CHDK for Dummies. The Very First Steps Choosing a new camera Edit There are two segments in the digital camera market: people who just want to snap pictures, and professional photographers. Accordingly, many camera manufacturers have two "families" of product: Point And Shoot cameras (also called Digital Compact cameras) intended for consumers who want to take snaps. P&S cameras are small, easy-to-use digital cameras, without fancy lenses. The CHDK (Canon Hacker Development Kit) software makes the extra settings of a DSLR available on Canon's point-and-shoot cameras. Using CHDK Edit Please note these points on using CHDK to get more out of your digital camera . CHDK only works with Canon point-and-shoot digital cameras. Modern digital cameras contain tiny computers. The next section describes how to check which firmware version your camera has.
Review the officialCHDK camera list to see if there is a version of CHDK for your camera model and firmware version. Preparing the file on the SD card In the store Edit. CHDK Download - build 1.0.0, revision #1619. G9. PowerShot G9 Edit Reviews and Specifications Technical Data Digic III image processor DryOS operating system Sensor: 12.1 million effective pixels, 1/1.7 inch CCD type (max. image size: 4000 x 3000) Lens: 35-210mm (35mm equiv), 6x optical zoom, F2.8-4.8 Display: 3.0 inch LCD, 230,000 pixels Storage: SD / SDHC / MMC card compatible Real-image zoom viewfinder Power: rechargeable Li-ion battery NB-2LH/NB-2L Dimensions: 106.4 x 71.9 x 42.5 mm (4.2 x 2.8 x 1.7 in), Weight: 320 g (11.3 oz) (without batteries) Firmware info As in other Canon PS case, the ver.req file works as well in this model.
Canon PowerShot G9 P-ID:315A PAL D Firmware Ver GM1.00D NoError Jul 23 2007 08:05:13 subsequent press of DISP (while still holding FUNCSET) reveals: Adj Ver.008.005 IS Firm Ver. 3.00 IS Param Ver. 2.03 If you use vers.req instead of ver.req at the last screen you can see more info: Total Shoot : 26 <=- variating Open Shutter : 0 Close Shutter: 0 Firmware Ver. 1.0.0.0 [ OK ] CHDK specialities For developers Edit or. CHDK User Manual. Introduction What is CHDK? Canon Hack Development Kit CHDK is a unique software application developed by enthusiasts that enables extra features for ported Canon™ "Point&Shoot" cameras. (Note: it will not run on DSLR cameras.) What can it do? CHDK enhances the capabilities of your camera in a non-destructive, non-permanent way. After loading CHDK, your camera will have the following extra functionality: These new features are accessed through CHDK-specific menus, rather than the default camera menus.
How is all this possible? Firstly, by the skill, persistence, and generosity of the developers, and other contributors to the CHDK project. Secondly, in the same way that your computer hardware runs an operating system, such as Windows, Mac OS, or Linux, your Canon camera also has an operating system in it. Does CHDK permanently alter the camera? No. How does CHDK get on the camera? How does CHDK software get copied to the flash card? Where can CHDK software be downloaded? Thanks to the Authors 1. 2. UBASIC/TutorialScratchpad. This wiki page contains some loosely organized information about UBASIC scripting - hence the "scratchpad" title. If you see errors (and there will be some), and can correct, elaborate, or clarify then please do so.
Please feel free to also add your own section on an area that has not been covered yet. The uBASIC User Guide, derived from this page is also available as a reference. → See also the New uBASIC & LUA scripting commands and the Scripting Cross Reference Page . Keep these things in mind when writing your scripts: Use a plain text editor to compose your scripts. When viewing scripts you'll often see the opening section look something like this: @title Interval shooting @param a Shoot count @default a 5 @param b Interval (Minutes) @default b 0 Let's break down what each of those lines mean and how they are used by CHDK.
@title Your Script Title This is the title that will appear when you have the script loaded in CHDK and go to "Scripting Parameters" menu selection. @param x (label) Edit. CameraFeatures. Since the discovery of many new override features, some far surpassing what the cameras were originally sold to do, it has been found that each make and model of camera may have variations in the absolute limits of Shutter-Speeds, F-Stops, ISO-Values, Motion-Detection Speed, among others. It might be interesting if people who have tested the limits of their particular cameras would provide what limits they found. This would also be a nice quick & dirty chart for anyone wanting to choose a CHDK-capable camera based on these new capabilities. As well as a place to show to newcomers the answer to their "I set my camera to 2 minutes exposure but I only get 65 seconds, Why" questions.
NOTE: All ratings in this chart should be taken as a basic guideline. Important! New Camera Capabilities with CHDK Edit Values in (parenthesis) are the camera's OEM value. 1 RAW File/Frame Sizes - You might notice something you haven't noticed before. ! How To Test Your Camera Edit Longest Tv Highest F/Stop (Av) Tests. CHDK for Dummies. The Very First Steps Choosing a new camera Edit There are two segments in the digital camera market: people who just want to snap pictures, and professional photographers. Accordingly, many camera manufacturers have two "families" of product: Point And Shoot cameras (also called Digital Compact cameras) intended for consumers who want to take snaps. P&S cameras are small, easy-to-use digital cameras, without fancy lenses. First time camera users should get a Point And Shoot camera. The CHDK (Canon Hacker Development Kit) software makes the extra settings of a DSLR available on Canon's point-and-shoot cameras.
Using CHDK Edit Please note these points on using CHDK to get more out of your digital camera . CHDK only works with Canon point-and-shoot digital cameras. Modern digital cameras contain tiny computers. The next section describes how to check which firmware version your camera has. How to check the firmware version of a Canon P&S camera Preparing the file on the SD card In the store Edit. CHDK in Brief. 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. Please see the FAQ, CHDK for Dummies, Firmware Usage page and the One Page Ultra-Quick Users Guide, as well as other pages on this wiki, for more specifics on supported cameras, details of features, scripting, downloading, etc. 1.
CHDK is free software for some (not all) Canon PowerShot compact digital cameras. 2. Probably. 3. Developers around the world are continuing to add new features to CHDK. 4. See below, and read the FAQ, CHDK for Dummies and the Firmware Usage page !!! Step 1. Edit You need to know your camera model and its firmware version. Step 2. Step 3. See the FAQ for how to do this. CHDK Wiki.