Features

the features:

RAW - with CHDK you can create RAW files (and very soon DNG files that can be read by all gfx applications...) RAW operations - develop raws in-camera using different settings! merge/subtract/sum RAW files! Darkframes - enable or disable the taking of darkframes Override Shutter Speeds - go as fast as 1/60.000s or as slow as 64s - you can even sync the flash at these high speeds! Override Aperture and Iso - on some cameras you can push the limits a lot Add M,Tv & Av modes to cameras that normally don't have it - lot's of small Ixuses don't have these modes, but with CHDK they do! Custom Auto-ISO - that's not so common among compact cameras... Override Focus - you can set focus in millimeters, even when your camera normally has no MF! Bracketing - you can use all the aforementioned overrides in bracketing! yes, you read right, you can do bracketing now, focus bracketing, ev bracketing, etc, fully customizable! Video Overrides - overcome the 1GB or 1hour limit - set custom quality or bitrates (even on the fly DURING recording) - soon you can also set framerate Scripting - you can write ubasic or LUA scripts and run them on your camera to add even more functionality (this deserves an own wiki alone, it's so powerful!) Time Shifting - CHDK allows to zoom during the exposure (normally this works on DSLRS with manual lenses only!) and maybe even focus shifting! Motion detection - Yes, high speed motion detection ! ...can be used for a variety of things, e.g. catching lightning or water drops

Override canon's powersaving - with CHDK the cam won't fall asleep anymore - if you enable that option Edge overlay - ideal for timelapses, stop-motion, stereography and many more occasions - you have to see this in order to understand it's significance Custom Curves - apply custom curves to your pictures - in camera! Live Histogram - you know this from DSLRs, now you got it in your cheap P&S - fully customizable histograms! Zebra-Mode - see under- and overexposure areas LIVE in the liveview - never shoot blown out pictures again! GRIDS - you can create and use your own grids now, depending on what you are shooting! Temperature - yes, CHDK reads out the temperature sensors in your camera, and it is pretty accurate (at least on camera startup) All CHDK settings are saved permanently in a file on your SD card Multi-Language Interface - CHDK now supports about 13 languages, and adding more languages is very easy! DOF Calculator - fully customizable DOF Calculator, always telling you DOF related stuff - not many DSLRs have this (if at all) Battery Icon - now you can see live the state of the battery (not like canon only telling you minutes before it shuts off), you can even see the actual voltage!

Space Icons - fully customizable OSD items telling you exactly how much space you have left A clock - not a big feature, but many people would miss it very much without CHDK - being able to know the time without having to enter a menu is priceless... remaining video time - no camera has it, chdk adds it: see the remaining time of your ongoing recording - change bitrate/quality on the fly and see how this influences remaining time New OSD items - CHDK can show you a lot of your camera's inner settings, such as the zoom, luminance (who needs a spyder?) and so on fully customizable OSD layout - configure it to your liking Fonts & Colors galore - choose from a variety of fonts, symbols and colors for all items and the menu Filebrowser - move, delete and edit things on the road Textreader - read texts, manuals, newspaper etc on the road Calendar - rudimentary calendar, for those who don't know the month they are in ;) Games - of course what would an OpenSource Project be without Games - Play Reversi or Sokoban on your camera! REMOTE - you can control all these cheap cameras with a cheap DIY remote now! it's THAT easy! Benchmark - benchmark your sdcards in-camera and compare them to each other... there is even more → read the manual & explore this wikia...