Mallincam HD-10 II User Manual
March 30, 2020
HD-10 II User Manual
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The HD-10 II will not change the exposure value until you give it permission by clicking on the
OK
button.
2. By using the
Exposure Time
slider.
Left-click-hold and drag
the slider to adjust the exposure time. You will notice
the exposure time value in the manual entry boxes for the time change in
real time along with the real time response from the camera.
Focus
You most likely have your telescope focused on an object, but we have all experience the
image shake as we try to adjust the telescope’s focus in real time, The HD
-
10 II’s unique
ability to finetune the focus by adjusting its sensor position can assist you in achieving
perfect focus without having to touch the
telescope’s fo
cuser.
Select the
Auto-Focus
tab in the
Feature Tabs
to open it
up. You have 3 options:
1. Check
Continuous focusing
to have the camera continuously monitor the object in the
green box (which you can move by
left-click-hold and drag
)
2. Check
One-Shot AF
which will focus the camera on whatever is located in the green box.
3. Uncheck both choices, and the
Focus Position
slider becomes active. Now you can
manually adjust the focus of the camera by sliding the bar to the left and right.
Gain
When on
Manual Exposure
, you can also now adjust the
Gain
(
Left-Click-Hold-and-Drag
the
gain slider
) to make the image brighter (larger
Gain
value) or dimmer (smaller
Gain
value).
You will get more comfortable with finding to best exposure/gain values for your image.
Play with them to see how the exposure and the gain values affects your image.
Gain
is a
setting that controls the amplification of the signal from the camera sensor to the screen.
Too much amplification can cause noise in the image.
Clicking on the
Default
button will reset the exposure values, activate
Auto Exposure
and
adjust the
Gain
to match the exposure.
Step 2
