I actually got this camera to use for guiding but not ready for that yet.
Wanted to try using it for some deep sky imaging.
Quattro 300p
CGX-L
KStars
MacBook Pro M1
KStars connects to camera without any issue.
But....
During the day doesn't seem to matter what Gain / Offset I try video remains full white screen.
At night video, even though I can see lots of stars, is completely black. Also does not seem to matter what Gain / Offset I try.
At night I can point camera into my lighted garage or at a street lamps and video looks good. Changing Gain / Offset does not seem to change anything.
I am on the CCD tab in Ekos doing these tests.
The other thing is no matter what I do the frame rate is around 5 fps even though this camera is supposed to easily do 50 fps at full resolution and even higher at reduced resolutions.
My normal camera is a Sony A7R-IV and when it is in the scope I can see hundreds of stars with live view.
I was really expecting the mono camera to be more sensitive or at least as good.
I also have a QHY PoleMaster and it can see lots of stars.
In my neighborhood, in PoleMaster, I use exposure of 300ms and gain of 100.
In KStars I cannot increase the gain above 51.
Anyway hoping there is a simple answer and thanks in advance for the help.
Right, something isn't right here. Could it be a focus issue at night that's preventing this? Could you point it to a bright object at night? i.e. Moon?