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Sorry... My fault! SharpCap has changed the output format setting without me noticing from *.ser to *.jpg. So a couple thousand JPG files were created, which caused the throtteling. After changing to SER file mode again, write performance was back up.

I don't know whether this is an issue with SharpCap or Windows 10 (or both). But right now I was trying to capture the sun with SharpCap on a mini PC with a quite limited power CPU (i5 gen 5). I know that the CPU is already limiting the performance. But since the last Windows updates and SharpCap up...

Morning... Swapping the DLL has the following effect: qhyccd.dll 21.3.13.17, file date 2021-03-13 16:08 (from latest QHYSDK All-in-one System Pack) - SharpCap 3.2 connects with 7fps. - After DDR trick, 9fps. - No other setting increases frame rate. - switching to force still mode causes the camera t...

I downloaded 4.0.7870.0. Right after program launch, I got 6.8fps. Modifying the DDR did not change much. I then jiggled the USB Traffic. When returned to 0, now frame rate is at 9fps. No matter what control I play around, the fps stays at +/- 9fps maximum. To be sure, retried the 3.2 version afterw...

Testet 6480: After opening SharpCap, I got 14 fps. Then played around with camera settings, when switching DDR Buffer to ON and shortly after to OFF again, frame rate increased to 18fps. So I got curious and did the same in 6482. Open SharpCap, connect QHY183M -> 14 fps. Toggle DDR Buffer (OFF -> ON...

I recently updated to SharpCap 3.2.6482.0. Unfortunaltely I am unable to reach the full frame rate with my QHY183 camera. Settings are: 5544x3684, MONO8, Binning 1x1 USB Traffic=0 DDR Buffer off broadcast off still mode off. The maximum frame rate is 14fps. In 16 bit mode, I am able to reach 7.3 fps...