| SharpCap Free | SharpCap PRO | |
| Lunar/Planetary/Solar | ||
| Save to SER & AVI | ✔ | ✔ |
| RAW Capture [1] | ✔ | ✔ |
| 1 Gb Memory Cache[2] | ✔ | |
| Extended Memory Cache[3] | ✔ | |
| High Speed Flat Correction | ✔ | |
| Seeing Monitor | ✔ | ✔ |
| Seeing Triggered Capture | ✔ | |
| Feature Tracking | ✔ | |
| ADC Alignment | ✔ | ✔ |
| Planet/Disk Stabilization | ✔ | |
| Live Stacking / EAA | ||
| Histogram Stretch | ✔ | ✔ |
| Auto Histogram Stretch | ✔ | |
| Averaging Algorithm | ✔ | ✔ |
| Sigma Clipped Algorithm | ✔ | |
| Filter on Star FHWM | ✔ | ✔ |
| Filter on Frame Brightness | ✔ | ✔ |
| Colour Balance Adjustment | ✔ | |
| Auto Colour Balance | ✔ | |
| Saturation Adjustment | ✔ | |
| Basic Noise Reduction | ✔ | ✔ |
| Advanced Noise Reduction | ✔ | |
| Sharpening | ✔ | |
| Guiding Integration (PHD2/MGEN3) | ✔ | ✔ |
| Dither via PHD2 | ✔ | |
| Dither via ASCOM Mount | ✔ | |
| Deep Sky Imaging | ||
| Save to FITS, PNG, TIFF | ✔ | ✔ |
| Sensor Analysis | ✔ | ✔ |
| Smart Histogram | ✔ | |
| Cooled Camera Support | ✔ | ✔ |
| Still Camera Mode | ✔ | ✔ |
| Automated Imaging Sequences | ✔ | |
| Deep Sky Sequence Planner | ✔ | |
| Polar Alignment | ||
| Measure Alignment Accuracy | ✔ | ✔ |
| Guided Adjustment | ✔ | |
| Refraction Correction | ✔ | ✔ |
| Image Processing | ||
| Dark Subtraction | ✔ | |
| Flat Frame Correction | ✔ | |
| Background Subtraction | ✔ | |
| Horizontal Banding Removal | ✔ | |
| Dark & Flat Capture Assistant | ✔ | ✔ |
| Camera Support | ||
| Altair | ✔ | ✔ |
| AstcamPan | ✔ | ✔ |
| Atik | ✔ | ✔ |
| Basler | ✔ | ✔ |
| Celestron/Imaging Source | ✔ | ✔ |
| iNova | ✔ | ✔ |
| Moravian Instruments | ✔ | ✔ |
| Player One | ✔ | ✔ |
| Point Grey | ✔ | ✔ |
| QHY[4] | ✔ | ✔ |
| StarlightXpress | ✔ | ✔ |
| SVBony | ✔ | ✔ |
| ZWO | ✔ | ✔ |
| ASCOM | ✔ | ✔ |
| WebCams & Frame Grabbers | ✔ | ✔ |
| Testing Cameras | ✔ | ✔ |
| Virtual Camera | ✔ | |
| Hardware Support | ||
| ASCOM Mounts | ✔ | ✔ |
| ASCOM Filter Wheels | ✔ | ✔ |
| ASCOM Focusers | ✔ | ✔ |
| ZWO EFW Wheels | ✔ | ✔ |
| QHY Filter Wheels | ✔ | ✔ |
| Focuser Backlash compensation | ✔ | ✔ |
| ST4 Mount Control[5] | ✔ | ✔ |
| Plate Solving | ||
| via AstroTortilla | ✔ | ✔ |
| via All Sky Plate Solver | ✔ | ✔ |
| via AnSvr | ✔ | ✔ |
| via Astap | ✔ | ✔ |
| Solve + ASCOM Mount Sync | ✔ | ✔ |
| Pixel position readout | ✔ | ✔ |
| Click to recenter after solving | ✔ | |
| Convenience | ||
| Dark Theme | ✔ | ✔ |
| Two Monitor View | ✔ | |
| Run a simple series of captures | ✔ | ✔ |
| Save/Load Camera Settings | ✔ | ✔ |
| Auto restore last Settings | ✔ | ✔ |
| Mini and full Histogram | ✔ | ✔ |
| Display-only image stretch | ✔ | ✔ |
| Pixel brightness readout | ✔ | ✔ |
| Focusing | ||
| Star FHWM Measurement | ✔ | ✔ |
| Contrast Measurement | ✔ | ✔ |
| Focus Quality Graph | ✔ | ✔ |
| ASCOM Focuser Integration | ✔ | ✔ |
| Focus Scanning[6] | ✔ | |
| GoTo best focus[6] | ✔ | |
| Full Autofocus on stars[6][7] | ✔ | |
| Advanced | ||
| Customizable File naming | ✔ | ✔ |
| Advanced Sequence Editor | ✔ | |
| Python Scripting | ✔ | |
| Other | ||
| Save to ADV, WMV, JPG | ✔ | ✔ |
[1] When camera supports RAW mode
[2] Requires 64-bit Windows
[3] Requires 64-bit Windows, up to 50% physical RAM
[4] Includes supporting GPS features
[5] With cable and supported camera
[6] With ASCOM focuser
[7] When using automated imaging sequencing tools