I've just purchased a ASI120MC-S (USB 3) camera and within 5 minutes it was successfully working with Sharpcap and Firecapture. Ideally when I start using it for astrophotography I'd like my laptop to be more than 2 metres from the camera (to shelter from the cold !). I notice that it is advised not to use a USB 3.0 extension cable or USB hub as this will affect the speed of the image transfer. Does this apply to powered hubs. If so is there any other way of increasing the distance from laptop to camera (e.g. by another couple of meters) ?
we tested it with longest cable of 5 meters and it works fine.
so I suggest you can use a 3 meter or 5 meter USB3.0 cable
