Solar Photography

[Pecky1 (Kevin)]

Once again I come seeking advice!
I have been trying to photograph the sun with a Coranado Solar scope (SolarMax II 60 single stack).
I can get a fairly sharp image, but cannot get any detail from the disc or the edges. The whole thing appears to be washed out. I am using an Lmaging Source DFK 31AF03 AS camera, which has a top frame speed of 30FPS.
Any suggestions will be taken on board thankfully.

[Poita (Peter)]

You need to set the shutter speed right and gamma settings until the image isn't too bright. The automatic settings usually don't work well.

[Pecky1 (Kevin)]

Thanks for the advice.... have achieved a reasonable result at last!! Lucky to catch a clear patch of sky and got a couple of good shots of the partial solar eclipse here in SW Vic.