Meade Instruments 626-3233 - Manual (Page 10)

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Use the “Video Captur
e Filt
er” t
o
change the
PC Camer
a's settings.
The “Exposur
e Contr
ol
” slider is the mos
t
useful c
ontr
ol f
or c
apturing images. The
slider will all
o
w
y
ou t
o
c
ontr
ol the l
ength of
an image e
xposur
e. It is especiall
y useful
when y
ou ar
e imaging the Moon. Changing
the e
xposur
e setting will bring out mor
e
det
ail in cr
at
er
s and mar
e (the dark ar
eas)
on the Moon. TT
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1
Sel
ect the “Options” dr
op down menu and
choose the “Video Captur
e Filt
er…”
option.
2
The “Pr
operties” dial
ogue bo
x will open.
3
Sel
ect the image setting: “Daytime,”
“Moon / Planet,” or “Nighttime.”
4
In the “Exposur
e V
alue” bo
x, uncheck the
“Aut
o” option t
o
giv
e y
ou c
ontr
ol of the
e
xposur
e v
alue. With an image on the
scr
een, mo
ve
the slider back and f
orth t
o
see the eff
ect of changing the e
xposur
e
value. See Fig. 21.
5
Sel
ect the e
xposur
e v
alue that is mos
t
pl
easing t
o
y
our e
ye. Click “Ok” t
o
c
ontinue.
6
The phot
o's and videos will now be set t
o
the new e
xposur
e v
alue.
Fig. 21: Exposur
e
V
alue Bo
x with
slider
.
Fig. 22: Video fr
ame of a bir
d
at sunset,
c
aptur
ed with the Meade PC Camer
a.
Looking at or near the
Sun
will cause
ir
re
ve
rsible
damage to y
our e
ye. Do not point this telescope at or near the Sun. Do not look through the telescope as it is mo
ving.
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