZWO asi 224MC is a great option for about 200$ and I have the ZWO asi 462MC it is 250 and has 2.1 megapixels and has lower read noise I know there are more options but that’s what I am familiar with.

[mild tulip]

Mars C on sale

[proven gale]

it's important to have a small sensor for planetary to increase your magnification. ^_^
the ZWO ASI 120 might be a little less expensive than the 224MC and might be able to archieve similar results. It has a different sensor, tho and I'm not sure how well they compare.

I think the best cameras are the ZWO ASI 178 Series, but that's 100% over your max. budget
Maybe a Omegon GUIDE 2000C could work as well 🙂

[main otter]

Are you planing on photographing planets or deep space?

[mild tulip]

They asked for a planetary camera

So probably planetary

[silk lichen]

I have a dob so I'm focusing on planetary rn

[main otter]

Yep I should go to sleep 😂

[main otter]

But I‘d go with a ZWO camera, because the software is uncomplicated and easy to use. I don’t have a specific model in mind but you can‘t go wrong with the ZWO 224MC.

[mild tulip]

Mars C on sale is $200 IMX 462

Pretty good camera

[clever dune]

ZWO ASI224MC is a good one, but doesn't have 3MP. It still takes fantastic pics though. do not look at the resolution but at the sensor itself.

[silk lichen]

I might go with a Uranus C possibly

[mild tulip]

That aint under $200

But

It's one of the best planetary cameras you can buy

[silk lichen]

I want it though

[mild tulip]

Buy it

I hear it can even do deep-sky