Kamera GUIDE 2000 C Color

Good guide camera

( 5 / 5 )

I have this camera for 2-3 years.
I used as guide camera and working very well.
I used with KStars/Ekos (from various sources: Stellarmate and different Ubuntu versions. Different hardware: Raspberry PI 4, miniPC, laptops).
On linux no need drivers to be installed.

Avoid this camera

( 1 / 5 )

I have been trying to make this camera work with INDI/Kstars for a couple of years now, and it has caused me nothing but frustrations. It doesn't connect at all 99% of the time, or it times out after a few seconds. Changing cables, USB ports, restarting etc. doesn't seem to work.

Direct connection, INDI connection... same problem all the time, and the rare few times it actually connects (and stays connected), it tends to lose track of the guide star after a very short period of time (it has of course been thoroughly focused using a Bahtinov Mask). Not trustworthy at all, I'm afraid, so I will be looking into other guide cameras like ZWO, QHY etc. from now on.

Response on this review by our expert Ulrich Zehndbauer

Dear customer,
since you own this model for a couple of years already, did you ever contact our customer service? It seems this particular camera has a technical fault which can be repaired. Please contact our customer service for asssistance, we will be glad to help!
Your team Astroshop