from webastro forum ( in french), with help google translate: Hi planetary imaging fans,;) I've long dreamed about it, ZWO did it! The very promising sensor Sony IMX224 MC 1.27 Mpixels Has finally found its place in an astro camera and I was lucky to be able to test in preview. Thanks Sam! Before these first tests I was still a little skeptical, the announcement made by Sony concerning the IMX224 was quite thundering. And between marketing and reality, there are disillusionment ... http://image-sensors-world.blogspot.fr/2014/10/sony-announces-high-sensitivity-sensor.html After my first tests, there I must recognize that they are very strong at Sony! The IMX224 is keeping its promises, as announced: it is very fast, ultra-sensitive and the noise is really of a very low level. But I would come back. The camera takes up the same aluminum case as the ZWO ASI 120/174. And Point Gray Blackfly is tiny to the side (and heats up too, the small boxes have ...