motion detection issue with ixus950 (sd850)

alpertheidiot

« on: 16 / March / 2009, 20:46:52 »

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hi,

i have been trying a motion detection script which detects the motion perfectly but it takes a second or so to take a picture. it focuses and then shoots. i tried manual zoom override from chdk which didnt help. i hoped that by choosing manual zoom (like 1000 mm for instance) would eliminate focusing.
do you have any suggestions to improve speed of taking picture after motion dedected? or do i need to change any other setting? i have searched and read so many topics in the forum but they are mostly for other cameras like A series or S series.

thanks a lot

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fe50

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IXUS50 & 860, SX10 Star WARs-Star RAWs

Re: motion detection issue with ixus950 (sd850)

« Reply #1 on: 17 / March / 2009, 07:58:54 »

Hi,

try Fudgey's MDFB-080914 script, it's the fastest one...

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alpertheidiot

Re: motion detection issue with ixus950 (sd850)

« Reply #2 on: 18 / March / 2009, 20:34:32 »

it works like a charm, thanks!

one more question, sometimes my camera swithces off when i take a photo, like u removed the battery, without retracting the lens. when i press to power button carries on fine.

any ideas? does this happen to others too?

thanks

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fudgey

1705
a570is

Re: motion detection issue with ixus950 (sd850)

« Reply #3 on: 21 / March / 2009, 10:06:31 »

As you should find in MDFB documentation, on some cameras (such as my a570) we experience random shoot-time crashes if flash is enabled. Do your MD crashes stop if you disable flash?

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alpertheidiot

Re: motion detection issue with ixus950 (sd850)

« Reply #4 on: 23 / March / 2009, 08:40:25 »

in fact, it happened a few times when flash was on and once with no flash. and they were all with some other photo settings but not MD. as far as i remember they were very high shutter speeds (1/20000 etc).
thanks

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