emshighway
2008-04-04, 05:59 PM
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.
http://howto.wired.com/wiki/Supercharge ... K_Firmware (http://howto.wired.com/wiki/Supercharge_Your_Camera_with_Open-Source_CHDK_Firmware)
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.
http://howto.wired.com/wiki/Supercharge ... K_Firmware (http://howto.wired.com/wiki/Supercharge_Your_Camera_with_Open-Source_CHDK_Firmware)