New Seestar S30 Plus: Everything You Need To Know (vs S30 Pro) — Transcript

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1. 0:00SeaStar have released the S20 Plus as
2. 0:02their latest smart telescope. It
3. 0:04upgrades the original SeaStar S30 as
4. 0:06their entry level offering, but what's
5. 0:08new and how does it differ? Well, there
6. 0:10are four main things to look at. The
7. 0:11telescope, the main camera, secondary
8. 0:14camera, and size and weight. So the
9. 0:16SeaStar S30 Plus sits below their more
10. 0:19premium models, the S30 Pro and the S50
11. 0:22Pro. It has the same 30 mm aperture as
12. 0:25the original S30. However, the new S30
13. 0:28Plus shares the same upgraded optical
14. 0:31components as the S30 Pro, giving it a
15. 0:33better telescope. The bigger difference
16. 0:36is the camera. The original S30 had a
17. 0:382.1 megapixel camera. The S30 Plus
18. 0:41upgrades this to 3.7 megapixels, whilst
19. 0:45the S30 Pro and the S50 Pro have 8.3
20. 0:48megapixel cameras. What's also new is
21. 0:51the secondary wide angle camera. The
22. 0:53original SeaStar S30 didn't have one at
23. 0:55all. This was an innovation added with
24. 0:58the S30 Pro and the S50 Pro. The S30
25. 1:02Plus version is downgraded compared to
26. 1:04the Pro models. It's the 3.7 megapixel
27. 1:07camera compared to the 8 megapixel
28. 1:10camera, but it's new. In addition to the
29. 1:12lower resolution compared to the Pro
30. 1:14models, it also has a narrower field of
31. 1:17view. With the S30 Plus, they can't run
32. 1:19at the same time, so you're either doing
33. 1:21one or the other. In addition, the S30
34. 1:23Pro and S50 Pro support mosaics. This is
35. 1:27stitching together of multiple frames to
36. 1:30take one wider image. One other
37. 1:32practical thing to consider is the size
38. 1:34and weight. The S30 Plus weighs the
39. 1:37same, 1.65 kg as the original S30 and
40. 1:41the S30 Pro. So these are super small
41. 1:43and light. This is the S30 Pro here. You
42. 1:45can see how small it is. It's pretty
43. 1:47light. Comes with the same very
44. 1:50convenient, easy to pack away carry
45. 1:51case. These are great for travel, very
46. 1:54good for storage. So substantially
47. 1:56lighter than the S50 Pro, which is quite
48. 1:58a bit bigger than the models. So, to
49. 2:00summarize, the new S30 improves on the
50. 2:03original S30 with a better telescope, a
51. 2:05better main camera, and added secondary
52. 2:08wide-angle camera. In comparison to the
53. 2:10more premium S30 Pro, has the same
54. 2:13telescope, but the S30 Pro has a better
55. 2:16camera and a better secondary camera.
56. 2:18These three models all weigh the same,
57. 2:19they're all super convenient. In
58. 2:21comparison to the S50 Pro, that's
59. 2:23basically the same as the S30 Pro, but
60. 2:26with that increased aperture 50 mm
61. 2:28telescope enable you to gather more
62. 2:31light, get better images. But the
63. 2:32downside is that it is bigger and
64. 2:34heavier. So, overall, the S30 Plus is a
65. 2:37great option for a beginner looking for
66. 2:39their first smart telescope or just
67. 2:41someone without the budget to stretch
68. 2:43for the more premium models. Going for
69. 2:45the S30 Pro over the Plus does give you
70. 2:48an improved camera and some extra
71. 2:50capabilities in terms of operating those
72. 2:52two cameras. The Seestar smart
73. 2:54telescopes are by now well-loved,
74. 2:57well-proven, they're easy to use, the
75. 2:59small size and weight's really valuable.
76. 3:02The Seestar S30 Plus will vie with the
77. 3:05Dwarf II as the main sort of entry-level
78. 3:07beginner option. Both are good. You can
79. 3:10compare these models and any other
80. 3:12models using this tool on my website
81. 3:14here where you can sort by
82. 3:15specifications. It's always up to date.
83. 3:17On that page as well linked below, you
84. 3:19can also take a quick quiz where you
85. 3:20answer five questions and you get
86. 3:22recommended with the best smart
87. 3:24telescope for you. If you want more,
88. 3:25check out this video here where I go
89. 3:26through all the smart telescope options
90. 3:28available now, talk about the pros and
91. 3:30cons, and work out what's best for you.
92. 3:32Bye.