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Re: Auto focus settings

Posted: Wed Feb 28, 2024 10:26 pm
by admin
Hi,

thanks for those insights - I will flag 'overshoot' as recommended in the settings and try to work out some way to guide people to defocus first then scan.

cheers,

Robin

Re: Auto focus settings

Posted: Thu Feb 29, 2024 6:53 am
by woldsweather
Robin

When you say scan is there a way to force this scan.

Thanks

Trevor

Re: Auto focus settings

Posted: Thu Feb 29, 2024 8:36 am
by admin
Hi,

yes, you initiate the scan with the 'Scan Positive' button (was Scan Out) as shown in the documentation here : https://docs.sharpcap.co.uk/4.1/#(Nearl ... 20Focusing

Before you do that, set the options below to set the number of steps to make in the scan (11 to 15 ) and the step size. The total length of the scan (number of steps times step size) should be enough to take you from noticeably out of focus on one side through best focus to out of focus on the other - that lets SharpCap collect enough data to work out the best focus position.

thanks,

Robin