Problem - Frame Rate Limit No faster than 1 frame/sec

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Problem - Frame Rate Limit No faster than 1 frame/sec

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I'm new to this forum, and apologize in advance if I've posted in the wrong area. I have a ZWO ISI174 mono that I have successfully used with SharpCap Pro 3.2 for solar imaging. Today, when I tried to image the Sun, the Frame Rate Limit box would not list anything faster than 1 frame/second (i.e. did not list "maximum"). Any assistance would be much appreciated.
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Re: Problem - Frame Rate Limit No faster than 1 frame/sec

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Hi,

not something I've seen before - I just happened to have the colour version of that camera on my desk at the moment, so I tested and the list came up as usual (including all options).

One thing you could try is to hold down the <CTRL> key while opening the camera - that stops SharpCap from restoring the camera settings that were in use the last time you used the camera, so the frame rate should default back to 'Maximum'.

cheers,

Robin
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Re:Cause and Solution - Frame Rate Limit No faster than 1 frame/sec

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Robin, Thanks for taking the time to respond to my issue, but this morning I actually found the cause and solution to this issue. It turns out that under File>SharpCap Settings>Memory Tab>Paged - For some reason the High Speed Frame slider was at the minimum setting; I set this slider to a higher memory setting, restarted the program, and when I reopened SharpCap, the Frame Rate Limit box listed "Maximum" so it looks like my problem is solved. Thanks again for your reply...
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