A650is "allbest-16 build" whitebalance reset after leaving chdk menu

[urbient]

hi

put the fresh chdk on my cam and all seem to work so far.
but have a the problem that after using chdk "alt" state going back into the normal cannon mode
by the blue printer button (alt) releases a shutter operation
wich NOT makes a picture but after that the whitebalance is reset to custom
everytime u go back from alternate (alt) to normal .
what happened to the video quality thing is it not implemented in the allbest chdk ?

my 2 cents

chris

[Trackieman]

  Are you sure your referring to the A650IS ? I didn't think a build was currently available for the A650IS (at the time of writing that is)

[ewavr]

after using chdk "alt" state going back into the normal cannon mode
by the blue printer button (alt) releases a shutter operation
wich NOT makes a picture but after that the whitebalance is reset to custom

In Canon's menu assign "print/share" button to "none".

what happened to the video quality thing is it not implemented in the allbest chdk ?

This feature implemented only for VxWorks cameras.

P.S. Download link for A650 1.00D - http://malbe.nm.ru/chdk/allbest-a650-100d-16.zip

[urbient]

  well hehe ... next time ... RTFM  ...
thanx ALOT for the build waited for it like a kid for .
one thing that is interesting that even the DCIM inner folder says 720is for the photos ... seems to be exactly the same firm as also with the led adresses . so only a different ccd and lens .

@Trackieman

if u really want to be up to date u have to order an reuters rss feed where they give the latest infos  ..

honestly i just looked in the SVN and saw that ewarv put a650 support into the build ... so i was already downloading the environment for compiling but thought that it might take ages for me to go through the steps and that probably one of the big guys already uploads the final version .

testing now ... i LOVE the overrides !

chris

[ShadowMga]

Hi, I'm new on this forum and using CHDK!
I own an A650IS, and I'm tryng to put CHDK on it.
Is there a place where I can find a howto on how to do this?

What I had made until now:
 - download file: allbest-a650-100d-16.zip
 - extract files to root dir on SD card
 - put the card onto the cam... didn't find "Firm update" menu item...
 - create a file named "PS.FI2" on root of SD card
 - the "Firm update" menu item appears, but give me an error...

 What can I do to load CHDK?

[ewavr]

What can I do to load CHDK?

* Make card bootable. Card must be FAT16 formatted.
* Copy diskboot.bin to card (ps.fir can be moved to trashcan  )
* Lock card by switch on it
* Insert card into camera and switch camera on.
* Enjoy!

[rchoi999]

Thanks for the developers of chdk, I shot few raw pictures using "allbest-16 build" on my A650 and follow the raw processing from:
http://chdk.wikia.com/wiki/FAQ#Q._I.27ve_shot_some_RAW_pictures._How_do_I_process_them.3F

But none of converters work on A650 raw files, is there any raw converter I can use?


 

[dreammoose]

Thanks for the developers of chdk, I shot few raw pictures using "allbest-16 build" on my A650 and follow the raw processing from:
http://chdk.wikia.com/wiki/FAQ#Q._I.27ve_shot_some_RAW_pictures._How_do_I_process_them.3F

But none of converters work on A650 raw files, is there any raw converter I can use?

Pretty much all the independent RAW converters use Dave Coffin's dcraw underneath the GUIs to do the heavy lifting. There is no way for him to update it until RAW files for any given camera are actually available, which has been just a couple of days for the A650.

So the first solution will be dcraw, then the others as they incorporate the changes.

I sent him a sample today and he sent me a patch for the C code and prelim color settings. Not final, but should allow conversion. Except, I'm not that kind of programmer. So if you or anyone would like the patch, I can send it on. And maybe you could send me the Windoze executable.

I found A710 RAW files to be a big improvement on the JPEGs:
http://zone-10.com/cmsm/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=149&Itemid=1&limit=1&limitstart=3

So I'm eager to see how the A650 fares.

Moose

[ShadowMga]

What can I do to load CHDK?

* Make card bootable. Card must be FAT16 formatted.
* Copy diskboot.bin to card (ps.fir can be moved to trashcan  )
* Lock card by switch on it
* Insert card into camera and switch camera on.
* Enjoy!

Wow...    Thanks it work like a charm... Now I only need to learn how to use it, and how to take pictures
I'll edit the A650IS page on the wiki and put your instructions on it

[rchoi999]

Pretty much all the independent RAW converters use Dave Coffin's dcraw underneath the GUIs to do the heavy lifting. There is no way for him to update it until RAW files for any given camera are actually available, which has been just a couple of days for the A650.

So the first solution will be dcraw, then the others as they incorporate the changes.

I sent him a sample today and he sent me a patch for the C code and prelim color settings. Not final, but should allow conversion. Except, I'm not that kind of programmer. So if you or anyone would like the patch, I can send it on. And maybe you could send me the Windoze executable.

I found A710 RAW files to be a big improvement on the JPEGs:
http://zone-10.com/cmsm/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=149&Itemid=1&limit=1&limitstart=3

So I'm eager to see how the A650 fares.

Moose

Thanks for the information but I'm not a programmer too, so its better to wait for a new version of dcraw to support A650 raw files.

[dreammoose]

Thanks for the information but I'm not a programmer too, so its better to wait for a new version of dcraw to support A650 raw files.

The DNG converter beta now supports the A650. http://dng4ps2.chat.ru/index_en.html

I've only tried it briefly. It looks pretty good on an iso 80 outdoor shot with IT8 target in it. On an indoor shot at iso 400, it did some strange purple splotches in the noisy shadows that I can't get rid of in ACR adjustments.

I installed  the DJGPP c compiler and with some email help from Dave Coffin managed to compile a version of dcraw that supports the A650. Unfortunately, it will not run under Vista, but works fine under XP.

dcraw is dos box command line only, so less pretty than the DNG converter, but more powerful and flexible and the results in the shadows are fine. 

The Vista issue is an MS issue, which may or may not go away with final SP1. The official releases of dcraw don't have that limitation, being compiled with different compilers that use the MS API.

All the other, GUI converters that rely on dcraw will support the A650 sooner or later. Guess I'll be batch converting using dcraw on the old XP box until RawThrerapee supports the A650 and I can compare it to dcraw alone.

Moose

[touristguy87]

...the 720 I know has a ton of NR on the jpegs, compared to a decent camera the shots look like crayon work.

but I am banging my head against the wall trying to get this to work on my a650 (meanwhile I saw this the day after I bought a g9, just for this reason)

I have formatted an 8GB SDHD card in fat16 using 32k and 64k clusters, set the switch to write, used multiple diskboot.bin files...it just ain't happening...every time the system tells me that the card is locked and I see no special items...yet here I see two guys at least that have it working...what am I doing differently?

thanks

ps the -16 link above is to a corrupted zip file anyone have a working version of code that they are willing to share? plus a directory listing?

[Barney Fife]

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[GrAnd]

Or am I mistaken and the A650 is one of those DRY-OS cameras that require the auto-booting method to load?

Yep.

[keyman]

The A650 IS is one of the cameras that currently requires auto-booting to load CHDK.

Given that this thread is about AllBest build 16, and touristguy87 put his questions in 5 different threads, how about we direct any more discussion on touristguy87's question to Can't load CHDK on A650.  The other 4 threads have additional subjects covered within the thread, and would just end up a bit more clutered.