Canon PowerShot firmware hacking
This firmware hack for some models of Canon A- and S-series cameras with DIGIC II processors adds additional functionality to your camera - the biggest being the ability to shoot in RAW format. You also get a battery indicator - I can’t believe Canon doesn’t put this feature in by default.
The good thing about this hack is that you load it off your of memory card every time you turn your camera on (in some cases you can also enable auto-loading) so the original firmware of the camera is not touched, making this a fairly safe hack.
Q. What does the HDK firmware do?
A. After loading of HDK firmware you can get the following functionality:
- Shooting in RAW
- Live histogram (RGB, blended, luminance and for each RGB channel)
- Zebra mode (blinking highlights and shadows)
- DOF-calculator
- Battery indicator
- Scripts execution (exposure/focus/… bracketing, intervalometer and more)
- File browser
- Text reader
- Calendar
- Some fun tools and games
