ZWO ASI178MC Color CMOS Astronomy Imaging Camera

The ZWO ASI178MC is a fantastic entry level ZWO camera you want for planetary imaging.  Now you can do planetary and deep space imaging with it as well, so don't be fooled by the main objective when ZWO designed the camera.  The ASI178MC CMOS Color Imaging Camera is based on the Sony IMX178 with SONY STARVIS and Exmor R Technology.

The 6.4 megapixel CMOS sensor is capable of recording 60 frames per second in full resolution. 

Back-illuminated  CMOS Image Sensor with 14bit ADC 

ASI178MC has a 1/1.8″ and 6.4M pixels sensor IMX178 with SONY STARVIS and Exmor R Technology.
Extremely low read noise(2.2e -1.4e) , high sensitivity and 14bit ADC make it very suitable for astronomy and microscopy photograph

The ZWO ASI78MM conectivity.

ZWO has all their information available for download on their website in a perfectly laid out section. Check it out here for software and drivers and here for manuals and guides.

One of the coolest gadgets, and a neccessity according to a majority of ZWO users, is the ASIair Plus.  It is an all-in-one wireless camera solution.  The ASIair Plus gives you control of focus, image taking, plate solving, and computerized mount control with the included SkySafari bridge all controlled by your smartdevice or tablet.  It really is pretty awesome.

Camera technical details