Everything You Need For DSLR Imaging

Use advanced MaxIm DL imaging technology


Produce stunning images!

High quality imaging with DSLRs requires proper focus, good guiding, capturing RAW frames, and stacking multiple long exposures. MaxDSLR makes this easy.

MaxDSLR provides a complete set of focus tools, including a rapid image download mode, 3-D focus graph, and measurement of peak, FWHM, and Half Flux Diameter. In addition, with suitable digitally-controlled focuser, MaxDSLR can provide full autofocus.

Connect a webcam, DSI, LPI, or Lumenera camera for use as an autoguider – or use it as the main camera for deep sky or planetary imaging.

For optimum RAW frame capture, MaxDSLR will directly download raw images from the camera, and save them in FITS format. Raw frames are best because they have higher bit depth, have not been compressed, and have not been debayered (converted to color). This is the optimum format for dark frame and flat field correction, and provides the highest dynamic range.

Sequencing allows you to take multiple frames at different exposures times and different ISO settings. This can be used to optimize detection of both bright and faint objects in the field.

MaxDSLR supports popular shutter control cables, to allow for longer single exposures. Stacking longer individual frames results in lower overall read noise, producing deeper images faster.

What about RAW frames saved on the camera's flash card? No problem! MaxDSLR reads RAW frames from popular DSLR cameras.

Once the images have been aquired, MaxDLSR provides a complete suite of processing tools. Batch process all your exposures for dark and flat calibration, conversion to color (Debayer), etc. Then stack the images with optional auto-alignment to produce the highest quality image.

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MaxIm DL/CCD owners:

Add DSLR support to your existing software with the DSLR Plug-In Package, now available for v4.50 and later.


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