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CHDK: Timelapse/intervalometer with gradually adjusting exposure or overexposure detection
I'm trying to tweak a CHDK script for my Canon PowerShot G12 to take pictures at a regular interval. The goal is to make smooth time lapse videos.
I've previously burned the sensor of a G11 because of ...
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Is there any way to stop down the aperture of a Canon PowerShot SD780 IS?
I have a Canon PowerShot SD780 IS point-and-shoot which I use as my carry-around-everywhere camera when I don't want to drag my SLR about. This tiny little camera works great and takes fabulous ...
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What should I do when I get “Lens Error Restart Camera”? [duplicate]
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What should I do about Canon PowerShot “Lens error, restart camera”?
I have a PowerShot SX20is that started to throw this error out of the blue:
Lens ...
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Is a Canon SX 50 a useful camera for a DSLR-Photographer?
I'm usually shooting with a DSLR (Eos 550D). However, I like shooting at high focal lengths, I have the EFs 55-250mm and a Mirror Lens (500mm) which quality is pretty poor.
I thought to buy the ...
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Can I safely use my camera with a external power supply?
I have a Canon SX210 IS, which doesn't have the possibility to plug-in a external power source.
Because of that, I want to make a connection to the pins where the battery usually is. I'm a little ...
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How to improve the PowerShot G12 shooting speed?
I have been using a Canon PowerShot G12 for about a year, and find it incredibly slow. In full auto-mode, with good lighting conditions, I feel the G12 regularly takes close to 0.5 s between the time ...
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Canon Powershot TX1 LCD color issue
Recently, my Canon Powershot TX1's LCD flip panel shows a rounded moist like rounded borders at it its four edges, with rainbow like colors. What may be issue ? Does my LCD panel will die soon ? It is ...
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What to do when Canon PowerShot A470 shows fully charged batteries as empty?
I'm using a Canon PowerShot A470 for around 3 years. Lately afer switching the camera on, it turns off after a few seconds and a message shows up "replace batteries", even if they new and fully ...
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Is this a good camera: Canon PowerShot SX130IS?
Canon PowerShot SX130IS: Have you used/experienced this camera? What do you have to say about it? Thanks!
Intended/planned use:
outdoor photography (85% of the time)
Macro subjects
far away ...
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Canon Powershot SD1400 IS stuck in 640x480 mode?
For some reason, every photograph I take on my PowerShot is saved at 640x480 despite the claims that the camera has a 14.1 megapixel resolution.
I only have a 1gb SD card inside the camera, and am ...
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Why can I not disable full-range auto-focus in newer point-and-shoot cameras? [closed]
I owned a number of Canon PowerShot cameras (SD300 and SD1000), and I was always pleased with being able to quickly take one out of the pocket, and take a picture within about 2 seconds of noticing ...
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What's the difference between the Canon PowerShot S100 and the PowerShot SX260 HS?
I rather like the Canon PowerShot S100, it has received great reviews.
But I now see that the PowerShot SX260 HS has been launched at a similar price and wondered what the difference is.
The onsite ...
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How to shoot tethered using CHDK incompatible Canon Powershot S410?
I have an old Canon powershot S410 compact camera, which I want to use for a time-lapse project. For the project I will need to build an intervalometer to automatically shot photos (probably Arduino ...
