Canon CHDK User Manual download pdf (Page 5)

! CHDK Introduction

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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 shutter value override feature

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

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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)

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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

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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)

! •! 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.

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