Zwo 533 colour camera

[Albir phil]

Need some help camera connected via asiair mini ,no problem however when I try to image in daylight on a distant tree  with 5  , 3 sec or less exposure all I get is whiteout image,I then put scope lens cap on, as expected black image 🤬fast loosing the will . I know some one out there as the answers so any advise please😭

[Marvin Jenkins]

I think you will find that the exposure is far too long. Someone who has a 533 will be along shortly no doubt, to give you some settings advice.

Marv

[michael.h.f.wilkinson]

I don't have the ASI533, but with my ASI183MC I need very short exposures in daylight at reasonable gain settings. For example, using the camera on the moon (which is after all in full sunlight) at about F/10 requires just a few milliseconds of exposure time so as not to saturate the camera. The ASI533 can go down to 32 microseconds so you should be able to find a usable setting. You might want to try planetary imaging software and use lunar settings for daylight photography.

[AstroMuni]

2 hours ago, Albir phil said:

Need some help camera connected via asiair mini ,no problem however when I try to image in daylight on a distant tree  with 5  , 3 sec or less exposure all I get is whiteout image,I then put scope lens cap on, as expected black image 🤬fast loosing the will . I know some one out there as the answers so any advise please😭

I do have the ASI533 and you would probably need sub second exposures and 0 gain to take images in daylight. I would suggest trying with just the camera inside your house and point it at objects in the room and reduce exposure until you start seeing coloured shadows. You could try using the ASIcap app as it has an Auto exposure button.

[Albir phil]

57 minutes ago, AstroMuni said:

I do have the ASI533 and you would probably need sub second exposures and 0 gain to take images in daylight. I would suggest trying with just the camera inside your house and point it at objects in the room and reduce exposure until you start seeing coloured shadows. You could try using the ASIcap app as it has an Auto exposure button.

Thank a lot I will give it a try

[michael8554]

Try SharpCap in video mode and auto exposure.

Michael

[QUAZER111]

Exposure is far too long, go below 1/2 second, very low gain and adjust focus ( this is important).

[Albir phil]

On 25/01/2024 at 19:48, Albir phil said:

Thank a lot I will give it a try

Hi tried in house as you suggested,got it working . Thanks so much for your help👍