CHDK Wiki
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diskboot.bin loads after encoding with dancingbits and option '3'.
 
diskboot.bin loads after encoding with dancingbits and option '3'.
 
/* { 2,5,0,4,6,1,3,7 } */
 
/* { 2,5,0,4,6,1,3,7 } */
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ROM starts at 0xFFC00000
   
 
===LED addresses===
 
===LED addresses===

Revision as of 08:41, 22 September 2009

The Canon Powershot SX 120 IS was released on August 19'th, 2009

Attention

CHDK is NOT available for the powershot SX120.


Sx120is front

Powershot SX120 IS Front

Sx120is back

Powershot SX120 IS Back

Reviews

  • <insert reviews here once available>

Technical Data

  • Digic IV image processor
  • DryOS operating system

Firmware info

The ver.req file method is used to gather firmware information about this camera model. However no data is actually written to the ver.req or vers.req files!!!  The information appears directly on the LCD display.  The ver.req or vers.req file must still exist at the memory card's root directory to obtain the data.


Ver.req First Page Data: After holding down FUNCSET then press DISP:

US & Japan NTSC Version Header

Powershot SX120 IS
P-ID: 31E0 NT D

European PAL Version Header

Canon PowerShot SX120 IS
P-ID:31E0 PAL D

Version X.XX

Firmware Ver GM1.00B

Ver.req Second Page Data: After holding down FUNCSET then pressing DISP twice.

Version X.XX

Adj Ver.002.000

Ver.req Third Page Data: After holding down FUNCSET then pressing DISP three times:

Version X.XX

Mecha Firm Ver. 2.14

Vers.req Third Page Data: After holding down FUNCSET then pressing DISP three times:

Version X.XX

Total Shoot: 52
Zoom Retry Count: 0
Mecha Condition 0x00000000

CHDK Specialties

This section describes special CHDK-related things...

  • <insert data here once CHDK is ported to this camera>

For Developers

General info:

diskboot.bin loads after encoding with dancingbits and option '3'.
/* { 2,5,0,4,6,1,3,7 } */
ROM starts at 0xFFC00000

LED addresses

0xC0220008      FLASH_LAMP //need to be charged to see any effect
0xC022000C      LED_AF
0xC0220010      LED_ORANGE
0xC0220014      LED_GREEN

Available firmware dumps

  • SX120IS fw 1.00B: dumped with a modified version of udumper by gajownik wrzuta.pl


Saveas64

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

Porting process & links

  • <Insert forum link here once porting has begun>

News & Development History on SX120 IS:

  • (19-Aug-2009) Canon press release of new camera