Mallincam HD-10 II User Manual
March 30, 2020
HD-10 II User Manual
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1.
Introduction
The Mallincam HD-10 II is a world
’s
first ever produced true HD High Definition live video camera for
astronomical work which includes a built-in focuser and whose output is HDMI. The new MallinCam
HD-10 II has a computer, memories and processor all built in the camera which can be used as a
stand-alone unit without any external computer assistance. If a user does want to use a computer
however, the USB2 permits full camera control via computer and software. The HD-10 II will even do
both, you can control the camera from a computer and connect a HDMI monitor to the camera
and both outputs will display what the camera in imaging. This is a great tool for Outreach; the
MallinCam HD-10 II is a easy to operate true versatile astronomical video camera.
The USB2 connectivity has dual function. It can be used for the camera mouse control and access
the full built-in camera software without a computer, or a user may choose to connect to
computer for full control and image acquisition to a PC. The back bone of this newest MallinCam
Video Observational System is the use of a 2.1 megapixel High Performance, Back Illuminated,
High Definition Sony CMOS sensor delivering 1 ms second up to 10 seconds of exposures for many
popular bright deep sky objects, Planetary views, Lunar views, Solar observation (when used with
proper solar filter). All with spectacular results when observed on a HDMI monitor (user supplied) of
any size. Ready to impress your audience when viewing astronomical features on a large HD
monitor in 16:9 resolution at 1080P, then this camera is for you.
For the first time, an HDMI camera is equipped with complete exposure and gain settings. It allows
to exposure settings from 1ms to up to 10 seconds and 63 levels of gain adjustment making the
sensitivity of the sensor up to 300 times higher. Built in video and image Recorder via SD card
(supplied) in 1080P. Just click on the button to start recording 1080P videos at 30fps. The recorded
video files will be saved to the high-speed SD card directly built into the camera. It also allows
playback of the recorded videos from the SD card directly allowing a user to show the previous
night observation when cloudy or rainy condition exist.
The Built-in Mouse control is the significant innovation of the MallinCam HD-10 II embedding the
application software inside the camera. The user can control the camera with just a mouse. There
is no need for a PC. The dual-core processor of the MallinCam HD-10 II adopts an innovative FPGA
dual-core processor, FPGA1 high-definition image quality processor and FPGA2 image output
controller, to ensure live high-speed high-quality images.
So, thank you for your purchase, and let the adventure begin.
