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I've noticed that my colour space settings revert to RAW8 and exposure time reverts to 50 ms with the most recent 4.0 builds.

Thanks,

Frank

Hi,

SharpCap will remember your last used settings based on turning on the option - https://docs.sharpcap.co.uk/4.0/#Automa ... 20settings

If that option is turned off then the camera will start in default settings (often RAW8, 50-100ms exposure, depending on make of camera).

There is also the option to set a default capture profile for the camera, which will override the restore of last used settings.

Anyway, I've just tested (ZWO 174MC) and the restore option is working for me in the latest version. If you can check that the settings are correct and let me know if you are still having problems with this (please include a log file captured after camera opening if you are).

thanks,

Robin

Thanks for the quick response Robin.

That setting was unchecked, and I can't imagine that it was something I did. Is it possible that the setting became unchecked as a result of an update from a previous 4.0 beta version?

In any event, it is fixed, and I thank you again.

Frank

Hi,

actually this setting can get automatically turned off in one case...

If the camera fails for some reason during the load of the previously saved settings (which happens just after you open the camera). The reason for this is that suppose you have somehow saved a setting that causes the camera not to work properly. Without some sort of safety cut-out you would then be stuck unable to make the camera work at all, since every time you opened it, the bad setting would get reloaded.

I suppose a better solution might be to delete the autosave settings for that camera, rather than to turn off the setting - in that way the auto-restore would only fail once, rather than every time. I will put that on the to-do list.

cheers,

Roibn