Thanks everyone.
I don't believe it's the Cameras fault. It's me trying to sort out the programs to run it.
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Originally Posted by Karls48
Hi Ken. Although I’m not happy with sensitivity of DSI Pro, I must say that it works OK. Here are the settings that “stack in camera” BMP and Fits in Envisage on my setup.
Image Process Combo Box – Take Darks
Cntrl Button – Defaults, but you have to decide if you check High Gain box or not. If you take Darks with one setting of gain and then take images with other setting you will get lot more of Amplifier Glow.
Save Process Button – File Type - BMP, Save Options - Normal Operation
Single Shot and Web Mode Buttons unchecked.
Settings Menu – Image directory and Dark Frame directory box – Change to where you want your files to be. I left it at default.
Temperature Box – Fill in temperature (your uncooled DSI will be about 6deg C above ambient temperature after about 20 minutes)
First Exp – 1
Last Exp – 30 (Change to whatever is longest exposure you are going to use)
All other settings are left at default.
Take darks
To take images
Only setting I change is:
Image Process – Deep Sky
Dark Sub - Check
Combine Box – Check
Note
If you select “Live” exposure shorter then your shortest Dark frame, silly program will not subtract Darks.
I don’t know if this is going to work on your setup, but it works on my with Fits and BMP’s. My notebook got 2.2Ghz Celeron CPU and 512MB memory.
I personally think that DSI works better as guider then imaginer. I’m going to use it to guide EQ mount modified with Autostar motors (if I ever get GO - To to work with reasonable accuracy).
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Thanks Karl.
They are the settings I used. I think I may have left 'single image' ticked though
I'll just have to keep at it and at it. I'll go through the whole procedure again with your settings and see if anything improves
I am probably being too hard on myself, as I had really good success with the Modded Toucam. It's like I expect to go 'click' and get the same results.