does any body use starlight express SXV-H9C camera?

[spikkyboy]

Hi, all.

I bought a used SXV-H9C one shot colour camera at a good price. It came with the add on guider and all the cables and power supply but no software.

I Googled it and found drivers which installed fine and it is recognised in Sharpcap Pro. I note from the original adverts that it came with a driver and software suite on a CD.

Does anybody know where I can download that or perhaps own a copy that they could duplicate for me and post if I pay them ?

I found some stuff on Starlight website but what was downloaded crashed with fatal error on win7.

Should I just stick to Sharpcap? I printed out the 32 page manual but it is 90 percent describing use of the camera with the original software so no help at all.

Thanks in advance.

[ollypenrice]

Very few people used the original SX camera control software.  Almost everyone ran it in third party software so I'd be inclined to do likewise.

Olly

[tomato]

If you can control the camera and capture images with Sharpcap, I would stick with that. An awful lot of imagers don’t use their cameras with the original supplier’s software.

[steppenwolf]

1 hour ago, ollypenrice said:

Very few people used the original SX camera control software.  Almost everyone ran it in third party software so I'd be inclined to do likewise.

+1

 

[Magnum]

I used to own one back in 2012, mine came with a disk including MaximDL light, Still use MaximDL today albeit the v5 pro suite  and with every camera since then, ive never found anything that I prefer or does a better job for capture and stacking. the H9C was an excellent camera, and besides the small size isn't really inferior to the latest sensors in my opinion.

[CCD-Freak]

I got Astro Art 2 when I bought an old MX5 camera and it worked great.   I later upgraded to Astro Art 4 and used it with a HX916 then a SXV-M25C 

I just upgraded to Asto Art 8 yesterday and I am still using it to control the scope and all the camera equipment.    I use it to do all my image processing too. 

http://www.msb-astroart.com/

Just keeps getting better and more capable.  NGC5033 captured and processed with AA7

 

 

Edited September 19, 2021 by CCD-Freak

[ollypenrice]

I don't process in AstroArt but do stack and calibrate in it and I used to run an imaging camera and guider in it as well. I've always liked it.

Olly

[whipdry]

I have a copy on a CD, if you PM your details I'll post it to you. 

Peter

Edited September 19, 2021 by whipdry