Comparison test - DSI, Toucam, & Scopes

ballaratdragons (Ken) · #1 07-10-2007, 06:19 PM

I spent today practicing with the DSI in Daylight to see if I could learn how to use the programs properly.

After about 5 hours af pulling my hair out, I decided to do a test.

All 3 images below are on the exact same settings and all equally captured at 0.002 of a second.

The sheep are 4k away.

Image 1 - DSI in ED80 captured in Envisage
Image 2 - Toucam in ED80 captured in Desire
Image 3 - Toucam in 120mm Achro captured in Desire

Alchemy (Clive) · #2 07-10-2007, 06:54 PM

dsi is seriously contrasty.... can you adjust it afterward?

[1ponders] (Paul) · #3 07-10-2007, 07:22 PM

Ken what IR filter are you using with the DSI?

ballaratdragons (Ken) · #4 07-10-2007, 08:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Alchemy

dsi is seriously contrasty.... can you adjust it afterward?

Yes.

I purposely didn't do any processing on these images. They are straight out of the cameras.

Quote:

Originally Posted by [1ponders

] Ken what IR filter are you using with the DSI?

Paul,

I used the same Astronomiks IR/UV filter in all the shots.

[1ponders] (Paul) · #5 07-10-2007, 09:09 PM

h0ughy (David) · #6 07-10-2007, 10:07 PM

might explain why you cant get a decent image Ken

ballaratdragons (Ken) · #7 07-10-2007, 11:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by h0ughy

might explain why you cant get a decent image Ken

Huh?

mill (Martin) · #8 08-10-2007, 06:47 AM

Ken did you take the original filter out of the dsi?

h0ughy (David) · #9 08-10-2007, 07:31 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ballaratdragons

Huh?

the extra contrast of the DSI Ken, maybe that is affecting the image

xelasnave · #10 08-10-2007, 12:00 PM

So that is what DSI stands for... De Sheep Imager.
alex

netwolf · #11 08-10-2007, 06:52 PM

Ken, Have you tried Craig Stark's Nebulosity I bought it for use with the Orion Starshoot and because it also works with DSLR's. I think you can get a trial version. It's fairly straight forward to use.

Regards
Fahim

ballaratdragons (Ken) · #12 23-10-2007, 12:19 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mill

Ken did you take the original filter out of the dsi?

I forgot about this thread, oops!

Yes Martin, I took out the original Meade filter.

Quote:

Originally Posted by xelasnave

So that is what DSI stands for... De Sheep Imager.
alex

monoxide · #13 27-10-2007, 09:16 PM

3 nice images of the new zealand nebula

ballaratdragons (Ken) · #14 27-10-2007, 09:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by monoxide

3 nice images of the new zealand nebula

Baaaaaaaaa

Lee · #15 28-10-2007, 12:08 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by netwolf

Ken, Have you tried Craig Stark's Nebulosity I bought it for use with the Orion Starshoot and because it also works with DSLR's. I think you can get a trial version. It's fairly straight forward to use.

Regards
Fahim

Nebulosity is awesome - forget about Meades embarrassing software......

ballaratdragons (Ken) · #16 28-10-2007, 12:37 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by netwolf

Ken, Have you tried Craig Stark's Nebulosity I bought it for use with the Orion Starshoot and because it also works with DSLR's. I think you can get a trial version. It's fairly straight forward to use.

Regards
Fahim

Quote:

Originally Posted by plasmodium

Nebulosity is awesome - forget about Meades embarrassing software......

I did go look at the Nebulosity program.
Looks just as complicated as the others (Envisage, K3ccd etc).

I didn't even understand 90% of the terminology in it.

Also too many buttons & too many settings. I get lost very easy and give up.

Lee · #17 28-10-2007, 12:39 AM

Ken - leave everything at default - choose exposure duration, no of subs, give the files a name and hit capture..... the manual is quite technical in parts, but the software is a joy to use.....

ballaratdragons (Ken) · #18 28-10-2007, 12:59 AM

I just tried to download it, Lee.

No free trial version!
Never mind, I got enough stuff to learn as it is