CHDK: Hack your Canon

[Dr Mordrid]

Note: if the thought of hacking your camera puts you ill at ease, DON'T DO IT!!

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CHDK page: http://chdk.wikia.com/wiki/CHDK

CHDK is a firmware enhancement that operates on a number of Canon Cameras. CHDK gets loaded into your camera's memory upon bootup (either manually or automatically). It provides additional functionality beyond that currently provided by the native camera firmware.

CHDK is not a permanent firmware upgrade: you decide how it is loaded (manually or automatically) and you can always easily remove it.
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Main features:

• Save images in RAW format
• Ability to run "Scripts" to automate the camera
• Live histogram (RGB, blended, luminance and for each RGB channel)
• Zebra mode (blinking highlights and shadows to show over/under exposed areas)
• An "always on" full range Battery indicator
• Ability to turn off automatic dark-frame subtraction
• a higher compression movie mode, and double the maximum video file size
• exposure times as long as 65 seconds
• exposure times as little as 1/10,000 of a second
• ability to use the USB port for a remote trigger input

Additional features:

• a depth-of-field (DOF)-calculator
• File browser
• Text reader
• Calendar
• Some fun tools and games

[Fluff]

Cool.... however my camera works at moment, could do with the battery indicator on Ixus 850i though

[Jammrock]

Last time I tried this my A630 did not have the right firmware to use CHDK. I have the original 1.00 firmware an you need at least 1.00c or something like that.