Canon CHDK manual

! ! ! CHDK ! Extra Features !!! !! ® ! For Canon Point and Shoot Cameras ! User Quick Start Guide[...]

!! !!! !!! !! !!! !!! CHDK ® Canon Hack Development Kit User Quick Start Guide 2010 V .1.8.6 ® For Canon Cameras with CHDK loaded and operational For installation instructions go to: http://chdk.wikia.com/wiki/CHDK[...]

CONTENTS Acknowledgements …………. 2 CHDK Introduction …………... 3 Using CHDK …………………... 4 OSD Display diagram ……….. 7 Main Menu …………………….. 8 Extra Photo Operations ………. 8 Video Parameters ……………. 15 RA W Parameters ……………... 16 Edge overlay ………………….. 19 Custom cur[...]

Acknowledgements CHDK has to be one of the most innovative improvements to any camera that has ever come along since the beginning of photography . Started out by some people who only wanted RA W out of their raw- crippled cameras, it has now grown into one of the most adaptable, flexible, and full-featured operating systems of any cameras ever ma[...]

! ! CHDK Introduction ! ! ! ! ® Welcome to CHDK, for users of Canon Point and Shoot Cameras Q. What is the CHDK program? A . CHDK enhances the capabilities of your camera in a non-destructive, non-permanent way . ! After loading of CHDK program your camera will have the following extra functionality: ! • ! Shutter -priority (Tv) exposure - via s[...]

These features work on all camera models supported by CHDK. The camera does not need to have "related" or "inherent" features already present - CHDK will add the required functionality . New features are accessed through CHDK-specific menus, rather than the default camera menus. As CHDK is continually evolving, new features are[...]

CHDK will now be running in the background. Some features are enabled by default, for example, battery and memory indicators. However , most features are disabled by default. T o make changes to how CHDK operates, you start by entering <AL T> mode . <AL T> Mode When <AL T> mode is enabled the function of certain buttons on your ca[...]

More keys and shortcuts: In manual focus mode - (with <AL T> ) Up – Set MF to infinity Down – to set MF distance to hyperfocal distance (based on f/stop and zoom focal-length). Left – Decrease V alue Factor , Right – Increase V alue Factor . Zoom-in / Zoom-out – can be assigned to manual focus in Main Menu > Miscellaneous stuff.[...]

On-Screen Display (OSD) Map 9 3 10 2 1 5 4b 7 4a 11 6 8 1 <AL T> Mode indicator 6 Live Histogram 2 Mini Console - Current Script info. 7 RA W shots remaining Indicator 3 Battery Indicators 8 Miscellaneous V alues 4a File-Space Indicators - icon/text 9 Extra Photo Operations - Overrides 4b File-Space Indicator - vertical bar 10 T emperature In[...]

Main Menu ! ! The Main Menu is the top-level menu from which ! all CHDK functions are enabled and customized. ! T o access the Main Menu, set the camera to ! <AL T> mode and press the Menu button. ! Like Canon’ s menus, pressing the ! FUNC.SET button will select the ! highlighted menu option. Pressing ! the Display button will move back ! o[...]

Override shutter speed [0 – 100] <Extra Photo Operations < Main Menu TV in the OVERRIDES display in the OSD. This feature allows you to override the camera’ s shutter speed in all auto and manual modes with the speed you select. This feature allows shutter speeds as long as 64 seconds, (or longer if your camera has CHDK Extra Long Exposur[...]

• V alue factor (mm) [Of f, 1, 10, 100, 1000] F ACTOR in the OVERRIDES display in the OSD. The V alue factor is used to enable the “Override Subj. Dist V alu” (OSDV), and also to quickly set the focus distance. When updating the “ Override Subj. Dist. V alu ” with the left/right buttons, the value will be changed by the amount set in the [...]

Bracketing in continuous mode < Extra Photo Operations < Main Menu Bracketing is the practice of making several exposures of a scene, with each exposure differing from the next by predetermined steps in exposure or focus settings. Bracketing is used to easily capture a range of exposures so that the best exposure can be selected at a later ti[...]

• ISO bracketing value [0 – 100] Set this value to bracket via ISO. This value is multiplied by the V alue factor below to arrive at the final ISO value that will be used for bracketing. A value of 2, with a V alue factor of 10, will increase or decrease the ISO by 20 for following exposures. • V alue factor [Of f, 1, 10, 100] Used as a mult[...]

! Example: Camera set ISO 100 at 1/8s. AutoISO configured to ISO50-400 at ! 1/15s: AutoISO will shift to ISO200 to maintain 1/15s shutter speed. ! This feature is available in all modes except for Shutter priority (Tv). It is also ! disabled in stitch assist to prevent using different settings for each panorama part. ! • Enable Custom Auto ISO E[...]

! Enable Fast EV Switch? Enable [ • ] / Disable [ ] W arning : This feature is not properly workable on all cameras yet. See : http://chdk.setepontos.com/index.php/topic,2595.msg2421 1.html#msg2421 1 and : http://chdk.setepontos.com/index.php/topic,2501.msg23321.html#msg23321 T urns your UP and DOWN buttons into quick EV compensation buttons. Y o[...]

V ideo Parameters < Main Menu Video Mode [ Bitrate or Quality ] V ideo compression modes. ! Bitrate – dictates a constant data rate. V ideo compression (and hence, video quality) expands or contracts as necessary to maintain the data rate constant. ! Quality – Sets a constant compression level, ensuring a defined level of quality regardless[...]

Show Remaining Videotime [ Don’t, hh:mm:ss, KB/s, both ] < Video Parameters Displays a positionable OSD element to show the video bit-rate, and the remaining video recording-time, on your SD card,… • Don't - No display of remaining recording time and/or video data-rate. • hh:mm:ss - Display a clock of remaining video-recording time [...]

• Disable RA W @ EV Bracketing Enable [ • ] / Disable [ ] Disable RA W file-saving when you are using any of the high-speed bracketing features. • Disable RA W @ Edgeoverlay Enable [ • ] / Disable [ ] Disable RA W saving while using Edgeoverlay . • Disable RA W @ Auto Enable [ • ] / Disable [ ] Disable RA W saving while using Auto shoo[...]

RA W develop < Raw parameters < Main Menu This feature is for RA W files created with CHDK, not the Canon native RA W of some cameras. Use this feature to process a RA W file and create a JPEG from it. When selected, a file browser window is displayed. Select a RA W file and press Set. Press Set again to clear the message, then press the [...]

Edge Overlay < Main Menu ! Enable edge overlay Enable [ • ] / Disable [ ] Creates and overlays a high-contrast outline of the edges in the last half-press or shot that you took. V aluable for those that want to align features for panorama stitching or for doing stop-frame animations. Similar to an "onion-skinning" mode in animation s[...]

Custom Curves < Main Menu Enables the use of custom "curve" profiles to adjust the exposure of your RA W and JPG images. (Cameras with 12 bit sensors are not yet supported- Dec09 ). Difference between CV and CVF curves: CV curves are the standard RGB curves. CVF curves are special versions of the curves which intends to avoid color sh[...]

Histogram parameters < Main Menu Enables and customizes the Live Histogram feature. Histogram Anatomy The horizontal component of a histogram runs from 0 to 255. What is important to understand is the “0” and “255” are not values…they are labels representing a color value. When you see a line in the middle of the histogram (label “12[...]

Histogram Screenshots ! RGB ! ! ! RGB # Y ! RGB Y ! ! R G B # ! RGB # all ! ! Y all ! Blend ! Blend # Y • Histogram mode [ Linear , Log ] < Histogram parameters < Main Menu ! Determines how the Y -axis (vertical) of the histogram will be scaled. Log is useful for ! scenes with a large amount of a single color , such as an overcast sky (lots[...]

A 10 MP camera might have its Y -axis scaled like this... Linear Log 10,000,000 pixels 7,500,000 “ 6,250,000 “ 5,000,000 “ 3,750,000 “ 2,500,000 “ 1,250,000 “ 1 “ 10,000,000 pixels 1,000,000 “ 100,000 “ 10,000 “ 1,000 “ 100 “ 10 “ 1 “ Show histogram over/under EXP Enable [ • ] / Disable [ ] EXP in on-screen display . I[...]

Show Histo Ev Grid Enable [ • ] / Disable [ ] < Histogram parameters < Main Menu Adds 4 or 5 vertical lines to the histogram dividing the histogram by full stops. !!!!! !!!!!! EV Grid Enabled !!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!! !! Zebra parameters < Main Menu Zebra is a feature that indicates over and under exposed areas of the scene. When the shutter is[...]

UnderExposure threshold ! [0 – 32] Controls the sensitivity of exposure indication. 0 is less sensitive and 32 is very sensitive. OverExposure threshold ! [0 – 32] Controls the sensitivity of exposure indication. 0 is less sensitive and 32 is very sensitive. Restore original screen Enable [ • ] / Disable [ ] This option only applies to Zebra [...]

OSD Parameters < Main Menu Show OSD Enable [ • ] / Disable [ ] The CHDK On Screen Display . • Hide OSD? [ Don ʼ t, In Play , On Display , both ] • Don't - always shows the OSD icons/elements • In Play - hides them in playback • On Display - hides them when you toggle the CANON icons on/off with the display button (does not work f[...]

User Menu < OSD parameters < Main Menu Add frequently used menu items to make a custom easy access menu. User Menu Enable < OSD parameters < Main Menu ! ! ! ! ! ! [ Off, On, On Direct, Edit ] • Off - Disables use of the User Menu • On - Enables the User Menu when in <AL T> mode and pressing [HALF-PRESS] + MENU . • On Direct [...]

• CCD - Display the temperature of the CCD. Let's you know when it might be getting too warm. Or when it's cold enough to take lower-noise images. • Battery - D isplays the temperature of the battery compartment. ! ! ! ! NOTE: 3rd party LI-ION battery packs may always report a constant temperature, e.g. ! ! 25°C or 28°C. • all - D[...]

Grid < OSD parameters < Main Menu ! ! Opens the Grid Lines menu. This menu allows you to select and display a custom defined grid. ! See the grid tutorial in the CHDK Wiki . ! !!!! Show grid lines Enable [ • ] / Disable [ ] Enables the display of custom grids. ! Load grid from file… Displays the file selection screen. Use the direction[...]

Adaptor Lens Scale, 100=1x [0 – 1000] Adjusts the zoom value above by a multiplier , which is based on the converter lens that is installed on the camera. For a 0.7x wide converter use 70. For a 1.75x tele converter use 175. Show ‘real’ Aperture ! ! Enable [ • ] / Disable [ ] A v in Miscellaneous V alues. This is the actual aperture setting[...]

DOF Calculator < OSD parameters < Main Menu ! ! ! The Depth Of Field Calculator displays 5 distances in meters… • SD – Distance to the subject (Near Limit + DOF*0.33). Also called the Focal Plane. • NL – Near Limit. The distance where acceptable sharpness begins. • FL – Far Limit. The distance where acceptable sharpness ends. ?[...]

Raw < OSD parameters < Main Menu Show RA W state !! Enable [ • ] / Disable [ ] “RA W” in OSD. Enables the display of the RA W indicator . Show RA W shoot remain !! Enable [ • ] / Disable [ ] Calculates how many RA W captures will fit in the current free memory and displays that number next to the RA W indicator . W arning threshold [[...]

Show Space Bar [ Don ʼ t, Horizon, V ertical ] < Filespace < OSD parameters Displays a thin SD capacity remaining "fuel-gauge" icon on your screen. Location is positionable in your OSD Layout Editor . • Don't - T urn off this feature. • Horizon - Displays the bar-graph gauge in a horizontal orientation. • V ertical - Dis[...]

Clock < OSD parameters < Main Menu • Show Clock Displays an OSD real-time clock. • Don't - No clock display . • Normal - Displays HH:MM • Seconds - Displays HH:MM:SS • Clock Format 12-hour or 24-hour format toggle. When 12-hour format is used then the chosen 12-Hour Clock AM/PM indicators are enabled. Also influences the tempe[...]

V isual Settings ! < Main Menu !! Use this menu to make changes to the appearance of all CHDK menus, texts, backgrounds, etc., choose font types, sizes, colors, etc. Language Lets you choose another language if you have the appropriate .lng -file in the CHDK/LANG/ folder of your SD card. OSD codepage Choose the Codepage. [ W in1250 - 1257 ] Men[...]

Scripting Parameters < Main Menu Load Script from File... Enter <AL T> mode, press FUNC.SET to go to the SCRIPTS Folder , select a script, press FUNC.SET again to load it, set any required parameters to suit your needs (such as in this screenshot, “T imes to Repeat”, “Display Delay” - see the script’ s documentation), then press [...]

................................... synchable remote ........................................ • Enable Synchable Remote Enable [ • ] / Disable [ ] Enables synchable scriptless remote code originally used in Stereo Data Maker . ! !! • Enable Synch Enable [ • ] / Disable [ ] Used to synchronize 2 or more cameras when all hooked to the same US[...]

....................................... Default Script ................................................… ! ! The name of the currently loaded script is displayed in the Mini Console area at the bottom ! of the LCD on the left hand side. ! ! The Mini Console area is where script information is displayed, messages included by diligent ! script auth[...]

• RA W Sum Using the selected RA W files, this will combine them into one file. W orking on an additive principle. Meaning, if you take five 65-second exposures, then RA W Sum them together , the resulting image will be equivalent to the brightness level of a 5 minute, 25 second exposure. • RA W A verage This RA W Mer ge feature will, as it [...]

! !!!! 2.) Delete all RA W files in a selected folder Useful when:- Y ou keep RA W files in the same folder as JPG files, Y ou only want to get rid of some RA W files. (V ery important shots in some other folder). Y ou know which folder has a lot of out-takes. Go to CHDK File Browser and inside DCIM folder select the folder you want (E.g. "[...]

T ext file reader < Miscellaneous Stuff < Main Menu This utility can be used to read a text file stored on the SD card. (V ery convenient!, you can keep onboard instructions.) • Open new file… Displays a file browser window , opened to the CHDK/ BOOKS directory . Y ou can select a txt file to view . Press Func./Set to open the file. [...]

Games < Miscellaneous Stuff < Main Menu ! !!!! Y es , games! Choose your favourite! Switch to Playback mode for games. ! ! Arrow buttons - move ! FUNC.SET - choose level (Moves counter should be 0). ! Erase / +/- – restart current level ! Display - show 'about' info ! ! Zoom rocker - undo / redo moves ! Use MENU button to exit. ! [...]

<AL T> Mode button Cameras with a shortcut button can assign from a number of buttons to use as the <AL T> button, choose from PRINT , SHOR TCUT , FLASH, TIMER, ISO , or VIDEO buttons. Display button on A570, A590, A720, Face button on SX100, ISO button on A650, Disable LCD Off [ No, Alt , Script, ] No : LCD disabled, Alt : LCD on, Scri[...]

• ! PropCase / ParamsData page < Debug parameters < Miscellaneous Stuff !!! [ 0 -128 ] Search pages, each page shows 10 values Property cases (PropertyCase or PropCase) are basically variables in the camera's RAM that we can read and write from CHDK by using uBasic commands get_prop and set_pr op . "Under the hood" some other[...]

! ! A720IS ! Memory Card Benchmarks Example ! (Guide only , many variables to be considered) ! !!!!!! Speed (Kb/s) SD-card model, size Write (RA W) Write (Mem) Write (64k) Read (64k) Canon, 16MB (bundled) 2254 1859 1754 3508 A-DA T A Speedy , 2GB (F A T16) 2254 3164 2532 5572 Kingston, 2GB Ultimate 2254 10326 7692 6742 T ranscend, SD 4GB, Standard [...]

The size of the 1st partition is fixed to 2MB in the code (not changeable in the CHDK menu), but you can change it there and compile your own build, if you know how , using whim’ s CHDK Shell, http://drop.io/gcc_for_chdkshell Normally the creation of a partition deletes all data on the card, the swap command should not delete any data, but you s[...]

History of CHDK From Stereo Data Maker site:- http://stereo.jpn.org/eng/sdm/chdk.htm : !!!!! http://stereo.jpn.org/eng/index.html During the second half of 2006, programmer ' V italyB ' studied a disassembly of the firmware update for an IXUS camera in order to understand the Canon ® firmware-update procedure. W ith that knowledge, he [...]

The A640, A700, A710, G7, IXUS700, A570 (by Rossig/MX3 ) and IXUS800 were soon supported and new video features added. Tv bracketing in continuous-shooting mode, long-exposure feature by Fingalo and A560 support followed. The first cameras to be supported were all based on the Canon ® Digic II ® processor using the VxW orks ® operating system. [...]

KAP Kite aerial photography (KAP) is a hobby and a type of photography . A camera is lifted using a kite and is triggered either remotely or automatically to take aerial photographs. The camera rigs can range from the extremely simple, consisting of a trigger mechanism with a disposable camera, to complex apparatuses using radio control and digital[...]

RA W notes It may be said that CHDK owes it's existence to the desire for saving RA W in RA W barren Powershot cameras. By inspired work on the Firm update procedure with these cameras, it was discovered that RA W was actually a disabled function of the original firmware, and with further genius, enabling RA W saving and other functions saw t[...]

Sources, and for further study :– http://encyclopedia2.thefreedictionary .com/bit%20depth http://www .cambridgeincolour .com/tutorials/camera-sensors.htm http://designorati.com/articles/t1/photoshop http://encyclopedia2.thefreedictionary .com/bit%20depth http://www .wildtramper .com/sw/crw/crw .html http://www .howtofixcomputers.com/forums/digit[...]

Instructions for BADPIXEL.LUA... * Q. When I select the script with Func./Set, nothing happens, How do I run it? A. From fe50 - Thanks fe50 Ok, then follow me... - power your camera on, half-press the shutter , to go to record mode - press PRINT , then press FUNC/SET - select "Load script from file", go 2 steps down to the TEST/ folder ,[...]

script; place your camera in shoot mode (i.e. not playback mode, movie mode, alt mode, etc) with CHDK still running; operate the trigger! T riggering devices Y our triggering device should incorporate a power supply - a battery , for instance - that has its negative (or ground) terminal connected to pin 4 of a mini-USB cable and its positive termin[...]

Curves Notes Custom Curves Enables the use of custom "curve" profiles to adjust the exposure of your RA W and JPEG images. Please read this long thread - Custom processing for JPEG (T one curve, CA ...) :- http://chdk.setepontos.com/index.php/topic,932.0.html at the CHDK Forum, for its full functions and use. As well as downloading a cus[...]

Example Scripts: UltraIntervalometer (T ime Lapse) Script Code (save as "ult_intrvl.bas" to your /SCRIPTS/ folder) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- rem Author - Keoeeit rem Written for S-Series rem Should be okay on others r[...]

q=n-m print "Intvl Begins:", q/60; "min", q%60; "sec" sleep 930 next m return ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- http://chdk.wikia.com/wiki/UBASIC/Scripts:_Ultra_Intervalometer _____________________________[...]

j=j*1000 print ">[";a;",";b;"] threshold: ";c x=30000 if j>0 then goto "md_burst" ! :md_singleshot press "shoot_half" t=0 do md_detect_motion a, b, i, x, d, c, 1, t, h, 1, 1, a, f, 0, g, e until t>0 click "shoot_full" goto "md_singleshot" ! :md_burst press "shoot_ha[...]

Flash Notes Notes on Force flash: From PhyrePhoX , for strobists: an option to manually override flash (for all cameras). even for IXUS cams. no need for a script anymore. Important: when enabled, this will not only override flash power , but also enable the CHECK if flash is needed. in other words: your camera will use flash even in bright su[...]

HDR ! ! HDR from a single RA W ! Note: The examples above ar e copyright © , they r emain the pr operty of their r espective owners and ar e not for commercial use. Thanks to the owners for use in this User Guide. See:- http://www .flickr .com/groups/hdr/pool/ HDR (High Dynamic Range) is a popular branch of photography gaining acceptance over the[...]

HDR Panorama The British Columbia Parliament Buildings in V ictoria, BC - located at 48°25 ′ 13.4 ″ N, 123°22 ′ 1 1.1 ″ W]] This file is licensed under Creative " Commons Attribution " 2.5 " License In short: you are free to distribute and modify the file as long as you attribute it’ s author(s) or licensor(s). Attribut[...]

Grids pi cs ! ! ! Golden Ratio ! !! ! Rulers ! ! ! Diagonal Method Stereo Data Maker ! ! Photos courtesy of Stereo Data Maker http://stereo.jpn.org/eng/sdm/index.htm !!!!!!!!!!!! KAP ! (Kite Aerial Photography) ! ! ! Courtesy T om Benedict 61[...]

F AQs and Facts Q. Can CHDK damage your camera " ? A. Short answer : It is unlikely , but theoretically possible. CHDK comes with no warranty for any use; you use it at your own risk. CHDK is created by reverse engineering an undocumented system that directly controls hardware. Because of this, it is impossible to be certain that it is complet[...]

performed by an authorized Canon Repair Facility , would void the warranty ." ... and ... In further discussion with Canon ® about this specific hack, their response is: "If it is not Canon ® firmware the warranty would be void." Is it an "upgrade" of the camera firmware when the firmware remains untouched? It's [...]

Q. What’ s the future for CHDK ? A. There’ s no doubt that clever people will continue to develop more features, scripts, etc., and more cameras will be ported, CHDK will be refined, until it is released as v1.0, and perhaps beyond, which seems to be very close, so the future looks good for CHDK. This User Guide has been written up to May 2010[...]

Experimental development is being done on the PTP feature for CHDK cameras, this will provide computer control of a camera similar to Canon’ s EOS Utility and Remote Capture, but with CHDK capability such as remote script control. As at May 2010 so far the supported cameras are: (for experimental use) A480-100b, A540-100b, A590-100e, A610-100e an[...]

Links F AQ http://chdk.wikia.com/wiki/F AQ CHDK for Dummies The V ery First Steps http://chdk.wikia.com/wiki/CHDK_for_Dummies Cardtricks (Memory card formatting) http://chdk.setepontos.com/index.php/topic,964.0.html User Manual at Wiki http://chdk.wikia.com/wiki/CHDK_User_Manual Guide http://chdk.setepontos.com/index.php/topic,1 167.0.htmlß Hi-Spe[...]

Legal Notes This User Guide is Copyright © under the terms of the GNU General Public License, Free Documentation License, as published by the Free Software Foundation. This User Guide is not for resale, it is a free distribution. distributed in the hope that it will be useful but WITHOUT ANY W ARRANTY ; without even the implied warranty of MERCHAN[...]

! INDEX A Acknowledgements 2 ! Adaptor lens scale 30 !! AF Key ! 15 <AL T> mode 5, 6, 7, 8, 18, 19, 27, ! ! 36, 42, 48, 51, 52, 53, 63 <AL T> mode button ! 43 AL T +/- debug action ! 46 Aperture ! 9, 1 1, 30, 47, 48, 49, 64 Auto magnify ! 23 Auto select 1st entry @ menu 26 Autoscroll delay ! 41 A v ! 9, 1 1, 30, 54, 63 B Bad pixel notes[...]

L Language ! 35 Legal notes ! 66 Line color ! 29 Links ! 65 Load curve profile ! 20 Load grid from file ! 29, 53 M Main menu ! 8 Make card bootable ! 43, 45 Manual focus ! 10, 64, ! Menu in OSD ! 26 Memory browser ! 44 Memory (Filespace) indicators 7 Memory info-show ! 43 ! Mini Console ! 38 MF (Manual Focus) ! 6, 9, 10, 42 Miscellaneous info ! 6[...]

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