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Re: Interval Script with power down (M3 / M10)
« Reply #10 on: 09 / November / 2020, 09:09:38 »
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Quote from: Mlapse on 09 / November / 2020, 08:51:26
maybe the a series don't even have a mechanical shutter, but the s does.
If the camera has a flash, it also has a mechanical shutter.

The S and G series have a mechanical central lock.
The M3 has a mechanical focal plane shutter and the first curtain is electronic.

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Re: Interval Script with power down (M3 / M10)
« Reply #11 on: 09 / November / 2020, 09:20:15 »
Quote from: c_joerg on 09 / November / 2020, 09:09:38
The S and G series have a mechanical central lock.
The M3 has a mechanical focal plane shutter

ok, so those shutters are not designed the same way, I would not know what this difference means in the physical world.
but in my opinion, the fact that i can feel it bang against the end does not bode well from a durability point of view.

however, that won't stop me from trying to see how long it takes :)
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Re: Interval Script with power down (M3 / M10)
« Reply #12 on: 09 / November / 2020, 15:20:28 »
Quote from: c_joerg on 09 / November / 2020, 06:26:22
Not sure if a G support the power down function.


When I saw the posts on the M series power down and restart function I thought that would be a great way to fix the non-working 'Restart' function on recent G series cameras.
Unfortunately I have not been able to find the equivalent code on either the G5X or G7X2. It may be there; but it's hiding pretty well from me :)


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Re: Interval Script with power down (M3 / M10)
« Reply #13 on: 09 / November / 2020, 16:55:51 »
Quote from: philmoz on 09 / November / 2020, 15:20:28
When I saw the posts on the M series power down and restart function I thought that would be a great way to fix the non-working 'Restart' function on recent G series cameras.
Unfortunately I have not been able to find the equivalent code on either the G5X or G7X2.
That feature requires a camera with "subcpu" (a low-power MCU, separate from the DIGIC). To my knowledge, the EOS M series are the only modern cameras with subcpu.
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Re: Interval Script with power down (M3 / M10)
« Reply #14 on: 09 / November / 2020, 17:36:21 »
Quote from: srsa_4c on 09 / November / 2020, 16:55:51
Quote from: philmoz on 09 / November / 2020, 15:20:28
When I saw the posts on the M series power down and restart function I thought that would be a great way to fix the non-working 'Restart' function on recent G series cameras.
Unfortunately I have not been able to find the equivalent code on either the G5X or G7X2.
That feature requires a camera with "subcpu" (a low-power MCU, separate from the DIGIC). To my knowledge, the EOS M series are the only modern cameras with subcpu.


There are 'SubCPU' related strings in the firmware and some similar functions exist between M & G; but nothing resembling the power down / restart code (that I could find). As you say, most likely the hardware support is not there.



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Re: Interval Script with power down (M3 / M10)
« Reply #15 on: 12 / November / 2020, 13:36:21 »
Update script in first post
 Version 0.6
     - Add M100
     - Restart in record mode
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Re: Interval Script with power down (M3 / M10)
« Reply #16 on: 31 / December / 2020, 13:08:30 »
My second attempt with the CHDK script PowDownInt.lua.  The script runs very stable.

Again, with the Canon EOS M3 and the EF-M 15-45mm at 25mm.
Tv = 1 / 30s, F10, ISO100.

The whole thing ran for almost 4 weeks with an interval of 60 minutes. Unfortunately, the peppers stopped growing.

In this case I had a lot of flies. In the first half I tried to reduce this by a median of 3 images. The second half shows the unedited images.

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Re: Interval Script with power down (M3 / M10)
« Reply #17 on: 12 / March / 2021, 14:01:29 »
I wanted to know how long the script runs with one battery charge on the M3. The battery is approximately 3 years old. The camera runs about a day and takes 1400 pictures (1 minute interval).

After I had recharged the battery, CHDK no longer ran. Something had happened to the SD card. Perhaps the last write access was canceled. After I reformatted the SD everything is fine again.
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Re: Interval Script with power down (M3 / M10)
« Reply #18 on: 20 / March / 2021, 09:16:29 »
Update Script in first post. Add stop on low  battery.

Another try with the M3 and a 5 minute interval. I have a little fewer shots than a minute. This is probably due to the stop when the battery is low .
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Re: Interval Script with power down (M3 / M10)
« Reply #19 on: 29 / April / 2021, 14:27:21 »
Update Script in first post with M3 121a.
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