The Powershot A490.
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CHDK is available as beta version for the Powershot A490 with firmware 1.00F from the Autobuild Server. The <Alt> key for the A490 is the PLAY button (short / long press). |
Reviews
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Technical Data
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- Digic III image processor
- DryOS operating system
- Specifications: Canon (english), DPReview Specifications, 37-122mm (equiv.)
Firmware info
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The ver.req file method could be used to gather firmware information about this camera model.
Ver.req First Page Data:
- To get the fw version, CameraVersion or the ACID tool can be used to extract the fw version from an image file taken by the camera.
CHDK Specialties
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This section describes special CHDK-related things...
- To get the camera's firmware version read this FAQ section; you may use CameraVersion or the ACID tool to get the fw version from an image file.
- The <Alt> key for the A490 is the PLAY button (short / long press)
For Developers
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General info:
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LED addresses
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0xC0220088 Green state LED 0xC0220080 AF LED
Available firmware dumps
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- Firmware 1.00F (by alex3000, dumped with CBasic udumper): zshare dl link
- Firmware 1.00E
- Firmware 1.00D (by snowsnapshots): rapidshare dl link
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Porting process & links
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- Please report issues with the A490 or ask development related questions here: A490 porting thread
History & News on A490:
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- (05-Jan-2010) Canon press release of new camera
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