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Powershot A560 build problems
« on: 13 / September / 2012, 00:29:57 »
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hi! a newbie here.
i'm having issued using chdk on my powershot a560. for some reason, my camera doesn't take pictures when using default.bas script. when i press the shutter, it says:
***started***
;)
***finished***
but doesn't take any pictures.
secondly, no zoom whatsoever while running any of the scripts (but takes pictures in other scripts besides default)
everything works when chdk is disabled

any suggestions on how to resolve these issues?
thanks.
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Re: Powershot A560 build problems
« Reply #1 on: 13 / September / 2012, 00:49:11 »
Quote from: bajgainp on 13 / September / 2012, 00:29:57
hi! a newbie here.
i'm having issued using chdk on my powershot a560. for some reason, my camera doesn't take pictures when using default.bas script. when i press the shutter, it says:
***started***
;)
***finished***
but doesn't take any pictures.
Well,  I have good news for you. Everything is working correctly. 

CHDK runs a script when you press the shutter button when you are in <ALT> mode.  The default script does precisely .. nothing.   If you want to use a script that takes some sort of shooting action,  you need to load that script.  The default script just prints what you saw on the LCD - it never tries to take a picture.  If you want to take a picture while CHDK is loaded then exit <ALT> mode and fire away !


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secondly, no zoom whatsoever while running any of the scripts (but takes pictures in other scripts besides default)
everything works when chdk is disabled
If you want help with this, you need to post URL/links to where you got those scripts from.

« Last Edit: 13 / September / 2012, 00:53:15 by waterwingz »
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Re: Powershot A560 build problems
« Reply #2 on: 14 / September / 2012, 23:52:17 »
waterwingz, thanks for pointing that the default script is not supposed to take pictures; i did not know that.
but the zoom problem still remains. i got the scripts from http://mighty-hoernsche.de/ i tried both complete and small versions - same problem.
one additional thing i noticed is that my camera doesn't autofocus when the shutter is pressed halfway when one of the scripts is running. however, it does focus and then take picture(s) when i press the shutter button all the way. does that happen in other cameras as well while running a chdk script? btw, my camera focuses fine when shutter button is pressed halfway with chdk disabled.


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Re: Powershot A560 build problems
« Reply #3 on: 15 / September / 2012, 11:33:08 »
Quote from: bajgainp on 14 / September / 2012, 23:52:17
i got the scripts from http://mighty-hoernsche.de/ i tried both complete and small versions - same problem.
That's the CHDK download site. Does that mean you are using the simple scripts that come with the installation file ?

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one additional thing i noticed is that my camera doesn't autofocus when the shutter is pressed halfway when one of the scripts is running.
Perfectly normal.  That's because all the buttons (including the shutter) are "disabled" from normal operation when you are in <ALT> mode (including when you are running a script.)

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however, it does focus and then take picture(s) when i press the shutter button all the way. does that happen in other cameras as well while running a chdk script?
That's a bug if true.  When you are in <ALT> mode,  pressing the shutter button all the way causes the current script to start. 

However, its possible to start a script and exit <ALT> mode with the script still running.  At that point, both the script and the Canon firmware will have access to the buttons.  What happens then depends on what the script is trying to do and which button you press.

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btw, my camera focuses fine when shutter button is pressed halfway with chdk disabled.
Again, perfectly normal.


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Re: Powershot A560 build problems
« Reply #4 on: 15 / September / 2012, 20:13:52 »
yep, i'm using the scripts that were in the installation zip file I got from the chdk download page. Are there other sources I can get the scripts for my camera from?
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Re: Powershot A560 build problems
« Reply #5 on: 15 / September / 2012, 20:21:48 »
Quote from: bajgainp on 15 / September / 2012, 20:13:52
yep, i'm using the scripts that were in the installation zip file I got from the chdk download page. Are there other sources I can get the scripts for my camera from?
Maybe a few :  http://chdk.wikia.com/wiki/index.php?search=script&fulltext=Search
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