Hacking Canon Point-and-Shoot Cameras

Pig Hogger writes "If you're stuck with a cheap Canon point-and-shoot camera and have feature envy over the neighbor's sophisticated latest model, fret not! According to this LifeHacker article, the CHDK project allows nearly complete programmatic control of cheap Canon point-and-shoot cameras, enabling users to add features, up to and including games and BASIC scripting."

Comments

Re:Pointless

[Chris Burke]

Well I'm assuming that's just some initial hacks they got working.

What I really want to know is if you can disable the software that prevents the camera from stealing the souls of those photographed. Digital cameras are amazingly convenient and powerful compared to their non-digital ancestors, but they're useless to me unless I can steal souls.

Convergence

[Repton]

You're making a video with your phone, when it rings. Unwilling to interrupt your filming, you hit the divert button, redirecting the call to your MP3 player. This annoys your offspring, who were watching a movie on it. To placate them, you tell them to fetch your video camera, which they can use to stream the same movie to your television in higher quality...