Hack Your Point And Shoot Canon Camera
Posted by Xyiko | Posted in Canon Powershot, firmware, hacking, How to, point and shoot | Posted on 10:11:00 AM
Wanting some of the extra options you find on more expensive cameras. Well before you go out and spend all that money, see if you can give your Canon PowerShot the power you are looking for by using the CHDK firmware.
CHDK is a freeware and open source firmware add-on, that is loaded on an SD card and gives your Canon PowerShot a slew of extra options.
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Make sure your camera is supported on the CHDK wiki
Create a new text file on your camera’s memory card named ver.req
(make sure it is called a REQ file)
Insert card into camera, make sure camera is started in review mode then press the Function and display button at the same time. This will display your firmware version.
Go to the CHDK wiki and check to make sure your firmware is supposed. Now, download the CHDK zip file that works with your firmware.
Unzip the CHDK file and extracting two files: Diskboot.bin and PS.FIR and copy those to the root directory of your card.
Start camera in review mode, press menu – scroll down on the first menu choose the firm update option. click OK.
If everything went ok you should be able to press the printer button and then menu button to access the CHDK menu
Tada you are done! Remember CHDK is bootable so everytime you turn off your camera you will have to update the firmware everytime you turn it back on.
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(ALT. WAY OF DOING THE CHDK INSTALL – Direct from the CHDK For Dummies Page)
Open My Computer and verify that you can see the card unit. It will be a removable device. Put the mouse pointer over the icon, and see if the size matches your SD card’s size. If not, check your card reader installation procedure.
Don’t go any further until you are sure you have this reader working and your card accessed.
Download CardTricks from Wiki or look Card Tricks thread and save it to a specific computer folder. Or just create one, if you wish. Locate the download folder and simply double click the file: Card Tricks will open.
Check the Auto box.
Click the card stamp (below the Auto box) and select the card’s drive unit.
Pay attention: is the drive corresponding to the previously identified card reader unit.
The Card Info & Selection section is updated now. Read and check one more time if it actually is your card: the card size is a good sign.
If it has no size (not formated) and you just bought your card, it’s positive feedback: you picked your SD card correctly.
Click the Format as FAT button, read and accept the notice. Card Tricks will format your card in the best way for CHDK. Wait until it ends.
Click the Make Bootable button, read and accept the notice. Card Tricks will prepare your card for camera autoload.
Click Download CHDK. Your browser will open at the CHDK official download page. Pick your camera model’s ZIP file.
Just remember where you saved it!
It is possible that there is more than one file per camera: Choose which one by referencing your camera’s firmware version, go back here if you are unsure which version you need.
Click the CHDK->Card button, select the ZIP file you downloaded, confirm and wait until the unzipping message disappears.
Remove the card from the card reader.
CHDK is a freeware and open source firmware add-on, that is loaded on an SD card and gives your Canon PowerShot a slew of extra options.
___________________________________________________________________________________________
Make sure your camera is supported on the CHDK wiki
Create a new text file on your camera’s memory card named ver.req
(make sure it is called a REQ file)
Insert card into camera, make sure camera is started in review mode then press the Function and display button at the same time. This will display your firmware version.
Go to the CHDK wiki and check to make sure your firmware is supposed. Now, download the CHDK zip file that works with your firmware.
Unzip the CHDK file and extracting two files: Diskboot.bin and PS.FIR and copy those to the root directory of your card.
Start camera in review mode, press menu – scroll down on the first menu choose the firm update option. click OK.
If everything went ok you should be able to press the printer button and then menu button to access the CHDK menu
Tada you are done! Remember CHDK is bootable so everytime you turn off your camera you will have to update the firmware everytime you turn it back on.
______________________________________________________________________________________
(ALT. WAY OF DOING THE CHDK INSTALL – Direct from the CHDK For Dummies Page)
Open My Computer and verify that you can see the card unit. It will be a removable device. Put the mouse pointer over the icon, and see if the size matches your SD card’s size. If not, check your card reader installation procedure.
Don’t go any further until you are sure you have this reader working and your card accessed.
Download CardTricks from Wiki or look Card Tricks thread and save it to a specific computer folder. Or just create one, if you wish. Locate the download folder and simply double click the file: Card Tricks will open.
Check the Auto box.
Click the card stamp (below the Auto box) and select the card’s drive unit.
Pay attention: is the drive corresponding to the previously identified card reader unit.
The Card Info & Selection section is updated now. Read and check one more time if it actually is your card: the card size is a good sign.
If it has no size (not formated) and you just bought your card, it’s positive feedback: you picked your SD card correctly.
Click the Format as FAT button, read and accept the notice. Card Tricks will format your card in the best way for CHDK. Wait until it ends.
Click the Make Bootable button, read and accept the notice. Card Tricks will prepare your card for camera autoload.
Click Download CHDK. Your browser will open at the CHDK official download page. Pick your camera model’s ZIP file.
Just remember where you saved it!
It is possible that there is more than one file per camera: Choose which one by referencing your camera’s firmware version, go back here if you are unsure which version you need.
Click the CHDK->Card button, select the ZIP file you downloaded, confirm and wait until the unzipping message disappears.
Remove the card from the card reader.
Lock the card! (the little plastic switch on the side of the SD card)
Your card is now autoload and ready to use.
Place the write protected card back in camera and turn on. If everything went right the CHDK splash screen will blink.
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