AstroDSLR

AstroDSLR is an application similar to AstroImager, an easy to use tool for astrophotography, but intended for use with DSLR cameras.

AstroDSLR controls ISO, aperture (if lens mounted), shutter speed, exposure compensation, metering and focusing modes, white balance, image quality and format and BULB exposure length. It can preview (optionally using LiveView) or capture and save images to selected folder with any file name prefix, count and time lapse, browse captured images and show them in Finder, zoom and stretch them automatically or manually. It can measure FWHM and the drift of a selected star to help easier and faster focus and align your equatorial telescope mount. Captured images can be plate-solved using public or local astrometry.net service.

The built-in INDIGO driver is based on ImageCapture API and, in theory, it can work with almost any Nikon DSLR, Canon EOS DSLR (but not EOS M or DIGIC II and older cameras) and some Sony Alpha and Fuji DSLR-like or mirrorless camera. Not every feature is supported for every camera (e.g. no LiveView or manual lens drive with older Nikon and some Sony cameras), but it doesn't mean, that such camera can't be used. As far as this application is based on INDIGO framework, it can use many INDIGO drivers for focusers for astronomical telescopes which can be easily adapted to control manual focus lenses or macro rails.

The following drivers are bundled with the application:

PTP-over-USB CCD driver for Canon, Nikon, Fuji and Sony Alpha cameras,
CCD and focuser simulator drivers,
ZWO ASI focuser driver,
PegasusAstro Prodigy, Falcon, Indigo, DMFC, UPB, PPB and FlatMaster drivers,
FLI focuser driver,
Shoestring FCUSB and DSUSB drivers,
Focuser USB v3 driver,
PrimaluceLab focuser driver,
WeMacro Rail USB driver,
MJKZZ macro rail USB driver,
RigelSys nSTEP and nFOCUS drives,
MoonLite focuser driver,
Optec focuser driver,
LakesideAstro focuser driver,
Deep Sky Dad AF1, AF2 and AF3 focuser driver,
Baader Planetarium SteelDrive II focuser driver,
AstroGadget FocusDreamPro focuser driver,
RoboFocus focuser driver,
ASTROMECHANICS ASCOM Canon EF Lens Controller focuser driver,
MyPro2 focuser driver,
Lunatico Limpet/Armadillo/Platypus Focuser/Rotator/Powerbox drivers,
Optec Pyxis Rotator driver,
PlaneWave/Celestron focuser driver,
RTS-on-COM shutter driver,
Trutek (TruTech) wheel driver,
Brightstar Quantum wheel driver,
Xagyl wheel driver,
Optec wheel driver,
QHY CFW wheel driver,
Manual filter wheel driver,
FLI wheel driver,
Artesky flatbox driver,
Lacerta Flat Box Controller driver,
Optec Flip-Flat driver,
Geoptik flat driver,
Interactive Astronomy SkyAlert driver,
ASTROMECHANICS PLM aux driver,
WandererBox Plus/Pro V3 powerbox drivers,
WandererAstro WandererCover V4-EC driver.

AstroDSLR is developed and/or tested with Nikon (D70, D90, D3000, D5100, D5600, D750, D850), Canon (1000D, 600D, 6D), Sony (A5000, A7, A7S, A7RII) and other. Nevertheless, even with the best effort we can’t test all cameras, so please download a trial version and test it with your camera before buy it! If it will not work, let us know, maybe we can still help you and fix it.

Even if it can be used separately, it is meant to be used together with AstroTelescope and AstroGuider.

AstroDSLR is a member of our astrophotography tools family including also AstroImager, AstroGuider, AstroTelescope, FITS Preview, INDIGO Server for OS X, INDIGO Dashboard, INDIGO Control Panel, INDIGO Script Editor, Astrometry for OS X and INDIGO Sky linux distribution for RaspberryPi.