Canon Hack Development Kit -- Firmware tambahan buat canon camera

Baca baca tentang mahasiswa MIT yang bisa sending balon udara sampai ketinggian 30km dengan modal kurang 150 dolar, disitu dibahas mreka pake kamera canon yang firmware nya dipasang tambahan alias addon, namanya CHDK atau Canon Hack Development Kit 

Waaa... girang gw, kamera bisa dihack liat fitur2nya dari si add-on, kyknya yang kepake buat gw buat skriptingnya, misal ngambil gambar dengan jeda waktu manual, ga cuman dari yang disediain kamera, harusnya sih pas sebelum mudik kmaren, jadi kamera tinggal taro, trus set moto sendiri per sekian detik, hehehe, fitur lainnya, provide raw image buat kamera mur-mer gw, serasa keren kan... *walo ga maniak juga ngoprek foto :p*

Ini fitur-fiturnya :

• RAW - CHDK can record raw files, giving you access to every bit of data the sensor saw, without compression or processing. Raw files can be manipulated on the camera, or processed on your PC. CHDK also has experimental support for the open DNG raw standard.
• Override Camera parameters - Exposures from 2048s to 1/60,000s with flash sync. Full manual or priority control over exposure, aperture, ISO and focus.
• Bracketing - Bracketing is supported for exposure, aperture, ISO, and even focus.
• Video Overrides - Control the quality or bitrate of video, or change it on the fly.
• Scripting - Control CHDK and camera features using ubasic and Lua scripts. Enables time lapse, motion detection, advanced bracketing, and much more. Many user-written scripts are available on the forum and wiki.
• Motion detection - Trigger exposure in response to motion, fast enough to catch lightning.
• Edge overlay - Detect the edges in a scene, and display them later. Ideal for timelapses, stop-motion, stereography and much more.
• Live Histogram - CHDK includes a customizable, live histogram display, like those typically found on more expensive cameras.
• Zebra-Mode - Displays under and overexposure areas live on the screen.
• GRIDS - Create custom grids and display whichever one suits your shooting conditions.
• Multi-Lingual Interface - CHDK supports about 22 languages, and adding more languages is simple.
• DOF Calculator - Display detailed DOF information on the screen.
• Customizable OSD - Improved display of battery status, free space, camera parameters, and much more. Fully customizable with an on-screen editor.
• Filebrowser - Manage files without a PC.
• Textreader - Display text files on your camera.
• Games - Play Reversi, Sokoban, Mastermind or 4-in-a-Row on your camera.
• USB remote - Simple DIY remote allows you to control your camera remotely.
• Benchmark - Compare the performance of your SD cards.
• User Menu - Edit your own customizable User-Menu for fast access to often used features.
• there is even more → read the Manual & explore this wiki.