Canon CHDK User Manual page 38

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Scripting Parameters
Load Script from File...
<ALT>
Enter
Folder, select a script, press
any required parameters to suit your needs (such as in this
screenshot, "Times to Repeat", "Display Delay" - see the
script's documentation), then press
<ALT>
mode, press the Shutter button to run the script. To
interrupt a running script press the Shutter button. To return to normal shooting, exit
mode. CHDK saves your last user-selected script parameters from one session to the next.
The default script is the one you load when you don't need a script.
New scripts can be added to the SCRIPTS folder as they become available.
Script shoot delay (.1s)
After an image is captured, indicates how long to delay the execution of the next script
command. A value of 0 executes immediately. A value of 10 executes the next script command
one second after capture. Mainly used to minimize camera movement before the script starts,
and to allow the camera to finish other tasks.
Script Autostart
When enabled, the script listed under "current script" will execute immediately the camera is
turned on, remember this when you see your camera operating by itself after it is turned
Remote Parameters
• Enable Remote
Toggles the remote USB cable detection state, to use with scripts and manually.
When this is enabled a remote switch can be used to trigger the shutter. Have the camera
in normal record mode and not in
manually in all normal camera operations, while reducing or eliminating camera shake. To
make or obtain a remote switch refer to -
Manual usage: To auto-focus and set exposure metering, a short press of the USB
remote trigger will execute a shutter half-press, then a second press will do a full shutter-press.
In other words... if USB remote is enabled, pressing
to pressing the shutter halfway, to complete the shot, momentarily release and press the remote
button again within 0.5s, which will "push" the shutter all the way. This might require a bit of
practice to reliably shoot each time. A USB icon or text can be shown on the OSD, see "Show
USB Remote" on
Note: When downloading images to a computer by USB it will be necessary to uncheck
"Enable remote" -
< Main Menu
mode, press
FUNC.SET
FUNC.SET
[Off, On, Once]
Enable [•] / Disable [ ]
page 28.
Enable [ ] / Disable
to go to the SCRIPTS
again to load it, set
to finish. Stay in
MENU
mode. This is the same as pressing the shutter
<ALT>
Remote notes on page 55.
/ releasing
3
the remote button is equivalent
<ALT>
on.