SD4500

Powershot SD4500 IS (USA) / IXUS 1000HS (Europe) / IXY 50S (Japan).

CHDK is available for the Powershot SD4500 IS / IXUS 1000HS / IXY 50S 100D See below link for source and binary

Reviews

Technical Data

→ Camera specifications: Canon (English)

DIGIC IV image processor
DryOS operating system
10.0 megapixel back-illuminated CMOS, 1/2.3 inch (pixel density: 35 MP/cm²)
Lens: 36-360mm (35mm equiv), 10x optical zoom, F3.4-5.6
Image stabilization (lens shift type)
Display: 3.0 inch LCD, 230,000 pixels
Built-in flash
Video: 1920x1080 @24 fps HD, 1280x720 @30 fps HD, 640x480 @30 fps, 320x240 @30 fps, Super Slow Motion movies @240 fps
Video format: H.264 MOV (Motion JPEG + Linear PCM (Stereo))
Maximum clip length: up to 4 GB or 10 minutes (in full HD & HD mode), up to 4 GB or 1 hour (in L and M mode)
HDMI mini connector
Storage: SD, SDHC, SDXC, MMC, MMCplus, HC MMCplus
Power: Canon Li-ion Battery NB-9L
Dimensions: 101 x 59 x 22 mm, Weight (with battery): 190g

Firmware info

Note: ver.req or vers.req method may not work on the SD4500, see P-ID (Table) for other methods to get the P-ID or use CameraVersion to get your firmware version from the EXIF image data.

CHDK Specialties

This section describes special CHDK-related things...

This camera set for right/ left/down /up/set /menu Key a bit on keypress.

But for zoom in out, it work as all other Canon Camera and clear a bit on keypress.because of this behavior there need platform kbd.c change.trhis camera seem the only that work in that way.

Also the Video Button can not block from chdk.it execute always original Firmware Code.So it cant use as alt key.so because of no print key its not clear now what use as alt key.I use for test Set button.need add code, so only a press of Set button longer as 0.7 sec switch to alt mode

For Developers

General info

use dancingbits #5 encoding (cajun chicken flavour, like S95) for diskboot.bin ^[1] (NEED_ENCODED_DISKBOOT=5)
use KEYSYS=d4b keys for PS.FI2 encoding

LED addresses

Greeen LED backside 0xC0220130

Red LED backside 0xc0220138

Available firmware dumps

Firmware version 1.00D ( 8MB full, dumped with CBasic udumper, [2]): zShare dl link, also available from chdkdumps part 3.

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

Porting process & links

IXUS 1000HS porting thread: forum link

News & Development History:

Note:

current source and binary is here for 100d Version.

http://www.zshare.net/download/9195485297ef067a/

older source

http://www.zshare.net/download/89481258d67ba0b0/

Some Notes about that version

http://chdk.setepontos.com/index.php?topic=5722.msg65561#msg65561

IMPORTANT:

always developer need that can help to fix problems.here are Problems that get with this port and are solve, maybe help other Porters

http://chdk.setepontos.com/index.php?topic=6037.0

Status 6/2011

Grids work now correct in 4:3 shooting mode

refocus and reexposure during video record work now ok with the Set button

Status 4/2011

Histogram/Zebra/edge Overlay work on in 4:3 shooting Modes ok.start crash and RAW continues shoot crash finally fix, thanks to Code from philmoz

http://chdk.setepontos.com/index.php?topic=6179.msg63254#msg63254

For 100F best is add this code too, to avoid slowdown or crashes on RAW better

Status 2/2011

ISO overwrite work, when you set 1 of this allowed values.125,160,200,320, 400, 640, 800, 1000, 1250 ,1600 2000,2500

Status 1/2011

Keys now perfect work.Video key is use to switch to alt mode.longer press of video key start video record

Raw with DNG work ok now.This Camera use a diffrent Sensor Pattern

green red

blue green

as all other Canons, so there is no CRW konverter currently here.

RAW DNG savetime is 1.4 - 1.5 sec(series shoot and use new chdk doublebuffer feature) with a sandisk ultra 8 GB 15 Mb/sec(write bench show 12 megabyte, but its only a class 4 Card.).with CRW savetime is 1.2 -1.3 sec, so not very important to have CRW here.

Auto chdk Boot of Camera does work(test on a 4 GB Card only)

scripts do work(also intervalscripts that do shoot), text output of scripts is now too show.problem was

whats currently not working see here

http://chdk.setepontos.com/index.php?topic=5722.msg60471#msg60471

Status 12.2010 ******************************************************************

chdk usable features.

GUI Layout Editor.Battery % Show, Histogramm, DOF Calculation, Super Fine JPG Save Mode, zoom Value.

when you set the 16:9 (wide) shooting mode, Overexpose/underexpose Dot work in Historgramm and Edge Overlay work too.seem chdk do not handle diffrent shooting modes as 4:3 shoot mode on a 16:9 display and 16:9 shoot mode on 16:9 display

alt key Mode work not very good due to problem in alt or normal key mode.when you leave chdk alt mode, you need press this keys(left, right, down, up, menu, set) (you need not press all together) so the firmware can recognize keys again.

in alt mode, do not work to hide keypress from the firmware rom correct.so better avoid to use the alt mode if possible.

The port do no random crash so can use.

whats not working but important.

print show no text in scripts, so can not see if a script correct work or not.

RAW in crw cant open by any program

RAW in dng can not save because badpixel.lua not work correct

raw image with badpixel.bin from SX210 show wrong colors.

Grid overlay is wrong center in 4:3 shoot mode and in 16:9 shoot mode its too small in X

In the 100d Firmware video patches are deactivate