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BackyardNIKON 2.0 Premium Edition [OTL-BYN-P]
Its intuitive user interface caters to the amateur and seasoned astronomers alike. Program your image capture plan and walk away. BackyardNIKON will control your Nikon DSLR camera and deep sky long exposure images all night long.
Built by astrophotographers for astrophotographers.
BackyardNIKON is Windows only software!
BackyardNIKON is downloadable software only!
Here is a 2 hour 41 minutes presentation on BackyardEOS by its creator. Because BackyardNIKON is built using the same platform as BackyardEOS, the video presentation caters almost 100% to BackyardNIKON.
About BackyardNIKON 2.0 Premium Edition [OTL-BYN-P]
BackyardNIKON is built using the same platform as our flagship product BackyardEOS! It is software tailor made to control your Nikon DSLR camera. It is purposely built with astro-photography in mind.
Its intuitive user interface caters to the amateur and seasoned astronomers alike. Program your image capture plan and walk away. BackyardNIKON will control your Nikon DSLR camera and deep sky long exposure images all night long.
Built by astrophotographers for astrophotographers.
BackyardNIKON is Windows only software!
BackyardNIKON is downloadable software only!
Here is a 2 hour 41 minutes presentation on BackyardEOS by its creator. Because BackyardNIKON is built using the same platform as BackyardEOS, the video presentation caters almost 100% to BackyardNIKON.
Supported Cameras
BackyardNIKON supports over 30 Nikon DSLR models!
When you see (serial) for a particular function, it means a serial cable is needed to access that function, in addition to the regular USB cable for all other functions. BackyardNIKON has been tested with Shoestring Astronomy DSUSB serial cables.
| Name | Live view | Bulb | Mirror Lock | Operating System | Tested |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1V3 | Yes | Yes (usb) | No | W10, W11 (32/64 bits) | Yes |
| D3 | Not supported | ||||
| D3S | Not supported | ||||
| D3X | Not supported | ||||
| D4 | Yes | Yes (usb) | No | W10, W11 (32/64 bits) | Yes |
| D4S | Yes | Yes (usb) | No | W10, W11 (32/64 bits) | Yes |
| D5 | Yes | Yes (usb) | No | W10, W11 (32/64 bits) | Yes |
|
D40/D40X/D50/ |
Not supported | ||||
| D90 | Yes | Yes (serial) | No | W10, W11 (32/64 bits) | Yes |
| D200 | No | Yes (serial) | No | W10, W11 (32/64 bits) (Vista SP2 compatibility mode) | Yes |
| D300 | Yes | Yes (serial) | No | W10, W11 (32/64 bits) | Yes |
| D300S | Yes | Yes (serial) | No | W10, W11 (32/64 bits) | Yes |
| D500 | Yes | Yes (usb) | No | W10, W11 (32/64 bits) | Yes |
| D600 | Yes | Yes (usb) | No | W10, W11 (32/64 bits) | Yes |
| D610 | Yes | Yes (usb) | No | W10, W11 (32/64 bits) | Yes |
| D700 | Yes | Yes (serial) | No | W10, W11 (32/64 bits) | Yes |
| D750 | Yes | Yes (usb) | No | W10, W11 (32/64 bits) | Yes |
| D780 | Yes | Yes (usb) | No | W10, W11 (32/64 bits) | Yes |
| D800 | Yes | Yes (usb) | No | W10, W11 (32/64 bits) | Yes |
| D810 | Yes | Yes (usb) | No | W10, W11 (32/64 bits) | Yes |
| D810a | Yes | Yes (usb) | No | W10, W11 (32/64 bits) | Yes |
| D850 | Yes | Yes (usb) | No | W10, W11 (32/64 bits) | Yes |
| D3000 | Not supported | ||||
| D3100 | Not supported | ||||
| D3200 | Not supported | ||||
| D3300 | Not supported | ||||
| D3400 | Not supported | ||||
| D3500 | Not supported | ||||
| D5000 | Yes | Yes (serial) | No | W10, W11 (32/64 bits) | Yes |
| D5100 | Yes | Yes (serial) | No | W10, W11 (32/64 bits) | Yes |
| D5200 | Yes | Yes (usb) | No | W10, W11 (32/64 bits) | Yes |
| D5300 | Yes | Yes (usb) | No | W10, W11 (32/64 bits) | Yes |
| D5500 | Yes | Yes (usb) | No | W10, W11 (32/64 bits) | Yes |
| D5600 | Yes | Yes (usb) | No | W10, W11 (32/64 bits) | Yes |
| D7000 | Yes | Yes (serial) | No | W10, W11 (32/64 bits) | Yes |
| D7100 | Yes | Yes (usb) | No | W10, W11 (32/64 bits) | Yes |
| D7200 | Yes | Yes (usb) | No | W10, W11 (32/64 bits) | Yes |
| D7500 | Yes | Yes (usb) | No | W10, W11 (32/64 bits) | Yes |
| Z5 | Yes | Yes (usb) | n/a | W10, W11 (32/64 bits) | Yes |
| Z6 | Yes | Yes (usb) | n/a | W10, W11 (32/64 bits) | Yes |
| Z6ii | Yes | Yes (usb) | n/a | W10, W11 (32/64 bits) | Yes |
| Z7 | Yes | Yes (usb) | n/a | W10, W11 (32/64 bits) | Yes |
| Z7ii | Yes | Yes (usb) | n/a | W10, W11 (32/64 bits) | Yes |
| Z50 | Yes | Yes (usb) | n/a | W10, W11 (32/64 bits) | Yes |
Compare Editions
| Region | Fonctionality | Classic | Premium | Trial |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Image Capture | Configurable image capture plan | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Image Capture | Configurable image file name | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Image Capture | Camera Sensor Temperature | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Image Capture | Dithering with Push Here Dummy guiding free software | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Image Capture | Dithering with MetaGuide guiding free software | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Image Capture | Dithering with ASCOM (for those who do not guide) | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Image Capture | Create .txt file containing all EXIF meta data for each images | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Image Capture | Weather Center for ambient temperature with dew point | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Image Capture | Mask Framing | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Image Capture | Full screen presentation mode | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Frame & Focus | Full Width Half Maximum focus feedback | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Frame & Focus | Standard Deviation focus feedback | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Planetary | Ability to create .avi movies | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Planetary | In-camera 5x zoom for 1:1 pixel resolution | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Planetary | Netbook resolution support | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| General | Night vision friendly | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| General | Multilanguage (Catalan, Chinese - Simplified, Chinese - Thai, Dutch, English, French, German, Italian, Polish, Russian, Spanish, Turkish, Ukranian) | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Image Capture | Dual camera control | No | Yes | Yes |
| Image Capture | Drag & drop image viewer | No | Yes | Yes |
| Image Capture | Mark captured image quality | No | Yes | Yes |
| Image Capture | Load/Save image capture plan | No | Yes | Yes |
| Image Capture | Load/Save image capture plan while camera is disconnected | No | Yes | Yes |
| Image Capture | Create TIFF image file (in addition to the RAW image file) | No | Yes | Yes |
| Image Capture | Histogram Screen Stretch | No | Yes | Yes |
| Image Capture | Mouse pointer spot histogram | No | Yes | Yes |
| Frame & Focus | Half Flux Diameter focus feedback | No | Yes | Yes |
| Frame & Focus | Bahtinov spikes focus feedback | No | Yes | Yes |
| Drift Alignment | Complex Reticle | No | Yes | Yes |
| General | AstroTortilla integration for plate solving | No | Yes | Yes |
| General | ASCOM Focuser control | No | Yes | Yes |
| General | ASCOM Filter Wheel control | No | Yes | Yes |
| General | ASCOM Telescope 'nudge' control | No | Yes | Yes |
| General | Ambient weather center logging | No | Yes | Yes |
| Licensing | Time limited | No | No | 30 days |
End User License Agreement - EULA
BackyardEOS, BackyardNIKON ('Software') and all of its documentation Copyright 2010-2020 O'Telescope Corporation
This agreement was updated in December 2019 and supersedes all prior agreement.
This is commercial software; not freeware.
Please read the following 'Fair' End User License Agreement carefully.
1. We grant you one single user license to install and use the software on one computer at a time. If you do not agree to the following terms of this license, please uninstall and remove all copies.
2. You may install and use the software on another computer, but the software should not be in use on more than one computer at a time unless you purchase additional licenses. You may make back-up copies of the software for archival purposes. You may not transfer your license to use the software to another party.
3. The software is protected by the copyright laws of Canada and other countries, and we retain all intellectual property rights in the software. You may not separately publish, sell, market, distribute, lend, lease, rent, or sub-license the software. However, this license is not to be construed as prohibiting or limiting any fair use sanctioned by copyright law.
4. In the unlikely event that you file a complaint, initiate a charge back, or open a dispute case (‘complaint’), either directly or indirectly by mentioning O’Telescope in such complaint, with PayPal, your credit card company, the Better Business Bureau, or any other 3rd party entity, for any product we manufacture, sell, or distribute, for any reason, your software privileges, including but not limited to your active software activation key, future upgrades, and software support, may be revoked without notice at our sole discretion and without refund.
NOTICE TO NON-CANADIAN END USERS
5. Non-Canadian end users are strictly prohibited from using the 'Software' in Canada. In return, you will not be charged Canadian sales tax. If you do not agree you must (a) pay sales tax on the 'Software' or (b) immediately stop using the 'Software', uninstall, and remove all copies.
LIMITED WARRANTY
6. We warrant that the software will provide the features and functions generally described in the product specification on our website when you purchased it and in the product documentation. Media, on which the Software is furnished, if any, will be free from defects in materials and workmanship.
7. We have taken all reasonable steps to keep the software free of viruses, spyware, 'back door' entrances, or any other harmful code. We will not track or collect any information about you, your data, or your use of the software except as you specifically authorize. We will not intentionally deprive you of your ability to use any features of the software or access to your data.
8. We do not warrant that the software or your ability to use it will be uninterrupted or error-free. To the extent permitted by applicable law, we disclaim any implied warranty of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose.
LIMITATIONS ON LIABILITY
9. Your exclusive remedy under the above limited warranty shall be, at our option, either a full refund of the purchase price or correction of the defective software or media. To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, we disclaim all liability for indirect or consequential damages that arise under this license agreement. Nothing in this agreement limits our liability to you in the event of death or personal injury resulting from gross negligence, fraud, or knowing misrepresentation on our part.
GENERAL PROVISIONS
10. If any part of this agreement is found to be invalid or unenforceable, the remaining terms will stay in effect. This agreement does not prejudice the statutory rights of any party dealing as a consumer.
11. This License Agreement is governed by the laws of Canada and other countries where applicable.
12. This License Agreement replaces and supersedes all prior negotiations, dealings, agreements between Licensor and Licensee regarding the software, and is retroactive to the date the 'Software' was acquired.
