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MEADE INSTRUCTION MANUAL
Meade PC Camera
PC-Camera
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PC cam manual 6.07 Q6 6/11/07 11:53 AM Page 2 C CO ON NT TE EN NT TS S I IN NT TR RO OD DU UC CT TI IO ON N 3 3 WARNING! H HO OW W T TO O I IN NS ST TA AL LL L Y YO OU UR R S SO OF FT TW WA AR RE E 3 3 H HO OW W T TO O R RU UN N T TH HE E S SO OF FT TW WA AR RE E 5 5 H HO OW W T TO O F FO OC CU US S T TH HE E P PC C C CA AM ME ER RA A 6 6 ® Never use a Meade Telescope to look at the H HO OW W T TO O O OP PE ER RA AT TE E T TH HE E P PC C C CA AM ME ER RA A 7 7 S SE EL LE EC
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PC cam manual 6.07 Q6 6/11/07 11:53 AM Page 3 3 H HO OW W T TO O I IN NS ST TA AL LL L Y YO OU UR R S SO OF FT TW WA AR RE E INTRODUCTION The PC Camera is an excellent beginner's 1 Insert the supplied software disk into your tool for telescope imaging. You will be able PC's disk drive. to take still images or video of bright D DO O N NO OT T P PL LU UG G T TH HE E C CA AM ME ER RA A U UN NT TI IL L Y YO OU U celestial objects, such as the Moon and A AR RE E P PR RO OM MP PT TE ED D
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PC cam manual 6.07 Q6 6/11/07 11:53 AM Page 4 4 Fig. 3: Installation Screen: Install Fig. 5: Installation Screen: Select "Yes I Wizard. Press Next. want to restart my computer now." Fig. 4: Installation Screen: Install Fig. 6: Plug the shutter release cable into Wizard. Running the software. the PC Camera. Looking at or near the Sun will cause irreversible damage to your eye. Do not point this telescope at or near the Sun. Do not look through the telescope as it is moving.
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PC cam manual 6.07 Q6 6/11/07 11:53 AM Page 5 5 H HO OW W T TO O R RU UN N T TH HE E S SO OF FT TW WA AR RE E 1. Insert the PC Camera's USB cable into the USB port on your PC. 2 Go to the "Start" button on your PC. Then select "All Programs," followed by "USB" folder. Select the newly installed software. You'll find it in a folder named "USB 2.0 Camera." See Fig. 7 3 Double-click on "Meade PC Camera" to run the program. 4 The software screen "Meade PC Camera" opens. 5 You will see a live
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PC cam manual 6.07 Q6 6/11/07 11:53 AM Page 6 6 H HO OW W T TO O F FO OC CU US S T TH HE E P PC C C CA AM ME ER RA A I IN N A A T TE EL LE ES SC CO OP PE E Perform these steps after you have plugged in the camera and have started the "Meade PC Camera" software. Insert a 25mm wide- field eyepiece in your telescope. 1 Aim your telescope at a bright object (for example, the Moon or a bright star at night, or a street light during the daytime—a daytime object should be at Fig. 9: Aim and f
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PC cam manual 6.07 Q6 6/11/07 11:53 AM Page 7 7 H HO OW W T TO O O OP PE ER RA AT TE E T TH HE E P PC C C CA AM ME ER RA A Select "Options" from the menu and choose the "Video Capture Settings." The Properties screen displays. This screen allows you to choose camera settings. N No ot te e: : Click on the Default button the first time you use the camera to set the camera for nighttime astronomical imaging. Click on Daytime if you are using during the Fig. 14: Plug the shutter release day
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PC cam manual 6.07 Q6 6/11/07 11:53 AM Page 8 8 • T To o c ca ap pt tu ur re e v vi id de eo o: 1 Select the “File” menu and choose “Set Capture File.” See Fig. 15. Give your file a name (e.g., “Moon,” “Venus,” “Bird,” “Telephone Pole,” etc.). Select a folder in which to save your images. The default folder for the Meade PC Camera is located in “My Documents”> “Video Capture USB 2.0 Telescope Camera.” See Fig. 16. Fig. 15: Select the "File" menu and 2 Select the “Capture” drop down menu an
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PC cam manual 6.07 Q6 6/11/07 11:53 AM Page 9 9 T To o s st to op p t th he e v vi id de eo o c ca ap pt tu ur re e: A A N No ot te e a ab bo ou ut t t th he e A Au ud di io o C Ca ap pt tu ur re e O Op pt ti io on n Although there is an "Audio Capture" 1 Select the “Capture” drop down menu and setting in the "Options" menu, this menu select “Stop Capture.” is disabled. Your camera has been 2 Your video will be saved with the file optimized for astronomical photos and name you selec
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PC cam manual 6.07 Q6 6/11/07 11:53 AM Page 10 10 A AD DV VA AN NC CE ED D T TI IP PS S Use the “Video Capture Filter” to change the PC Camera's settings. The “Exposure Control” slider is the most useful control for capturing images. The slider will allow you to control the length of an image exposure. It is especially useful when you are imaging the Moon. Changing the exposure setting will bring out more detail in craters and mare (the dark areas) on the Moon. T To o u us se e t th he e
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PC cam manual 6.07 Q6 6/11/07 11:53 AM Page 11 11 T To o u us se e t th he e S Sp pe ec ci ia al l E Ef ff fe ec ct ts s c co on nt tr ro ol ls s: : 1 Select the “Options” drop down menu and choose the “Video Capture Filter…” option. 2 The “Properties” dialogue box will open. 3 Select the “Special Effects” tab at the top of the dialogue box. See Fig. 23. 4 Select the “Demo” at the bottom of the screen to see a demo of all the possible special effects available.. 5 Click on the desired s
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PC cam manual 6.07 Q6 6/11/07 11:53 AM Page 12 12 • • G Ga am mm ma a ( (F Fo or r A Ad dv va an nc ce ed d U Us se er rs s) ): : This M MO OR RE E A AD DV VA AN NC CE ED D T TI IP PS S control changes the intensity of the pixels on The Video Processing Amplifier gives you your monitor, in order for you to view colors further control over your captured images accurately. You will not use this control to and software. See Fig. 24. Adjust the sliders set the intensity from image to image,
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PC cam manual 6.07 Q6 6/11/07 11:53 AM Page 13 13 MEADE LIMITED WARRANTY This accessory is warranted by Meade Instruments Corp. (“Meade”) to be free of defects in materials and workmanship for a period of ONE YEAR from the date of original purchase in the U.S.A. and Canada. Meade will repair or replace a product, or part thereof, found by Meade to be defective, provided the defective part is returned to Meade, freight-prepaid, with proof of purchase. This warranty applies to the original purc
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PC cam manual 6.07 Q6 6/11/07 11:53 AM Page 16 16 Meade Instruments Corporation 1-800 6001 Oak Canyon, Irvine, California 92618 626-3233 www.meade.com
