Flash Notes - Canon CHDK User Manual

Flash notes

Notes on Force flash: From PhyrePhoX, for strobists - an option to manually override flash (for all
cameras), even for (IXUS / SD
not only override flash power, but also enable the CHECK if flash is needed, in other words your camera
will use flash even in bright sunlight and even if you disabled the flash, of course the flash will not fire on
cameras with popup flashes when the flash is not popped up. There are three values for the flash to be set
- low, middle and POWERFUL, be careful, don't flash at home kids.... This feature more or less created
- by ewavr, and code from
For cameras with dedicated movie buttons, there is an extra menu item -
when this is checked, the
Note: There is another advantage by using force flash -
will not be a pre-flash
flashes.
See:–
http://chdk.setepontos.com/index.php/topic,1365.msg39384.html#msg39384
and:- Force flash pics. - below
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Examples
Force flash pics
Manual flash: low power (0)
Manual flash: high power (2)
cams, no need for a script anymore. Important: when enabled, this will
PhyrePhoX - thanks.
feature will be enabled for taking photos when recording a video.
Force flash
when the intensity is set
On cameras with adjustable flash intensity
manually, which will help greatly when using slave
Manual flash: medium power (1)
Manual flash: Camera
Force flash only in moviemode,
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