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

As soon as my battery is done charging, I'm gonna try this. Already updated to 1.1.1

nyy wrote in post #11480398
As soon as my battery is done charging, I'm gonna try this. Already updated to 1.1.1

It worked! Really surprised with the quality of shots at iso 3200. Not gonna be doing huge prints with it, but it really will help to have some more range for indoor sports.

As soon as you have some sport indoor shots at 3200 please post them here in order to let me see if the noise is heavy.

Has anyone tried the latest (apparantly the last) version of the hack? Any problems?

I was taking my Xti on a trip in August and so deleted the hack from my CF card. I was having some problems - probably related to a bug in a July/August version that has been since fixed. And didn't to mess up any photos taken on my trip.

I was going to reinstall with the latest 2010-12-13 now and wondered if anyone has any feedback on that one?

Also, I'm going thru all the wiki forum posts between Aug and Dec - has anyone posted a new
"features list" anywhere?

Cheers

Is there a new version?

I think the newest version removes the auto iso feature. I'm not sure of any other differences.

Depends on what your running. In trying to follow the thread on the wiki forum it seens like there are 5 or 6 releases in Aug/Sept/Oct and Dec. The latest is Dec 13, 2010.

I loaded it on my xti and it seems to work fine. They've moved the on/off switches into the info screen (bottom line) which is a lot easier than it was before.

Another new feature is that you can save green box photos (and all the other auto settings) in RAW format.

It also changes how you pick the AF points and allows you to turn On/Off the use of the Direct Print button for changing ISO. Some felt they were accidentally changing the ISO so they wanted it turned off.

Just some questions on the new features of the latest version.
How to set +/- 6 in compensation?
How to see ISO in the viewfinder?
How to set the Color Temperature (1800-11000K)?

Found, thanks

Additionnal ISO Values:
"DP for changing ISO" in info screen will turn this option on or off.
To set ISO: Press ISO button and set ISO to 100, 200 ...1600
Then press "Direct Print" button repeatedly to set ISO.
If you set ISO 100 and press Direct Print repeatedly, you will get 100->125->160->32->40->50->80->100
Others are: 200-> 250-> 320; 400-> 500-> 640; 800->100->1250; 1600->2000->2200->3200
Actual ISO Value is show on screen

Spot Metering:

To use spot metering,
Go to metering selection screen,
Then push the print button : Spot Metering is displayed on Screen within the normal Metering icon by a point

Factory Menu:

Go to menu,
Push print button,
Push menu button again twice,
"Factory menu" appears
There is a specific topic about this Factory Menu in forum : http://chdk.setepontos​.com/index.php/topic,4​171.0.html

View Shutter actuation count:

To view shutter actuation count, which was only viewable by canon themselves,
Enter factory menu (see above),
Then push print button to enter "debug mode".
After a beep, go back and set spot metering
You will see the camera writing something to the CF (CF light).
Eject CF, insert it into card reader,
You will see a file called STDOUT.txt,
Search the textfile for "Release" : there you see a number and that is the shutter count.

Focus Frame pattern:

How to choose Focus frame pattern:
Normal use:
- Press focus frame button to show FP dialog, use main dial or Up/Down/Left/Right button to choose focus point.
- Press focus frame button again to close dialog.

Pattern use:
- Fast press focus frame button twice to show FP dialog. if you hear a beep and the dialog showed,
use left, right, up, down and set buttons to change pattern
(if you press the focus frame button not fast enough, the dialog not showed). - Press focus frame again
to return to default canon focus frame mode.
- Note that external AF assist capability (via Speedlite or ST-E2) will not work with pattern AF modes.

New menus can be accessed from Info screen:
Av comp (+-6)
Flash exp. comp (+-6)
AEB (+-6)
Safety Shift (on,off)
Release Count (display count)
Show ISO in Viewfinder (on,off)
Color Temperature (1800-11000K)
Flash (on,0ff)
AF Assist Beam (on,off)
DP for changing ISO (on,off)

To get to Info screen press menu, then disp. button.
Use Up and Down keys to change menu. Left and Right to change settings.
Av+- to change a sign in Av comp and Flash exp comp. Av+- in Color Temperature will set temperature
by preset values: 2200,3200,4000,5200,60​00,7000K. Use Set to save (Av,Flash,AEB,ColorTem​p.).

To change ISO(100,200,400,800,16​00,3200) while looking through viewfinder press left or right key.
If Show ISO in Viewfinder is on new ISO will be shown in viewfinder while key is pressed
(only works in Tv and M modes).
To switch quality to RAW or back to JPG in Full Auto and other Auto modes
press "Direct Print" button from main screen.

Sweet. Thanks for putting this together. we haven't had a "feature list" in this thread for a number of versions.

Yes infact I lost these last versions andI didn't understand what was happened.
Btw the version of 13/12/2010 is a very good one.

Problem with the ISO in the viewfinder: with the flash active pushing the arrows for changing the ISO, the time becomes "bulb" in M or 30" in Tv. Anyone noted?

Corrected with the version "b" downloadable here:

http://www.mediafire.c​om/?7fwi0xjcss6lr0y autoexec.bin
http://www.mediafire.c​om/?1mcwc8akqeh7w21 autoexec_2010-12-13b.rar

sweet - thanks

Furtherly corrected with the version "c" downloadable here:
http://www.mediafire.c​om/?ovib5gc33sc78zm autoexec_2010-12-13c.rar
http://www.mediafire.c​om/?sd6z7kzi6p94vbq autoexec.bin

Hmmmm - ongoing bug they're having trouble with?