Changes: ELPH500

Revision as of 11:29, 7 June 2012

The Canon Powershot ELPH 500 HS (IXUS 310 HS in europe, IXY DIGITAL 31S in japan) was released in February 2011

BETA is available from the autobuild server for firmware versions 1.00a , 1.01a, 1.01b and 1.01c.

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Technical Data

→ Camera Specifications: [1] Canon USA

DIGIC IV image processor with iSAPS technology
DryOS operating system
12.1 megapixel back-illuminated CMOS, 1/2.3 inch
Lens: 24-105mm (35mm equiv), 4.4x optical zoom, F/2.0 - F/5.8
Face Detection / 9-point AiAF
Image stabilization (lens shift type)
Display: 3.2 inch LCD Touch Screen, 461,000 pixels
Built-in flash
Video: 1920x1080 @24 fps HD, 1280x720 @30 fps HD, 640x480 @30 fps, 320x240 @30 fps
Super Slow Motion Movie (L) 120fps, (M) 240fps, Miniature Effect (HD, L) 6fps, 3fps, 1.5 fps
Video format: MOV (H.264 + Linear PCM (Stereo))
HDMI mini connector
Storage: SD/SDHC/SDXC memory card, Eye-Fi, MMC, MMCplus, HC MMCplus
Power: Li-Ion NB-6L, ~180 shots / 4h (CIPA)
Weight (including battery): 185g
Dimensions: 101 x 55 x 25mm

Firmware info

CHDK Specialties

This camera uses a touchscreen interface, so you cannot use the usual ver.req/vers.req approach to figure out the firmware version. Forum member zeno has written an application that can figure out your firmware version from the EXIF information in a picture you have taken with the camera: ACID .

Once you have CHDK on the card, to start it manually you turn on the camera by pressing the "play" button while holding the zoom knob to the left. This will add a "firmware update" menu item, which loads CHDK into RAM only.

The CHDK UI doesn't make much use of the touchscreen (which is good since all the menu items are tiny) but it does provide buttons down the left- and right-hand side to stand in for the physical buttons this camera doesn't have. In particular, the directional buttons are on the right and the "Set" button is on the left. This camera can use a large single-partition SD card for booting.

For Developers

General info

ROM start address: 0xFF000000

LED addresses

Firmware dumps

Firmware 1.00A, by philmoz (full 16M dump, dumped with cBasic udumper [2]): box.net share
Firmware 1.01C
Firmware 1.01B (forum link)

Download location for firmware dumps:
→ P&S firmware dumps mirror

Porting process & links

Port has been started for firmware 1.00a - http://chdk.setepontos.com/index.php?topic=6634.0

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 Once you have CHDK on the card, to start it manually you turn on the camera by pressing the "play" button while holding the zoom knob to the left. This will add a "firmware update" menu item, which loads CHDK into RAM only.
+The CHDK UI doesn't make much use of the touchscreen (which is good since all the menu items are tiny) but it does provide buttons down the left- and right-hand side to stand in for the physical buttons this camera doesn't have. In particular, the directional buttons are on the right and the "Set" button is on the left. This camera can use a large single-partition SD card for booting.
 ==For Developers==