The Multi-site All-Sky CAmeRA (MASCARA). Finding transiting exoplanets around bright (m_V < 8) stars

This paper describes the design, operations, and performance of the Multi-site All-Sky CAmeRA (MASCARA). Its primary goal is to find new exoplanets transiting bright stars, 4 V V = 8.4, with a precision of 1.5% per 5 minutes at m V = 8.