Feature Request - A greater positive range of exposure options

Scooot

Hi, could you increase the range of positive exposure options on the Asiair Pro. The current maximum of 0.001 is not sufficient to take bright moon images the next being 0.01.

0.001 at zero gain still produces an over exposed image with my camera, the Asi 2600.
Ideally we should have 0.003, 0.002 as well as 0.001 with a range of variations in-between.

Thanks Richard

Scooot

I see I haven’t posted this in the Asiair section if possible could someone move it if necessary?

Tech@ZWO

Scooot
Hello
We can see you feedback

0.001 at zero gain still produces an over exposed image with my camera
=> I think you can try to decrease the exposure time，set it to “μs” in the video settings

Scooot

@tech@zwo#43587

Hi yes maybe but I’m not taking a video, just still images.

w7ay

Scooot Hi yes maybe but I’m not taking a video, just still images.

I have the same "problem" with an all sky camera (ASI183MC + Raspberry Pi "120-degree" f/2.0 lens + unused 1st version ASIAIR). At 0.001 second exposure and 0 dB gain, the daytime images are overexposed by a factor of more than two.

If not for the fact that its primary purpose is nighttime inspection of the skies, I would have installed a 2+ f-stop neutral density filter.

Perhaps the neutral density (ND) filter might solve your problem, though. Or heck, even use a narrowband filter (which should also reduce color fringes). I have a Baader ND filter that I used to use with the Moon, but nowadays, I just stick in a narrowband filter.

Chen

Scooot

w7ay
Thanks for the suggestion. I didn’t really buy the camera for Luna images but it would be nice to be able to use it hence the feature request. Is it so difficult to provide a few more exposure alternatives I wonder?

As you say I could use a filter but it’s a shame to have to add another piece of glass. Or I could Video it but it would be nice to have a choice, it’s not a cheap camera after all.