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CHDK Introduction

Welcome to CHDK, for users of Canon→ Point and Shoot CamerasQ. 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 shutter value override feature

•Aperture-priority (Av) exposure - via aperture value override feature

•Shooting in RAW, with RAW Average, RAW Sum, and RAW Develop features, save as .DNG (Digital Negative for wider compatibility)

•Live histogram (RGB, blended, luminance and for each RGB channel) •Zebra mode (a live view of over and under-exposed areas of your picture)

•Depth-of-field(DOF)-calculator, Hyperfocal-calculator with instant Hyperfocal and Infinity focus-set, and more

•Battery indicator

•RAW and Video space-remaining gauges with custom low-limit alerts •USB cable and wireless remote shutter release

•Motion-detection trigger - automatically fires camera on motion detection. (Able to capture lightning strikes.)

•Customizable high-speed continuous (burst)

Shutter-based (Tv), aperture-based (Av) and

ISO-based exposure bracketing

(unlimited shots)

•Focus bracketing

(unlimited shots)

 

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Adjustable Video quality and size (compression) adjustable while recording

•Elimination of 1 GB video-size limit (for many DigicII cameras)

•Zoom during video function (for cameras without this feature)

•Shutter, Aperture, and ISO Overrides

 

 

•Ultra-long shutter speeds - up to 64 seconds (much longer for supported cameras)

•Ultra-fast shutter speeds - up to 1/10,000" and higher

 

•High-speed Flash Sync at all speeds up to 1/64,000 of a second

•Custom user-editable visible

 

Grids for framing, cropping, and alignment

•File browser

 

 

 

 

•Text reader

 

 

 

 

•Calendar

 

 

 

 

•Games

 

 

 

 

•Fully customizable CHDK display, info placement, user-colors, fonts in menus, etc.

•Custom CHDK User Menu

 

(for instant recall of up to 10 favorite functions)

•Scripts execution - including exposure bracketing, focus bracketing, intervalometer, etc •And other features too numerous to mention here.