Observers should first choose the AOT best suitable for the
desired observation (cf. Sect.
) and familiarize
themselves with the effects that impact ISOCAM observations (cf.
Sect.). In each of the following sections, observers are
given a detailed description of the AOT, the input parameters and
samples of performance figures.
For each AOT, the total observation time 
for an
observation is the sum of three terms:
where:
= time spent integrating on chip, useful for
increasing the sensitivity.
= stabilization time.
= time required for the different overheads,
including the flat rate 
180 sec. per individual
AOT, or 20 sec per additional concatenated AOT.