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Canon Powershot A1000 IS

Attention

Alpha builds for fw 100a and 100b are available from the Download page


Specification from Digital Photography Review: Canon A1000 IS

20080826 loRes a1000is brown front

Powershot A1000 IS Front

20080826 loRes a1000is brown back

Powershot A1000 IS Back

Technical data[]

Release date:26 August 2008
Sensor CCD size:10.0 MP 1/2.3"
Lens (35mm equiv) zoom35-140, 4x
LCD size2.5-inch P-Si TFT 115,000 pixels
CardSD, SDHC, MMC, MMCplus , HC MMCplus compatible
Size (mm)96 x 63 x 31
Weight (body)155 g

Inside this decent camera, the OS is the new DryOS, see also DryOS Porting.

Firmware info[]

Firmware information is given if ver.req exists on the SD.

In PLAY mode (with ver.req) press FUNCSET and DISP simultaneously:

Canon PowerShot A1000 IS
P-ID:318E  NT D

Firmware Ver GM1.00A
NoError
Jul  3 2008 17:06:02

Subsequent press of DISP (while still holding FUNCSET) reveals:

Adj Ver.007.010

After another subsequent press of DISP (while still holding FUNCSET) reveals:

Adj Ver.007.010
IS Firm Ver.  2.14
IS Param Ver.  2.08

For developers[]

Firmware Dump[]

  • Firmware 1.00A (extracted with CardTricks/udumper, by leecbaker): A1000 100a
  • Firmware 1.00B (by diabolo): A1000 100b
Saveas64

Download location for firmware dumps:
P&S firmware dumps mirror

LED memory adresses[]

#define AF 0xC02200c0    // AF-Beam (red)
 #define DP 0xC02200c4    // direct-print (blue)
 #define OR 0xC02200c8    // orange state-led (bi-state with green)
 #define GR 0xC02200cc    // green state-led (bi-state with orange)
 #define YE 0xC02200d0    // Yellow state-led

Porting[]

  • The forum thread for porting the A1000 is here: [1]
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