A490

The Powershot A490.

CHDK is available as beta version for the Powershot A490 with firmware 1.00F from the CHDK Server. The <Alt> key for the A490 is the PLAY button (short / long press).

Reviews

• DPRreview
• Steve's Digicams

Technical Data

• Digic III image processor
• DryOS operating system

• Specifications: Canon (english), DPReview Specifications

Firmware info

The ver.req file method could be used to gather firmware information about this camera model.

Ver.req First Page Data: After holding down FUNCSET then press the TRASH button...

• 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

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

Available firmware dumps

• Firmware 1.00F (by alex3000, dumped with CBasic udumper): zshare dl link
• Firmware 1.00E (by hotvedt): box dl link
• Firmware 1.00D (by snowsnapshots): rapidshare dl link

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

Porting process & links

• Please report issues with the A490 or ask development related questions here: A490 porting thread

History & News on A490:

• (05-Jan-2010) Canon press release of new camera