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ASCOM Camera driver for Lumix

I Purpose

This driver provides an interface to the Lumix http over wifi remote control protocol
in order to present lumix cameras as ASCOM cameras and be used by astro photo SW like APT or Indi
The camera believes that it is connected to the Panasonic ImageApp

Driver has been tested with the G80 but should work with all Wifi Lumix.
Driver has been tested with the G80, GH$ and GH5s but shouldwork with all Wifi Lumix.

16MP sensor was the prototype. Now it is possible to work with a range of
- 10M (GH5S)
- 12MP(GH1)
- 16MP (GH4, G80)
- 20MP (GH5, G9 etc).

II Usage

To connect to the camera:
1) On the camera (similar to what is needed with the Panasonic ImageApp)
a) set it to "M"
b) connect to a wifi network (best if local hotspot_
c) Camera waits for an app to connect
d) best if camera is set to manual focus too.
e) make sure there is an SD card too. (this error is not handled yet)
2) on the PC
a) launch the Imaging SW (e.g. APT)
b) chose the LumixG80 Ascom from the chooser window
c) click properties
d) the driver will look for the Lumix camera on the local network and connect to it (the camera should say "under remote control")
e) set the ISO, Speed and Transfer mode (JPG or Raw): read below for details
d) the driver will look for the Lumix camera on the local wifi network and connect to it (the camera should say "under remote control")
e) set the ISO, Speed and Transfer mode (JPG, Thumb or Raw): read below for details
f) select the correct resolution for your camera. I hope to make it "discoverable" soon)
g) Temp folder to store the file from the camera.
h) Path to the DCraw.exe file that is required to deal with the RAW file from the camera. This File is distributed with the setup and should be in
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not sure if this helps much and if it will screw up the platesolving since now resolution is different from the actual sensor size.
in this case though the pixelpitch is changed in the driver so to help in that process.

Lastly there is still a pending issue with 14 bit RAWs fram GH5s. this has to do with DCRaw that does not yet handle this format.
for that reason it is best for GH5s to use JPG format

III Installation:
for windows 32 and 64 bit.
download and run ASCOM.LumixG80.Camera Setup.exe.


Implements: ASCOM Camera interface version: 1.0
Author: robert hasson robert_hasson@yahoo.com
Author: robert hasson robert_hasson@yahoo.com

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