Setting G9 focus to infinity and locking it there during a timelapse

Hi Jim,

Skywalker was the brains behind this script, I just had the idea. I'm heavily using the version before the final release for two reasons. One, I started the demo project before the final release and two, I don't have a need for selecting specific days that are not in a row. I found that to take too long to set up since I was needing every day of the week.

I've taken 3000 pics a day (slightly higher than 1920x1080) since March 10th, 2011 for a building demolition and then deleting the pics I don't need. It's quite labor intensive, but with a building demo, there's too much chance of missing something interesting...I'm shooting every 12 seconds and a week ago a wall fell on an excavator hurting the operator a bit. Broke out three windows in his machine. He's working with me and was filming real time in the cab. Unfortunately, his camera was destroyed when this happened and we're working on recovering the data on his SD card. it will be *freaking awesome* if we can get that file off his SD card when the wall hit!! He's crazy excited about getting that file too! Anyway, one thing I'm forced to do is lock the manual focus when I start taking pics every three days.

I've not found a perfect way to lock the focus on the G9, but when you start using the program Skywalker wrote, press the ALT key to get to the camera settings while in Av, set the camera to manual focus where it wants to focus and then go back into the CHDK settings. I've found that BRIGHT light will cause the manual fixed focus to change from a setting you choose to infinity. Something like a sunrise if you're facing East. Not sure what is doing this. After you've fixed your focus, start the program and you're on your way. It works fantastic for my purposes; I owe skywalker a keg of beer or more.

I'm sure you've already used it this way, I'm not sure how to do this in the code. You'd have to fly pretty high to need it focused clear to infinity wouldn't you?

I'm pretty interested in taking some kite timelapses too now that you mention it!! I'm going to give it a whirl when I get done with this demo project. What do you do to protect your camera from a crash when you've got it attached to a kite? How do you attach the camera to the kite?