Eos 400d ( Rebel XTI )

JoeNeptune

Is it possible to change the shoot RAW while in auto modes to another button(maybe the WB button)
so that the DP button can still do the function you set it to while in the auto modes?

JoeNeptune

Instead of just having one of the functions available on the DP button could two more be put on the Jump and Erase button because they don't do anything when not in playback mode?

eduperez

JoeNeptune
I think it would be a bit better in the wave option if it took pictures while something is in front of the sensor instead of when something moves away from it.
This way it will take the picture faster with just one motion instead of 2.
Also if you wanted a stranger to take a pic of you, you could set it and all they would have to do is look threw view finder and it will take a picture or a few pics if you set repeating.
They wouldn't even have to find the button. But you better warn them first in case it scares them.

Sound good?

Done.

eduperez

JoeNeptune
Is it possible to change the shoot RAW while in auto modes to another button(maybe the WB button)
so that the DP button can still do the function you set it to while in the auto modes?

Done.

eduperez

JoeNeptune
Instead of just having one of the functions available on the DP button could two more be put on the Jump and Erase button because they don't do anything when not in playback mode?

Neither JUMP nor PLAY are detected by our hack; unless someone manages to change the core routines, I am afraid that those buttons are not available to us. However, I have plans to change the behavior of the DP button: please see issues 4, 5, and 6 at http://code.google.com/p/400plus/issues/list.

JoeNeptune

Done, Done?

eduperez

JoeNeptune
Done, Done?

Yep! Those changes have already been committed to the SVN repository, and are waiting for the next official release (I expect to make a release around midnight [GMT time]). You can give a try to the bleeding-edge nightly build at http://code.google.com/p/400plus/downloads/detail?name=400plus-20110328-r214.zip, but remember nightly builds are preview versions, and can contain unfinished work.

sizzlincok

For the version updated weekly to the repository, the changeable colour temp in the 400plus menu has no effect on the final image.

I have selected white balance, then pushed the DP button to activate custom K white balance, but still no affect on the final image.

Sergei's menu version has immediate effect after changing the value in the menu without going to WB then pressing DP. Yours doesn't eduperez, even if the colour temp is set to K.

Maybe I'm doing something wrong?
All the images come out blue regardless of what Kelvin (colour temp) I set.

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The shortcuts DP button works, but deactivating the shortcut menu, and setting it to my preference of ISO change only does not work as well.
The shortcuts menu still appears.

eduperez

sizzlincok
For the version updated weekly to the repository, the changeable colour temp in the 400plus menu has no effect on the final image.

I have selected white balance, then pushed the DP button to activate custom K white balance, but still no affect on the final image.

Sergei's menu version has immediate effect after changing the value in the menu without going to WB then pressing DP, yours doesn't eduperez, even with WB + DP button.

Maybe I'm doing something wrong?
All the images come out blue regardless of what Kelvin (colour temp) I set.

Did you set the white balance to custom color temperature? The color temperature in the 400plus menu only changes the value that will be used when the custom color temperature option is set: at the white balance dialog, press DP to activate the custom color temperature. You should hear a beep and a "K" should be displayed as the white balance on the camera's main screen.

This is a design decision, as the SET button in the menu saves and applies all the changes, not just the selected item; and this action should not change the white balance, because there isn't a white balance selection in the menu.

sizzlincok
The shortcuts DP button works, but deactivating the shortcut menu, and setting it to my preference of ISO change only does not work as well.
The shortcuts menu still appears.

I guess you are using the nightly snapshot, as there is no shortcuts menu in the official release... The interaction between the shortcuts menu and the DP action settings has still not been worked on; please remember that nightly snapshots are "work in progress", thanks.

PS: Please, do not cross-post between the project home page and this forum; it forces me to answer the same questions twice.

eduperez

I have just set up a mailing list at Google Groups: http://groups.google.com/group/400plus.

The main intention of that group is to have a place to receive automatic announcement of updates (Wiki, Issues, and Source) from the project's page (http://code.google.com/p/400plus/), but it has not been configured as a announce-only group.

sizzlincok

a123

sizzlincok

eduperez

Did you set the white balance to custom color temperature? The color temperature in the 400plus menu only changes the value that will be used when the custom color temperature option is set: at the white balance dialog, press DP to activate the custom color temperature. You should hear a beep and a "K" should be displayed as the white balance on the camera's main screen.

This is a design decision, as the SET button in the menu saves and applies all the changes, not just the selected item; and this action should not change the white balance, because there isn't a white balance selection in the menu.

I guess you are using the nightly snapshot, as there is no shortcuts menu in the official release... The interaction between the shortcuts menu and the DP action settings has still not been worked on; please remember that nightly snapshots are "work in progress", thanks.

PS: Please, do not cross-post between the project home page and this forum; it forces me to answer the same questions twice.

Sorry for posting twice, as you did say post there for issues, but you didn't say to choose one to post in.
I will post here from now on then.

True say, I'm trying nightly's. Didn't know they were a WIP.
Just letting you know that the lastest revision has this problem that the DP button's shortcut function does not change even if you change it in the menu.

sizzlincok
I have selected white balance, then pushed the DP button to activate custom K white balance, but still no affect on the final image.

Sergei's menu version has immediate effect after changing the value in the menu without going to WB then pressing DP. Yours doesn't eduperez, even if the colour temp is set to K.

For the custom white balance, as I stated in my original post, I did go to the white balance dialog, and press the DP button. I heard a beep and it displays K.

I'm saying that even selecting the custom Kelvin temperature in the 400plus menu, the effect is not applied.
I've pressed the SET button to save and apply all settings in the menu with the WB set to K before hand, and tried it after as well.
The image does not change colour temp's.

elektromax

sizzlincok

For the custom white balance, as I stated in my original post, I did go to the white balance dialog, and press the DP button. I heard a beep and it displays K.

I'm saying that even selecting the custom Kelvin temperature in the 400plus menu, the effect is not applied.
I've pressed the SET button to save and apply all settings in the menu with the WB set to K before hand, and tried it after as well.
The image does not change colour temp's.

I have the same problem 🙁 When I try to set some colour temp (exactly like you described), I have no effect on image.

eduperez

elektromax
I have the same problem 🙁 When I try to set some colour temp (exactly like you described), I have no effect on image.

Bug found and fixed; new release in a few minutes.

eduperez

New version, introducing the shortcuts menu, and some other minor enhancements and fixes:

A Word of Warning (that everybody should read) at http://code.google.com/p/400plus/wiki/AWordOfWarning.
Source at http://400plus.googlecode.com/files/400plus-20110328-0.src.zip.
Binary at http://400plus.googlecode.com/files/400plus-20110328-0.bin.zip.
Updated user Guide at http://code.google.com/p/400plus/wiki/UserGuide.

6ix

I just want to say again... thankyou everyone who has put effort into this hack.

It's is now so much easier to use and includes the almighty intervalometer that I have been after for years.

All I ask for is the ability to enable Focus indicator when using non-cpu lenses, but that must be pretty deep in the code.

Thanks again everyone!

JoeNeptune

I just tried new version. Thanks, I really like the new instant "Look and Click" option of the handwave script. I think its allowing me to relax my grip on the camera. Making my hand held steady shots even more steady!
I bet there are people with physical challenges who will really like this feature and now it works in auto mode so its even easier.
Excellent Work!!!

Speedy

EDIT:
German Translation updated.

guffster

eduperez
New version, introducing the shortcuts menu, and some other minor enhancements and fixes:

[list]
[li]A Word of Warning (that everybody should read) at http://code.google.com/p/400plus/wiki/AWordOfWarning.[/li]
[li]Source at http://400plus.googlecode.com/files/400plus-20110328-0.src.zip.[/li]
[li]Binary at http://400plus.googlecode.com/files/400plus-20110328-0.bin.zip.[/li]
[li]Updated user Guide at http://code.google.com/p/400plus/wiki/UserGuide.[/li]
[/list]

Question regarding "The shortcuts menu": So I have ISO in camera set at 200 and want to roll the ISO value to an intermediate value of 320. Using the 400plus firmware hack, I press the (DP) Direct Print button and then press the UP (ISO) button two times to see the LCD display an ISO value of 320. That works, now what do I do to set the camera to stay at ISO 320? The Set button does not do it since it will start the Intervalometer script, and pressing the DP, menu, or shutter release does not set and retain the new ISO value either - instead these buttons revert the camera back to my original ISO value of 200. I must be missing a step somewhere... Can anyone help?

eduperez

guffster
Question regarding "The shortcuts menu": So I have ISO in camera set at 200 and want to roll the ISO value to an intermediate value of 320. Using the 400plus firmware hack, I press the (DP) Direct Print button and then press the UP (ISO) button two times to see the LCD display an ISO value of 320. That works, now what do I do to set the camera to stay at ISO 320? The Set button does not do it since it will start the Intervalometer script, and pressing the DP, menu, or shutter release does not set and retain the new ISO value either - instead these buttons revert the camera back to my original ISO value of 200. I must be missing a step somewhere... Can anyone help?

The intermediate ISO option, at the shortcuts menu, should work exactly as you expect: enter the shortcuts menu with the DP button, and press UP to set the desired ISO, then leave with the MENU button. However, there is a bug in the latest release, and the ISO displayed is wrong by one keypress (note that only the ISO displayed is wrong, the value is changed correctly).

It has already been fixed in the repository, and pending of a new release. In the meantime, you can try the latest nightly build; thanks.

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