Hello,
A good friend has used CHDK several years in the past and recommended the Canon brand to me. I think it is very exciting to see that you can buy a camera where the user interface is customizable this way. That is why I am leaning towards the Canon brand.
I see a long list of supported cameras in the list, but short of searching each model individually, it's really difficult to separate the modern from the ancient. After all, I've seen $200 2 megapixel point and shoots on Amazon that are still available, but I'm not particularly keen on paying 2002 prices for a 2002 camera.
I also don't know if support is limited to the very old devices or if modern cameras are compatible. I'm assuming that Canon has made no policy of participating with this, but I would hope that they do. But if I was searching for a camera in the $150-$350 range, what do people find that works well and has been seen to be trouble-free in implementing CHDK?
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