The CHDK (Canon Hack Development Kit) lets you shoot RAW files with any Canon compact camera. I've used it since 2007 or so, and it works just as advertised. CHDK: chdk.fandom.com/wiki/CHDK
I used to use CHDK a lot. That's how I learned manual photography. Adjusting my settings flipping through the little CHDK menus, haha. Then I got my first dslr a year or so later. This Canon looks pretty cool with the flip out screen and a larger grip.
I really like the images from the A470. There's a really nice contrasty, sharp quality to them that reminds me of Daido Moriyama or William Klein. Assume you're importing the RAW files into lightroom and doing the black and white conversion there?
Yes, exactly. That Moriyama look is kind of what I was going for. These files lend themselves to that, the sensor noise kind of wants to be emphasized :)
i use a canon a560.. it appears to me as if chdk lags on it?.. i am confused and still want to shoot raw .. check out some clicks i made using that camera on my community page... ignore the cringy video
I had no idea you could upload alternate firmware to these cameras. I used to use the Canon Powershot series a lot before I got into dslr and mirrorless. I might have to try this out. I have a nice cell phone, but honestly, the quality still isn't that good if you put the photos on even a normal size monitor.
Quality can be sketchy, especially with the cheaper Powershots like this A1300 I just got. But it's definitely worth installing CHDK. At the very least, you get a 4K time lapse camera for super cheap!
@@GreenlifeFin That depends, in part on the camera model. One way to load chdk is via the firmware update option of the camera. When loaded in this fashion, you have to reload it this way every time you power-cycle the camera. Another way is to install chdk via chimp on your sd-card. This way you can set it to be loaded every time you turn on the camera automatically.
I used to use CHDK a lot. That's how I learned manual photography. Adjusting my settings flipping through the little CHDK menus, haha. Then I got my first dslr a year or so later. This Canon looks pretty cool with the flip out screen and a larger grip.
Ha, so you jumped into the deep end, huh? Yeah, I'd argue that the A640 is better than the A1300 in most ways, including image quality, probably :)
Yes you are right about that. And your photos are looking real good, great job.
Thanks so much!
Mind blowing pics
Thank you!
I dont think theres a camera in the world you couldn't get mind blowing images from
I really like the images from the A470. There's a really nice contrasty, sharp quality to them that reminds me of Daido Moriyama or William Klein. Assume you're importing the RAW files into lightroom and doing the black and white conversion there?
Yes, exactly. That Moriyama look is kind of what I was going for. These files lend themselves to that, the sensor noise kind of wants to be emphasized :)
i use a canon a560.. it appears to me as if chdk lags on it?.. i am confused and still want to shoot raw .. check out some clicks i made using that camera on my community page... ignore the cringy video
I had no idea you could upload alternate firmware to these cameras. I used to use the Canon Powershot series a lot before I got into dslr and mirrorless. I might have to try this out. I have a nice cell phone, but honestly, the quality still isn't that good if you put the photos on even a normal size monitor.
Quality can be sketchy, especially with the cheaper Powershots like this A1300 I just got. But it's definitely worth installing CHDK. At the very least, you get a 4K time lapse camera for super cheap!
@@JuanBuhler At a minimum, it looks like a fun experiment. Maybe I can find one with a sensor size a little bigger than my phone.
Actually it is more like a firmware extension, loaded from the sd-card into ram an then running side by side with the original firmware.
@@DrWakeydo you always have to activate the CHDK when you open the camera?
@@GreenlifeFin That depends, in part on the camera model.
One way to load chdk is via the firmware update option of the camera.
When loaded in this fashion, you have to reload it this way every time you power-cycle the camera.
Another way is to install chdk via chimp on your sd-card.
This way you can set it to be loaded every time you turn on the camera automatically.
Real 16 MB raw, for less than like 80 to $100. Sony nex5 with a vintage lens. Or a Canon DSLR.
You're totally right. But it's fun to shot with these almost-toy cameras!