Movo MTP-20 and Android

[muscipula]

Hello

I have been looking at a time lapse mount called a MTP-20 made by someone called Movo.

They claim it is programmable when I cannot see how. I have installed Time Lapse pro which also does not indicate in any way how, or whether it can program the mount. Movo state the mount is programmable and I know what that means. I expect to be able to use prepared instructions that can control the mount like tracking the moon, planets or even the sun for example.

There does not even seem a way to string presets so that I can simply leave the mount and spend the evening sweeping Swansea bay.

Considering the price I paid this a disappointment. Unless I am wrong and I am missing something. If I am would someone help me out.

Andrew

 

[Mr Bump]

Hi and welcome to the TP Forum
why not pop in and introduce yourself in the hello section.

 

[Box Brownie]

Hi and welcome to TP

Never heard of it and cannot find any ref to a user guide other than that there is supposed to be one in the box with it.

As for programming/using it? The short video on their website gives me the impression that all the programming its done using the buttons on MTPO-20 itself and there is no active connection with the mounted camera i.e. you have to have some other sort of controller to trigger the camera ~ the head just(?) step rotates and holds position (as programmed) for the camera to take its shots.

You have the user guide, so is my impression correct? The other thing I read is that Movo do not seem to be very responsive to support requests

Edit ~ the more I look into it ~ IMO it does not match your expectations, it is indeed programmable but only within the limited criteria of setting its speed of rotation, number of degrees of rotation and I think I read correctly the number of stops in the rotation and the time period of those stops (this latter part was far from clear?) Nowhere did I read that you can connect it to a PC or Mac to set it up with some externally configured pre-sets.

It is a low budget product aimed at a limited usage market. If you need the sort of control you appear to want....then I can only surmise that that device will come at significantly higher price

Best of luck sorting it out and enjoying your photography.


PS perhaps something along these lines a Skywatcher Star Adventurer Mini Wifi Pro Pack ???

 

[muscipula]

Skywatcher Star Adventurer Mini Wifi Pro Pack, I will look into this. I already have a SkyWatcher HQ6 Pro.

Andrew