CHDK hacks for Canon cameras. For us non-know it all's

[edgedamage]

CHDK firmware hack for cheap canon powershot cameras. A cool list of hacks with this firmware:
Time Lapse
Auto lightning capture
HDR Images
Long exposure times up to 65 seconds
RAW and JPEG still captures
http://www.metafilter.com/69861/Things-you-never-thought-you-could-do-with-your-camera

[hagbard]

I knew that.

[edgedamage]

I knew that.
Wow great response. Spoken like a true professional photographer. Can you please provide links to all the work you have published in professional magazines.
Or now that you own a DSLR you somehow think you are better than everyone else.

[hagbard]

"Things you never thought you could do with your camera"

Not the one making presumptions. Since no one else has felt compelled to comment, I assume most people discovered what you did at least two years ago. Welcome to 2005.

For example:

http://www.bobatkins.com/photography/digital/digital_rebel_firmware_hack.html

Its pretty widely know that you can hack firmware in digital cameras. No news here, lets move on.

[edgedamage]

"Things you never thought you could do with your camera"

Not the one making presumptions. Since no one else has felt compelled to comment, I assume most people discovered what you did at least two years ago. Welcome to 2005.

For example:

http://www.bobatkins.com/photography/digital/digital_rebel_firmware_hack.html

Its pretty widely know that you can hack firmware in digital cameras.
I searched these forums and found nothing. Maybe some members might find this
info useful. Threadcrappers belong with the kids in Off Topic.

[CameraBill]

"Things you never thought you could do with your camera"

Since no one else has felt compelled to comment, I assume most people discovered what you did at least two years ago. Welcome to 2005.

I knew that stuff too before I got a canon camera. Your enticing title leads to disappointment when we already knew about it.

[gmark2000]

I have been following the CHDK project for awhile now. So it's not new to me either.

[edgedamage]

I guess you know it alls can't read. My title was taken from the page I linked to.
Off topic slow today? Is that why you kids are here?

[3weddings]

Well it was news to me (ok I knew it could be done but hadn't seen anything about it before)...some great samples linked!!

Thanks OP

[edgedamage]

Well it was news to me (ok I knew it could be done but hadn't seen anything about it before)...some great samples linked!!

Thanks OP
No problem. I look froward to trying the lightning capture hack. From what I understand the way to capture lightning with a dslr is to fire off frames non-stop during a storm. If I could get a cheap camera that I bought from a garage sale to do it unmanned why not?

[hagbard]

I knew that stuff too before I got a canon camera. Your enticing title leads to disappointment when we already knew about it.

Its not my title, its the posters. he's since changed it.

[frogger]

Is Cannon a Chinese knock off of the real thing? ;-)

[edgedamage]

Is Cannon a Chinese knock off of the real thing? ;-)
Arrr matey. I mean Canon.

[smuncky]

is there anything like this for other camera's, like sony's for example?

[edgedamage]

is there anything like this for other camera's, like sony's for example?

I have two sony P&S cameras. So far I have found nothing.

[willy]

I don't seem to be able to find a way to view/edit Canon's 1st gen RAW (.CRW) files ..... :cry:

[ShadowVlican]

-bookmarked-

thanks OP, i didn't know about this

now to find spare time to play with my SD700IS

[hightech]

I took 2 pics with my SD 850 IS (JPEG and RAW) and used Raw Therapee to view and edit the RAW images. Here is the result

JPEG:
http://i273.photobucket.com/albums/jj218/hightechto/a3d5a31b.jpg

RAW:
http://i273.photobucket.com/albums/jj218/hightechto/8a1e610b.jpg

Aside from the colour and exposure difference, RAW images show much more detail (i.e. the trees and brickwork) then JPEG. I had to crop the display from Raw Therapee into paint, so you will notice the image does not show the same items.

What do you guys think?

[hightech]

anyone?