I don’t know if I really understand photography well enough to really take advantage of this, but I just saw an article about a firmware override you can run on most Cannon cameras to get access to a *LOT* more information.
I suppose this would all take more homework than I am willing to do right now, but I have always been fascinated by the potential in hardware beyond what the stock OS offered. I admit I didn’t read this in depth, but it seems like the entire thing is running in-memory, so you could play with it and not risk trashing the factory firmware.
The “if it messes up you bricked your widget” factor is what has prevented me from playing with any sort of aftermarket software mods for my phone, despite my burning hatred for the stock Verizon software.
Anyway, if somebody else tries this let me know how it works out! I hope to look at it more soon.
-Jordan
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