n00b help Pls: S3IS does not take picture

Daemonmonkey

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n00b help Pls: S3IS does not take picture

« on: 07 / September / 2008, 12:33:49 »

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Hello!

I'm a n00b regardign CHDK, I followed the installation guide, read the n00b guied, the Dummie, etc. I'm an experienced computer user, in fact been an IT/IS Admin...

My problem is that when I activate the CHDK and try to take a picture it starts a "default" script, and doesn't take any picture, just stating that it's running a default script...

The menues work, histogram works partially (some modes "dissapear" below the screen and it shows where the standard h.g. appears), etc. But I cannot make use of the different features...

What can be wrong?

Thanks!

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Hacki

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EOS 80D

Re: n00b help Pls: S3IS does not take picture

« Reply #1 on: 07 / September / 2008, 12:51:45 »

You're in ALT mode.

See here: CHDK firmware usage - CHDK Wiki - that wiki page is a little old, but those basic functions are still the same..

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Daemonmonkey

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Re: n00b help Pls: S3IS does not take picture

« Reply #2 on: 08 / September / 2008, 12:38:52 »

Thanks for the answer, but I know I'm in ALT-mode.

Isn't it supposed to work in ALT-mode when taking pictures? I wanted for instance to test the high shutter speed... Or does it work through setting the parameters and then exiting ALT-mode and shoot?

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Hacki

359
EOS 80D

Re: n00b help Pls: S3IS does not take picture

« Reply #3 on: 08 / September / 2008, 12:47:58 »

Yep. You do the settings in alt mode, and shoot in 'normal' mode.

If you shoot in alt mode, it will - as you already saw - start a script.

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Daemonmonkey

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Re: n00b help Pls: S3IS does not take picture

« Reply #4 on: 09 / September / 2008, 00:29:31 »

Thanks for your reply!

It didn't cross my mind that it worked that way!

(and thanks for being humble and helping)

/D

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