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Click the “Connect” button to establish communication between MaxIm and your QSI
camera. If MaxIm fails to connect to the camera, double-check that power is supplied to the
camera and that the USB cable is securely connected. Once MaxIm connects to the
camera the Camera Control window will look like this:
Note:
This example assumes the camera does not have a color filter wheel. If
you setup a filter wheel, “QSI Universal” will be displayed under Filter Wheel in
the dialog above.
Take an image
Click the “Expose” tab along the top of the Camera Control window.
There are several fields and buttons in this window. On the left is a series of radio buttons
to select the type of frame to expose. The options are Light, Bias, Dark and Flat. Click the
button next to “Bias” to select a bias frame. A bias frame is an exposure with the shutter
closed of essentially zero exposure time. The Minutes and Seconds will be grayed
indicating that the exposure time can’t be modified for a bias frame. Make sure the Delay is
set to “0”. Click “Expose” to take one bias frame.