Camera Setup - Santa Barbara Instrument Group ST-i Operating Manual

resolution with 7.4 micron square pixels. The ST-i also supports
binning whereby groups of pixels are combined to form a single
larger pixel. This reduces the resolution but increases the
sensitivity as larger pixels capture more light. The Low-resolution
modes utilize 2x2 binning as you can see by the Image
Height/Width and Pixel Size entries.
Finally, review the information presented, then close the dialog by clicking
in it.

Camera Setup

Use the Setup command in the Camera menu to see the ST-i Camera Setup
dialog shown below.
The key items in this dialog are described individually below.
Resolution mode – This popup controls the readout mode discussed in the
Camera Information section above. You can select the High or
Low resolutions modes directly but we recommend you start with
the Auto resolution mode. In Auto mode the camera uses the high-
resolution mode everywhere except in the Full Frame Focus
mode (discussed below) where it uses the low-resolution mode to
speed up the image throughput.
Reuse dark frames – This is a handy feature and you should set it to Yes.
What that means is that when you're taking images where you
want to subtract dark frames the software will reuse a previously
captured dark frame if it's the same exposure time and at the same
CCD temperature.
You can read about the other items in the Help but for now just leave them
set the way they are. Click OK to register your changes.
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