Save All Images Option

unixnut

Hi ZWO
Do we have an estimate on when we'll be able to save all images regardless of whether they are good enough to stack please ? I understand this was previously a test option.
Thanks

tsindt

Hi, I have asked the same question. Is there a test option available?
Thanks

starnet59

Speaking of simple request from one year ago...

Support@Seestar

You can choose to turn off the live enhancement feature, turn on the Save single photo.

starnet59

The one year old ask was for an option to save all the frames in FITS format, not just those successfully stacked. Does your suggestion achieve that? Are you saying that turning off Live mode (never tried that) and with Save each frame turned on the S50 will save every single frame, 6 frames per minute, with 100% efficiency? No dropped frames, star trails, not enough stars, 50% stacking efficiency and all that nonsense? Why did it take over one year for you to tell us that?

Will this work in planning mode? There is a warning that setting Live mode off will affect Framing mode but since I do not use that I do not care.

Support@Seestar

starnet59
First of all, I answered this question in a previous series of shooting questions.
Yes, if you turn off Live mode and enable "Save each frame, Seestar S50 will save all individual FITS frames without performing any stacking.

This works in Plan Mode as well, so you can use it for scheduled observations.
No frames will be lost—every single frame captured will be saved.
Seestar will automatically organize the files, making them easy to find.

If you need stacked images, you'll have to process the saved FITS frames manually.

Brille

Support@Seestar
But the "Save each frame" switch disappears, when Live mode is turned off. This is a bug.

Support@Seestar

Brille
You just need to turn off the "Live" feature. The last update changed it. The little exclamation point explained it.

Brille

thank you, I had not looked into the Info.

starnet59

The Save Each Frame switch is grayed out when you turn off Live mode. I turned on the Save Each Frame before turning off Live and all frames were saved, 84% efficiency. This is true even in Plan mode.