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I paid $30 for it so...

Started Jan 8, 2015 | User reviews thread
OzarkAggie Senior Member • Posts: 2,153
Re: I paid $30 for it so...

You can load the A810 with CHDK - Canon Hack Development Kit - and capture images in RAW format. http://chdk.wikia.com/wiki/A810

While there's a number of enhancements the most important is that RAW will provide a significant increase in light levels. JPEGs only display 256 levels of light (8 bit per channel), but even a 10 bit RAW file will display 1024 levels of light (10 bits per channel). Basically you'll get better colors and more detail in the shadows with less of the highlights blown out.

Before I sold my A650IS I ran CHDK on it and that processor had 10 bit RAW so I expect the A810 to have that much or more. Of course Canon won't tell you.

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