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This is pretty impressive.

Quoted: This video was shot with a pre-production Canon EOS 5D Mark II digital SLR. The files used to create this video were not manipulated in any way, only re-compressed for ¼ resolution display on our website. To view Vincent Laforet’s comments and behind-the-scenes video on the making of REVERIE, please visit his blog: blog.vincentlaforet.com

Quoted: If you're using a consumer grade point-and-shoot Canon digital camera, you've got hardware in hand that can support advanced features way beyond what shipped in the box. With the help of a free, open source project called CHDK, you can get features like RAW shooting mode, live RGB histograms, motion-detection, time-lapse, and even games on your existing camera. Let's transform your point-and-shoot into a super camera just by adding a little special sauce to its firmware.

Very cool example of a use of the open-source firmware for Canon cameras - this timelapse shows the moon setting at sunrise.

Quoted: With the help of the non-destructive, aftermarket firmware, CHDK, installed on my camera, I set the tripod up, and set the camera to fire off as many frames as it could, until it filled the SD card memory. I did not know where the moon would eventually set, nor did I know if the sun would rise too soon, and thus wash everything out, as I could not reset the shutter speed, nor change any other settings once I set the program in motion. It was pure, once in a 'blue moon' kind of luck. ISO 50, shutter speed 1/60th of a second, +2 EV bias, and other info can be seen in the two stills, from this video, that I uploaded previously. The music is a Creative Commons share from: A genius musician and classical guitarist, www.ottmarliebert.com Le Cafe (Arabian Dance) from the album Winter Rose by Ottmar Liebert This project was made possible with the following tools: CHDK, Canon A620, iPhoto, Quicktime, Garageband, all on a 12" Powerbook G4.

Open source firmware replacement for your Canon point-and-shoot (powershot) camera gives you lots of amazing new features. This extensive post explains how to get:

- Long exposure times (up to 64 s)
- RAW mode
- Ultra fast exposure times (up to 1/100,000 s!)
- scripting(!) - e.g., timed photo capture -> long scale time lapse - a full scripting language to control your camera!
- exposure bracketing for HDR

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Quoted: Read our Canon Digital SLR camera, lens and accessories reviews! Learn from our digital photography tips! Browse our digital picture galleries! The-Digital-Picture.com!

Amazon selling the TX-1 (pre-order) for $500. Shoots to digital memory card (SD) at 720P resolution. Wow!

Quoted: Amazon.com: Canon PowerShot TX-1 7.1MP Digital Camera with 10x Optical Image Stabilized Zoom: Camera & Photo

I will wait for the reviews but these two new Canon digicams look superb.