sx-40 and chdk

brantfordbandit · 5th of August 2012 (Sun)

Is it me or is the chdk very finickey to use.

imjason · 5th of August 2012 (Sun)

not the easiest thing to use. its not designed for ease of use or with a pretty UI. purely for added functionality.

neimad19 · 5th of August 2012 (Sun)

It does take practice, but after a while it becomes easy. The worst is when you hand the camera to someone who doesn't know how to use CHDK and you haven't unlocked the SD card to bring the camera back to its normal interface.

hnikesch · 6th of August 2012 (Mon)

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Originally Posted by brantfordbandit

Is it me or is the chdk very finickey to use.

I started several responses to dispute your statement but you are correct it is difficult to use. Lots to learn and lots of trial and error to feel comfortable with it. One thing I do is I set the reset overrides on power on so others using my camera don't get messed up. And I play with it a lot. If you are not using overrides and just additional display info it is just like normal with more information. I found the PDF manual is helpful and keep it on my tablet.

Hans

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imjason Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Bay Area, CA Posts: 1,568	Re: sx-40 and chdk not the easiest thing to use. its not designed for ease of use or with a pretty UI. purely for added functionality. __________________ Canon gear: Canonet QL17, SX230HS, S95, SD1200IS Non-Canon gear: D600, D5000, D70, XG-2, U20 Flickr

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neimad19 Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Alberta Posts: 553 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: sx-40 and chdk It does take practice, but after a while it becomes easy. The worst is when you hand the camera to someone who doesn't know how to use CHDK and you haven't unlocked the SD card to bring the camera back to its normal interface. __________________ SX40hs \| T3i/600D \| 18-55 IS \| 55-250 IS \| Sigma 90mm 2.8\| 50mm 1.8\|YN560exII http://www.flickr.com/photos/neimad19/

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