Extreme frustration setting in... hoping one of the resident experts can school me here.
What I want to do is basically setup my camera from "scratch" through PTP. I need to set all the parameters that are in the "Menu" as well as the picture taking settings. Most of the picture taking parameters that are universal to all cameras are easily done (ISO, exposure, etc), but the more camera specific ones are really throwing me a loop. I need to set things like the AF Frame, Digital Zoom, Servo AF, Lamp Setting, Power Save, Lens Retract Time.
I assume these are stored in properties and can be accessed with set_prop and get_prop? I have been doing parameter dumps ( using
http://chdk.wikia.com/wiki/PropertyCaseDump ) after changing settings and things just don't seem to be changing in the dumps. Do they only take effect under certain conditions? I realize I could configure the settings by doing scripted button presses, but that relies on the camera already being configured a certain way (ie you have to press right x times when it starts at a certain setting). Am I missing something and are they stored elsewhere?
I apologize that this is probably a basic question that has been discussed in the past!
