@microfunguy,
Got a problem...
The AUTOSTART option in script menu works intermittently. Very annoying. I click on AUTOSTART button, it fires up the script. (I'm using the time lapse script btw). Then I turn the cam off and on and it wont autostart the script. However, sometimes, 1 times out of 20, it would.
Why is this happening? I did change to older build as well to test and does the same thing. RESET all options, still does it.
My computer seems to have a nasty virus though. Could that have something to do with it? (wouldnt think so).
I have also noticed that when I press AUTOSTART, it fires up the script, I end it with FULL SHOOT and then when I get out of ALT menu, and then try to bring up canon menu by pressing MENU, it does not show up and picture freezes until I press MENU again.
Does this happen with you or anyone else? Try stopping and starting AUTOSTART feature 5 or so times.
Another point to note is that there are two CFG files in CHDK folder, is this normal?
EDIT: After messing around with it for quite some time, I seem to have found a temporary solution.
To turn on AUTOSTART:
- Select the AUTOSTART option by keeping the SET button PRESSED for at least 2 seconds.
- The script will automatically try to fire (which, by the way, it should not)
- After those 2 seconds, press FULL SHOOT to stop the script.
- Press MENU again while in ALT mode and go back to SCRIPTING MENU.
- Once in SCRIPTING MENU press SET to select AUTOSTART, notice that this time, the script will not automatically fire.
- Turn the cam off, then on, and the script will autostart.
To turn off AUTOSTART:
- Select the AUTOSTART option by keeping the SET button PRESSED for at least 2 seconds.
- The radio button in AUTOSTART option will blink. In the end press SET once more to make sure the radio button is unselected (if it was selected by the time you took your finger off while keeping it pressed for 2 seconds).
- Turn the cam off, then on, and the script will not autostart.
Note: I reset cameras canon settings as well as SDM settings. (It did not make a spec of difference) The only thing that 'works' is above method.
Question:
Why this behavior? Is it only me who is experiencing this?