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Astro Photography Tool - APT v1.0.9
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(released on 2010/08/17)
(next version in late September 2010)
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Astro Photography Tool - APT is our software designed for using Canon EOS cameras for comfortable and flexible astro imaging.
The focus of this tool is to provide needed features to automate the control of your camera and preserve the dark adaptation of your eyes.
Also important part is the possibility to plan and prepare your imaging session before you go out in the field. APT works only on MS Windows.
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Some key features are:
- Dark adaptation friendly user interface
- Imaging automation
- Imaging session planning
- Supports multi-camera operation
- Storing destination selection (Camera/PC/Camera+PC)
- Live View recording in sequence of JPGs
- Field Of View calculator
- Alignment aid - Rotatable/Movable cross
- Object framing aid
- Image quality selection to help focusing without Live View.
- Name prefix for PC stored images.
- Shoestring Astronomy DSUSB/DSUSB2 support
- Support for any Serial control cable. See a list of serial cable vendors
- All Canon EOS models with LiveView can operate only with USB cable, check the models matrix page
- Lens control (Digic III and latter).
- Storage folder selection (in FULL version only)
- Sound notification (in FULL version only)
- Multiple color skins (in FULL version only)
- Messier catalog browser for object size selection (in FULL version only)
- Automatic image name prefix and suffix - ISO, Exposure, Date, Time (in FULL version only)
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To see more, go to Features page.
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Demo version available at the Download page.
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Features that are planned:
- Support for TEMPer and TEMPerHUM sensors (can be found in eBay too)
- Displaying the current temperature
- Displaying the current dew point (needs TEMPerHUM sensor)
- Notification for refocusing when the temperature drops (FULL Version Only)
- Notification for closing dew point. No more unneeded heating (FULL Version Only)
- Image suffix with the current temperature (FULL Version Only)
- Bulb mode for "Shoot" button
- RAW Only shooting
- Small preview in the floating window to cooperate better with guiding software
- Few more things...
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