EAA

ETXuser

I use Asicap exclusively for EAA and for snapshots during observation. My question is whether - for example for sun observation - the permanent storage of the camera recordings can be switched off in order to reduce the workload of the computer and save the battery? I don't want to stack images and I won't retouch images, I just want to take snapshots.

johnpd

I don't quite understand. By snapshots you do mean take single images or are you saying you just want to view the Sun without saving an image? A snapshot is taking a single image and storing it on your computer.

JohnD

ETXuser

Dear JohnD
The reason for the question is as follows: I work with the ASI 183MC when observing the sun.
The data-transfer-rate is large. The computer works continuously at high power; the battery will be stressed accordingly. Up to now I have helped myself – when clouds cover the sun – by switching off the camera in the ASICap system. Isn't there a more elegant solution that still shows a live image but doesn't stack data in reserve?

johnpd

Let me see if I have this right. You are taking a video of the Sun and you see clouds roll over the Sun. Just stop the capture.

If you are not taking a video or have stopped the video, ASICAP is no longer saving information to your hard drive. It is just displaying what the camera is seeing. It will still show a live image but will not be saving it. Once the Sun is no longer covered by clouds, then you can start a new video which will be saved to your hard drive.

JohnD