I am by no stretch of the imagination an expert, but is the lifecam a ccd or cmos sensor? I can't seem to find any specs. It also seems to capture at 30 fps whereas the Merlincam can capture up to 90 fps in native software and up to 60 fps in K3CCDTools. Is K3 able to use the lifecam to capture? Is the format output able to be put in a program like Registax for stacking and processing? I used the clubs Astrovid to capture some avis a while ago and I had to run the file through Virtualdub (I think it was) to save it in a format that is usable... bit of a pain really.
Might be old tech, but it works and works well. If advancement in tech was seamless I would have downgraded to Vista from XP long ago... we all know how advanced Vista is/was
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Originally Posted by riklaunim
Instead of looking at ancient USB 1.1 webcam design you can look at USB 2.0 webcams like any top-brand true HD capable cameras (like MS LifeCam HD-5000/6000/Cinema...). Higher speeds and more pixels which comes in handy for Moon etc. You won't be able to do long exposure mods but it's not needed for solar system imaging... And I would even say that those modern webcams may be more sensitive than ancient ICX098  |