Daniel Reetz, the founder of the DIY Book Scanner community, has recently started making videos of prototyping and shop tips. If you are tinkering with a book scanner (or any other project) in your home shop, these tips will come in handy. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCn0gq8 ... g_8K1nfInQ
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- 01 Apr 2014, 12:27
- Forum: HELP
- Topic: new here, thinking about a book scanner
- Replies: 77
- Views: 43131
Re: new here, thinking about a book scanner
If you change the firmware on the camera, can it be changed back later? Or once it's changed does it make the camera a 'DIY bookscanner camera only?' CHDK supports several P&S Canon cameras, it does not modify firmware camera, it runs from SD-card without making any permanent change. http://chdk.wi...
- 03 Mar 2014, 11:37
- Forum: Cameras and Electronics
- Topic: sx160is o sx500 o sx510
- Replies: 3
- Views: 3090
Re: sx160is o sx500 o sx510
SX500 and SX510 have 30x optical zoom, I think you don't need that for book scanning. SX160 is supported by CHDK. http://chdk.wikia.com/wiki/SX160 In theory, you can use any model supported by CHDK, but each port have its bugs and features. A list of availiable models/features is available here: htt...
- 02 Dec 2013, 08:09
- Forum: Cameras and Electronics
- Topic: Amazon Cyber Monday 2013 camera deals
- Replies: 1
- Views: 2623
Re: Amazon Cyber Monday 2013 camera deals
CHDK for A2500 is under development.
- 03 Nov 2013, 10:18
- Forum: Cameras and Electronics
- Topic: autotrigger cameras with wireless mouse and chdkptp
- Replies: 1
- Views: 2958
Re: autotrigger cameras with wireless mouse and chdkptp
This is for people that scan using cameras with chdk connected to a computer through USB. The scripting in Windows can be done with autohotkey to send commands to chdkptp which triggers usb connected cameras running CHDK to shoot. The latest versions of chdkptp supports saving each image from the c...
- 03 Nov 2013, 09:00
- Forum: Cameras and Electronics
- Topic: CHDK on a2200
- Replies: 10
- Views: 7788
Re: CHDK on a2200
It is possible to use STICK to install CHDK.