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The features of the SkyMapper wide-field camera, designed and built at RSAA, include:

• 32 4k x 2k CCDs 
• shack-hartmann feed
• cooled with closed cycle cryogenic system
• 6 filter slots 
• StarGrasp controller for CCD readout
• 2.34° x 2.40° field of view.

Performance goals

CCDs:

• 20s readout
• 5e- readnoise
• 125,000e- full well
• linearity to 0.5%
• QE > 60% (400-850nm), QE > 20% (300-950nm)

Shutter Accuracy: 1% on 1 second exposure

Filter Exchange time:  20s