Trackuino intervalometer Video Mode not working on Elph 300 HS ixus 220

nzxela

4
High altitude ballooning - scripting images/video

« on: 22 / July / 2012, 07:36:48 »

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Trackuino was designed for A570IS Digic 3 and I am running Digic 4
The scripts takes photos file but not video.

function mode_video()
blink_led()

-- Switch to video
capmode.set(capmode.name_to_mode["VIDEO_STD"])
log_printf("video mode")

-- Turn off the display if the user wants so
set_backlight(param_display)

sleep(500)
end

function take_video (secs)
-- start recording
press("shoot_half")
press("shoot_full")

log_printf("wait %d secs", secs)
sleep(secs*1000)

-- stop recording
release("shoot_full")
press("shoot_full")
sleep(1000)
release("shoot_full")

-- wait for SD (get_movie_status returns 5 while recording, 0 or 1 when done)
while get_movie_status() > 1 do
log_printf("video status %d, waiting...", get_movie_status())
sleep(1000)
end
end

The tracku log shows th ephotos being taken as Photo #1 etc then says video mode then wait 12 seconds which is the length of the video but there is no video created and no indication of the screen that a video is being taken.

Thanks, only day 2 for me with chdk. I have interval photos working fine just stuck on video.
ixus220_elph300hs 101g CHDK 1.0.0-1994 Jul 16 2012 23:16:00 dryos 0x3229
TRY P 2 | KIDS_PETS 35 32786 STL 380ms CHANGE FAIL req 2 got 35
TRY KIDS_PETS 35 | KIDS_PETS 35 32786 STL 560ms OK

trackuino.lua (4.99 kB - downloaded 45 times.)

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msl

1251
A720 IS, SX220 HS 1.01a

Re: Trackuino intervalometer Video Mode not working on Elph 300 HS ixus 220

« Reply #1 on: 22 / July / 2012, 08:12:22 »

Your camera has a video button. The script was designed to start video recording with shutter.

You must change 'function take_video (secs)' in:

Code: (lua) [Select]

function take_video (secs)
  -- start recording
  click("video")

  log_printf("wait %d secs", secs)
  sleep(secs*1000)

  -- stop recording
  click("video")

  -- wait for SD (get_movie_status returns 5 while recording, 0 or 1 when done)
  while get_movie_status() > 1 do
    log_printf("video status %d, waiting...", get_movie_status())
    sleep(1000)
  end
end

msl

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nzxela

4
High altitude ballooning - scripting images/video

Re: Trackuino intervalometer Video Mode not working on Elph 300 HS ixus 220

« Reply #2 on: 24 / July / 2012, 07:36:17 »

Thanks for that. I am going to give this to a friend who is a programmer because when I change these lines my script will no longer take photos or video. Before it would take the prescribed photos and then stop when trying to take video. Alex

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nzxela

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High altitude ballooning - scripting images/video

Re: Trackuino intervalometer Video Mode not working on Elph 300 HS ixus 220

« Reply #3 on: 26 / July / 2012, 06:39:33 »

With a little help from some friends this video script is working
ixus220_elph300hs-101g-1.0.0-1994-full_ALPHA

--[[
@Video Script Test

@param a time delay (sec)
@default a 1
--]]

sleep(1000)

--turn on video
press("video")
sleep(1000)
release("video")

-- take video for 5 seconds
sleep(5000)

--turn off video
press("video")
sleep(200)
release("video")

--
-- repeat sleep(50) until get_shooting() == false

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