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Eastern or Western Exposure
Some users will choose to mount the camera pointing directly east or west, and this may cause
the sun to be in the field of view during certain portions of the day. We do not recommend
intentionally viewing the sun, but looking at the sun will not permanently damage the sensor.
However, it may cause image anomalies and it may take some time for the camera to recover.
The amount of time needed for recovery will depend on how long the camera was exposed to
the sun. The longer the exposure, the longer the recovery time needed.
Image freezes
By design, the camera image will freeze momentarily on a periodic basis during the Flat Field
Correction (FFC) cycle. It is possible to change the interval used for FFC; refer to section 7.5
Flat Field Correction (FFC).
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