Behaviour on Exposure Change Has Changed
Posted: Tue Jul 20, 2021 9:30 pm
In the past the behaviour of Sharpcap (at least with my ZWO cameras) when reducing exposure length was to end the current frame, and start the next frame at the new duration.
Nowadays I find it always completes the current exposure in full.
When trying to change between 2.5 minute exposures and 4.9 second ones to check focus this is inconvenient and big waste of time.
If you are taking 5 or 10 minute exposures this behaviour is utterly infuriating.
Also as my laptop uses a touchpad, I sometimes click past the exposure I want. Before I know it, my 5-minute frame sequence is starting with ten minute one.
The only alternative is to disconnect the camera and reconnect, but of course this means the temperature of the sensor shoots up and you have to wait for it to cool down again.
Please can we return to the old behaviour or at least have an 'end current exposure' or 'drop current frame' option.
Nowadays I find it always completes the current exposure in full.
When trying to change between 2.5 minute exposures and 4.9 second ones to check focus this is inconvenient and big waste of time.
If you are taking 5 or 10 minute exposures this behaviour is utterly infuriating.
Also as my laptop uses a touchpad, I sometimes click past the exposure I want. Before I know it, my 5-minute frame sequence is starting with ten minute one.
The only alternative is to disconnect the camera and reconnect, but of course this means the temperature of the sensor shoots up and you have to wait for it to cool down again.
Please can we return to the old behaviour or at least have an 'end current exposure' or 'drop current frame' option.