Any ideas how this converter might work on pictures of the northern lights. The aurora flickers, so ultimate sharpness isn't critical; FOV is!
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It should be ok as long as you realize that the corners kinda gets rounded.
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My experience is it's field of view is good, just don't try to stitch two or more later as it does have a small bit of fisheye effect at edges. A single picture by itself is not at all noticeable. Just make sure when you use it make sure it is locked onto the 14 x42 lens and that lens is also full on the 14 setting.
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Anyone got any other calibration settings. Ryans settings are great but I find the colors to be a little bit dead, also Netflix on PS3 does not look the best even on X-High compared to my 720p LG. Nvm problem solved they look nice its just some HD streams look worse then others. Also presume your not suppose to be standing right next to the TV while watching :o.I raised the color settings and lowered the black level to make the picture have more color.Thanks Ryan!
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those converter boxes to get one that does 1080p with decent quality and without adding a bunch of input lag... you might as well get a new xboxwhy a TV manufacturer would put a VGA input on a 1080p TV and not support 1920x1080 through that VGA input i'll never know
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This camera has the capability of capturing anything, with great quality!... With multiple lens that can be attached; makes this camera great for shooting film, and videos!... So I would say yes this camera can shoot movies of the Northern Lights....
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I have the older version of Tamron's teleconverter (140 F-CA 1.4X). Used it only once with my 100-400 and then put it away because of the overall image quality loss (sharpness, resolution). IS worked fine - AF didn't but then again, it was the previous version of the converter.
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Vaboo! Good topic.I've got a box of *everything* -- 110, 35mm and 126 negatives. The problem is the software doesn't really allow for this film format . . . I'm going to see if they have a SDK or something to hack that.Any suggestions for the 110s?Also, can someone suggest a good (cheap) negative viewer? That pana-vue #2 looks perfect except it's for slides.Thanks in advance!
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First, you might be able to get info and a new booklet from Celestron Tech, who have been very helpful tyo me in the past. If they can't help you, I may have the original instructions, and would copy them for you. Also, I'd be willing to answer questions because I've used them a lot. For starters, in case you have a Mac, you can download only a 100 or fewer pics to your computer at oncer, not the maximum on the scope. Glitch in program, written for PCs. Feel free to ask. Aloha, coni
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Matt, thanks for posting this. I had the same question and couldn't find an answer. Is it possible that the latency the reviewer perceived is due to upconverting the signal to 1080i, and you are simply converting the analogue to digital signal without changing the resolution? I'm not clear on whether converting implies *up*converting, couldn't really find an answer... but based on your feedback I think I'll give this a shot.
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It's pretty much a still picture. You'll just see the aurora come off and on from the still picture (star background).
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I actually picked this up from CNET and it seems to work. First, use your TV's "warm" color temperature setting for the input that you want to adjust. Next, start with the "standard" picture settings and adjust the following items to these listed numbers: Contrast - 78; Back Light - 75; Dynalight - ON;Brightness - 37; Color - 46; Tint - 0; Sharpness - 48. These numbers work well, and had been adjusted by the original writer to go with HD-DVD Digital Video Essentials. This, to me, would be an excellent way to start, as the colors are rich and work well in both decently lit (not total daylight) and darkened rooms. Good luck. I actually picked this up from CNET and it seems to work. First, use your TV's "warm" color temperature setting for the input that you want to adjust. Next, start with the "standard" picture settings and adjust the following items to these listed numbers: Contrast - 78; Back Light - 75; Dynalight - ON;Brightness - 37; Color - 46; Tint - 0; Sharpness - 48. These numbers work well, and had been adjusted by the original writer to go with HD-DVD Digital Video Essentials. This, to me, would be an excellent way to start, as the colors are rich and work well in both... » Read More I actually picked this up from CNET and it seems to work. First, use your TV's "warm" color temperature setting for the input that you want to adjust. Next, start with the "standard" picture settings and adjust the following items to these listed numbers: Contrast - 78; Back Light - 75; Dynalight - ON;Brightness - 37; Color - 46; Tint - 0; Sharpness - 48. These numbers work well, and had been adjusted by the original writer to go with HD-DVD Digital Video Essentials. This, to me, would be an excellent way to start, as the colors are rich and work well in both decently lit (not total daylight) and darkened rooms. Good luck. « Show Less
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Wow, that's expensive! If I were you, I'd just poke around on AVS Forums (www.avsforum.com) and find the "optimal" settings on there. There's usually a forum thread for each model and someone with experience calibrating tv's will post their settings. Granted, they won't be perfectly suited for your exact setup or viewing environment, but they should get you 98% of the way there.
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Dear Valmore, thanks for your comments. I did get the external adapter and another coupler that was necessary, and got it to work on the noted external power supply. However, I found the slow-motion options to be impossible except when working under open strong daylight. Otherwise, the amount of light entering each frame was way to low to do anything with. One would have to post-process the image files to increase their brightness and contrast, so I decided to return the camera.
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During daylight hours, it does so very well. When using the IR lighting, there is a lot of glare. I've tried several ways to eliminate it, but so far no luck. I have read where someone blacked out the lights on the camera and used IT illuminators outside, and that worked. I'll be giving that a try myself.
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you get the av cable and plug it in to the TV then plug the converter in to a power supply then plug the "VGA in" into your computer and then make sure the white switches on the side are correctly switched you may need to mess with them a little, then also use the buttons to calibrate it. Then it is done but its not very high definition so don't get your hopes up.
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I have tried some converters. So far none of them has worked. However, I have not tried the model that you specify.
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Hi. I have been playing with this camera a good deal the last couple of weeks but mostly on how well it does bracketing and comparing the exposure control settings vs a true representation of the scene at low light. I will keep a hold of the question and test out the GPS this weekend and let you know. Hope that helps. (Great little camera by the way).
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This is a nice off the air tuner. It produces excellent images on my 50" plasma (I have a good attic antenna) and really doesn't need upscaling (at least for me). I assume you could use it with a DVD recorder and upscale the video, but I have not tried that.