ZWO ASI462MC Planetary Cameras User Guide

Planetary Cameras
User Guide

Thank you very much for purchasing the ZWO ASI camera. This instruction is a brief summary of the installation procedure to get you up and running with your new camera. Please be sure to read it before use. Please head over to the ZWO website if you want more detailed information on the camera.

How to connect to the computer? (For Windows users)

Move towards the ZWO site (https://astronomy-imaging-camera.com), click (Support) – [Software).

Download the ASI Cameras driver 0), and ASIStudio ®. Please be mindful of the different versions of x64 and x86.
Double-click the files to install the ASI camera driver and ASIStudio.

Open ASIStudio, choose the software for planetary imaging – ASICap and open it.
Connect the camera to the USB 3.0 port of your computer via the USB 3.0 cable in the camera package. Click the play button to turn on the camera.

Adjust the exposure time, gain value and other settings, then start imaging
You can also download ASCOM Platform and the Ascom driver If you prefer to use other imaging software other than ASIStudio.
7.1 Install the ASCOM Platform OO andthedriveri3.
7.21f everything goes smooth, you are free to use 3rd party software to control your ASI camera now. such as PHD2.
7.3You need to install DirectShow shiver 4)11 if you want to use any Meteor detection software.

Contents hide

1 How to do post-processing?

2 FAQ

3 Documents / Resources

3.1 References

4 Related Posts

How to do post-processing?

Oven ASIStudio, choose the stacking software for planetary imaging – ASIVideoStack and open it.
Click the button and choose the video file that you want to stack. Or directly drag the file in the folder into this position.

1. Adjust the shooting setting, and choose the tarot typo and percentage frames to stack. The higher quality the video has and the more stable it Is, the larger percentage you can set. tit .
2. One clicks to start stacking.
ASIVideoStack will automatically jump to the image area once the stz process is completed. You are now able to do the following things:
1) Adjust image settings, including sharpness, brightness, contrast, and saturation.
2) Reset the settings, or save the processed image.
3) Stretch the histogram.

How to connect to external devices?

How to connect to the telescope?


1. Screw off the fisheye lens and the black adapter of the camera (if any), or take off the dustproof cover	2. Mount the T2 extender on the camera.

3. Take off the eyepiece on the telescope and install the camera.	4. Connect your camera to your computer via a USB 3.0 cable.

5. Open ASICap to bring the image, adjusting the shooting setting.	6. Do focusing.

FAQ

Why I can’t find the camera in the software?
1.1 Please check the connection between your camera and laptop. Try to change another USB port of the laptop. Or check if the port has been broken.
1.2 Check if the driver has been installed properly. If not installed, you may click the link below to download:
https://astronomy-imaging-camera.com/software-drivers
Why I still cannot find the camera after installing the driver? Please check the Device Manager -> Image Device to see whether it has the ZWO camera in the list. A question mark or exclamation mark normally indicates the driver is not installed properly. Please uninstall it and close your antivirus software or firewall, re-install the driver, then restart your computer.

Why my camera can’t reach the max FPS that ZWO claims? 3.1 Please make sure it is the USB 3.0 port of the computer that the camera is connecting to. See the figure below.
If it shows USB 2.0 here, then it means you probably are not USB 3.0 cable or not connecting the camera to the USB 3.0 port of the computer.
3.2 Click the ellipsis in the work area to get more camera parameter setting options. Tick [High Speed Mode] box 0. Please note that the High-Speed Mode is not encouraged to use during imaging.
3.3 Adjust the USB bandwidth O. We recommend you set 80%–90%. You may set the value based on your computer performance. The higher the USB bandwidth you set, the higher performance your computer needs to have.

3.4 The longer the exposure time is, the lower the FPS will be. FPS indicates the frequency (rate) at which consecutive images (frames) are captured or displayed per second. Given the resolution is unchanged, frame rate =1s/exposure time (s). If the exposure time is ls, then the fps, in this case, is lips.

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