SkEye Cam Guide

Written for SkEyeCam version 2.0

Jan 2023

Introduction

SkEye Cam is a camera app for Android phones with dedicated features for observational astronomy and astro-photography.

Highlight features include:

  • Live Plate Solving
  • Polar Alignment
  • Long exposures, longer than advertised by the camera API
  • Various capture formats, including RAW, YUV and JPEG
  • Live De-Bayered view of RAW images
  • Batch Capture mode, similar to an Intervalometer

More features will be coming soon, including:

  • Time Lapse recording
  • Stacking, with alignment, or with trails
  • Support for external cameras
  • Saving of images in PNG 16 bit, with EXIF information