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Congratulations on your purchase of the Orion StarShoot 5 MP Solar System
camera (5 MP). The 5 MP is a high resolution color CMOS camera designed for
solar system imaging. The 5 MP can be used for the following purposes:
• Lunar Imaging
• Planetary Imaging
• Solar Imaging
• Terrestrial Imaging
Parts list
• Orion StarShoot 5 MP Solar System Camera (
5 MP
)
• 1.25” Nosepiece
• USB Cable
• Software CD
• Manual
System
requirements
Computer
The 5 MP requires a computer running
Windows XP, Vista, 7, 8 or Mac OS X.
The computer hardware should have at
least the following:
• Pentium™ III Processor
• CD-ROM
• Connection to the Internet
• 512MB RAM
• Disk Space – 10GB or more is
recommended
• Video Display –16-bit color or higher, 1280 x 960 or higher is
recommended
• Mouse
• USB High Speed 2.0 port
Software and Driver installation
Before the 5 MP can be used, software and camera drivers must be installed onto
your computer. Do not connect the camera to your computer before you have
installed the software.
Windows Software installation
1. Insert the CD-ROM and wait for the Launcher window to appear (
Figure 2).
If you are using Windows Vista or Windows 7, the
AutoPlay window will
appear first, and then select
Run autorun.exe
2. When the launcher appears, select
Install Camera Driver. Go through the
prompts until the driver is installed.
3. Once the camera driver is installed select
Install Capture Software (which
will install
Orion EZPlanCap).
4. Links are also provided in order to download post processing software
RegiStax and AVIStack. These are valuable tools that add to the astro-pho-
tographer’s arsenal of post processing software.
Windows installation of the Camera
1. Once the software installation is complete from the steps above, connect the
5 MP to your computer’s USB port using the provided USB cable.
Figure 1.
The 5 MP attached to telescope for solar system imaging.
Figure 2.
The launcher window
(Windows).