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DslrStar Features
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DslrStar Controller
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DslrStar Windows Software
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Store < 32 exposure sequences - including type, duration, delay & mirror lockup use
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Remote Control Camera - including Tv, Av, ISO, mode, quality & white balance
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Add/Edit/Delete sequences, clear exposure log, reset controller using the keypad
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Control exposure-save location, with auto file naming and indexing
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Store < 400 exposure records, including type, duration, time, date, temperature, set temperature
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Create, save and load sequences from the hard disk
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Accurate thermistor-based temperature sensor input - measures exact temperature of each exposure
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Single/Series/Programmable-sequence exposures, with individual control of camera setting for each sequence set
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Create AutoDark sequences - specfiying temperature, temperature tolerance and exposure time - controller monitors, takes darks within specfied tolerance;
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Focus assist zoom view + 2D/3D plot diagnostics, FWHM, metric trend plots, auto repeat/adjust avoids saturation
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Opto-isolated BULB output - safe connection to DSLR camera
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Full control of DslrStar Controller settings from computer
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IR-Remote LED output - for support of wireless remote Nikon cameras
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Load/Save/Edit controller sequences from computer
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Four-digit red LED display of menus & status Standard 12V car battery power requirements, with protective fuse
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Manage AutoDark controller sequences, including auto-creation from saved images' temperature information
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TTL-level auto-guider port - telescope guidance with compatible software
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Auto Synchronize images with controller exposure log for easy temperature recording
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Real -time clock w/ battery backup + Non-volatile storage of sequences & logs
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Image viewer window-view as down-loaded, or files with information for view & edit
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USB computer interface - no need for USB-to-serial converters or PCMCIA parallel cards
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Batch-convert dialog - convert multiple image files to any supported format
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Sturdy all-metal enclosure
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Windows Common Object Model (COM) interface -
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DslrStar Controller
Create, save and load sequences from the hard disk
Cercis Astro
Cercis Astro 25 Rt 31 South, Ste C PMB 2030, Pennington, NJ 08534
TL: 609-737-5120 FX: 609-564-0546 EMAIL: info@cercisastro.com
TL: 609-737-5120 FX: 609-564-0546 EMAIL: info@cercisastro.com
Your Astrophotography Assistant
The table below lists features of the DslrStar Controller and included software.
Interfacing to a digital single-lens-reflex camera mounted to a telescope, the DslrStar controller allows long exposure sequences - either by computer control or stand-alone - and stores exposure information (time, temperature and type) in its non-volatile memory.
The DslrStar is housed a rugged metal case. It includes AC power transformer, USB cable, and software CD. Optional automotive jack, precision temperature sensor, camera bulb cables or Euro-plug or interchangeable transformers are available. See DslrStar Interface , DslrStar Screen Shots 1 & 2 , and Ordering Information for details.
The DslrStar is housed a rugged metal case. It includes AC power transformer, USB cable, and software CD. Optional automotive jack, precision temperature sensor, camera bulb cables or Euro-plug or interchangeable transformers are available. See DslrStar Interface , DslrStar Screen Shots 1 & 2 , and Ordering Information for details.
Camera Compatibility
Canon EOS Digital camera models 5D, 20D or 20Da,
10D, or Digital Rebel 350D (XT) & 300D
Nikon D50, D70, D70s IR-remote-control cameras
Canon EOS Digital camera models 5D, 20D or 20Da,
10D, or Digital Rebel 350D (XT) & 300D
Nikon D50, D70, D70s IR-remote-control cameras
Yahoo DslrStar Group - Join the independent Yahoo user group for discussions with other users http://groups.yahoo.com/group/DSLRStar/
ASCOM Driver/Hub
DslrStar software now includes ASCOM driver/hub.
Software Trial - Download a fully-functional 30 day DslrStar software trial.
DslrStar software now includes ASCOM driver/hub.
Software Trial - Download a fully-functional 30 day DslrStar software trial.
The DslrStar Controller and its software is designed to simplify the use of DSLR cameras for astro-photography - by aiding the acquisition of astronomical photographs and associated image reduction frames. The features of DslrStar bring many of the benefits of CCD cameras - costing many times more - to the users of DSLR cameras.
DslrStar gives you the flexibility to work in a standalone mode without the use of a computer, or to have the enhanced capabilities - such as focus assist - with remote comptuer control of your DSLR camera. It gives you the ability to automatically take dark exposures to match the exact temperature of your original images - all on a cloudy night while you sleep.
With compatible software, the controller can be used to send autoguiding signals to your telescope.
DslrStar gives you the flexibility to work in a standalone mode without the use of a computer, or to have the enhanced capabilities - such as focus assist - with remote comptuer control of your DSLR camera. It gives you the ability to automatically take dark exposures to match the exact temperature of your original images - all on a cloudy night while you sleep.
With compatible software, the controller can be used to send autoguiding signals to your telescope.
