The Stereo Data Maker (Sdm); Installing The Sdm - Canon Camera Hackers Manual

7 The Stereo Data Maker ( SDM)
In the past, finding the right CHDK version was sometimes a disturbing
experience because of the many different builds (identified by numbers)
and spin-offs such as the Allbest build, Fingalo's build, and Microfunguy's
SDM build. Different people had different ideas, wanted to try them out,
and therefore created spin-off versions of the CHDK. By now, most of this is
history. The new functions implemented in the various spin-offs have been
imported into the main CHDK trunk (called the Morebest build), so we have
one unified release. Almost, that is.
The SDM (Stereo Data Maker) has survived and has its own community
of users. The SDM is a lightweight version of the CHDK, removing some
rarely used functionality but adding other functions. As the name sug-
gests, it provides additional functionality for stereo (3D) photography such
as camera synchronization. But in fact, the SDM is not used dominantly for
that kind of photography. Because of its excellent remote control features
and its integration with external devices, it is quite popular in the KAP (Kite
Aerial Photography) community.
7.1

Installing the SDM

The SDM can be downloaded from
htm. The website lists the models and firmware versions that are sup-
ported—not as many as the original CHDK, but still quite a number. Your
first step should be to determine whether your camera is supported by the
SDM and what the firmware version of your camera is. We have already
shown how this is done in
Afterwards, download the file common_files.zip. Unpack this file into a
suitable folder on your computer. You can now use the program sdminste.
exe found in the ZIP file to install the SDM. This SDM Installer is capabable
of formatting your card and making it bootable but will only run under
Windows. If you are using a different operating system, please refer to sec-
tion 3.4 on how to create a bootable card without the help of a PC-based
program.
You should, of course, first backup your memory card. Afterwards, switch
the write protection off and insert the card into a card reader. Make sure
that there is no other removable media online so that it's not accidentally
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