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Hacking Canon Point-and-Shoot Cameras

Posted by kdawson on from the now-don't-brick-it dept.

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."

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  1. How long before... by Thelasko · · Score: 1, Troll

    they cripple the cameras like Linksys did with the WRT54G?

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