The Powershot A490.
CHDK is available as beta version for the Powershot A490 with firmware 1.00F from the Autobuild Server. The <Alt> key for the A490 is the PLAY button (short / long press). |
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Technical Data
- Digic III image processor
- DryOS operating system
- Specifications: Canon (english), DPReview Specifications, 37-122mm (equiv.)
Firmware info
The ver.req file method could be used to gather firmware information about this camera model.
Ver.req First Page Data:
- To get the fw version, CameraVersion or the ACID tool can be used to extract the fw version from an image file taken by the camera.
CHDK Specialties
This section describes special CHDK-related things...
- To get the camera's firmware version read this FAQ section; you may use CameraVersion or the ACID tool to get the fw version from an image file.
- The <Alt> key for the A490 is the PLAY button (short / long press)
For Developers
General info:
LED addresses
Available firmware dumps
- Firmware 1.00F (by alex3000, dumped with CBasic udumper): zshare dl link
- Firmware 1.00E (by hotvedt): box dl link
- Firmware 1.00D (by snowsnapshots): rapidshare dl link
Download location for firmware dumps: |
Porting process & links
- Please report issues with the A490 or ask development related questions here: A490 porting thread
History & News on A490:
- (05-Jan-2010) Canon press release of new camera