IXUS 310 HS (Elph 500 HS / IXY 31S) - available from the autobuild server

[Serfer]

I just dumped my new Elph 500 HS, it has 1.01C, dumped with cBasic Universal Dumper
http://ul.to/xyz6ah4h

[philmoz]

I just dumped my new Elph 500 HS, it has 1.01C, dumped with cBasic Universal Dumper
http://ul.to/xyz6ah4h

Attached is an initial test version for firmware 1.01c.

Phil.

[fe50]

@Serfer
1. Hello & welcome !
2. Thanks for the dump !

@Phil.
...wow, fast as a lightning strike !   

Added the

• IXUS310 / ELPH500 1.01C

full 16MB dump (dumped with cBasic udumper) provided by Serfer from this forum post to the box.net/chdk repository.

[Serfer]

I just dumped my new Elph 500 HS, it has 1.01C, dumped with cBasic Universal Dumper
http://ul.to/xyz6ah4h

Attached is an initial test version for firmware 1.01c.

Phil.

It works so far, many thanks!

[anshley]

I just dumped my new Elph 500 HS, it has 1.01C, dumped with cBasic Universal Dumper
http://ul.to/xyz6ah4h

Attached is an initial test version for firmware 1.01c.

Phil.

Hi Phil,

 I just tried to install it on my IXUS 310. As soon as I selected update firmware, the screen went black and now my camera is not starting.

Please help.

Thanks,
Anshley

[philmoz]

I just dumped my new Elph 500 HS, it has 1.01C, dumped with cBasic Universal Dumper
http://ul.to/xyz6ah4h

Attached is an initial test version for firmware 1.01c.

Phil.

Hi Phil,

 I just tried to install it on my IXUS 310. As soon as I selected update firmware, the screen went black and now my camera is not starting.

Please help.

Thanks,
Anshley

You probably tried the wrong version of CHDK for you camera.
The CHDK version has to match the firmware in your camera.

Remove and replace the battery should bring it back to life.

Phil.

[pandy87]

Hi philmoz!

I can´t open the .CR2 files in camera raw or photoshop. Do you know how to solve the problem? Thanks in advance!

[waterwingz]

I can´t open the .CR2 files in camera raw or photoshop. Do you know how to solve the problem? Thanks in advance!

You need to read through these, probably in the order they are listed :

link> CHDK Wiki Page about RAW
link> CHDK Forum thread on RAW

link> CHDK Wiki Page about Raw Software
link> How do you fix lens distortion with CHDK RAW files?
link> Decoding CHDK RAW images from a new cameraslink> CHDK Forum Board for RAW

[pandy87]

I can´t open the .CR2 files in camera raw or photoshop. Do you know how to solve the problem? Thanks in advance!

You need to read through these, probably in the order they are listed :

link> CHDK Wiki Page about RAW
link> CHDK Forum thread on RAW

link> CHDK Wiki Page about Raw Software
link> How do you fix lens distortion with CHDK RAW files?
link> Decoding CHDK RAW images from a new cameraslink> CHDK Forum Board for RAW

Thx for the links waterwingz, but i still can´t find a CHDK Raw to DNG convert that support IXUS 310 HS RAW.

[waterwingz]

Thx for the links waterwingz, but i still can´t find a CHDK Raw to DNG convert that support IXUS 310 HS RAW.

With each new CHDK supported camera,  there is typically a new CHDK RAW file "type".  As noted in the links I posted,  the CHDK RAW file is not really a file format though - its a simple dump of the sensor memory.  To interpret it,  you need to know the sensor geometry used to make the RAW file ( number of rows of pixels and number of columns of pixels). 

Most of the photography software that handles RAW formats is based on a program called dcraw.  Dcraw makes a guess about what camera the RAW file comes from based (AFAIK) on the exact file size. If it has a match on the file size its because somebody added that file information to dcraw so it knows how to convert to other formats (i.e. it knows the number of rows and columns for that file size so can convert it).

There is a process to submit this information to Dave Coffin - the author of dcraw.  Here's quote from his web site http://www.cybercom.net/~dcoffin/dcraw/

Does dcraw work with my camera?
Most likely, yes. If your camera is not on the Supported list, try dcraw anyway. If it doesn't work perfectly, don't just sit quietly waiting for my next version. Ask me if I need any raw photos, or go ahead and post a photo to your website and e-mail me the URL.

You can submit you RAW file to him,  but to get the color balance right you usually need to submit a picture of a calibrated color card.  Those are about $100 iirc.

Its been a while since I've played with the other packages - maybe somebody else can jump in here ?  Is there a program that lets you specify the X & Y of a CHDK RAW file and convert it to other formats ( like DNG ) ?

Update :  this might help too : http://chdk.wikia.com/wiki/CHDK_Tools#rawconvert.c