For the images below I used an Orion Short Tube 80 refractor with the Modified Pro 9000 at prime focus. A patch of flowers was used as a target to provide color. Open Video Capture software was used to capture 30 second AVI files at 1600 X 1200 pixel resolution and 5 frames per second uncompressed. There were no lost frames during the capture. K3CCDTools was used to export a BMP frame from the AVI file. I also imaged with the Logitech Fusion webcam that I had modified for telescope use as a comparison. The Fusion image was captured at 1280 X 960 pixel resolution and 5 frames per second. I reduced the 1600 X 1200 Pro 9000 image to 1280 X 960 resolution for a comparison.
Note: Images are RAW frames and have not been processed.
The following image is a "mouseover image". You will need to have scripting allowing in your web browser for this to work. Move your mouse cursor over the Pro 9000 image and you will see the Fusion image of the same scene. Move the mouse cursor off the image to go back to the Pro 9000 image:
Move cursor on and off image: Modified Pro 9000 vrs Fusion
The image comparison above was made using the manual settings of both webcams during capture for the best resulting image. The better quality of the Pro 9000 was obvious in video mode. The Pro 9000 gave better color rendition with less noise. A Baader IR filter was used for both images.
IR Filter:
When the webcam's lens housing is removed during the modification, the IR filter which is part of the housing, is no longer in the light path. The imaging chip is very sensitive to IR and for true color in these daytime images, a Baader IR filter was used. Below is a comparison of images from the Pro 9000 with and without the IR filter.
The following image is a "mouseover image". You will need to have scripting allowing in your web browser for this to work. Move your mouse cursor over the Pro 9000 image taken with an IR filter and you will see an image of the same scene without using an IR filter. Move the mouse cursor off the image to go back to the Pro 9000 image taken with the IR filter:
Move cursor on and off image: With & Without IR Filter:
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