Camera View
Besides the Planetarium View, the other main screen is the
Camera View (Figure 6), which you can access by tapping the
camera icon or the PIP screen.
The Camera View shows you a live feed from Origin's camera.
It's also where you initiate imaging sessions (by pressing the
Start Imaging button) and where you can adjust the camera
settings (by pressing the up chevron).
In Camera View, Origin shows you what it sees during
initialization. When Origin is focusing, you can see the stars
coming in and out of focus in the live video. When Origin
slews around the sky, you'll see the stars streak by!
Once Origin is pointing at an object you would like to image,
enter the Camera View and press the "Start Imaging" button
at the bottom of the screen. Origin will then begin capturing
10-second exposures and automatically stack and post-
process the images using its built-in artifi cial intelligence (AI)
algorithms.
The fi rst 10-second exposure will show a lot of detail, but more
detail emerges as Origin captures more 10-second exposures
and adds them to "the stack. " After a few exposures, improved
noise reduction will kick in. When you're ready to stop imaging,
press "End Imaging" at the bottom of the screen. Origin will
download, process, and display the fi nal stacked master.
Then, it will automatically save that image to the Image Gallery
and your device's camera roll.
Near the top of the Camera View, you'll see the name of the
object currently selected. Above that is the Status Bar, which
communicates what Origin is doing. During imaging, the
Status Bar will indicate the total number of stacked images
and the total integration time. It will also indicate when the
app is downloading and processing an image from Origin and
will even let you know the current bandwidth speed. Below
the object name, you'll fi nd the Progress Bar. This will fi ll as
the current sub-exposure is captured and reset when the next
sub-exposure begins.
At the bottom of the Camera View, next to the Start Imaging
button, you'll see the Reframe and Filter buttons.
You can use the Reframe button to fi ne-tune your composition
before imaging by recentering the view on any spot in the
frame. Press the Reframe button, and a crosshair will appear
on the image. "Drag" the image until the crosshairs coincide
with where you want to recenter the frame. Then press "Center
Here, " and the telescope will reposition so the selected spot
lies in the center of the frame.
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You'll only use the Filter button when you have placed optional
fi lters into Origin's integrated fi lter drawer. We'll discuss this
button in this manual's "Filters" section.
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UP CHEVRON
FIG 6: The Camera View is where you observe objects being imaged. It's also
where you can access the manual camera controls by tapping the up chevron.
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STATUS BAR
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