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by AuntieAunty
Sun Feb 05, 2023 9:16 pm
Forum: Identification help
Topic: Bubble Behavior
Replies: 1
Views: 1107

Bubble Behavior

Found a cute little guy while streaming today that chat named "Bloopert" and he was being very cute around this bubble...but I couldn't quite figure out what he was. He didn't look like the rotifers I've seen in the past, so I wasn't sure if this was indeed a rotifer or some other creature. This was...
by AuntieAunty
Mon Jan 30, 2023 6:49 am
Forum: Camera systems and imaging
Topic: New Camera very dark
Replies: 3
Views: 1337

Re: New Camera very dark

. At first glance … the opening seconds [ no correction ] of your video simply look like the camera is auto-metering on area. … by default that would average the whole frame to about Zone V See the Zone System table, here: https://fstoppers.com/education/how-use-ansel-adams-zone-system-digital-worl...
by AuntieAunty
Mon Jan 30, 2023 5:24 am
Forum: Camera systems and imaging
Topic: New Camera very dark
Replies: 3
Views: 1337

New Camera very dark

I recently got a new ToupTech camera (U3CMOS14000KPA). I needed an upgrade on fps (for livestreaming) and it certainly achieved that, however, when hooking it up to ToupView, it just seems very dark and needs a lot of correction, which leads to a lot of noise. I don't know if I've missed a step some...
by AuntieAunty
Wed Dec 21, 2022 7:46 pm
Forum: Beginner's corner
Topic: Camera advice requested
Replies: 4
Views: 1252

Re: Camera advice requested

Ooo, thanks for the video, I'll check it out! And unfortunately, the little camera I have uses a mini-usb port, and they simply do not make mini usb to USB 3.0 (mini usb is too outdated). So it's stuck with USB 2.0 and its slower data transfer rate. And unfortunately my microscope does not have a c-...
by AuntieAunty
Wed Dec 21, 2022 5:24 pm
Forum: Beginner's corner
Topic: Camera advice requested
Replies: 4
Views: 1252

Camera advice requested

So I got a fun cheap USB 2 camera (Swift EP5) for my Microcosmos microscope and it's been great, having lots of fun streaming it on twitch! But I notice the frame rate left something to be desired (around 15fps). For me, streaming is the big draw in using a camera, so a higher fps USB camera is idea...