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Included Parts
Qty Item
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SteadyPix camera mount
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Smartphone holder
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Smartphone bracket attachment
knobs
About Afocal Photography
The SteadyPix Pro lets you couple
almost any small digital camera and
popular models of smartphone to a
telescope to do “afocal” photography. In
the afocal method, the camera lens is
aimed into the telescope eyepiece.
While it is possible to take pictures
by holding a camera up to the
eyepiece by hand, small movements
of the camera make it difficult to
maintain perfect, consistent focus and
framing of your subject. SteadyPix
Pro eliminates those problems by
positioning the camera firmly and
precisely and locking it in that optimum
position relative to the eyepiece. This
coupling also allows the camera to
move in synchrony with the eyepiece if
the telescope is electronically driven to
“track” celestial objects.
To get the best pictures with the
SteadyPix Pro, we recommend using
telescope eyepieces with long “eye
relief” of 15mm or more. Long eye relief
will allow the camera to see the whole
field of view in the eyepiece.
Refer to
Figure 1 to familiarize yourself with the various parts of the SteadyPix
Pro, as they will be referred to in these instructions.
For Digital Cameras
The SteadyPix Pro is designed for use with small, digital point-and-shoot cameras
or very compact SLR cameras. It is not suitable for standard-size DSLRs as they
are too bulky and heavy.
1. Raise the adjustable eyepiece clamp plate (B) as far as it will go by rotating
the clamp adjusting knob (A) counterclockwise.
Figure 1. a)
Parts of the SteadyPix
Pro main unit.
b)
Parts of the universal
smartphone bracket.
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