Suggestion: Add option to lock exposure time

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easyrider
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Suggestion: Add option to lock exposure time

Post by easyrider »

It would be really nice to have an option to lock exposure time but still have automatic gain control.

My problem:
When I turn 'Automatic gain control' on, the exposure time varies from 1/15 to 1/5 and the gain fluctuates as well. These exposure times make stills with moving subjects in them worthless. I mainly use the webcam to acquire stills at one second intervals.

What I dream of having:
It would be great if I could lock the exposure time and have the program select the gain. This way I won't have as much dynamic range, but the still image quality of moving subjects will be useful and very good.

In the mean time I am just using Manual gain (@ ~ 1/50 second) and therefore hardly have any dynamic range since I have to set a constant gain.

Did I mention that this is an awesome program? Thanks so much.
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