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eKOS DSLR problem after switching cameras

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Hello,

before I ask my question, a quick introduction of myself... I am based in the northern part of Germany and started with Astrophotography about 2 months ago and since I do not use any Windows machine, I quickly found K-Stars/Ekos for me to use. My current gear is

- Skywatcher Explorer-130PDS 130mm 650mm
- SkyWatcher EQM-35 Pro SynScan
- Pegasus Motor Fokus
- Nikon DSLR D800
- RaspberryPI running Stellarmate

Before the D800 I started with a D80 which did not really work well so I switched to the D800. I can connect the camera fine but what I cannot get out of the way is the size in Width and Height when I am in the camera module of Ekos. It is still having the 3872x2592 of the previously used D80.

My question now is how I can change these options?

I attach a picture of my gear for the introduction part and screenshots showing my problem.

Ralf.
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Welcome to the forum!

The config files of indi are stored in the .indi (mind the dot at the start of the name) in your home folder. There should be an xml file there for your previous Nikon camera which gets reused by Ekos since the same camera driver is used. Edit the file and all should be fine.
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I did that and searched all XML files whether it would have a 3872 somewhere but this isn't the case. I think these values are the same data which are getting asked when first connecting the camera to Ekos. I had the same issue some time ago when I was using a Macbook as a server. The only way to get this solved was by re-installing the kstars software because it then asked again when connecting.
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I connected to the stellarmate server via ssh and deleted the Nikon config files from the .indi directory of the stellarmate home. After retsarting, I connected the client on my MacBook to the instance and still the same W3872xH2592 in the capture window. I checked, but there are no config files for the camera in my .indi directory on the MacBook.
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Then the values must be stored in the SQLite database files of KStars. I haven't looked into those very often so I cannot help you there, sorry.
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Hi there..

You can change the values like this..

Install the "sqlitebrowser" (with GUI)

Run the command ; sqlitebrowser .local/share/kstars/userdb.sqlite
In tab "Database Structure" open the table "Tables"
Mark the table "dslr"
Press "Modify Table"
Change the values in "Width" and "Height"
Press "OK"
After that press the "Write Changes" and then Exit..

That can be done in a oneliner too but I'm not sure how to do that.. not yet anyway..

Br
/Markku
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That helped! Thanks a lot. I have that working now.

Edit: Has to be done on the client, not the stellarmate server.
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If I press "Options" in Ekos Setup, then Ekos, then the Capture tab there is a button "Clear DSLR info". Isn't it supposed to clear the resolution of the DSLR?
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You know what? I did not see that button. Thank you for this info, it seems to do the same thing (haven't tried but the button hint states exactly that).
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You're welcome. This goes a long way towards demonstrating how difficult it is for a new user to configure Ekos/Indi. The button simply isn't placed where you'd expect or need it (i.e. in the CCD tab).
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