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Originally Posted by Merlin66
Guys,
Under SharpCap you seem to have full control of gain, brightness, contrast, and exposure control etc.
I assume the other webcam software does the same....[/QUOTE
Yep the software has the controls, but unless the driver interfaces with them
They will be greyed out and unusable.
The uvc drivers do give you some control but won't disable auto exposure
Which will (in the case of planetary) result in over exposure.
It will still work OK for lunar or any object that fills the frame.
Cheers,
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Gain, brightness & contrast controls do seem to be enabled in SharpCap. The only control I could find for exposure was under the 'Show' Filter Options button & yes, this was greyed out. I can see how this might be a problem for bright objects if you can't control the exposure but, will be interested to see just how bad or perhaps how well it fairs.
Looking forward to some clear(isn) skys here in Cairns to have a play with this. I've only ever done Afocal work & only a very little bit with my telescope before so, it will be interesting to see how this goes. At worst, it's a $5 failed experiment... at best, it is a very cheap intro to low quality planetary & lunar photography that might wet my appetite to try something a little better in quality.
I'll see how it goes & if there is any success I will be sure to post the resultant images on IIS even if they are fairly low quality.