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[Luo] sent in a very easy way to add a remote shutter to just about any Canon Powershot. Even though it's just a button, battery, and USB cable, we're sure this would be a great project to teach the younglings about the power of soldering. Some Canon Powershot digicams are impressive beasts with the ability to take time-lapse, long exposure, and high-speed photos. These cameras are generally … [Read more...]
[Henrique] wrote in to tell us about his time-lapse photography hack. Triggering of the camera is done via CHDK, or Canon Hack Development kit. This experimental kit allows Canon Powershot cameras to run scripts as well as other neat features without permanently changing anything. User scripts for this hack and others can be found here. Once the Camera was set up to take pictures in a … [Read more...]
We've run across the idea of IR filter removal in the past. [Tony Z] pointed out this nice little how-to on removing the IR filter from a Canon a540 or a530 digital camera. I'm pretty blase about gutting electronics, but even I get a bit nervous about opening up recent model digi-cams. It's so easy easy to jam sensitive gears... (don't ask) Aside from my bad mini-dv experiences, the sub-200 6 … [Read more...]
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