The Canon Camera Hackers Manual: Teach Your Camera New Tricks - Softcover

Daum, Berthold

Softcover

ISBN 10: 193395258X ISBN 13: 9781933952581

Publisher: O′Reilly, 2010

Synopsis

The book addresses 'geeky' owners of Canon consumer cameras who would like to explore the possibilities of their cameras, and eventually tweak them to do things way beyond their original specifications, such as: RAW file (or DNG) support in addition to the camera's JPEG output; manual control for aperture, shutter speed, and ISO; expand shutter speeds way beyond the specification limits; and, enable bracketing. The hacks are based on the Canon Hack Development Kit (CHDK), a free software maintained by a group of enthusiasts. Many scripts are already published on the web. The book teaches how to use existing scripts and how to write new ones. Canon cameras, especially their consumer lines of PowerShot/IXUS cameras, allow the user to temporarily upload so called add-ons into the camera through the memory card.

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About the Author

Berthold Daum studied photography in Melbourne and has both exhibited and published his images of Australia's natural beauty. He also hold a Ph.D in Mathematics and is a professional Java and XML developer. Mr. Daum specializes in innovative electronic business technology and electronic content production. His experience in software training and ability to anticipate the needs of professional developers has been demonstrated in his previous books, including Eclipse 2 for Java Developers (Wiley) and Modeling Business Objects with XML Schema (Morgan-Kaufmann).

Edition details

• Publisher: O′Reilly
• Publication date: 2010
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 193395258X
• ISBN 13: 9781933952581
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 160