Click here if you are having trouble logging into the forums Cloudy Nights - Official Forums of the 2009 International Year of Astronomy Privacy Policy | Please read our Terms of Service | Signup and Troubleshooting FAQ | Problems? PM a Red or a Green Gu.... uh, User   You are not logged in. [Login] Entrance · Main Index · Search · New user · Who's Online FAQ · Calendar Astrophotography and Sketching >> Beginning Imaging Previous   Index   Next   Threaded   Pages: 1 Wildthing super member Reged: 11/07/07 Posts: 107 Loc: Muncie, IN SPC900NC used with Vista       #2529626 - 07/20/08 07:30 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   I just purchased a Phillips SPC900NC Web Cam. I wanted to use it with my newer laptop which has 2GB memory and uses the Windows Vista Home Premium operating system. Per the instructions with the web cam it does not say it will run on Vista. My older laptop uses Windows XP however my older laptop does not have as much memory (512MB) as my newer HP laptop. Is there some other software I can or should use with the Phillips SPC900NC web cam to make it workable with Vista so I can use my newer laptop? I wanted to try to do some astro imaging..... I already have the 1.25" camera eyepiece adapter. Thanks for your time! Don -------------------- ----------------- Clear Skies, Donnie / Muncie, IN Equipment: Orion 80ED Celestron C-102 (102mm)f/10 Achro Refractor Celestron Omni XLT 120 Refractor Telescope Vixen R130sf Reflector XT8i Orion IntelliScope Celestron C-6 Schmidt-Cassegrain Tripods / Mounts Celestron CG5-GT, CG-4, TV Gibralter with Sky Tour Post Extras:       sirzeusor member Reged: 04/27/08 Posts: 31 Loc: Stow, Ohio USA Re: SPC900NC used with Vista [Re: Wildthing]       #2529635 - 07/20/08 07:40 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   i believe this is what your looking for Vista Driver for SPC900NC -------------------- http://www.ohioastronomy.com/ Orion XT10 Dobsonian 10MM Orion Sirius Plossl 25MM Orion Sirius Plossl Orion 2x Shorty Barlow LaserMate Delux Laser Collimator SteadyPix SLR Camera Mount Kodak EasyShare C74 Point & Shoot Phillips SPC900NC Webcam & a lot of patients............................................. Post Extras:       Chris_H Carpal Tunnel Reged: 11/24/03 Posts: 2824 Loc: Norway Re: SPC900NC used with Vista [Re: sirzeusor]       #2529698 - 07/20/08 08:51 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   You don't need a lot of RAM to run the SPC900, a fast hard drive is more important (to stop dropped frames). My old Dell with 512mb ram had no problems at all Vista uses a ton of memory just sitting around doing nothing at all. You'll probably be using more RAM running the cam under Vista then under XP! -------------------- Chris "Big Papa Smurf" (254mm f/4.7 Sky-Watcher Newt) Megrez 80 II SPC900 Canon Powershot A610 (CHDK modded) Canon 10D (modded) Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II Canon EF 70-200mm f/4 USM L My Website Post Extras:       rcd47 sage Reged: 03/15/08 Posts: 214 Loc: East Texas, USA Re: SPC900NC used with Vista [Re: Chris_H]       #2529847 - 07/20/08 10:50 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Also, you'll probably do better using another capture program instead of V-Lounge that comes with the camera. I never could even get Vlounge to install on my Vista laptop. Try Astrocapture http://arnholm.org/astro/software/wxAstroCapture/ or K3CCDtools http://www.pk3.org/Astro/index.htm?k3ccdtools.htm or maybe AMCap http://amcap.en.softonic.com/ There are others too. I like Astrocapture because it's simple. I use it in conjunction with WCTRL http://www.burri-web.org/bm98/soft/wcctrl/index.htm, but it will work by itself. Wctrl, just lets you have really good control over your camera settings and allows easy saving of them. -------------------- Randy Edmund Astroscan Meade ETX125PE Celestron C6R/CG5 Orion ST80/Mini EQ1 Tasco Starguide 114/Celestron Hand Paddle Pentax 10x50 Binoculars Philips SPC 900NC Stellacam EX Post Extras:       Pages: 1 Previous   Index   Next   Threaded   Extra information 6 registered and 5 anonymous users are browsing this forum. 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