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Friday, November 20, 2009
Cameras

Shoot 3D Photos Using Two Hacked Canon Cameras

1:20AM Danny Allen | Sure, basic stereoscopic images can be created using software to merge two slightly offset photos, but that only works for stationary subjects. For moving targets, there’s Fuji’s Finepix Real 3D W1, or this $US20 hack using two Canon PowerShot cameras. More »
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Friday, October 31, 2008
Cameras

Dealzmodo Hack: Juice Up Your Canon Digital Camera With CHDK

6:00AM John Herrman | Digital cameras are generally closed platforms, built and programmed under the assumption that they would never be modified. To get more features, you pay more for different firmware, even though the guts are mostly the same. Canon didn’t batten down their hatches quite enough. The result is CHDK, a full-featured OS substitute that runs from your memory card and unlocks the tremendous unrecognised potential of most Canon A-series and SD Elphs plus several others—for free.
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