<wpwrak_>
hmm ... do i dare to run a trace across a micro-usb connector ?
<wpwrak_>
no, i don't think so. lots and lots of metal there
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<roh>
naaah. seen what people do to resolder these after breaking them off?
<roh>
;)
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<nicksydney>
wpwrak_: did you get your digi parcel ? :)
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<wpwrak_>
it appears to have cleared customs. so i should get it monday or tuesday. depends on whether fedex feel like beating their own prediction.
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<DocScrutinizer05>
wonder what customs doing with my Galden
<DocScrutinizer05>
can't they get their own goo to fry their sausages?
<DocScrutinizer05>
wpwrak_: apropos remote control of Canon: I read they know how to read out the mem-map regs for all buttons and USB. So I guess it's at least possible to trigger shutter with 5V on VBUS. Heck they have motion detection fast enough for lightning
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<wpwrak_>
chdk is quite neat. but it's more for special things, not so much for what you need for daily use. the main feature i use is the enhanced viewfinder what also displays the focus range
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<kristianpaul>
hmm viewfinder?
<kristianpaul>
i use the scripting for automatic shots with motion detection
<kristianpaul>
also been able to control de shot speed is neat for experimenting in long exposure for "dark" places for example
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<whitequark>
DocScrutinizer05: isn't there an external interface for triggering sutter?
<whitequark>
basically two pins
<DocScrutinizer05>
I don't think I seen any such thing on Canon XQ1
<DocScrutinizer05>
remote control would be a really appreciated feature, to automate stuff
<DocScrutinizer05>
stuff like that automatic product scanner for webshop I built some 7 orso years ago
<DocScrutinizer05>
consisted of a iirc Olypus G2 or sth, and a dish with a stepper motor to rotate the object 360° and make an arbitrary number of shots to produce those interactive object views in webshop
<whitequark>
i eard it's extremely common
<whitequark>
worst o all you can ust wire someting to sort te trigger contacts
<whitequark>
or mecanically press at te button
<DocScrutinizer05>
sure, but that doesn't allow automatic download of the files after job finished
<rjeffries>
wpwrak if you want a next project after anelok then a gadget to control Canon cameras would be Most excellent. The available options are IMO pricey and not that great.
<rjeffries>
actually, no reason (just software, LOL...) that hardware could not then be adapted to control other camera systems.
<rjeffries>
My dream would be a simple Bluetooth LE dongle for the camera that attaches to it's USB and talks to a gadget that looks a lot like anelok.
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<DocScrutinizer05>
hmmm
* DocScrutinizer05
wonders if Fuji actaully missed out on the added value of a wireless remote shutter trigger, when the camera already has WLAN built in
<whitequark>
how does a laser printer determine how much toner does it have?
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<whitequark>
I mean really, the cartridge has no electrical components in it
<whitequark>
and it clearly doesn't use removal/insertion just as a trigger for "now I can print 5000 more pages"
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<DocScrutinizer05>
are you sure about that "no electrical component"?
<whitequark>
optical it may be, there's a weirdly looking window on both sides of the cartridge
<DocScrutinizer05>
there you are
<whitequark>
pretty good for me actually, newer ones have a chip with page counter → no refills!
<roh>
buy a proper printer and you dont have such issues
<roh>
only consumer crap is riddled with it.
<whitequark>
and what would be a proper printer?
<roh>
something intended for an office
<roh>
we bought a used one intended for 6000pages minimum/month
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<roh>
cost lest than one refill on a inkjet. but its a laser
<whitequark>
interesting
<whitequark>
in unrelated news; how the fuck are those people expecting me to upload them a scan of an A4 contract in JPEG so it will be under 3MB?
<whitequark>
the file is either 6MB or unreadable
<roh>
jpeg?
<roh>
do it 300dpi may, reduce color to greyscale and then threshhold it to b/w
<roh>
then save as pdf on 'auto' .. so you get tiff or lzw compression possible in addition of jpeg
<roh>
i have A4 pages in ~80kbyte pdf here.. scanned myself.
<whitequark>
they require submissions in jpeg though
<whitequark>
also, already did 300dpi, grayscale, and thresholded
<whitequark>
reduced it to 200dpi, still somewhat readable and just under limit... ugh
<roh>
jpeg is fucked for bw stuff
<wpwrak_>
maybe they don't care whether it's readable ?
<whitequark>
exactly, even png I think would be better
<whitequark>
hehe
<whitequark>
that may well be the case
<whitequark>
I wonder if printing a document, signing it and scanning it back even makes it legally binding
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<DocScrutinizer05>
somewhat
<DocScrutinizer05>
I however usually place a digital image of my signature on such documents. As good as printing and scanning
<larsc>
not legal though ;)
<DocScrutinizer05>
it doesn't make much difference if if I scan the signature and then place it on the paper, or I place the signature on the paper and then scan it
<DocScrutinizer05>
hard to tell the difference anyway, once you send the result out
<DocScrutinizer05>
the only one who could proof that it's not "legal" was me myself
<larsc>
doesn't matter
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<DocScrutinizer05>
exactly
<DocScrutinizer05>
in the end it doesn't matter at all since an electronic document can't get signed with a handwritten signature. You couldn't even proof it's not been forged by the receiving party, no matter how I signed it or not even seen it ever before
<DocScrutinizer05>
when you send it per fax, then the connection data as stored by the phone company together with a qualified transmission report would create a weak form of legal binding
<DocScrutinizer05>
a pgp signature would create a good legal binding value
<DocScrutinizer05>
a X.509 cert signature qualified by an official authority would be a legal equivalent to a true hand written signature on paper, where the other party holds the real physical paper
<DocScrutinizer05>
scanning in a signed document and send it as unqualified jpeg is void of any real meaning