CHDK Wiki
Advertisement

The Powershot A490.

Notice

CHDK is available as beta version for the Powershot A490 with firmware 1.00F from the Download page.


Reviews

  • <insert reviews here once available>

Technical Data

  • Digic III image processor
  • DryOS operating system

Firmware info

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

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

On some some firmwares this method does not work.

US & Japan NTSC Version Header

<insert data here>

European PAL Version Header

<insert data here>

Version X.XX

<insert data here>

Ver.req Second Page Data: After holding down FUNCSET then pressing TRASH twice.

Version X.XX

<insert data here>

Ver.req Third Page Data: After holding down FUNCSET then pressing TRASH three times:

Version X.XX

<insert data here>

Vers.req Third Page Data: After holding down FUNCSET then pressing TRASH three times:

Version X.XX

<insert data here>

CHDK Specialties

This section describes special CHDK-related things...

The "firmware update method" of loading CHDK is not currently available on A1100, you must use Bootable SD card.

For Developers

General info:

<insert firmware \ code data here>

LED addresses

<insert data here>

Available firmware dumps

Saveas64

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

Porting process & links

History & News on A490:

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