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SuperHero
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 Posted: Fri Apr 04, 2008 12:44 am Post subject: Supercharge Your Camera with Open-Source CHDK Firmware |
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Supercharge Your Camera with Open-Source CHDK Firmware
This is very very cool and my camera is on the list - will try this later on the weekend.
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Digital cameras have powers beyond what is immediately available to the user. On a standard Canon, for example, the fastest shutter speed option offered is 1/1,600 second, but the hardware can handle much more than that -- up to 1/60,000 of a second.
CHDK, the Canon Hacker's Development Kit, is an open-source software project that can be loaded on cameras using Canon's DIGIC II or DIGIC III firmware platforms. It unleashes new features including RAW file format, live histogram display, a battery readout, and the ability to run scripted actions on a camera.
CHDK does not replace the existing firmware on your Canon, so the process is completely reversible. The existing firmware stays intact, while the CHDK software is loaded on demand from an SD card. |
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SuperHero
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| Posted: Fri Apr 04, 2008 3:57 am Post subject: |
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Just added this to my ixus850 and I can now shoot in RAW - plus there are a ton of other features which I will have to play with. I also love the fact that this firmware does not overwrite your official firmware - it just runs strait from your memory card.
Very very very cool. |
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twg
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| Posted: Fri Apr 04, 2008 5:04 am Post subject: |
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| Thats got to be slow, though... |
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SuperHero
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| Posted: Fri Apr 04, 2008 7:07 am Post subject: |
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| twg wrote: |
| Thats got to be slow, though... |
I havent' noticed anything slower... |
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JustJohn
Joined: 18 Oct 2007
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| Posted: Fri Apr 04, 2008 8:07 am Post subject: |
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| Nifty. Know of anything like this for fuji cameras? |
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SuperHero
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| Posted: Fri Apr 04, 2008 2:55 pm Post subject: |
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| JustJohn wrote: |
| Nifty. Know of anything like this for fuji cameras? |
sorry, I only found this when I saw a post on wired. |
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Thunndarr
Joined: 30 Sep 2003
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| Posted: Fri Apr 04, 2008 6:43 pm Post subject: |
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| Pretty awesome, will have to check it out some time. |
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bassexpander
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| Posted: Sun Apr 06, 2008 1:55 am Post subject: |
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| Neat... my camera is on the list. |
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