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Thanks for the information, Robin. in terms of hardware/software binning, I'll take your word for it. I just don't want binning to lose anything (except resolution) in the image. Regarding binned brightness, last night my DS16C images definitely got much brighter with 2x2 binning using the MallinCam...

I searched for "live stack" and "live stacking" but got no results because "live stack are too common words." So I'll ask the question, even if it's been answered before. The user manual indicates that individual frames are continuously added to the result during a live...

It turns out that SmartCap doesn't offer binning for the DS16C via ASCOM. Imaging unguided, I need 2x2 binning on DSOs to take short-exposure frames for EAA. So I used the MallinCam software last night. Through live stacking, I managed to get a decent M27 and a semi-decent M51. But the software leav...

Success! I installed SharpCap and the MallinCam ASCOM driver on my Windows 7 Pro observatory computer, and SharpCap found the DS16C when it launched for the first time. I connected to it, and captured frames from the camera (remotely, during daylight, with the lens cap on, so totally black). Now I'm...

Hello to the group. I'm an experienced astro imager using traditional cooled CCD cameras, and recently decided to try one of the new generation of CMOS cameras. I bought a MallinCam DS16C. The MallinCam software is giving me fits. I would like to try SharpCap with this camera. I see SharpCap has no ...