Re: Canon A590IS - unboxing questions
Ray Fischer
>The local Staples store had the A590IS on sale for $99, and
>I figured that's as good a deal as I need, and I picked one
>up this morning. A couple questions for the experts here:
>
>I'm usually reluctant to install software that comes with
>devices like this. It usually doesn't work well, and just
>adds yet another startup program. I'm sure XP would have no
>problem downloading regular pictures, but there are other
>things it might not handle well, like videos, and perhaps
>other things. Does anyone have strong feelings on this
>software installation question, either way, for this
>particular camera?
Shrug. Canon's one of the big players and their software is going to
be less crappy than some others.
>I plan to use CHDK with this camera and do some lengthy
>time-lapse sequences. Instead of buying the AC adapter, I
>would like to build an external battery pack (two C or D
>cells), and plug that into the DC-In jack where the adapter
>would normally plug in. But I would need the right
>connector to do that. From what I can find, it appears to
>be an EIAJ-01 connector, 2.35 X 0.7 mm. This connector used
>to be R/S item 274-1531, but alas, no longer. Does anyone
>know where I can get one of these connectors?
You can buy the AC adapter and just cut off the brick. :-)
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Ray Fischer
rfis...@sonic.net
Dave Cohen
The size of the plug is determined by polarity and to some extent
voltage. You should be able to get the plug from Radio Shack. Take the
camera and they can figure out the polarity. On the A95 it's center +ve,
I imagine yours would be same.
Dave Cohen
Nervous Nick
> The local Staples store had the A590IS on sale for $99, and
> I figured that's as good a deal as I need, and I picked one
> up this morning. A couple questions for the experts here:
>
> I'm usually reluctant to install software that comes with
> devices like this. It usually doesn't work well, and just
> adds yet another startup program. I'm sure XP would have no
> problem downloading regular pictures, but there are other
> things it might not handle well, like videos, and perhaps
> other things. Does anyone have strong feelings on this
> software installation question, either way, for this
> particular camera?
>
> time-lapse sequences. Instead of buying the AC adapter, I
> would like to build an external battery pack (two C or D
> cells), and plug that into the DC-In jack where the adapter
> would normally plug in. But I would need the right
> connector to do that. From what I can find, it appears to
> be an EIAJ-01 connector, 2.35 X 0.7 mm. This connector used
> to be R/S item 274-1531, but alas, no longer. Does anyone
> be a dirt-cheap AC adapter for something else that I could
> scavange the connector from - one of my old cell-phone
> chargers is close, but no cigar.
>
Could you somehow rig it with this?
http://www.radioshack.com/product/index.jsp?productId=2062423
Nervous Nick
Sorry, I should have posted this as well. It shows a photo of what
these Adaptaplug things look like:
http://support.radioshack.com/support_tutorials/batteries/pwrgde-2H.htm
If you know how to solder you might beable to make that thing work for
you.
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YOP...