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· Delay: Delay in seconds between image captures.
· Format: Specify capture save format. For all CCDs, only FITS option is
available. For DSLR cameras, you can an additional option to save
in Native format (example: RAW or JPEG).
· ISO: For DSLR cameras, specify the ISO value.
· Type: Specify the type of desired CCD frame. Options are Light, Dark, Bias,
and Flat frames.
· Gain: Specify the value of gain between 0% to 100%. This will increase the
signal to noise level of your image.
· Offset: Specify the value added to avoid the reads to clip at value "zero"
· Custom Properties: Set extended properties available in the camera to the job
settings.
· Calibration: For Dark &s; Flat frames, you can set additional options explained
in the Calibration Frames section below.
· Frame: Specify the left (X), top (Y), width (W), and height (H) of the desired
CCD frame. If you changed the frame dimensions, you can reset it to default
values by clicking on the reset button.
· Binning: Specify horizontal (X) and vertical (Y) binning.
Custom Properties
Many cameras offer additional properties that cannot be directly set in the
capture settings using the common control. The capture controls described
above represent the most common settings shared among different cameras, but
each camera is unique and may offer its own extended properties. While you can
use INDI Control Panel to set any property in the driver; it is important to be able
to set such property for each job in the sequence. When you click Custom
Properties, a dialog is shown divided into Available Properties and Job
Properties. When you move an Available Properties to the Job Property list, its
current value can be recorded once you click Apply. When you add a job to
the Sequence Queue, the properties values selected in the Job Properties list
shall be recorded and saved.
The following video explains this concept is more detail with a live example:
https://www.stellarmate.com/images/fss/videos/custom_properties.mp4
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