Comments on: Camera Hacks — A640 Canon gets the Mod http://www.wildsnow.com/735/camera-hacks-a640-canon-get-the-mod/ Backcountry Skiing Weblog Blog, FAQs, more, links and info about randonnee, telemark and backcountry ski mountaineering. Thu, 09 Feb 2012 12:30:02 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: dave http://www.wildsnow.com/735/camera-hacks-a640-canon-get-the-mod/comment-page-1/#comment-25365 dave Tue, 13 Apr 2010 09:46:02 +0000 http://www.wildsnow.com/?p=735#comment-25365 @dave i just used a strip of double sided velcro to hold down the button, you just have to put a small bit of plastic on the button and then wrap the velcro around tight, but a piece of string would do the job either. beats holding your finger down for an hour...yawn! id still rather be able to program it though as it takes around 2 shots every second and i would like to change it to 1 shot every 10-20 seconds sometimes. did you try out the hack yet anyway? im just curious how it went? ill probably try it myself in a few months @ did you find that intervalometer hack since? @dave i just used a strip of double sided velcro to hold down the button, you just have to put a small bit of plastic on the button and then wrap the velcro around tight, but a piece of string would do the job either. beats holding your finger down for an hour…yawn!
id still rather be able to program it though as it takes around 2 shots every second and i would like to change it to 1 shot every 10-20 seconds sometimes.
did you try out the hack yet anyway? im just curious how it went? ill probably try it myself in a few months

@ did you find that intervalometer hack since?

]]> By: Lou http://www.wildsnow.com/735/camera-hacks-a640-canon-get-the-mod/comment-page-1/#comment-16606 Lou Sat, 11 Jul 2009 00:05:27 +0000 http://www.wildsnow.com/?p=735#comment-16606 Dave, we found an intervalometer hack that did EXACTLY that, but I don't have the link. Louie installed it and made some really cool time lapse movies. This was a few years ago. It's amazing how crippled Canon keeps these cameras. I suspect they could probably have nearly every software feature a pro camera has, if the maker chose to include. Dave, we found an intervalometer hack that did EXACTLY that, but I don’t have the link. Louie installed it and made some really cool time lapse movies. This was a few years ago. It’s amazing how crippled Canon keeps these cameras. I suspect they could probably have nearly every software feature a pro camera has, if the maker chose to include.

]]> By: dave http://www.wildsnow.com/735/camera-hacks-a640-canon-get-the-mod/comment-page-1/#comment-16605 dave Fri, 10 Jul 2009 22:19:10 +0000 http://www.wildsnow.com/?p=735#comment-16605 hey Lou, I just got this camera a month ago and never knew you could get raw pictures from it! the battery voltage would definetly be handy too so i think i might be trying this mod soon. im just curious about the continuous shooting drive mode. it allows you set a delay on the camera and then take a maximum of 10 shots all about a second apart. is there any way to hack this and instead choose to take 500 shots or fill up the card?it would be nice to be able to do that without having to keep your finger on the button for hours and i think you could get some nice time lapse photo too. dave hey Lou, I just got this camera a month ago and never knew you could get raw pictures from it! the battery voltage would definetly be handy too so i think i might be trying this mod soon.
im just curious about the continuous shooting drive mode. it allows you set a delay on the camera and then take a maximum of 10 shots all about a second apart. is there any way to hack this and instead choose to take 500 shots or fill up the card?it would be nice to be able to do that without having to keep your finger on the button for hours and i think you could get some nice time lapse photo too.

dave

]]> By: bob murphy http://www.wildsnow.com/735/camera-hacks-a640-canon-get-the-mod/comment-page-1/#comment-8874 bob murphy Mon, 25 Feb 2008 21:22:31 +0000 http://www.wildsnow.com/?p=735#comment-8874 has anyone figured out if it is possible to power up and down the Canon a640 camera remotely using the usb??? has anyone figured out if it is possible to power up and down the Canon a640 camera remotely using the usb???

]]> By: Drew Larson http://www.wildsnow.com/735/camera-hacks-a640-canon-get-the-mod/comment-page-1/#comment-6240 Drew Larson Mon, 21 May 2007 14:44:40 +0000 http://www.wildsnow.com/?p=735#comment-6240 Lou, Thanks for the great info!! I just lost my camera a few weeks ago on a trip, and my new A640 will be arriving today via FedEx. (can't wait) I previously had an S70 which took great pictures, but is now discontinued and I wanted a little upgrade anyway. I almost did not go with the A640 mostly because I wanted my pictures in RAW format instead of JPEG. I also like to use the histogram, and this will be nice to have before I take the shot. Noelle says hi. See you on the pass soon? Thanks again for the great info! Lou, Thanks for the great info!! I just lost my camera a few weeks ago on a trip, and my new A640 will be arriving today via FedEx. (can’t wait) I previously had an S70 which took great pictures, but is now discontinued and I wanted a little upgrade anyway. I almost did not go with the A640 mostly because I wanted my pictures in RAW format instead of JPEG. I also like to use the histogram, and this will be nice to have before I take the shot. Noelle says hi. See you on the pass soon? Thanks again for the great info!

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