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Old 29-10-2006, 10:20 AM
Karls48 (Karl)
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I got GStar and it is the best camera from three Mintrons I got. With any telescope you can see objects about two magnitudes fainter then you would see in eyepiece. You can flip, mirror and make image negative. It got 2X digital zoom (useful for focusing), you can block part of the image. With gain at maximum it got very little of amplifier glow. Almost any function of camera can be configured. And it can be done remotely, from your computer (with special RS232 cable). You can use two monitors at same time. One S-video and other AV.
Only disadvantage is that at maximum sensitivity setting 128x integration the image is updated every 2.56 seconds and it makes focusing bit difficult. And with Maxim DL it works only in 320 x 240 mode. It got out of the box some hot pixels but that is inherited problem with Sony HAD technology.
I’m very happy with it
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