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leon
01-10-2008, 09:23 PM
Hi Guys, well for the life of me I cannot get this stuff to work with my 5D, I can get by with out it but would like to see how this works.

It has never worked form day one.

I have watched the disc so many times, and followed every instruction to the letter, I have even printed out each step and followed it carefully, and still not a hint of working.

So could some kind person please enlighten me.

It tells me each time that, it cannot open the DSUSB Port :shrug:whatever that means :whistle:

This is how I do it.


Image Plus DSLR Focus

Open Canon DSLR, and go-to New Canon Camera’s Control Window

Go-To Bulb Capture to check ports, this will clear the port.

Choose ShoeString cable and choose type of Camera

Then press Re-Set to open port, this will open Bulb Capture Port

Go to connect button and click this button

Now turn the camera on.

Go-To Connect button again, and click this button

Choose where you want to save the images taken, Transfer Directory and Choose Location

Go-To Settings to set Camera Parameters. Eg Raw, ISO etc

Custom settings cannot be changed, but you can check how your Camera is set

Go-To Focus tab

Press Release, you may use mirror lock up here if you want

Use Default Parameters

Select Sub Picture, and click Sub Frame Image Tab, use test Star for the Focus.

Select the Star you want to Focus on and Click it

Default Half Flux Diameter, use this setting all the time

Press release, and set the time you wish for the exp time, eg 2 or 3 sec’s

Adjust Focus in between firing of the shutter, you can set the delays of firing

Set Delay for Camera to what you want in between shots e.g., 2 or 3 or 5 Sec’s
Or use loop

Manually change the Focus between each shot

Press Cancel when you are happy with the Focus, be careful not to move Focus

The object is to get the Green line to merge with the best bottom line on the Graph

Many Thanks.

Leon :thumbsup:

danielsun
01-10-2008, 10:35 PM
Hi Leon ,Two things that may help is that (even though it has been quite a while since I have imaged ) switch the camera on first before clicking on connect or it may not recognise there is a camera there and also check your com port setting and make sure that you have the correct com port no. you can check this by going into device manager which is in hardware and sound in your control panel if you have vista that is.
Also do you have the two cables to the camera? I know that with the 350D You need a special cable from shoestring and also the white canon one both connected.

Hope this helps

Cheers Daniel.

leon
02-10-2008, 07:13 AM
Hmmm. two cables you say Daniel, :confuse3: I will check that out, later, I'm now off to do some part time work to make money for other Astro Projects. :lol: :lol:

Leon :thumbsup:

danielsun
02-10-2008, 08:57 AM
I wish I could tell you what the cable is called but all I know is that it has a 2.5mm stereo jack at one end and a DB9 serial connection at the other end and you then obviously need a serial to USB to connect it to your computer.

Cheers Daniel.