OK, I'm pretty happy with the RPIHQ camera

[keenerb]

Took a while to get the settings dialed in and focus right, but damn it looks good. This is a very light-polluted area as well, bortle 6 on the edge of 7.

[Dentonknifeworks]

Yes, it is a good Camera. I also am in a bortle 7 and its a challenge at best.

[digitalurban]

Really nice - are you able to share your settings?

[Chiesetta99]

Hi just got one of these cameras and am in the process of finding focus and settings - can you share yours please?

[Dentonknifeworks]

@Chiesetta99
This is my settings.json file
NOTE I am running the DEV version so some of the settings may not be in yours.
This should be a good starting point as to finding the focus I use the command
libcamera-vid --info-text "%focus" -t 0. if you're using the desktop version of Bullseye you will see a live preview window and a number at the top that you want to be the high peak of that number as you move the lens. This works ok during the day with some clouds. I have done it indoors on a popcorn ceiling.
I have two running all of the time first one is a HQ with the Red filter removed http://dentonknifeworks.com/allsky2/index.php
The other one is without the red filter removed at http://dentonknifeworks.com/allsky/

"takeDaytimeImages": "1",
"saveDaytimeImages": "0",
"dayautoexposure": "1",
"daymaxautoexposure": "2000",
"dayexposure": "200",
"daymean": ".3",
"daybrightness": "0",
"daydelay": "30000",
"dayautogain": "0",
"daymaxautogain": "16",
"daygain": "1",
"daybin": "1",
"dayawb": "1",
"daywbr": "1.5",
"daywbb": "1.5",
"dayskipframes": "5",
"dayTuningFile": "",
"nightautoexposure": "1",
"nightmaxautoexposure": "60000",
"nightexposure": "10000",
"nightmean": "0.2",
"nightbrightness": "0",
"nightdelay": "30000",
"nightautogain": "1",
"nightmaxautogain": "16",
"nightgain": "1",
"nightbin": "1",
"nightawb": "1",
"nightwbr": "2.5",
"nightwbb": "2.5",
"nightskipframes": "1",
"nightTuningFile": "",
"config": "[none]",
"extraArgs": "",
"saturation": "1",
"contrast": "1",
"sharpness": "1",
"width": "0",
"height": "0",
"type": "99",
"quality": "95",
"meanthreshold": "0.1",
"filename": "image.jpg",
"flip": "2",
"notificationimages": "1",
"consistentDelays": "1",
"latitude": "33.1N",
"longitude": "91.1W",
"angle": "-6",
"takeDarkFrames": "0",
"useDarkFrames": "0",
"locale": "en_US.UTF-8",
"debuglevel": "4",
"useLogin": "0",
"alwaysshowadvanced": "1",
"overlayMethod": "1",
"showTime": "1",
"timeformat": "%Y%m%d %H:%M:%S",
"temptype": "F",
"showExposure": "1",
"showGain": "0",
"showBrightness": "0",
"showMean": "0",
"showFocus": "0",
"text": "",
"extratext": "",
"extratextage": "0",
"textlineheight": "30",
"textx": "15",
"texty": "35",
"fontname": "0",
"fontcolor": "255 0 0",
"smallfontcolor": "0 0 255",
"fonttype": "0",
"fontsize": "7",
"fontline": "1",
"outlinefont": "0",
"displaySettings": "1",
"showonmap": "0",
"websiteurl": "",
"imageurl": "",
"location": "",
"owner": "",
"camera": "",
"lens": "",
"computer": "",
"cameraType": "RPi",
"cameraModel": "HQ",
"lastChanged": "2023-03-07 14:32:11"

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