Video on SD500 and Motion detection

sd500user

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« on: 07 / May / 2008, 17:43:35 »

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1st. Quite simply amazing work here. thanks for letting me be enthusiastic about a camera relegated to the drawer.

I am using build 51 for my SD500. The motion detection does not work when on the video setting - has anyone else experienced this?

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PhyrePhoX

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Re: Video on SD500 and Motion detection

« Reply #1 on: 07 / May / 2008, 18:00:11 »

what do you mean by "when on the video settings"?

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Re: Video on SD500 and Motion detection

« Reply #2 on: 08 / May / 2008, 13:42:52 »

I don't know anything about SD500, but for my a570is the md_detect_motion function works fine in video mode. You may be running a script that doesn't work properly in video mode because starting and stopping video requires different kind of shutter presses compared to still shooting.

You may want to test this one, I just posted a newer version:
http://chdk.setepontos.com/index.php/topic,471.msg11856.html#msg11856

« Last Edit: 08 / May / 2008, 13:52:18 by fudgey »

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sd500user

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Re: Video on SD500 and Motion detection

« Reply #3 on: 13 / May / 2008, 05:16:45 »

Excellent - the new version seems to work. Thanks.

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sd500user

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Re: Video on SD500 and Motion detection

« Reply #4 on: 13 / May / 2008, 05:30:46 »

One problem - the maximum I can keep the LCD on for is 3 minutes. As soon as this is reached it will not detect any more motion or take more video until I press the shutter button a few times. Is there a command that could be added to keep the camera awake?

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PhyrePhoX

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Re: Video on SD500 and Motion detection

« Reply #5 on: 13 / May / 2008, 06:06:48 »

there is an option in chdk under miscelleneous stuff.

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