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#87332 - 13/04/2002 09:38 Hijack v254: Improved VolAdj defaults
mlord
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Registered: 29/08/2000
Posts: 14491
Loc: Canada
Hijack v254 is now out in the usual place.

This version is mainly just an update to incorporate tfabris's new default settings for the Low/Medium/High "Auto Volume Adjust" settings.

The new defaults sound (to me) like a major improvement over the original ad-hoc settings. And if you don't like'em, use config.ini settings to override them with your own fav's.

And a reminder: Don't expect much else to happen on the Hijack front until at least June-2002. I'm now busy with a major (for me) Linux kernel development contract: lot's of fun work, but no time for Hijack work.

Plus I just got my new digicam kit (Canon EOS D60 etc..), and rock-climbing season is now here in the Great White North, so time may be scarce until the snow flies again.

Cheers

Mark

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#87333 - 13/04/2002 11:26 Re: Hijack v254: Improved VolAdj defaults [Re: mlord]
tfabris
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Registered: 20/12/1999
Posts: 31594
Loc: Seattle, WA
Mark, did you also include Genixia's latest patch to remove some extra debug messages on the serial port when changing EQ settings?
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#87334 - 13/04/2002 11:29 Re: Hijack v254: Improved VolAdj defaults [Re: tfabris]
tfabris
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By the way, his patch is located here in case you need a place to get it.
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#87335 - 13/04/2002 11:44 Re: Hijack v254: Improved VolAdj defaults [Re: tfabris]
genixia
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Registered: 08/02/2002
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Yeah, Mark commented out the offending printk..
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#87336 - 13/04/2002 16:04 Re: Hijack v254: Improved VolAdj defaults [Re: tfabris]
mlord
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Registered: 29/08/2000
Posts: 14491
Loc: Canada
The printk() got commented out.

Cheers

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#87337 - 13/04/2002 18:12 Re: Hijack v254: Improved VolAdj defaults [Re: mlord]
SE_Sport_Driver
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Registered: 05/01/2001
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Loc: Detroit, MI USA
Mark, we missed you. Thanks for dropping in and good climbing!
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#87338 - 13/04/2002 22:49 Re: Hijack v254: Improved VolAdj defaults [Re: mlord]
fede
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Registered: 31/01/2002
Posts: 89
Loc: Texas
That is a very nice camera. Those just came out didn't they. I have a friend who bought a D30 a couple of months ago because he was in a hurry. Now he is about to get the D60 and I will likely get his D30 for cheap. I hope you enjoy it.
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#87339 - 14/04/2002 06:34 EOS-D60 [Re: fede]
mlord
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Loc: Canada
>That is a very nice camera. Those just came out didn't they.

Yes, quite nice. They just hit the streets a couple of weeks ago, and are only now becoming less scarce.

So far only two major bugs:

(1) the focus-assist lamp sometimes fools the auto-exposure calculation, resulting in under-exposed pictures.

(2) the focus-indicator LEDs in the viewfinder frequently fool the auto-exposure calculation, resulting in under-exposed pictures.

Apart from those, the capture speed is excellent, the playback speed sucks, and the auto-focus is leagues better than my older Nikon-E990.

Cheers

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#87340 - 14/04/2002 10:55 Re: EOS-D60 [Re: mlord]
tfabris
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Registered: 20/12/1999
Posts: 31594
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I can understand (1) but not (2).
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#87341 - 14/04/2002 11:15 Re: EOS-D60 [Re: tfabris]
mlord
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The D60 has three little rectangles visible through the viewfinder, which mark the exact positions for the "focus points" for the auto-focus mechanism. One or more of these will light up in red when focus is achieved. This red illumination unfortunately is also "seen" by the auto-exposure logic, so it sometimes believes the subject matter to be brighter than it really is..

Duh!

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#87342 - 14/04/2002 18:57 Re: EOS-D60 [Re: mlord]
genixia
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Registered: 08/02/2002
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LOL...That's the sort of thing that I'd code..

...Well, maybe even I wouldn't do that.

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#87343 - 14/04/2002 20:07 Re: EOS-D60 [Re: mlord]
tfabris
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Right, which is what I don't get. You would think that the optical "order" of things in the camera would be designed so that the indicator LEDs were behind the exposure sensors. I don't see why the indicators need to be that far "forward" in the light path. Makes no sense that they'd design the camera that way?
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#87344 - 14/04/2002 22:00 Re: EOS-D60 [Re: tfabris]
mlord
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Registered: 29/08/2000
Posts: 14491
Loc: Canada
The focus indicator lights work by projection onto the focus screen, which is visible in both directions: towards the eyepiece, and towards the exposure meter..

Apparently it happens with some film cameras as well. But I consider it just a plain goof by Canon.

Cheers

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#87345 - 15/04/2002 09:10 Re: EOS-D60 [Re: mlord]
tfabris
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Registered: 20/12/1999
Posts: 31594
Loc: Seattle, WA
Uh, yeah. "oops".
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