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Re: [pwc] High resolution single images for SPC 900NC

To: Roman Haefeli <>
Subject: Re: [pwc] High resolution single images for SPC 900NC
From: Andrew Lunn <>
Date: Sat, 8 Sep 2007 18:06:46 +0200
On Sat, Sep 08, 2007 at 05:51:11PM +0200, Roman Haefeli wrote:
> hi
> 
> my impression is, that when it comes to manufacturer specifications of
> webcams, many of them are just lies (or at least they try to hide the
> real information). i have the same camera and  if i remember correctly,
> the manufacturer says: 1280x960 (interpolated). probably this just
> means, that the cam delivers 640x480, but the software that is shipped

> with the cam does blow it up to 1280x960. please correct, if i am wrong.

With a bit more digging i found the FAQ at:

http://www.lavrsen.dk/twiki/bin/view/PWC/FrequentlyAskedQuestionsPWC

Which confirms this. 

How do you find the camera? Does it work well? How is it in low light
situations?

The previous models of that camera seem to be the defacto standard for
budget astronomy. I was more thinking about the Northern Lights when i
visit Iceland in a few months time. I'm guessing the same approach
would work. Take a video and then perform image stacking to form one
image.

      Andrew

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