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Sun Mar 24, 2024 3:07 pm
Forum: How do I?
Topic: How do I use the focussing assistant?
Replies: 29
Views: 2836

Re: How do I use the focussing assistant?

Hi, you should see buttons to start a scan in either direction (now labelled positive and negative I think) in the top right corner of the focus graph area as shown here https://docs.sharpcap.co.uk/4.1/#(Nearly)%20Automatic%20Focusing Note that these buttons only show when SharpCap has been configur...
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Sun Mar 24, 2024 3:05 pm
Forum: Scripting
Topic: Exploring the API
Replies: 5
Views: 159

Re: Exploring the API

Hi Louis, one thing to note is that this only works when the thing to the left of the dot is actually a valid object. So, for example, if you type SharpCap.SelectedCamera. You should see a list of things that you can do with the selected camera - providing a camera is actually open at the time. If n...
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Sun Mar 24, 2024 3:03 pm
Forum: Other Cameras
Topic: ToupTek SkyEye62AM - Sony IMX455 Sensor v4 - settings
Replies: 2
Views: 105

Re: ToupTek SkyEye62AM - Sony IMX455 Sensor v4 - settings

Hi Peter, the thing that I think is missing in your analysis of whether to use LCG or HCG is a consideration of the effect that the different read noise values on sub-exposure lengths... If you pick gain 100 in LCG and compare to gain 100 in HCG (both with low noise option), the read noise values ar...
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Sun Mar 24, 2024 2:52 pm
Forum: General Discussions
Topic: Timestamp and subframe size
Replies: 3
Views: 150

Re: Timestamp and subframe size

Hi Javier, for the majority of cameras, SharpCap bases the timestamps off of the time that it receives the frame data from the camera SDK - that gives the value used for the end of frame timestamp and the start of frame timestamp is calculated by simply subtracting the known exposure from the end of...
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Sun Mar 24, 2024 2:43 pm
Forum: Solar and Lunar Imaging
Topic: eclipse settings
Replies: 3
Views: 191

Re: eclipse settings

Hi, the simplest way to do this would be to use the 'Start Capture' button in SharpCap and then use the 'Simple Sequence' option at the bottom. Choose the following settings in the start capture window * Single frame capture selected * Perform a sequence of captures ticked * Sequence length 90 - for...
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Sun Mar 24, 2024 2:36 pm
Forum: Bug Reports
Topic: QHY600m Drop Packets when Gain 160 during Sensor Analysis
Replies: 7
Views: 207

Re: QHY600m Drop Packets when Gain 160 during Sensor Analysis

Hi Sean, regarding the custom measurement points, that can be achieved via the Python scripting console, using the command SharpCap.SelectedCamera.SetGainsOfInterestForSensorAnalysis([26,27,56,57]) Run that command after opening the camera but before running the analysis and the analysis will includ...
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Sun Mar 24, 2024 2:33 pm
Forum: Bug Reports
Topic: Direction control button switches off tracking
Replies: 2
Views: 112

Re: Direction control button switches off tracking

Hi, I have made some updates to those movement buttons recently, and at one point those updates led to some issues, so it may be worth updating to the newest version of SharpCap from the downloads page to see if that helps resolve at least some of the issues you are seeing. You should just be able t...
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Sun Mar 24, 2024 2:24 pm
Forum: Other Cameras
Topic: Webcam with exposure longer than 1s?
Replies: 4
Views: 132

Re: Webcam with exposure longer than 1s?

Hi, I'm not 100% convinced about the long exposures on the Microsoft webcams... Although the cameras will let you set the exposure manually up to some reasonable levels (my current Lifecam Studio accepts up to 1s exposure), the camera still updates the image much more rapidly than once per second. M...
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Sun Mar 24, 2024 2:21 pm
Forum: General Discussions
Topic: Repair - Uninstall When Updating this Week
Replies: 1
Views: 106

Re: Repair - Uninstall When Updating this Week

Hi, usually I would expect to see that choice about uninstall or repair if the version of SharpCap is already installed, so that would be my first guess. The uninstall does not remove settings/profiles/etc, so you are safe to uninstall/reinstall/repair without needing to worry about that. cheers, Ro...
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Sun Mar 24, 2024 2:19 pm
Forum: Feature Suggestions
Topic: DSO Mosaic Planning /Live Stack Mosaics
Replies: 7
Views: 309

Re: DSO Mosaic Planning /Live Stack Mosaics

Hi Geoff, thanks for the suggestions on how it might work and for producing a mockup. I must admit that I hadn't even got as far as thinking of how the results would be displayed - more stuck on how the user might specify the area to include in the mosaic. Fortunately plate solving will let SharpCap...