Below you can download device drivers and application software for The Imaging Source and Celestron Skyris cameras.
Device Driver for USB 33U Astronomy Camera Series
Free neximage 5 download software at UpdateStar - Microsoft Windows may have got more advanced but the need for effective maintenance is greater than ever. Double-click the NexImage iCap icon on your computer’s desktop to start the program. If the NexImage 5 camera is not already detected, select the camera and press OK. Select an easy target like the moon to begin with. Center and focus your telescope on the specific feature you wish to image.
Features
- Device driver for USB 33U astronomy camera series.
- Free of charge.
- For The Imaging Source USB 33U camera series only.
Requirements
- Intel Core i3 or similar, 2 GB RAM
- USB 3.0 controller
- Graphics card with 24 or 32 bit
- Windows 7 (32 & 64 bit), Windows 8 (32 & 64 bit), Windows 10 (32 & 64 bit)
- DirectX 9.0c or higher
Latest Version
- 5.0.1 - released on November 27, 2020.
Changelog
- Added support for DFG/HDMI converter.
- Added support for Windows 10 Device-Guard.
Download[7.45 MB EXE]
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Device Driver for USB Astronomy Cameras
Features
- Device driver for USB astronomy cameras.
- Free of charge.
- For The Imaging Source and Celestron Skyris USB cameras.
Requirements
- Intel Core i3 or similar, 2 GB RAM
- USB 3.0 controller
- Graphics card with 24 or 32 bit
- Windows 7 (32 & 64 bit), Windows 8 (32 & 64 bit), Windows 10 (32 & 64 bit)
- DirectX 9.0c or higher
Latest Version
- 2.9.8 - released on August 22, 2019.
Changelog
- Added several internal interfaces for particular sensors (J003).
Download[3.05 MB ZIP]
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Device Driver for GigE Astronomy Cameras
Features
- Device driver for GigE astronomy cameras.
- Free of charge.
- For The Imaging Source cameras only.
Requirements
- Intel Core i3 or similar, 2 GB RAM
- GigE (1000 Mbit/s) network controller
- Graphics card with 24 or 32 bit
- Windows 7 (32 & 64 bit), Windows 8 (32 & 64 bit), Windows 10 (32 & 64 bit)
- DirectX 9.0c or higher
Latest Version
Neximage 5 Driver Windows 10
- 3.7.1.4512 - released on March 11, 2020.
Changelog
- Fixed: Polarization format PPB1 for certain resolutions (e.g. 320x240) crashing on some specific CPUs
- Fixed: Updated FilterPackage to version with fix for Y800 -> RGB8 being flipped
- Fixed: Some registry settings (allowed_*) not working
- Fixed: DShow applications can only select the largest dimensions for a format
- Added support for IAMStreamConfig::SetFormat when the filter graph is connected already.
Download[5.14 MB EXE]
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Application Software for Astronomy Cameras
Neximage 5 Manual
Features
- Application software for astronomy cameras.
- Free of charge.
- For The Imaging Source cameras only.
- Camera driver must be installed first.
Requirements
- Intel Core i3 or similar, 2 GB RAM
- Graphics card with 24 or 32 bit
- Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7 (32 & 64 bit), Windows 8 (32 & 64 bit), Windows 10 (32 & 64 bit)
- DirectX 9.0c or higher
Latest Version
- 2.4.642.2631 - released on February 9, 2017.
Changelog
- Saving RGB64 video format as TIFF resulted in a black image. This has been fixed now.
Download[5 MB EXE]
or learn more .