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Offline drdroad

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Looking for someone to do it for me!!
« on: 12 / April / 2012, 10:39:38 »
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I have a new Canon SX40HS. I want to load CHDK. I've tried several times and several methods, can't get it to work (never get the 'firmware format' command in my menu). I've had users on these forums help, but still no results. So I'm either going to return this camera (no interest in a camera that doesn't shoot RAW), or I"m hoping maybe someone would let me ship them the camera, have them do it, and get $100 payment for their trouble. Anyone? Thanks, Dave
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Offline Microfunguy

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Re: Looking for someone to do it for me!!
« Reply #1 on: 12 / April / 2012, 10:50:23 »
Quote from: drdroad on 12 / April / 2012, 10:39:38
I have a new Canon SX40HS. I want to load CHDK. ..no interest in a camera that doesn't shoot RAW

I have to ask you a very simple and very basic question  ... what makes you think RAW on that camera is worth the effort ?

Have you seen any tests that prove this ?

If so, I would be very interested in seeing the original source files (with JPG's at full resolution and finest quality).

If you have not seen such tests, I assume that you think raw on a small sensor point-and-shoot is just as effective as on a DSLR.

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« Reply #2 on: 12 / April / 2012, 11:04:28 »
Raw collects more data no matter the sensor. Certainly I do NOT expect it to have the same results a DSLR will have. But comparing apples to apples, raw still has more date, BY DEFINITION (it isn't compressed), then jpeg. It allows you to do things in post processing that don't have the same results in jpeg. The tests I did years ago with my current Canon SX1 (I think, its in the car) including adjusting exposure radically, big crops and using a 3rd party software (complicated) showed better results with RAW than JPEG.
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« Reply #3 on: 12 / April / 2012, 11:22:22 »
If you have access to a Mac or Linux machine you should find it much easier to install CHDK using either my SDMInst app (Mac) or LICKS app (linux). Both of them support making FAT32 cards bootable (which is what your SX40 needs).

See http://www.zenoshrdlu.com/clickpansdm/sdminst.html or http://www.zenoshrdlu.com/licks/licks.html

It's worth saying that if you find CHDK hard to install, you're going to find it hard to use too.
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Offline SkyWalker9

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Re: Looking for someone to do it for me!!
« Reply #4 on: 12 / April / 2012, 14:07:40 »
Quote from: drdroad on 12 / April / 2012, 10:39:38
I have a new Canon SX40HS. I want to load CHDK. I've tried several times and several methods, can't get it to work...I've had users on these forums help, but still no results. So I'm either going to return this camera...or I"m hoping maybe someone would let me ship them the camera, have them do it, and get $100 payment for their trouble. Anyone? Thanks, Dave
You really don't need to ship your camera. All you need is to have someone who has the same camera just setup a SD card with CHDK installed and send that to you.

Another option might be to check with a local camera club to see if anyone is using CHDK and if they would be able help setting up CHDK on your SX40HS.
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Offline drdroad

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« Reply #5 on: 17 / April / 2012, 10:17:10 »
Sorry, but I disagree. I can get a card loaded, but the camera doesn't do what it is supposed to when card is inserted, never can get the 'format' item in menu. So hoping someone with a lot of experience will figure out the solution.
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« Reply #6 on: 17 / April / 2012, 11:08:21 »
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Offline TobiMarg

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« Reply #7 on: 17 / April / 2012, 14:01:25 »
Do you have the ps.fir or the ps.fi2 files on your camera (If you have corectly copied CHDK to your card then one of them should be there)?
As it is shown in the video the menu entry should be "firmware update" and nothing with format.
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