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Offline Glenstr

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turning off autofocus with intervolometer
« on: 04 / February / 2012, 16:04:32 »
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I have my intervolometer script working ok, set to take a picture every second while my camera is on one of my aerial platforms, but what I would like to do, is have the autofocus disabled so that I can just have the camera firing away and not hunting for focus, as it seems to delivering a lot less than 1 fps.  Since all of my shots are from a distance, I should be able to leave the focus at infinity. Is there a way to set this in CHDK? I searched through the menus but could not find anything.

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Offline waterwingz

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Re: turning off autofocus with intervolometer
« Reply #1 on: 04 / February / 2012, 16:11:21 »
Add this to your script at the appropriate place (probably near the top)

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set_aflock 1
You need to have the camera focussed where you want it when that instruction executes.

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Offline Glenstr

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Re: turning off autofocus with intervolometer
« Reply #2 on: 05 / February / 2012, 14:40:24 »
thanks! so I am assuming right after the last rem statement by the author would suffice?

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rem Author - Keoeeit
rem Written for S-Series
rem Should be okay on others
rem Use Endless mode with caution
rem See documentation for important info
rem first version
@title Ultra Intervalometer
@param a Delay 1st Shot (Mins)
@default a 0
@param b Delay 1st Shot (Secs)
@default b 0
@param c Number of Shots
@default c 5
@param d Interval (Minutes)
@default d 0
@param e Interval (Seconds)
@default e 0
@param f Interval (10th Seconds)
@default f 5
@param g Endless? No=0 Yes=1
@default g 0
p=a*60000+b*1000
t=d*60000+e*1000+f*100
if c<1 then let c=5
if t<100 then let t=100
if g<0 then let g=0
if g>1 then let g=1
if p<0 then let p=0
z=t*c
y=p+z
print "1 Cycle Time:", y/60000; "min", y%60000/1000; "sec"
goto "interval"
:interval
  if p>0 then gosub "pause"
  print "Shot 1 of", c
  shoot     
  if c=1 then end
  for n=2 to c
  sleep t
  print "Shot", n, "of", c
  shoot
  next n
  if g=1 then goto "interval" else end
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Offline waterwingz

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Re: turning off autofocus with intervolometer
« Reply #3 on: 05 / February / 2012, 15:27:23 »
Probably better after the last line that starts with the "@" symbol.
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Re: turning off autofocus with intervolometer
« Reply #4 on: 05 / February / 2012, 16:48:46 »
thanks, will do..

The other question I have is, I notice that even with intervalometer set to take a picture every 2 seconds, it is still really about 4-5 seconds between shots. Is that because the regular review setting on the camera is set at 2 seconds? Do I need to go into the regular menu and disable that when I want to, I am thinking there is probably another line I could add to the script.

Is there a listing of common commands I could reference somewhere?
« Last Edit: 05 / February / 2012, 17:20:27 by Glenstr »
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Offline SkyWalker9

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Re: turning off autofocus with intervolometer
« Reply #5 on: 05 / February / 2012, 21:30:42 »
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...I notice that even with intervalometer set to take a picture every 2 seconds, it is still really about 4-5 seconds between shots. Is that because the regular review setting on the camera is set at 2 seconds? Do I need to go into the regular menu and disable...
Yes, in order to get the shortest delay interval possible, you will need to disable the "review" after shooting.

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Is there a listing of common commands I could reference somewhere?
Start with the most current uBasic User's Guide: http://images2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20100806022158/chdk/images/e/e5/UBASIC_User_Guide_D0_5.pdf
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Offline CanonBlue

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Re: turning off autofocus with intervolometer
« Reply #6 on: 24 / February / 2012, 22:45:06 »
Can you just set your camera in a manual or program mode to infinity focus in the regular canon menus before running the script? Is there a reason that doesn't work, or does your camera not have that option?
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