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New line of USB 2.0 astronomy cameras
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Frank,Was looking at getting this camera also.
(although by rights I should be thinking about getting a bigger scope!)
It is a sweet camera and which is equally useable with both a medium or large scope. The moon is really prime for imaging during the winter when it is high up in the sky ....
I am not surprised ... and Pete is (was?) a Lumenera user.Pete Lawrence gave it a great review in the Dec issue of The Sky at Night.
This is something I have heard as well. In my case, the IEEE option is the only such viable option since my laptop does come with a firewire port and an antiquated USB (1.1) port.He also mentioned firewire ends up being faster than USB.
I agree fully! Last week I just missed a Canon EOS digital Rebel for 150 euro. I was really disappointed since I could do a lot of things with three digital rebels in action at the same time. I guess I will have to survive with "only" two digital Rebels in action. Anyway, no sense in crying over spilt milk.I must keep my eyes on Astromart!
The bargains you got Anthony are too good to be missed!
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He also mentioned firewire ends up being faster than USB.
For plug'n'play, Firewall beats everyone! To have a firewall webcam would be the ideal astronomical imager in my opinion. Barely any out there however.
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... and this is the great advantage that the DMK cameras have over Lumenera. To add insult to injury, the DMK cameras are now also available with a USB interface which allows them to tackle the "other" portion of the market as well.
He also mentioned firewire ends up being faster than USB.
For plug'n'play, Firewall beats everyone! To have a firewall webcam would be the ideal astronomical imager in my opinion. Barely any out there however.
Any idea how PCMCIA cards which offer USB2.0 perform? Are they virtually identical to a real USB2.0 port?
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Any idea how PCMCIA cards which offer USB2.0 perform? Are they virtually identical to a real USB2.0 port?
With a laptop? It may still be hindered by the processor and RAM inside the machine. If you're lucky to have a fast processor (NOT Celeron) inside your laptop, with a stable OS (like XP (Pro) or W2K), and I guess 1 GB of RAM minimum, then you might get the full use of your USB2.0 compatible card.
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