Newbie issues, still - [CHDK for Dummies - The Very First Steps]

[dabrera]

Thank you so much Hero Member!!
the "hold down Func/Set + Display + "Down" on the wheel worked. So my firmware is version GM1.00D

I was able to update my firmware and saw the CHDK Splash Screen shown here "Error

So now I see the battery status on my LCD, but I can't access the ALT menu. I've tried the same steps as the posts by BlindHunter (pressing the Shortcut/Printer button, and Shortcut/Printer button followed by the Function/Set), and nothing happens. I still have the same menu options.

Any suggestions??

I feel like I'm so close, yet so far!! haha

thanks for any help!

[whim]

According to the Wiki page for the SX200is http://chdk.wikia.com/wiki/SX200IS

just 'Print' is the way to get into Alt mode (you'll see <Alt> at bottom-center of your screen)

once you got that (<Alt> at bottom-center i mean) press Menu ...

wim

[dabrera]

hi Whim,

Thanks for the reply.  I've tried the steps from the wiki page, but pressing the 'Print' button (or the Direct Print button as referred to in the manual) still doesn't bring up the ALT menu.
Also, I didn't realize the battery charge indicator on the LCD is automatically displayed...so it's not an indication that CHDK loaded.

Has anyone encountered this before where you get to the CHDK Splash Screen but the ALT menu won't come up?
Is it possible that the fiirmware did not update correctly and is there anyway I can check?

When I repeat the steps to check what firmware version I have, that screen pops up saying there are 'no errors', but the 'update firmware' option does not display in my menu anymore.

thank you!

[whim]

@dabrera

Please note that, although you use the 'Firm Update' menu, that does NOT mean your firmware actually gets
updated. You'll have to redo this every time you start your cam, and it needs the PS.FI2 to be on your card
in the root directory.

If, on the other hand, you have made your card bootable, CHDK will start up automatically when you turn tour cam on;
in this case DISKBOOT.BIN must be present on your card (in the root directory) AND you must have activated the
write protect on your card.

HTH,

wim

PS and do yourself (and me!) a big favour: read the FAQ that seem to apply (see my signature)

[Chucker]

I am the newest of the newbies. I have just followed the step-by-step progress from Beta  in creating CHDK for the Canon SD880. Wow! and Thanks! to all who made this possible.

A month ago I loaded the appropriate CHDK for my Canon SD850. Should I expect similar happy results?

[NubeeA590]

No, I am the newest of the newbies I believe I have the correct chdk on a sd card for my A590 IS
Haven't put it in the camera yet. I used this build a590-101b-0.9.9-863-full.zip
My goal is to try time lapse photography, not sure yet if time lapse feature is a default in this build.
I know nothing about writing scripts, I haven't done enough homework to get the couage to put this sd card in yet. Coaxing encouraged.

NubeeA590

[dvip]

@NubeeA590
You may want to take a look at the scritps here:

http://chdk.wikia.com/wiki/UBASIC/Scripts

There are some  Intervalometer scripts and others there.

The A590IS-101b works well with chdk.

The only thing that still doesn't work well is video. Auto Focus won't work if you press "set/shutter" during video recording.

I hope this helps.

[NubeeA590]

@dvip

Thank you, yes it will help, all help is appreciated.

[hrga]

Hy everybody and people working on this cool stuff.
I have question? I have putted CHDK on my 710 IS but there are no some cool stuf in my camer that are listed that should be there.

I have still the same shutter speed, stil same ISO, stil same Aperture, no RAW, and the stuff I miss is bulb and time lapse option.

Is this lake that or I putted something wrong? thx

[fe50]

Hello & welcome, hrga !

I have putted CHDK on my 710 IS but there are no some cool stuf in my camer that are listed that should be there.
I have still the same shutter speed, stil same ISO, stil same Aperture, no RAW, and the stuff I miss is bulb and time lapse option.

--> http://chdk.wikia.com/wiki/FAQ
--> http://chdk.wikia.com/wiki/CHDK_User_Manual

...for time lapse:
--> http://chdk.wikia.com/wiki/LUA#Minimalistic_Intervalometer & http://chdk.wikia.com/wiki/LUA#yet_another_accurate_intervalometer
--> http://chdk.wikia.com/wiki/Special:Search?search=time+lapse&go=1
--> http://www.virtualdub.org/
--> http://chdk.setepontos.com/index.php/topic,4084.msg38221.html#msg38221

[100]

HALLO!
I'm a newbie! i've to know if ixus 100 is - sd 780 is has the timelapse function in this release of chdk...
please help me!
thanks to all! 100

[fe50]

Hello & welcome, 100 !

I'm a newbie! i've to know if ixus 100 is - sd 780 is has the timelapse function in this release of chdk...

Use an intervalometer script, like i described one post before
See also:
--> http://chdk.setepontos.com/index.php/topic,4084.msg38221.html#msg38221
--> http://chdk.wikia.com/wiki/UBASIC/Scripts%3A_HDR_time_lapse
--> http://chdk.wikia.com/wiki/UBASIC/Scripts

[helenluna]

Hello all, I'm a newbie here, hope you don't mind if I post a few questions... I have been lurking on this forum and also studying the Wikia for a few days, trying to find answers, but failed miserably. Maybe I'm not technically skilled enough to use CHDK but I have to be a little stubborn and try once more.

I own a SX200 IS and haven't found much info about this particular camera and how CHDK works on it. Still, I downloaded the right version, installed it to my card and checked it out. Yes, it works, some features like the live histogram, optical zoom for videos, and the battery indicator in percentage are awesome, but I'm having two problems with the things that matter the most to me:

- Scripts wont work. I tried the best recommended scripts from Wikia, but though the camera says they are running when I run them (I followed the user guide step by step), there are no files generated, nothing happens at all.

- I can't read the raw files created. I tried using Raw Therapee but it says the files are a non-supported type, tried converting the original files with dng4ps2 but it just can't find any raw file in the card, and even tried dropping those in all the other image programs I have. Nothing worked. The only program that was able to "see" my raws was the Faststone Viewer, but that's not enough, I need to be able to edit them and turn them into images.

So can anyone who has a SX200 help me here? What are the existing working scripts for this camera? I'm interested particularly in a timelapse script (multi-purpose, not only for night or sunset), a lightning type MD script and a HDR bracketing script. And also I'd like to be able to use my raws!!

Thanks in advance!

[kachar]

 Sorry, post deleted as of no help - in fact, the opposite!

[helenluna]

:/ So... still looking for guidance here.

Edit: I was suggested saving in DNG format, is that the same thing as RAW?