Connecting Sony cameras to the ASIAIR - Check out our easy setup guide and top tips for success
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- Опубликовано: 6 сен 2024
- Astroworks Presenter Simon Lewis walks us through the all new Sony mirrorless camera support relased in ASIAIR version 2.1
- Check out what cameras are supported
- What cables are needed for your camera
- What menu items are required
- How do you connect the camera in ASIAIR and what functions are supported
We check our some of the more obscure Sony settings required for successful operation with ASIAIR and look for our top tips to get you started with your Sony camera.
Watch our helpful user guide before you start out using the ASIAIR and your Sony mirrorless camera.
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thank you very much, thanks to you, I was finally able to connect my A7III to my AsiAir Plus, I struggled for hours, but now it works, thank you from France, and good heavens Astro / PS: being able to put your subtitles in French helped me a lot👍
Works flawless on Sony A7 mrk II
Thank you for this video. Any update on A7IV support? Still getting exposure failure and "camera not set to Bulb" with my A7IV despite following all instructions to set it up.
Oh man, can´t wait to give my 135 GM a try at the night sky o.O
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Hello, great video! You made my day when I watched the video a couple of days ago. Tonight I was able to connect my A7II successfully, however my astro modified A5000 would not connect to the ASi Air Pro running v 2.1 10.74.
yes I passed this back to the team that A5000 seems to be a challenge - can you create a bug report from within the app please ... under the I icon - Bug Feedback ... thanks!
@@TeamAstroworkz Done that! :)
Hello, did anyone notice something changes about the A5000 support of the AA ?
Great info! New subscriber and A7iv owner. Look forward to getting the ASI AIR talking to Sony.
Thanks for the sub!
Nothing but problems with the A7IV. ASIAIR won't recognize that the camera is in bulb mode, only offers whatever iso I select on the physical camera, exposure failure on every attempted shot or preview. Tried all the ASIAIR ports, every USB cable under the sun, and verified setting multiple times.
Disappointed at best.
I would recommend you submit a log - I saw another report on the 7IV today they could not connect so something isnt quite right somewhere
I have tagged the devs internally on this too
@@TeamAstroworkz Adding a shutter cable to the mix has allowed me to take exposures etc. I cannot control the iso from the ASIAIR, but there is some limited functionality at least.
I am having this exact same issue. I connect the camera, it gets recognized, but gives me an error that the camera is not in bulb, even though it clearly is. So annoying, no fix yet but I do have a Ticket with ZWO now, Ill post an update once I hear back.
Did you ever get an update/solution?
Interesting video. Congratulations for the work you have done.
Even though I tried to follow your tutorial, I couldn't see my Sony camera connected to AsiAir via the camera's USB-C port on AsiAir (android tablet). The problem is that it is a Sony A7R-V which I did not see on the compatibility table you showed in this video. Do you think there is any hope that it can connect or do I have to wait for ZWO to create the necessary drives to be able to use it on AsiAir (v.2.1). Waiting for your response I send my cordial greetings.
I have A6000 and ASIAir Mini. There is apparently no way to save to the cameras internal SD Card. I cannot get intervals less than 5 seconds no matter the setting. When using a USB stick I get a Hint popping up asking if I want to use the USB Stick, even though I already am using it. This results in an autorun error that stops imaging. Otherwise it works. I will try using the ASIAir for alignment, composition and GoTo, then unplug the camera and use an intervalometer for imaging. Sony RAW files on the SD Card are half the size of the ASIAir FIT files and I can get short intervals. It would be nice if ZWO would implement an "Intervalometer Mode" but people have been asking for that for years, so I don't think it will happen.
Very precious video. What about star eater fonction ? I know that I mustn't shoot more than 30" with my A7s
depends on your camera / firmware .. .for the A7III its not a problem - not sure about earlier cameras but later Sony firmware stopped doing this a long time ago
Thanks for the great video. I tried my Sony A1 and the AIR doesn’t recognise it so I guess it’s not supported surprisingly.
yes some of them are not so easy to replicate - I have no doubt they will add more :)
Thank you for Info, I have an A1 and a A7R4. Maybe at least the R4 works. But I read here this also is not supported.
going to try this soon - had several clear nights but no time to get things set up and running.
I am curious as to what setting you found worked the best -
say I use my 24-240 and I am shooting at around 100-120 to get a constellation.
1- where do you put in the settings for the lens
2- what ISO are you generally shooting at on the A7RIII - I am glad that you brought up about turning the Noise Reduction off
3- Do you find that it works to shoot at the lowest f stop or to go one f stop up from the bottom.
Thanks for the rundown on what worked for you!
you mean focal length?? This would go in the telescope focal length settings page - I have been shooting around 1600 on the A7III and it looks good - f stop ... depends on lens .. some are ok fully open ... some work better for star shape / vignetting if stopped down one or two stops
Followed all of these settings but i still get the message "Exposure Failure". Do i need to plug in a USB Memory stick?
This was a great help, both a7iii and zv-e10 connected without issue.
One question, how can i set up to save to both camera and the sd memory card?
yes theres a tick box on the ASIAIR that saves to the camera as well as ASIAIR
For the life of me I can't find it!
I have a Sony A6000. No check box. No way that I can find to save to camera's SD card.
I'm the same, looked everywhere but can only save to the asiair
Hi. I have a ZV-E10. I was able to successfully connect the camera to asiair but the images I took contain some colored pixelated artifacts. I wonder if you have faced a similar issue?
Thanks for the video Simon. Unfortunately I can't get the ASI Air PRO to recognise my A7rii. I've used the app on both a tablet and smartphone. The 'Main camera' tab states 'none' and the slider to the right of it is greyed out.
I've tried different combinations of settings but to no avail......
The Main Settings I've used were:- Manual-BULB mode / Remote Control (both on and off) / USB connection - PC Remote (and others including Auto).
USB LUN setting (Multi & single) / USB power supply (Both on & off) / Quality - RAW - uncompressed / Drive Mode - Single Shooting (BULB mode can only be set when this is set @ single & not continuous for the A7rii)
Focus mode (Manual) / Long Exp NR (off) / Release w/o lens (both enabled / disabled) / Silent shooting - off / e-front curtain shutter - off. Firmware for both camera and Zwo are upto date.
The cable is new and both connections to the camera (multi usb) / ASI (DSLR port) seem to be firmly connected.
ADDENDUM - Now Working....Here are the settings I found that eventually worked....
Connection:- Micro USB (Camera) to USB 2 Port on ASI AIR PRO
Note: - The DSLR Shutter release port is not used - This is what I tried first without success)
Manual Mode - (Ensure Drive Mode is set to Single Shooting to access BULB mode)
Quality RAW / Uncompressed
USB Connection - PC Remote
USB LUN Setting - (Single)
USB Power Supply - (On)
Focus Mode - (Manual Focus)
Long Exposure NR - (Off)
Steady shot - (Off)
Zebra - Off)
Auto Review - (Off)
Silent Shooting - (Off)
e-Front Curtain Shutter - (Off)
APC-C/Super 35mm - (Off)
Remote Control - (On)
Hope this helps 🔭🙂
Regards
Paul
yup I passed your feedback to the devs to digest and see what they think :)
its aloso worth trying single LUN and control with smartphone on ... every model seems to be a slightly different combination!!
Hello
I just tried with my A7S with no success. I try to find some tips that could make it work
If you have a Sony you tested do let me know which one as I am collecting data for the team on tests
I have a A7RIV which seems to be on the list of supported cameras but once I connect it doesn’t show up. I have selected USB MTP mode (it’s that or mass storage) and connected the USB-C port. No luck!
Okay, I had to enable PC Remote function from the Network menu set. Now it is recognized!
@@GiovanniLovato Good. Maybe I will order an ASIAIR PRO 256.
Anyone use A7iv, 6400, 6000 or Canon M50, T3i? I have all these camera and just wondering of everyone's experience?
I have A6000 and ASIAir Mini. No way to save to the cameras internal SD Card. I cannot get intervals less than 5 seconds no matter the setting. When using a USB stick I get a Hint popping up asking if I want to use the USB Stick, even though I already am using it. This results in an error that stops imaging. Otherwise it works.
No support for A7r??? 😢