A570IS (Digic III)
PowerShot A570IS mode dial position can be read from the value of either propcase 49 or 50 using the get_prop ubasic command. The two propcases seem to be duplicates.
In REC mode, turning the mode dial counter-clockwise:
| Mode | Submode | Value | |
| AUTO | - | -32768 | |
| P | - | -32764 | |
| Tv | - | -32765 | |
| Av | - | -32766 | |
| M | - | -32767 | |
| Video | 640/30fps | 2597 | |
| Video | 320/60fps | 2598 | |
| Video | 160/15fps | 2599 | |
| Stitch Assist | - | -32246 | |
| SCN | Fireworks | 16405 | |
| SCN | Aquarium | 16407 | |
| SCN | Underwater | 16406 | |
| SCN | Night Scene | 16398 | |
| SCN | Foliage | 16402 | |
| SCN | Snow | 16403 | |
| SCN | Beach | 16404 | |
| Indoor | - | -32751 | |
| Kids&Pets | - | -32752 | |
| Night_Snapshot | - | -32757 | |
| Landscape | - | -32756 | |
| Portrait | - | -32755 |
In PLAY mode: A570IS has a separate rec/play switch. Mode dial position can be read in play mode, but the propcases are only updated while in REC mode.
IXUS 950 IS
The SCN values for my IXUS 950 IS seem to be a bit differnt (also those names here are translated):
16395 Night Snapshot 16397 Portrait 16400 Kids&Animals 16401 indoor mode 16402 Leaves 16403 Snow 16404 beach 16911 "Creative Light Effect" (makes light spots in the image to weird things)
additionally when switching SCN modes pcase 227 jumps between 1 and 0. Maybe its the ND Filter?
- Propcase #227 seems to be the "long shutter" indicator:
- it's 1 always in "Night snapshot" scene mode & when the exp. time is >= 1s (Digic III, tested with SD870)Fe50 21:27, 17 September 2008 (UTC)
SX10 (Digic IV)
The mode dial position can be read from the value of propcase #49 and #50
# value======================================================================================49 2597 Video 49 16398 Scene: Night Scene 49 16401 Scene: Indoor 49 16402 Scene: Sunset 49 16403 Scene: Foliage 49 16404 Scene: Snow 49 16405 Scene: Beach 49 16406 Scene: Fireworks 49 16408 Scene: Aquarium 49 16413 Scene: ISO3200 49 16923 Scene: Color Accent 49 16924 Scene: Color Swap 49 32768 Auto 49 32769 M 49 32769 C same as in mode M, but different value in #50 !50 8225 C Custom setting, #49=32769 (SX10 has only one C dial mode position) 49 32770 Av 49 32771 Tv 49 32772 P 49 32779 Night Snapshot 49 32780 Landscape 49 32781 Portrait 49 33287 Sports 49 33290 Stitch assist
PowerShot SD870 IS / DIGITAL IXUS 860 IS (DIGIC III / DryOS)
The mode can be read from the value of propcase #49 and #50 (they are identical)
va=================================================================================-32229 Photo: Color Swap-32230 Photo: Color Accent-32246 Photo: Stitch Assist (L->R or R->L)-32248 Photo: Digital Macro-32764 Photo: Auto-32768 Photo: Manual16395 Scene: Night Scene 16397 Scene: Portrait16400 Scene: Kids16401 Scene: Indoor 16402 Scene: Foliage 16403 Scene: Snow 16404 Scene: Beach 16405 Scene: Fireworks 16406 Scene: Underwater16407 Scene: Aquarium 2595 Video: Color Accent2596 Video: Color swap2597 Video: Normal2599 Video: Compact2601 Video: Timelapse
A590IS (Digic III)
PowerShot A590IS is just like 570IS, with a few differences:
| Mode | Submode | Value | |
| AUTO | - | -32768 | |
| P | - | -32764 | |
| Tv | - | -32765 | |
| Av | - | -32766 | |
| M | - | -32767 | |
| Video | 2599 | ||
| SCN | Snow | 16404 | |
| SCN | Beach | 16405 | |
| SCN | Fireworks | 16406 | |
| SCN | Aquarium | 16408 | |
| SCN | Night scene | 16398 | |
| SCN | Sunset | 16402 | |
| SCN | Foliage | 16403 | |
| Indoor | - | -32751 | |
| Kids&Pets | - | -32752 | |
| Night_Snapshot | - | -32757 | |
| Landscape | - | -32756 | |
| Portrait | - | -32755 | |
| Easy | - | -32225 |
In PLAY mode:
A590IS has a separate rec/play switch. Mode dial position can be read in play mode, but the propcases are only updated while in REC mode.