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Reproduction of part or all of the contents of this document in any form is expressly prohibited other than for individual use only. All text, images and labels are property of Nimax Gmbh.

 

 
 

Included Software 

All  software  and  drivers  can  be  found  on  the  supplied  CD-ROM  or  USB  drive.  We  recommend  downloading  the  newest 
versions from the camera’s product page on the 

www.omegon.eu

 website.  

The following software is included: 

 

Omegon  AstroPhotoCapture:

  This  capture  software  provides  a  basic  interface  to  control  the  astro  camera  for 

capturing images and videos. 

 

ASCOM  Camera  Driver,  ASCOM  ST4  Driver:

  Use  the  Omegon  Pro  Camera  with  popular  astrophotography 

software (for example SharpCap) using the ASCOM platform on Windows. The ASCOM camera control is suited 
for deep-sky astrophotography. 

 

DirectShow  Driver:

  Use  the  Omegon  Pro  Camera  with  popular  astrophotography  software  (for  example 

SharpCap)  using  the  DirectShow  drivers  on  Windows.  The  DirectShow  interface  is  suited  for  solar-system 
astrophotography  

 

Omegon Pro SDK:

 The Software Development Kit (SDK) gives all the tools and documentation to developers to 

make their applications compatible with Omegon Pro cameras. 

 

Installing Omegon AstroPhotoCapture & connecting Camera 

1.

 

Install the application 

AstroPhotoCapture

 by running 

AstroPhotoCapture.exe.

 

 

2.

 

Start the application 

AstroPhotoCapture

 and connect your camera to the PC via the supplied USB cable. On the 

right part of the screen you can find a drop-down list

All connected Omegon Pro cameras will appear in this list. 

Click on one camera model to activate it. 

 

 

Summary of Contents for Pro veLOX Series

Page 1: ...document in any form is expressly prohibited other than for individual use only All text images and labels are property of Nimax Gmbh Instruction Manual Omegon Pro Cameras veLOX veTEC GUIDE English V...

Page 2: ...your Omgeon Pro camera and save your exposures on your computer s hard drive In addition the cameras can be controlled by other common astrophotography software No snapshots Common cameras can show yo...

Page 3: ...e this port and the supplied USB cable to connect the camera to your computer It transfers the data to your PC and supplies the camera with electric power at the same time The veLOX and veTEC camera f...

Page 4: ...rates are only possible through a USB3 connection on your PC 4 12V DC power input While the USB port already supplies the camera with enough power to make exposures this isn t enough for the thermoele...

Page 5: ...mber You can leave it attached even during operation of the camera If you have frost appearing inside the sensor chamber while the desiccant plug is attached then the desiccant needs to be dried out b...

Page 6: ...p using the ASCOM platform on Windows The ASCOM camera control is suited for deep sky astrophotography DirectShow Driver Use the Omegon Pro Camera with popular astrophotography software for example Sh...

Page 7: ...e latest developmental version is available at www openphdguiding org development snapshots 2 Connect the camera to your PC via the included USB cable Connect the camera to the autoguiding port of you...

Page 8: ...If your camera has an ST4 autoguiding port install ASCOMToupST4Setup exe 3 You can now control the camera by choosing ASCOM Omegon ProCamera Driver in the camera select menu of your astrophotography s...

Page 9: ...thing visible on the live view yet Slowly turn your focus adjustment knob of the telescope Consider that the image in the live view currently is refreshed only about once per second If you get closer...

Page 10: ...the right side to specify a smaller Region of Interest and it set it around the Planet This vastly improves the frame rate shown on the bottom of the screen by cutting away the uninteresting regions i...

Page 11: ...preview image Most Deep Space objects should now be vaguely visible if they are in the field of view If the image is overexposed white reduce the value for Gain and try again Incrementally adjust the...

Page 12: ...ommend taking as many pictures as possible For Deep Sky astrophotography we recommend the file format TIFF The images will be saved without compression in their full bit depth 9 Choose a destination f...

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