350d boot from cf card

crazyklaus

too expensive 😛

yes, the 550D has many great improvements over the 350D, but it won't lose any of its abilities when we have the 600D or whatever the successor will be called so I still can get it then for less money and have fun coding for the 350D longer

I'm right now doing some stuff, will upload new version later

MilanC:
you had a few errors in the german version, a typo in the code you obviously wouldn't notice if you don't try to compile it with the german setting, and in the main.c the option was called "DEUTSCH" while in user_settings.txt it was called "GERMAN"

crazyklaus

I have tested the new stuff a bit and have to say, the menu option for using every jpg quality together with RAW is really GREAT!
the timelapse concept is great, too, but it doesn't work reliably for me. no problem with the buttons in the menu, but the timelapse sequence itself, sometimes stops, sometimes doesn't stop when it should (all images taken), behaves differently with AF/MF
I suppose you already know this 😉
you still have done good work, I don't know how to do it better.

one thing you should do next time you program a new menu option with loads of buttons used, write us some lines on how to use it 😉

in the function my_IntercomHandler I exchanged all the numbers with the defines, like BUTTON_MENU instead of 0x40 to make the code more easily understandable. I also wrote a #ifdef POSITION_TIMELAPSE container around the cases for menu, info and play, they are currently used nowhere else, keep in mind to change that when you want to use them somewhere else

I added new shortcuts that seem useful to me
in the quality menu, that can be accessed with the SET button via CFn setting

the zoom-out button toggles the flash on/off CFn, blue led flashing tells you that the flash is now disabled, red enabled
the direct print button toggles safety shift on/off, blue led means disabled, red led enabled
the zoom-in button goes to the parameter menu

since all shortcuts at the moment were done by me, for my needs, I'm thinking about making them configurable just like the menu, but need some more days to do that.

I also translated the new menu options into german.

If you are reading this thread and have another native language (what I suppose is the case), if you want the menu in this language, simply post your translations for
1. every menu item in the INFO menu (max 15 characters, better 14, use an abbreviation if it is longer)
2. every possible setting for the above items (max 15 characters, better 14, use an abbreviation if it is longer)
3. what "colortemp" means in your language (max 9 characters, better 8, use an abbreviation if it is longer)

don't use special characters like ä ö ü ß ê í etc

crazyklaus

this file contains the complete stuff

http://www.mediafire.com/?wrsb07go8rqmkc9

If you don't wan't to compile your own version, simply take the autoexec.bin file and copy it to your CF card (after you have EXACTLY followed the instructions on this page if you do it for the first time: http://chdk.wikia.com/wiki/350D )
DON'T TRY TO HACK YOUR CAMERA IF IT IS NOT FIRMWARE VERSION 1.0.3

the autoexec.bin is english, with the old menu order and a beep as shortcut confirmation

crazyklaus

I noticed that RAW+M JPEG and RAW+S JPEG doesn't really save the pictures as M/S JPEG, it only shows that in the info screen, but on the card the pictures are still L JPEG.

crazyklaus

just finished beta version of some stuff that lets you select ANY AF points combination you like over the info menu, will work on and upload something in the next days

MilanC

crazyklaus
the timelapse concept is great, too, but it doesn't work reliably for me. no problem with the buttons in the menu, but the timelapse sequence itself, sometimes stops, sometimes doesn't stop when it should (all images taken), behaves differently with AF/MF
I suppose you already know this 😉

Yep. I believe I posted a workaround for this, actually 😁. Just set 'review time' to 'hold', which will prevent the camera from switching to power-saving mode, and the shot will be taken.
(TODO: find a better method, or at least automatically set screen brightness to minimum and review time to hold when using time-lapse, then restore previous settings.)

crazyklaus
I noticed that RAW+M JPEG and RAW+S JPEG doesn't really save the pictures as M/S JPEG, it only shows that in the info screen, but on the card the pictures are still L JPEG.

Yep... noticed and mentioned that too, but I was too lazy to remove the code.

Keep up the great work! I'll be back as soon as my exams are over, in more or less two weeks... Here are a few ideas I'll work on then ('xcept if some 'magically' find their way into the code earlier...)
* Better white balance presets (incandescent, hint, hint...). Presets for Baader-refiltered 350D's would be EXTRA awesome.
* Faster custom white balance (shortcut shoots, sets wb to custom, selects image to get wb from, deletes image)
* Read list of Tv/Av values from a text file and acquire images automatically
* Translate the menu to French and perhaps Czech
* I think we should find a better way to host and update the code. A CVS or SVN repository would be nice.

A note to linux users: you can compile the code using the toolchain provided earlier in this thread, by running build.bat in wineconsole.

surge

MilanC
Yep. I believe I posted a workaround for this, actually 😁. Just set 'review time' to 'hold', which will prevent the camera from switching to power-saving mode, and the shot will be taken.

Do we need to be in a certain mode? P, Green, M, etc?

Set doesn't do anything for me

crazyklaus

I already tried to post this on thursday, but somehow my post got lost and I didn't have the time to type it again.

I have built (up to, depending on your settings of course) three new menu points in the INFO menu that let you select any set of AF points you like (so there are three sets available), and for each set there is a shortcut that actually loads it into the camera.
the AF helping light of my external flash doesn't work when you're using a set that is not standard.
Use left/right in the info menu to move the cursor and set to activate/deactivate the selected points. Set needs to be pressed two times.
If all points are selected in a set the menu will show
TLLCRRB
this stands for top, left, left-center, center, center-right, right, bottom.
the point where the cursor is set to will be in lowercase. non-selected points will show a blank, with cursor set on them a @

the values are stored in a file, settings.txt and loaded from there. otherwise they would be lost everytime the camera goes to standby or is switched off.

Shortcuts are as follows (changed some, will do the user configurable next week):

Quality menu (can be configured to be available via the SET button in the custom functions)
zoom-out: af points set 1
zoom-in: af points set 2
direct-print: af points set 3

measuring method menu:
zoom-out: go to beep menu
zoom-in: spot measurement
direct-print: go to parameter menu

beep menu:
zoom-out: toggle flash on/off (red led flashes to show flash is enabled, blue led to show disabled)
zoom-in: toggle safety shift on/off (red enabled, blue disabled)
direct-print: toggle mirror lock-up (red enabled, blue disabled)

http://www.mediafire.com/?rdbun8tqc8i57db

the autoexec.bin in the zip is with my personal menu order and in german. please build your own.

swordfish

Great work, MilanC and crazyklaus!!

Crazyklaus, i get german "Info" menu. how do i change it to English?

Cheers,

crazyklaus

like I said, I didn't build an extra autoexec.bin, so the one in the .zip contains my personal settings

you need to download the gcc346.zip I linked to AT THE BOTTOM of this post: https://chdk.setepontos.com/d/4202/184

then unzip it anywhere you like.
copy the 350D-20100821 directory from the zip file IN MY LAST POST to gcc346\myproject\350D-20100821

then open the file user_settings.txt in any text editor you like eg windows notepad etc

at the top of the file where it says language, remove the // in front of #ENGLISH and put it in front of #DEUTSCH.

the file must say

/* Language */
#define ENGLISH
//#define DEUTSCH

after that.

you can also make your own menu this way IF YOU WANT TO.

USE THE BLOCK THAT IS NOT INCLUDED IN /* */

change the numbers after the entries to get the menu order you like

put // in front of entries you don't need/want. replace the number after #POSITION_LAST with the highest number you used (except lines with // at the beginning, those don't matter)
make sure you start with 1 and leave no gaps up to the number after #POSITION_LAST
(again lines with // at the beginning don't matter).

after you made your settings, SAVE the user_settings.txt file

then run the build.bat file

the autoexec.bin file is going to be replaced with a new one, built using your settings.

swordfish

Thanks very much, crazyklaus!

rangersjay99

Lot's of great info and learning as I go. Thanks everyone.

One question.. how do I scroll thru the options after pushing the INFO button?

Thanks

crazyklaus

use the UP and DOWN buttons 😀

rangersjay99

Up/Down changes the ISO after hitting info

velja

Hi guys, i just found out about this, and it's awesome ! I have a question/suggestion ( don't know squat about firmware programming).
Would it be possible to implement option like AF confirmation with all lenses...not just canon ones ?

There are autofocus-confirmation adapters for other lens mounts, but this would be more elegant solution....

crazyklaus

velja
Hi guys, i just found out about this, and it's awesome ! I have a question/suggestion ( don't know squat about firmware programming).
Would it be possible to implement option like AF confirmation with all lenses...not just canon ones ?

There are autofocus-confirmation adapters for other lens mounts, but this would be more elegant solution....

actually I tried to do this, but didn't succeed. It may be possible but I don't know how to do it.
better get a adapter from hongkong 😉

I have a new version here with some improvements in the code (more simple, much less code that writes to random memory positions 😉 ) and some new features, but I don't upload it now because I am doing more stuff right now and it wouldn't make much sense to upload a new version today and a new version again tomorrow.

things that are implemented:
the last custom function is accessible, af-point selection mode (personally consider it pretty useless)
review time can be set to any value from 1 to 30 seconds in 1 seconds intervals instead of only the values available in the menu (eg you could like to have a 1 second or 3 seconds review time, this would normally not be possible)
auto power off time can be set to any value from 1 to 60 minutes (ok, this is pretty useless too because the un-hacked available values are all most people will ever nee 😉 )

time-lapse frames and interval are also saved to the settings file now.
time-lapse function automatically sets review time to hold and lcd brightness to min at the beginning and back at the end of time-lapse (very useful! (until we find a way to code a time-lapse that doesn't need the review time-hold "cheat")

planned: timer function (you set a time eg 10 minutes, start the countdown and when it's down to 0 the camera shoots, or starts a time-lapse)
planned: automatic flash exposure bracketing
planned: flash exposure compensation with bigger range than the standard +-2

crazyklaus

rangersjay99
Up/Down changes the ISO after hitting info

sorry but that is not possible with our code 😉 up/down changes the position in the menu, left/right changes the settings (eg ISO)
for some menu points you also need the SET, MENU, INFO and PLAY buttons ie for time-lapse, raw+jpeg stuff (that DOESNT WORK)

are you sure you followed the instructions exactly? because if you DONT hack your camera and press the UP button in the info menu, it goes to iso setting menu

oh and btw REQUESTS AND REPORTS ARE VERY WELCOME!
if anything doesn't work, post here. if you want something, post here. you want another language for the hacked menu settings? post here.

rangersjay99

Able to select ISO 3200, so I assumed the hack is OK. Maybe I will clear the CF card and try again though.

Thanks for the help!

rangersjay99

Reloaded a different autoexec.bin file and all looks ok now. Thanks for all the help. Lots to learn.

How to use the time lapse function? I see how to set the times in the info screen, but how do you activate?

Thanks

rangersjay99

Is there a tutorial on using the time lapse hack anywhere, can't seem to get it to work properly?

Thanks

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