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Firmware hack Rebel XTi /400D enables ISO 3200, Spot metering!

 
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Sep 08, 2009 00:30 |  #121

3200 iso taken @ a dog show in a fairly dark "arena" with only the center portion lit by lights. Using a 70-200/2.8 stopped down to 4 because of the 1.4 extender.

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Sep 08, 2009 09:20 |  #122

kay188 wrote in post #8601961 (external link)
Canon 40D vs Canon XTi - High ISO comparison

https://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthre​ad.php?t=747030

This was my post. I find the XTi ISO 3200 to be just as good as the 40D. Should be usable for small prints and online posting.

I will try to get some more "real world" samples. I do not think the samples posted so far (in this thread) really show the full capability of the XTi and ISO 3200 :p


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Sep 08, 2009 13:05 |  #123

BenJohnson wrote in post #8604654 (external link)
This was my post. I find the XTi ISO 3200 to be just as good as the 40D. Should be usable for small prints and online posting.

I will try to get some more "real world" samples. I do not think the samples posted so far (in this thread) really show the full capability of the XTi and ISO 3200 :p

Woops! Sorry sir! Should have given you proper credits! :)


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Sep 08, 2009 14:33 |  #124

mhk24 wrote in post #8593231 (external link)
hey drummerhc... were you able to download the 1.1.1 on your 4 Gb flash first ? coz it says here http://www.canon.co.jp …/e4kr3_firmware​-e.html#T2 (external link) that the maximum allowed flash is 2 Gb, so what do i have to do

I had 1.1.1 firmware on my camera already, so I am not sure.


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Sep 08, 2009 15:11 |  #125

photomom2one wrote in post #8600062 (external link)
have a laptop, but don't know what a pcmcia adapter is. Laptop is several years old.

a pcmcia card is one of those small flat cards usually on the side of a laptop (they've been around since the dinosaur ages).

here's a link to wiki:

http://en.wikipedia.or​g/wiki/PC_Card (external link)

if you don't already have an adapter for it, it'd probably be more advantageous to just get a usb card reader instead.




  
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Sep 08, 2009 15:12 |  #126

mhk24 wrote in post #8593231 (external link)
hey drummerhc... were you able to download the 1.1.1 on your 4 Gb flash first ? coz it says here http://www.canon.co.jp …/e4kr3_firmware​-e.html#T2 (external link) that the maximum allowed flash is 2 Gb, so what do i have to do

i was able to upgrade to 1.1.1 using a 4gb card. my 4gb cards formatted in fat32, and i was able to upgrade using the instructions posted on canon's site.




  
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Sep 08, 2009 16:33 |  #127

[QUOTE=porky1011;86066​53]a pcmcia card is one of those small flat cards usually on the side of a laptop (they've been around since the dinosaur ages).

here's a link to wiki:

http://en.wikipedia.or​g/wiki/PC_Card (external link)

if you don't already have an adapter for it, it'd probably be more advantageous to just get a usb card reader instead.[/quo



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Sep 08, 2009 16:57 |  #128

porky1011 wrote in post #8606661 (external link)
i was able to upgrade to 1.1.1 using a 4gb card. my 4gb cards formatted in fat32, and i was able to upgrade using the instructions posted on canon's site.

Me too.


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Sep 08, 2009 17:10 |  #129

1st, thanks for posting this- this is even funner that the day I got my XTi.

2nd- the image quality at 3200 is virtually identical to the 40D, sans noise reduction.

Do there happen to be any 40D hacks?


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Sep 08, 2009 17:28 |  #130

Multiple focus patterns are awesome!


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Sep 08, 2009 19:11 |  #131

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Multiple focus patterns are awesome!

How would you use them ? For the last year and a half I was using just one focus point (typically center) since the multiple points seemed too much of a compromise. Always eager to learn a new trick though !


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Sep 08, 2009 19:43 |  #132

Whether I use them or not (probably not), I just like having"extras". I mainly use the center point too.


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Sep 08, 2009 23:02 as a reply to  @ theshape's post |  #133

Well, I tried this, followed the instructions to the T - and now I have a dead camera. Once turned on, the green "on" light stays on until I take the battery out. It focuses, but won't take a picture, and the screen is dead, so I can't get into the menu to reformat or re-install the firmware.
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Sep 08, 2009 23:11 |  #134

^ok, got this from the chdk site, "With a bootable card in and this card have no autoexec.bin file or bad autoexec.bin file, your Cam power led will turn on (green) but the lcd screen will not"
Have you copied the latest autoexec.bin file to your card?


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Sep 08, 2009 23:17 |  #135

TsPoet wrote in post #8609186 (external link)
Well, I tried this, followed the instructions to the T - and now I have a dead camera. Once turned on, the green "on" light stays on until I take the battery out. It focuses, but won't take a picture, and the screen is dead, so I can't get into the menu to reformat or re-install the firmware.
Suggestions?

Try to repeat the process from scratch. I followed it to a tee and it worked like a charm.


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