SBIG STC-7 CAMERA
USER’S MANUAL
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3.
Configure the parameters as follows:
•
Click on the
Camera 1
radio button.
•
Exposure Preset
: The presets allow you to quickly configure the
exposure parameters for different types of imaging. Use the Standard
exposures option for this introductory imaging procedure.
•
Readout Mode
: There are six available readout modes, divided into two
groups
–
either
StackPro
or
Normal
. Within these groups you can
choose
Low-Gain
for the best well depth,
High-Gain
for the best read
noise performance, or
Medium-Gain
for a compromise between well
depth and noise performance.
•
Frame Type
: Light
•
Filter Wheel:
Select the desired filter. If you followed the default
installation recommendation, the filter slots contain:
o
Slot 1: Luminance
o
Slot 2: Red
o
Slot 3: Green
o
Slot 4: Blue
o
Slot 5: Hydrogen-alpha
o
Slot 6: Sulphur-II
o
Slot 7: Oxygen-III
o
Slot 8: Contains an opaque filter for taking dark frames
NOTE:
These slot names will come up in this order by default in MaxIm LT
and correspond to the installation order suggested in the
If you chose to install the filters in a different
order, you can change a slot name here by double-clicking to edit it.
Slot 8 doesn't need to be named since the camera uses it automatically
when you ask for a dark frame.
•
X Binning
: 1
When binning greater than 1 is selected, the electronic charge from
groups of adjacent 2x2 pixels is electronically summed in the camera
before readout. This process effectively increases sensitivity, but at the
cost of lower spatial resolution. Binning of the X and Y axis of the
sensor can be configured individually.
•
Y Binning
: Same or 1
•
Subframe
: Deselect the On checkbox. This will ensure that you capture
the entire frame, rather than just a part of it.
•
Seconds
: Set the desired exposure time in seconds. You can use the
scroll arrows or type in a value into the field. Exposures of less than a
second must be entered as decimal values.
4.
Click the
Options
arrow. A list of choices is displayed. This menu is used to
access and configure a number of imaging parameters to customize your
imaging requirements.
