Help! APT ascom camera settings

[Thalestris24]

Hi

I've been using my qhy8l ccd via the APT/ascom camera option. However, I have a problem with the latest driver in that I can't check the settings box which would enable me to select 'effective area only'.  This means all my subs are overscanned so I have to manually crop them which is a bit of a pain. According to MrQ (qhyccd) I can only check the box when the camera isn't connected. But if the camera isn't connected I can't access the camera settings at all (in APT). I have a headache     Am I missing something here?

Grateful for any constructive suggestions, tea and sympathy

Thanks

Louise

[Yoddha]

 Hi Louise,

Could you try to access the ASCOM settings on connection time? When you use Shift+Connect APT opens the ASCOM camera selector dialog. After you select the camera there the Properties button becomes enabled. Maybe the driver will allow to control this setting from there?

[Thalestris24]

 Hi Louise,

Could you try to access the ASCOM settings on connection time? When you use Shift+Connect APT opens the ASCOM camera selector dialog. After you select the camera there the Properties button becomes enabled. Maybe the driver will allow to control this setting from there?

Hi Yoddha

Yay - that works! Hopefully I won't have the oversized image now. Of course, I suppose I'll have to create a whole new set of calibration frames...

Anyway, thanks a lot - APT is great!

Louise

[Yoddha]

Many thanks Louise!

[Thalestris24]

Hi Ivo

Um, mind you, I do have a couple of (minor!) gripes.... It would be good if 'shoot' and 'start' were disabled when liveview is running...

Also would be good if default liveview exposure times were short e.g. 1 sec

It would also be good if there was the option to do very short exposures in ascom camera mode to allow using/testing a ccd camera in daylight.

Cheers

Louise

[GuillermoBarrancos]

Hi Ivo

Um, mind you, I do have a couple of (minor!) gripes.... It would be good if 'shoot' and 'start' were disabled when liveview is running...

Also would be good if default liveview exposure times were short e.g. 1 sec

It would also be good if there was the option to do very short exposures in ascom camera mode to allow using/testing a ccd camera in daylight.

Cheers

Louise

In other Words. Planetary camera and imaging features added, so I can use it to image with my QHY5L-II.

[Yoddha]

Hi Louise,

Every suggestion is welcome

The LiveView exposure can be controlled from the list or from "bulb seconds" if "bulb" is selected. APT remembers the last used value. If you need very short exposure you can select "bulb" and enter 0.001

I have checked the Start button is disabled here during LiveView. Could you check it with your camera? As for Shoot the idea is to be able to store an image with the current parameters

[Yoddha]

Hi Guillermo,

You can use APT with QHY5L-II even now but the frame-rate will not be good enough

[GuillermoBarrancos]

Hi Guillermo,

You can use APT with QHY5L-II even now but the frame-rate will not be good enough

Ok. Well I won't have a scope until June. So there is stil time.

But in meantime I am going to test it out With the 50mm Finderscope.

[Yoddha]

I'll give my best!

[Thalestris24]

Hi Louise,

Every suggestion is welcome

The LiveView exposure can be controlled from the list or from "bulb seconds" if "bulb" is selected. APT remembers the last used value. If you need very short exposure you can select "bulb" and enter 0.001

I have checked the Start button is disabled here during LiveView. Could you check it with your camera? As for Shoot the idea is to be able to store an image with the current parameters

Hi again

Ahh.. I didn't realise that bulb could be set to ms - useful to know  . Yes, 'start' is disabled - my mistake! But, from memory, I think that (accidentally) clicking on shoot when liveview is running makes APT unhappy...

Um, can I do anything to prevent liveview auto setting 4 x 4 binning - it might be bright but it's much too small an image to be useful!

Thanks

Louise

[Yoddha]

The automatic binning switching to LiveView is a feature, you can disable it from Settings->Main->LV Automation

[Thalestris24]

I suppose I should read the manual!!

[Yoddha]

I'm happy to be in help