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Jay Stebbins
04-18-2007, 07:40 PM
It would be nice if someone with a little knowledge could create a firmware update that would allow us to turn off the gain. I was at Best Buy today while waiting for the ferry to go. The Everio has an option buried in the menu to turn off the gain.

Other than the gain issue I really like this little camera for what it is.

What is the program language in this camera? Or is it something Canon concocted themselves? I'd pay $50 for a firmware upgrade. To be honest I would be more likely to pay Reel Stream to hack this little camera for it's sensor that a $5000 HVX.

Just a thought,
Jay

PS: I really don't want this thread to turn into a wish list. That would be a waste of bandwidth and time. I was just thinking there are some pretty connected if not brilliant people on this forum. A hack such as that might be quick, or a slight less than quick, what ever you would call that.

Solomon Chase
04-18-2007, 09:14 PM
I'd also like it if someone could try and hack the firmware to disable gain.. I'd pay for it :)

AuditoryVisuals
04-19-2007, 06:30 AM
Spotlight mode disables gain. But you can do it while using other manual controls.

http://www.dvxuser.com/V6/showpost.php?p=912545&postcount=58

All you need to do with the firmware hack is integrate it in with the Apperture Priority and Shutter Priority. And we got near full manual control.