Q: When you say "manual shutter" do you mean you are adjusting and triggering the camera yourself, without Ekos/Indi, using a cable release or intervalometer? Are you using the mechanical or electronic shutter?Ī: I mean in the camera setting, I setted the Shutter in "Mechanical Mode" MS Hopefully Fuji X-T series users will find this of some use. (plugging both cameras into the hub caused issues)Ĭamera off and plugged into USB 3 = solid greenĬamera plugged into USB 3 and power switched on = LED offĮxposure started = flashes alternately green and orange during normal operationĮxposure ended (saving file) = flashing orangeĮxposure ended (awaiting next exposure start) = flashes alternately green and orange Guide camera is USB 2 and connects directly to one of the Pi’s USB 2 ports. I use a 12V powered USB 3 hub (prevents under-voltage errors on Pi) for the Fuji camera, the boot SSD and the mount. ![]() When I switched from save to delete my problem disappeared. The bug reported at /indilib/indi-3rdparty/issues/230 has the details. above, the RAF file is saved to the camera SD card regardless of the setting. Update on SD card: Setting "SD image" = Delete solved an issue I was having with large sequences ending up with duplicate images (but with "correct" filenames) and images with incorrect exposure times or ISO values. (equates to two files of each exposure with different file names – not an issue as far as I’m concerned.)ĥ. The image files saved to the Pi use the file naming set in the Ekos Camera Module (File Setting) whereas the files on the SD card use the normal Fujifilm designations. SD Card (Save/Delete) seems to always write the RAF file to the camera's SD card. Make sure both settings are pointing to the same directory.Ĥ. This keeps the ~53MB RAF files from downloading over the Ethernet (which takes typically 20-80 seconds, preventing the next exposure in the sequence from beginning. To make this work the Indi Control Panel – Options is set to “Upload = Local”. To reduce time between exposures I have set the (laptop) Ekos Capture Module to “Save = Remotely”. In the Indi Control Panel – Options screen, “Force Bulb” must be OFF for any function to take place.Ģ. Camera is also set to fire with no camera lens attached ("Shoot without lens" = ON) This is the mode for using the camera on a telescope.ġ. When using camera with a Fuji XL lens installed (rather than on the telescope) I have the lens in manual aperture mode and image stabilization set off.ħ. Camera's PC Connection Mode set to "USB tether shooting auto"Ħ. The long exposures are best set by manually entering the number of seconds as the Ekos drop down doesn’t show any valid times beyond 120 seconds. There are 68 permissible shutter speeds according to the list. Using shutter speed settings NOT in the permissible list (Ekos Camera module has many available) results in the exposure sequence aborting and having to “reset”. Fuji DSLR Fujifilm X-T3: " Finding exposure widget… The list of permissible speeds is listed in the Kstars log file (Debug enabled) following the line: "B" setting on exposure dial – allows Ekos/Indi to set shutter speed. Electronic Shutter (ES) (not manual shutter) is required to allow external control of shutter speeds.ģ. This controls the Fujifilm X-T3 main camera, an ASI120mm mono as the guider and a Skywatcher HEQ5 mount (as Eqmod).Ģ. I control my system with a MacBook running Kstars talking with an Astroberry Raspberry Pi 4B (4GB with SSD boot) using Ethernet and VNC viewer. What follows is a list of things I learned so far: After trying to use my Fujifilm X-T3 under Ekos/Indi control I finally “succeeded”.
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