Update: This is for the Canon sx40. I don't know how to get back to shooting raw after it goes to sleep or after it auto shuts off. I mean, doesn't your camera go into sleep mode after a few minutes and when it wakes up with the play button, it's no longer in hack mode. this is the crux of the problem. since it's no longer in hack mode, i can't take raw unless i open the battery door and go back into hack mode.
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if I don't touch my camera for a few minutes, it goes into sleep mode, then when i hit the play button, i can no longer load he chdk unless i open the battery cover and close it. i wish chdk would document the steps carefully cuz it's been a very frustrating experience. it took me a few hours just to figure out how to configure the camera to shoot raw mode. Needless to say, he documentation is so out of date which said that I needed to download certain programs. why doesn't someone update the document?
Now that I have this camera configured, i need to know how to get it on to shoot raw every time without messing with getting into hack mode.. it's so frustrating.. I assure you that I'm not the only one who has been confused.
then finally, why do people have to type dkdkdkdk every time?? isn't the verification secure enough? hello? First i was frustrated with canon leaving out the raw, now I'm frustrated with chdk.. sigh.