300D DIGITAL, Kiss Digital, DIGITAL REBEL into a 10D

[Steve Randles]

If you own one of the following Canon cameras, did you know you can "upgrade" it to perform like a camera twice its price does? To a EOS 10D DIGITAL to be precise.

 

EOS Kiss Digital

EOS 300D DIGITAL

EOS DIGITAL REBEL

 

This is possible because Canon used the same wizardry as the 10D in the lower priced digi cams only locking some of the features out.

 

Some clever people have worked this out and made an alternate firmware for the above cams that unlock these extra 10D features.

 

Here's what you get extra..

 

· Custom function menu found on the last page in the menu

· Ability to define how the SET button behaves (same menu found on the 10D - refer to the 10D manual for

full explanation of these new enhancements)

· Exposure level increments either 1/2 or 1/3-stop

· Option to enable 1/200th flash speed sync in AV mode

· Ability to change the JPG size when shooting in RAW mode

· Shutter release with or without CF card

· FEC adjustment via the JUMP button, use the dial to adjust as shown on the LCD, only in Creative

Modes

· ISO3200 now available, and is represented by an "H" in the LCD - same as how the 10D shows this

· Mirror lockup available via enabling the option in the custom function, works by pressing the shutter

button which flips the mirror up, then the shutter opens after the timeout defined in C.Fn17 after MLU -

note that this is different than how it is implemented on the 10D where you press once to flip the mirror

and press again to open the shutter

· Mirror lockup delay adjustable via C.Fn17 – possible delay includes 1.5 sec, 3 sec, 4.5 sec, 6 sec, 7.5

sec, and 10 sec

· Immediately pressing the ERASE button after taking a photo, you can delete the photo by pressing the

SET button again instead of selecting Ok previously, to not delete the photo press any other key

· In Creative modes, right button changes the focus mode and is displayed on the LCD as follows:

o AF OF Lens set to manual focus

o AF OS One shot

o AF SE AI-Servo (selectable but cannot take a photo - one workaround, press left to release the

shutter)

o AF AI AI-Focus (first takes one shot then the camera may switch to AI-servo depending on what

you are focussing on)

· Continues Drive in Basic Mode

· White balance selection in Basic modes

· Custom Function 1 available in basic modes enabling:

o Quality Select via SET button

o Parameter select via SET buttons

o Menu via SET button

o Image Replay via SET button

· White balance bracketing is working is basic modes, but has to be set in creative modes.

· Full menu’s available in basic modes.

· Left button press turns AF off, release turns AF on again. Effectively this puts the lens in manual mode

while the left button is pressed.Pressing it quickly when in AI-Servo mode will therefore release the

shutter. You loose AF during button press though. This means that AI servo does not support predictive

focusing.

You can only shoot one time. The shutter button must be released before shooting again.

 

 

 

I've known about this new firmware for well over a year but only just installed it today as I wanted to make sure it was okay first. Now I'm hunting my way through all of the new fearures that I have. If anyone is interested in this I can email it to you, leave me a note here.

 

Steve

[Cameraman]

I use th EOS 300D and the EOS system of lenses, some of the features you listed i could use others are beyond me at present. I might be interested in the future (once i've mastrered what i've got now)

 

Regards

Cameraman

[Tony U]

Steve

Me too please

[Steve Randles]

Tony..can you pm me your email address, and I'll send the files to you, I already have cameramans details.

 

Steve...

[Lid]

I believe you can do something similar with the 350D and it can then use some of the 20D features.