CalvinFold
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I recently picked-up a Canon PowerShot ELPH 330 HS as a little point-n-shoot for casual use.
I can't use it for digiscoping (still have my trusty old CoolPix 4500 for that), and that wasn't the goal. But the ELPH does video, and I thought..."hmmmm, can I shoot video of the same subjects through the scope?"
So my questions:
--I do my digiscoping afocally. I have a camera bracket to get the ELPH pointed at the eyepiece...is this viable?
--If anyone has tried this...is just draping a dark cloth over the camera and eyepiece enough to block the light? Or to at least test the idea before I make something like a piece of fitted black pipe?
--Can anyone familiar with the current ELPH lineup give me some idea what settings would work the best? For example, where should I set the zoom? What camera/video settings/modes should I use?
--My current digiscoping setup is here, and I would be taking the Coolpix and Digimount off the eyepiece before attaching a camera bracket and the ELPH.
I know, this sounds goofy, but I figured I have the basic components, might be fun to just try.
I can't use it for digiscoping (still have my trusty old CoolPix 4500 for that), and that wasn't the goal. But the ELPH does video, and I thought..."hmmmm, can I shoot video of the same subjects through the scope?"
So my questions:
--I do my digiscoping afocally. I have a camera bracket to get the ELPH pointed at the eyepiece...is this viable?
--If anyone has tried this...is just draping a dark cloth over the camera and eyepiece enough to block the light? Or to at least test the idea before I make something like a piece of fitted black pipe?
--Can anyone familiar with the current ELPH lineup give me some idea what settings would work the best? For example, where should I set the zoom? What camera/video settings/modes should I use?
--My current digiscoping setup is here, and I would be taking the Coolpix and Digimount off the eyepiece before attaching a camera bracket and the ELPH.
I know, this sounds goofy, but I figured I have the basic components, might be fun to just try.
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