Setting up a ZWO ASI6200MM Pro!
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- Опубліковано 22 вер 2024
- We have a new camera for our observatory and decided to show you how it is set up. Clearly, as you'll see, it's not as straightforward as the quick guides make it seem. Sorry for the strange camera cut, it seems my 70D isn't as happy in it's old age.
Wow! Your camera setup video is so much more thorough than anything else I have seen on the various UA-cam channels. Most of them make a huge deal of pulling the goodies out of the box (the unboxing) and the next thing you know they are imaging. You get right into the nuts & bolts of actual setup. I was surprised at the number of hot pixels. I'm not in the market for this model but the ASI533 MC PRO and ASI 2600 MC PRO are definitely on my radar; as I progress from DSLR to dedicated astro cam. Thanks for posting.
Thanks! I want to show people how to do things, not just the end result. And I really dont care for unboxing, so boring. lol
You'll like the asi2600, it has a great chip and chip size that is more compatible with more telescopes than a full frame like the 6200. You'll see much less vignetting and stretched stars. As for the hot pixels, you're not really seeing those in the image, just the digital noise that exists in all cameras. If you stretch your pixel values enough, they become much more apparent since you're seeing the difference in values of less than 100... which means any noise becomes very apparent. The ones you want to look for are any that are much much higher than the background average, which this doesn't really have initially. They can develop over time though.
Thanks a million for showing the camera/filter wheel connection in detail. You rule.
Just Brilliant!
Thank you so much.
ZWO are not the best at producing User Instructions?
I looked to find a step by step guide as to physically connect the ZWO cameras to the Filter wheel.
None were found by me!
Except your video!
You explained it start to finish, without leaving any step out.
I never realised that you have to dismantle the filter wheel to connect it flush to the camera?
Thank you so much - it has saved me so much time and hassle.
PS - I am a retired Electronics Technician from Liverpool, UK, with a new found Hobby!
Also - may I suggest that anyone can wear a cheap COVID style mask to prevent moisture from contaminating the filters, and cotton gloves and making sure you prepare a clear working area. And maybe a magnetic screw driver for those tiny screws?
Just a suggestion is I always wear a mask when I have my filter wheel open. We all expel a lot of moisture in our breath and I want to keep it as dry as possible. Obviously blowing on the surfaces to remove dust isn't a great idea. Nice detailed video.
Thanks for showing how challenging this camera setup is! Also, you prompted me to purchase compressed air cans to remove dust as I find myself blowing spit all the time... LOL!
Paul, did you find any light leaks from mounting cam directly to EFW without the tilt plate?
@@SunJao Cool! Yea, spit is bad... Lol But be sure to use the canned air properly. No tilt or shaking and very short bursts. If it shoots out the compressed and cold chemicals, it can actually deposit onto your optics and require further cleaning. Another method would be to use a bulb style air blower or a small vacuum.
Excellent advice...thank you! Curious, have you found any light leaks from mounting cam directly to EFW without the tilt plate?
@@SunJao I actually havent had a chance to do any real testing on a scope yet, but when i was doing the testing in the video, it didn't appear to have any light leaks. If you're seeing some, you could run a test with a small flashlight shining around the mating surfaces and image with it there in a dark room. You should see the light show up on the image and how it changes as you move around the perimeter. If there is light leak there, some thin sticky foam added around the input for the filterwheel should help.
Cool, will do! My unit is on backorder so hope to check it out some day.
Great tutorial. I'm ready to assemble mine now, but where did you get the screws to fasten the camera to the EFW? It looks like you picked them up from the EFW plate cover, but then IT would be short 4 screws. But you weren't short.
Hey, sorry for mising the question. hope you figured it out!
Can you do it the non-step-by-step way?
What do mean?
Music way to loud