canon S3 and CHDK

On Thu, 07 Feb 2008 21:50:40 GMT, gA <realty.DeleteThis@ualberta.net> wrote in
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>I would like to find out pros and cons of installing CHDK on my
>S3. Could you please direct where? And if I change my mind after
>installation, could I go back to what I had originally and be sure
>that nothing is screwed up? Thank you.

http://chdk.wikia.com/wiki/Main_Page

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Good idea, Ray. Do you know where I can d/l the original, just in
case?...
- gA

ray wrote:
> On Thu, 07 Feb 2008 21:50:40 +0000, gA wrote:
>
>> I would like to find out pros and cons of installing CHDK on my S3.
>> Could you please direct where? And if I change my mind after
>> installation, could I go back to what I had originally and be sure that
>> nothing is screwed up? Thank you. - gA
>
> You should always be able to get back by installing the latest firmware
> upgrade from the manufacturer's web site - I'd get that first.
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In message <611dicF1sp439U2 RemoveThis @mid.individual.net>, ray <ray RemoveThis @zianet.com>
writes
>On Thu, 07 Feb 2008 21:50:40 +0000, gA wrote:
>
>> I would like to find out pros and cons of installing CHDK on my S3.
>> Could you please direct where?

Http://chdk.wikia.com/wiki/Main_Page

>You should always be able to get back by installing the latest firmware
>upgrade from the manufacturer's web site - I'd get that first.

CHDK doesn't overwrite the camera's firmware, it runs directly from the
SD card. Take out the SD card with CHDK on it, power the camera back up
again and it automatically reverts to its internal firmware.
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