dougforpres/sonycamera

Windows DLL Connecting to Sony Camera via USB

sonycamera's Issues

a77 Mk II not identified correctly

The model for a77 mk ii is "ILCA-77M2". Currently CameraManager has "ILCE-77M2"

SonyCameraInfo hangs when non-camera devices scanned

Some users have mentioned that if they have multiple USB devices that identify as a media device, the utility will hang while trying to get a HDD (for example) to take a photo...

Error 126 -- Problem loading dll !

C:\Program Files\Common Files\ASCOM\Camera>sonycamerainfo
Sony Camera Info

Loaded 'turbojpeg.dll' from 'C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\turbojpeg.dll'
Unable to load 'libraw.dll' - error 126Problem loading dlls

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Currently trying V 1.0.0.31.
Will try with older versions.
Thanks for the great work!

a6300 hangs when using LiveView

This only seems to affect a6300.
Camera functions fine until LiveView is started.

Typical flow for LiveView is:

1. GetSettings
2. Read preview "info"
3. Read preview "image"

Bug occurs after 1st image is read and it returns to step 1. At this time camera hangs (according to windows) and after 5 mins error indicating device has hung is returned.
If code continues, the next frame is read, and it again hangs on the following step 1.

Add 64-bit version of driver for those who use 64-bit versions of N.I.N.A/Sharpcap/etc

While there are 32-bit versions of most astrophotography apps, some have a 64-bit version. This is potentially good news for high-megapixel cameras like the new a7R Mk IV.

Add automatic 32/64-bit detection of the running app and load appropriately (no need for separate versions of the driver).

(much of this is already done)

Add support for a5000

Although the driver is usable for a5000 owners without this support, it requires the SonyCameraInfo utility to be used to add necessary registry entries.
This ticket is to add "out of the box" support for a5000

Manufacturer:           Sony Corporation
Model:                  ILCE-5000
Preview image width:    0px
Preview image height:   0px
Full-size image width:  5472px
Full-size image height: 3656px

LiveView for preview not supported for this camera (as indicated by preview dimensions being 0x0)

Add BAYERPAT to FITS

I'm not really sure fi this belongs here, the ASCOM driver. Is it possible to add to the FITS header as it gets conveyed into applications like APT the BAYERPAT key and value RGGB?

Programs like Pixinsight can figure that out for raw (ie. ARW) files, but once they are conveyed into FITS and passed on in turn to a post processing program, it does not know. I've manually added BAYERPAT=RGGB and this seems to fix it.

I think technically adding XBAYROFF=0 and YBAYROFF=0 would be correct but they appear to default to zero. All I had to add to get Pixinsight to work fine was BAYERPAT.

A7RIVa version

Hi there, I’m glad I’ve been able to find your fix but my camera version isn’t supported yet. Could you please add it.?
Thanks so much for publishing this fix, I thought I wasn’t going to be able to use all the equipment I just bought.