Is the SC571CC the camera I call the SV571?

Yes. SVBONY sells it as the SC571CC; I call it the SV571 in my videos.

How many pixels does it record?

6224 x 4168: 25.9 megapixels of 3.76 um over a 23.4 x 15.7 mm sensor.

Does the cooler hold its set point?

Yes. On my C11 with a HyperStar, the 143 frames at the -10 C set point read -9.8 to -10.1 C, and the 41 frames at a -9 C set point read -8.8 to -9.1 C.

Does it work with a ZWO ASIAIR?

SVBONY lists N.I.N.A., SharpCap, StellaVita and APT, not the ASIAIR: plan on a laptop or a mini PC at the telescope.

Which telescopes have I put it on?

The SVBONY SV545 and SV555 astrographs and the Askar 50P, all on the ZWO AM3N, and my Celestron C11 with a HyperStar.

What have I imaged with it?

The North America and Pelican Nebulae in 2 h 45 min, and the Sadr region through an SVBONY SV220 dual-band filter in 54 minutes, both on the SVBONY SV555.

How much is the SVBONY SC571CC?

The prices I recorded: £1,029 at Dark Clear Skies (UK), in stock; $1,300 at Amazon US (SVBONY store), US, in stock; $1,300 at SVBONY (Global), in stock.

What have I not tested on the SC571CC?

I have not measured its read noise, its dark current or how long it takes to cool.

SVBONY SC571CC review: a cooled APS-C IMX571 camera

Where does it rank on our leaderboard

Nine of the 29 cameras on my board, against price
Rank	Camera	Stars for Your Buck	Recorded UK price
1	SVBONY SV705C	93 out of 100	£229
2	SVBONY SC571CC	90 out of 100	£1,029
4	ZWO ASI2600MC Air	88 out of 100	£2,149
12	ZWO ASI533MC	77 out of 100	£859
15	Player One Uranus-C	76 out of 100	£395
20	ASI 4400MC	72 out of 100	£3,299
25	ZWO ASI2600MM	62 out of 100	£2,059
28	ZWO ASI183MC	38 out of 100	£549
29	Nikon COOLPIX P1000	32 out of 100	£787

Contents

01 Where does it rank on our leaderboard
02 Specifications and features
03 In the hand
04 The rig on the mount
05 How good is it? Here is what it captured
06 Raw against finished
07 What is it for
08 Watch it in my videos
09 Tested numbers and the download
10 Should you buy it?
11 Questions and more about this review

In 30 seconds

Stars for Your Buck 90/100

Reviewed 3 May 2026 Updated 24 Sep 2026

Rank: #2 of 29 cameras
Verdict: Damon's pick

Written by Damon Scotting 5 min read

Buy it if

You want a cooled APS-C IMX571 colour camera well under ZWO prices
You capture with a laptop or mini PC running NINA, SharpCap or StellaVita
Your telescope covers an APS-C sensor to the corners

Skip it if

You run your rig from a ZWO ASIAIR
Your telescope is made for sensors up to 1 inch
You want wireless control built into the camera

“It uses the popular IMX571 sensor, which means a huge resolution of 26 megapixels with some relatively large pixels.”

Specifications and features

Against the IMX571 colour cameras I have reviewed

Compare with

SVBONY SC571CC reviewed #2 of 29	ZWO ASI2600MC Air #4 of 29	ZWO ASI2600MC Duo #8 of 29	ToupTek ATR2600C #10 of 29	ZWO ASI2600MC #21 of 29
Recorded UK price	£1,029	£2,149	£1,849	£1,127	£1,599
Stars for Your Buck	90/100	88/100	83/100	80/100	72/100
Sensor	Sony IMX571, APS-C (23.4 x 15.7 mm)	Sony IMX571	Sony IMX571 with an SC2210 guide sensor	Sony IMX571 colour, back-illuminated	Sony IMX571 BSI CMOS
Format	APS-C	APS-C, 23.5 x 15.7 mm	APS-C, 23.5 x 15.7 mm	APS-C, 23.4 x 15.7 mm, 28.3 mm diagonal	APS-C, 23.5 x 15.7 mm, 28.3 mm diagonal
Colour or mono	Colour	Colour	Colour	Colour	Colour
Resolution	6224 x 4168, 25.9 MP	6248 x 4176, 26 MP	6248 x 4176, 26 MP	6224 x 4168, 26 MP	6248 x 4176, 26 MP
Pixel size	3.76 um	3.76 um	3.76 um	3.76 um	3.76 um
Cooling	Two-stage TEC, about 35 C below ambient	30 to 35 C below ambient	Two-stage TEC, 30 to 35 C below ambient	Two-stage TEC, 35 C below ambient (short exposures) to 42 C (long)	Two-stage TEC, 30 to 35 C below ambient; heated protective window
Read noise	1.14 to 2.6 e-	0.9 to 4.2 e-	0.9 to 4.2 e-	0.79 to 2.77 e-	1.0 to 3.3 e-
Full well	Approximately 16,000 electrons at the lowest plotted HCG gain (0 dB); graph-derived, not an all-mode maximum	50 ke-	50 ke-	51 ke-	50 ke-
ADC	16-bit	16-bit	16-bit	16-bit	16-bit
Weight	557 g	775 g	700 g	577 g	700 g
Back focus	17.5 mm	12.5 or 17.5 mm	17.5 mm	17.5 mm	17.5 mm
Interface	USB 3.0 Type-C, DC 12 V	Wi-Fi 5 and Bluetooth; USB-C output, four USB 2.0 ports, three 12 V DC ports, any one of them the power input	USB 3.0 for imaging, USB 2.0 for guiding	USB 3.0, two-port USB 2.0 hub, 512 MB DDR3 buffer	USB 3.0, a two-port USB 2.0 hub, 12 V DC for the cooler
In the box	The camera, three adapter rings (M42 to M42, M48 to M42, M42 to M48), a dust cap, a USB cable, a 12 V 3 A power supply, desiccant, a manual and a cleaning cloth	Camera, external antenna, two 1 m DC power cords, 1.5 m DC extension, two 0.5 m USB 2.0 cables, 16.5 mm and 21 mm M54 spacers, M48 to M54 ring, cable strap, hex wrench, quick start guide, soft bag	Camera, soft padded case, 2 m USB 3.0 cable, two 0.5 m USB 2.0 cables, 16.5 mm and 21 mm M54 extenders, M54 to M48 ring, hex key, quick start guide	Camera with its 2 inch adapter, 12 V 3.3 A power adapter and cable, 1.5 m USB 3.0 cable, M48 to M42 adapter, 16.5 mm and 21 mm extenders, 12.5 mm M42 adapter, cover	The camera, a cover, M42-M48 16.5 mm and M42 21 mm extenders, an M42M-M48F adapter, a hex key, two 0.5 m USB 2.0 cables, a 2 m USB 3.0 cable, a quick guide and a camera bag

In the hand

On the SVBONY SV545

On the SVBONY SV555

On the Askar 50P

The rig on the mount

On the TeSeek 11, then on six other mounts

How good is it? Here is what it captured

Two targets

North America Nebula (NGC 7000) and Pelican Nebula (IC 5070), SVBONY SC571CC

Integration: 2 h 45 min (55 x 180 s)
Field: 5.44 x 3.63 degrees
Telescope: SVBONY SV555
Camera: SVBONY SC571CC
Mount: Unknown
Target: North America Nebula (NGC 7000) and Pelican Nebula (IC 5070)
Type: Emission nebula
Location: Bortle 6.8 (in my garden)

Sadr region (IC 1318) and the Crescent Nebula (NGC 6888), SVBONY SC571CC, SVBONY SV220 dual-band

Integration: 54 min (18 x 180 s)
Field: 5.44 x 3.63 degrees
Telescope: SVBONY SV555
Camera: SVBONY SC571CC
Mount: Unknown
Target: Sadr region (IC 1318) and the Crescent Nebula (NGC 6888)
Type: Emission nebulae
Location: Bortle 6.8 (in my garden)

Raw against finished

What is it for

The 2 targets, the raw combined stack against my finished image, each with its integration, the camera and the palette:

North America Nebula (NGC 7000) and Pelican Nebula (IC 5070): 2 h 45 min (55 x 180 s) of light, SVBONY SC571CC, the raw combined stack with one automatic stretch
Sadr region (IC 1318) and the Crescent Nebula (NGC 6888): 54 min (18 x 180 s) of light, SVBONY SC571CC, SVBONY SV220 dual-band, the raw combined stack with one automatic stretch

Two things it is for

One of the most popular sensors in history

I partnered it with one of the most popular astro camera sensors in history. This is SVBONY's brand new SV571.

Wide targets in one frame

This arrangement allows me to perfectly frame Orion's Belt and its sword in the same singular shot.

Watch it in my videos

Is the $499 Svbony SV545 the Best Cheap Telescope on Earth? · published 3 May 2026 · 5:46 · Watch on YouTube · 4,576 views, 214 likes on 2 Oct 2026

Jump to

1:30 Pairing with the SV571CC camera (IMX571)

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1:28 Full SV545 specifications + helical focuser walkthrough

1:29 Well, in order to test this out, I partnered it with one of the most popular astro camera sensors in history.

1:30 Pairing with the SV571CC camera (IMX571)

1:34 This is SVBONY's brand new SV571. 1:38 It's a little bit unique in its design and it uses the popular IMX571 sensor which means a huge resolution of 26 megapixels with some relatively large pixels. 1:47 This feels like a match made in heaven. 1:49 Especially when this arrangement allows me to perfectly frame Orion's Belt and its sword in the same singular shot.

Tested numbers and the download

Finished image

Licence: for personal use, credit Damon Scotting. Both JPEGs 4,096 x 2,738 px.

-10 C sensor set point the set point I run every cooled camera at

514 mm focal length, plate solved through the HyperStar on my Celestron C11 EdgeHD

2.61 x 1.75° field of view 6,224 x 4,168 px on SC571CC

25.9 MP SC571CC 6,224 x 4,168 px, 23.4 x 15.7 mm

Should you buy it?

90/100 Stars for Your Buck

Pros

Its cooler held its set point within 0.2 C on every one of the 184 frames it saved on my HyperStar night.
Cooled APS-C for £1,029 at Dark Clear Skies, where the ZWO ASI2600MC Duo is £1,849 and the ASI2600MC Air £2,149 at First Light Optics.
16-bit readout over 25.9 megapixels of 3.76 um pixels.

Cons

No ASIAIR: it runs from a computer at the telescope.
APS-C needs a telescope whose image circle covers a 28.3 mm diagonal.
SVBONY publishes no full-well figure for it.

This feels like a match made in heaven.

Who the SC571CC is for

Deep-sky imager stepping up to APS-C

Buy

Cooled APS-C colour imaging without the ZWO price.

Laptop or mini PC imager

Buy

USB Type-C to the laptop and a 12 V supply for the cooler.

Owner of a small APS-C astrograph

Buy

On a short, fast lens the APS-C frame takes in whole regions of sky at once.

ASIAIR owner

Skip

SVBONY lists no ASIAIR support; the ZWO ASI2600MC Air has the same sensor with an ASIAIR built in.

Owner of a scope made for sensors up to 1 inch

Skip

“In the case of the IMX571 sensor, which is a bit larger than 1 inch, the stars at the edges do not look great.”

Beginner who wants one app for everything

Skip

It needs a computer, capture software and a 12 V supply every night.

Three alternatives I have reviewed

Questions and more about this review

Reviewed by

Damon Scotting

The Telescope Man Verified

BSc (Hons) Physics with Astrophysics and Cosmology, Loughborough University PGCE / QTS, University of Nottingham

About Damon About Damon Damon Scotting is The Telescope Man. He holds a BSc (Hons) in Physics with Astrophysics and Cosmology from Loughborough University and a PGCE with QTS from the University of Nottingham, and taught physics in secondary schools before becoming an astronomy creator. He is a contributing writer for BBC Sky at Night Magazine and the author of 42 Wonders of Our Night Sky, and his photograph of the galaxy M100 with the dwarf planet Ceres was Highly Commended in the Astronomy Photographer of the Year 2024 competition run by Royal Observatory Greenwich. He has appeared on the BBC's Blue Peter. More than 750,000 people follow his astronomy channels on YouTube, Instagram and TikTok, and he has reviewed more than 140 telescopes, mounts, cameras, filters and accessories hands-on for this site. More about Damon · How I test · Damon's book

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Eight questions, answered

Questions about the SVBONY SC571CC

Reviewed 3 May 2026 ·Updated 24 September 2026

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Is the SC571CC the camera I call the SV571? Yes. SVBONY sells it as the SC571CC; I call it the SV571 in my videos. The specifications and the comparison table ↓
How many pixels does it record? 6224 x 4168: 25.9 megapixels of 3.76 um over a 23.4 x 15.7 mm sensor. The specifications and the comparison table ↓
Does the cooler hold its set point? Yes. On my C11 with a HyperStar, the 143 frames at the -10 C set point read -9.8 to -10.1 C, and the 41 frames at a -9 C set point read -8.8 to -9.1 C. Tested numbers and the download ↓
Does it work with a ZWO ASIAIR? SVBONY lists N.I.N.A., SharpCap, StellaVita and APT, not the ASIAIR: plan on a laptop or a mini PC at the telescope. The specifications and the comparison table ↓
Which telescopes have I put it on? The SVBONY SV545 and SV555 astrographs and the Askar 50P, all on the ZWO AM3N, and my Celestron C11 with a HyperStar. In the hand ↓
What have I imaged with it? The North America and Pelican Nebulae in 2 h 45 min, and the Sadr region through an SVBONY SV220 dual-band filter in 54 minutes, both on the SVBONY SV555. What I captured ↓
How much is the SVBONY SC571CC? The prices I recorded: £1,029 at Dark Clear Skies (UK), in stock; $1,300 at Amazon US (SVBONY store), US, in stock; $1,300 at SVBONY (Global), in stock. A record, not a live price The verdict, the readers and the sellers ↓
What have I not tested on the SC571CC? I have not measured its read noise, its dark current or how long it takes to cool.