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Location: south australia
Gender: Male
 |  | turning canonEOS 300D into a 10D
< on 11/1/2005 2:06 AM >
|  | | | i stumbled upon this info while doin a web search,i dont know if it works or not as i dont have one of these camres but i thought someone out there might find it interesting?does this really work? ive tryed out other things from the site where i got this info and all has worked.
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Turning a Canon EOS 300D Digital Rebel into a Canon 10D
Written by http://www.bahneman.com
Sunday, 26 September 2004
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Canon EOS 300D Digital Rebel
Canon 10D Features on the Rebel?
Intro
When Canon introduced the Digital Rebel, the world's first entry-level Digital SLR camera, many remarked on its similarities to the 10D , its $500 more expensive big brother. In fact, the two cameras share much of the same technology and so Canon implemented a number of software-based limitations to avoid destroying sales of the professional-oriented 10D.
Now, a new hack that restores previously hidden menu along with a few additional tricks has added nearly all of those 10D features to the Rebel, with an arguably superior user interface to boot.
Instructions to update your firmware
BIOS FIRMWARE: E3kr111B71.rar
6/16/2004 - another beta ("B7.1"), minor fixes, no major additions.
- changeable MLU delay via C.Fn17
- right button mapping removed and now does nothing (normal)
- timer mode + MLU works normally now
- FEC1 displays on the LCD when changing the FEC
- AI OF (manual focus), AF OS (one shot), AF SE (AI servo) and AF AI (AI focus) shows on the LCD when changing the focussing mode
- the quick erase instead of hitting the Erase button twice, you now need to hit Erase then Set instead (this only applies during the quick review after taking a photo)
BIOS FIRMWARE: E3kr111B7.rar
New in this release:
- ISO 3200
- Mirror Lock up
Changes:
- FEC is moved to JUMP button
- 'Right' button has no function assigned
- 'Left' button selects the autofocus mode:
PA-1 - ONEShot
PA-2 - AIservo (dosn't work right now)
PA-3 - AIfocusAF
- the default button in delete prompt was changed from 'Cancel' to 'OK'. So, be aware. Now if you want to delete an image, press DEL button and then SET one. To Cancel press any other key.
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Its been widely known that the Canon EOS 300D Digital Rebel and the Canon EOS 10D DSLR's are similar beasts. In fact, if you look at their side-by-side comparisons you can see that most of the features that vary are catagorized as "Customizable".
The 10D has a menu item called "Custom Functions" which allows these settings to be adjusted. Well, a fellow in Russia found that in the latest firmware, by switching a single byte in the firmware image, he was able to enable most of these 10D "Custom Functions" in the Digital Rebel. Now, some features, such as more frames in rapid shooting, are hardware-limitations but some features lacking such as Flash Exposure Compensation and embedded JPEG quality are found to be working in the 300D.
This is not the 10D firmware, it is the 300D firmware with some of the dormant 10D features enabled. The developers probably shared the codebase between the two models. The 10D firmware will not work on your 300D.
Now, be aware that this Modified firmware will violate your warranty!
The firmware is available here: Canon 300D Firware
The following data is from a long thread on DP Review's forums:
I have attempted to confirm what works, and if it does not specify ' [WORKS] ' then I have not confirmed it yet.
CF1: SET button func. when shooting. [WORKS]
0: Default (no function)
1: Change quality
2: Change parameters
3: Menu display
4: Image replay
CF2: Shutter release w/o CF card [WORKS]
0: Possible without CF card
1: Not possible
CF3: Flash Sync speed in Av mode [WORKS]
0: Auto
1: 1/200sec (fixed)
CF4: Shutter button / AE lock button
0: AF/AE Lock
1: AE Lock/AF
2: AF/AF lock, no AE lock
3 AE/AF, no lock
CF5: AF-Assist Beam / Flash firing [NO]
0: Emits/Fires
1: Does not emit/Fires
2: Only ext. flash emits/Fires
3: Emits/does not fire
CF6: Exposure level increments: [WORKS]
0: 1/2-stop
1: 1/3 stop
CF8: RAW+JPEG rec. [WORKS]
0:RAW+Small Normal
1:RAW+Small Fine
2:RAW+Medium Normal
3: RAW+Medium Fine
4:RAW+Large Normal
5:RAW+Large Fine
CF9: Bracket. sequence/auto cancel
0: 0,-,+/enable (300D default)
1: 0,-,+/disable
2: -,0,+/enable
3: -,0,+/disable
CF10: Superimposed display
0: on
1: off
CF11: Menu button display position
0: previous(top if powered off)
1: previous
2: top
CF12: mirror lockup [WORKS]
0: disable (300D default)
1: enable
CF14: Auto reduction of fill flash - not tested yet
0: enable (300D default)
1: disable
CF15: Shutter curtain sync [NO]
0: 1st curtain sync
1: 2nd curtain sync
CF16: Safety shift in av or tv
0: disable
1: enable
CF17: Lens af stop button function
0: af stop
1: af start
2: ae lock while metering
3: af point: m->auto/auto-ctr.
4: one shot -> <- ai servo
5: IS start
Savings: $500*
*If you're happy with the added features in this firmware, this is saving your $500 over the 10D...
Last Updated ( Tuesday, 05 October 2004 )
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Professor Chaos
   
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| |  | Re: turning canonEOS 300D into a 10D
<Reply # 1 on 11/1/2005 2:15 AM >
| | | | Ifo has been out for a long time. Yes it does work, and it was discussed a long time ago here too. A friend I know did it to his 300D and it seems to be working nicely.
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Louie
 
| | | Re: turning canonEOS 300D into a 10D
<Reply # 2 on 11/1/2005 3:05 AM >
| | | | Aside from the 10D's metal casing, the Rebel is a better camera in my opinion, especially with these restrictions removed.
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Noah Vale
Location: Portland, Or
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| |  | | Re: turning canonEOS 300D into a 10D
<Reply # 3 on 11/1/2005 7:31 AM >
| | | | The only thing worth a damn about this hack (IMO) is the mirror lock up. But that alone is a very worthy addition.
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monki
Location: Sweden
Gender: Male
monki's climb better than ninhjas, it's a fact.
| | | Re: turning canonEOS 300D into a 10D
<Reply # 4 on 11/1/2005 12:44 PM >
| | | | Yhea it works, did it to my 300d, doesn't change much though, I kinda hope they make it possible to take photos while using AI Servo sometime, that's an amazing function. As it is now you have to switch the AI switch to manual and back to take a shot. But yhea, mirror lockup is usefull.
lets investigate. arrh arrh |
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nd31
| | Re: turning canonEOS 300D into a 10D
<Reply # 5 on 11/1/2005 11:09 PM >
| | | | I bought my 300D with the firmware hack already in place. Heh, I guess my warranty's still good? ;)
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ofberenonehand
Location: Minn-e-snow-ta
"Where now is Boromir the Fair? He tarries and I grieve."
| | Re: turning canonEOS 300D into a 10D
<Reply # 6 on 11/2/2005 1:53 AM >
| | | | Yup, works nicely 
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EatsTooMuchJam
Location: Minneapolis, MN
Gender: Male
Squirty "Stickybuns" von Cherrypants
| |  |  | | | Re: turning canonEOS 300D into a 10D
<Reply # 7 on 11/3/2005 6:26 PM >
| | | | Posted by Astrosfan
The only thing worth a damn about this hack (IMO) is the mirror lock up. But that alone is a very worthy addition.
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*cough*
spot meter
*cough*
"The large print giveth and the small print taketh away."
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Caput_58
Location: Virginia, USA
Gender: Male
| | | Re: turning canonEOS 300D into a 10D
<Reply # 8 on 11/4/2005 4:49 PM >
| | | | Posted by EatsTooMuchJam
*cough*
spot meter
*cough*
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The hack doesn't give the rebel a true spot meter does it?
Because I was always annoyed that no one hacked the 10d to do something about it annoying wide (8%?) spot meter. For that matter, I'm still bothered by not being able to adjust EV beyond +/- 2 stops.
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EatsTooMuchJam
Location: Minneapolis, MN
Gender: Male
Squirty "Stickybuns" von Cherrypants
| | | | | | Re: turning canonEOS 300D into a 10D
<Reply # 9 on 11/4/2005 7:36 PM >
| | | | 8% spot metering, while not great, is better than no spot metering at all.
I don't think the spot meter in my A2 much better than that and I'm still able to get pretty good readings from it!
"The large print giveth and the small print taketh away."
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monki
Location: Sweden
Gender: Male
monki's climb better than ninhjas, it's a fact.
| | | Re: turning canonEOS 300D into a 10D
<Reply # 10 on 11/10/2005 2:49 PM >
| | | | There's a new firmware available at;
http://www.gpi.dk/300d/
Theese guys continued where Wasia left of (june 2004)
this one is from April 2005... enjoy =)
lets investigate. arrh arrh |
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danhooligan
Location: Toronto, ON
Gender: Male
| | | Turn your Canon 300D into a 10D...
<Reply # 11 on 3/20/2006 4:06 PM >
| | | | EDIT: Thanks for moving my post...sorry - I thought the hack was relatively new, and thus didn't bother doing a search. My bad.
When I was surfing the net last night, I came across this article...
http://www.i-hacke...ontent/view/18/94/
Snippet...
"When Canon introduced the Digital Rebel, the world's first entry-level Digital SLR camera, many remarked on its similarities to the 10D , its $500 more expensive big brother. In fact, the two cameras share much of the same technology and so Canon implemented a number of software-based limitations to avoid destroying sales of the professional-oriented 10D.
Now, a new hack that restores previously hidden menu along with a few additional tricks has added nearly all of those 10D features to the Rebel, with an arguably superior user interface to boot."
"This is not the 10D firmware, it is the 300D firmware with some of the dormant 10D features enabled. The developers probably shared the codebase between the two models. The 10D firmware will not work on your 300D.
Now, be aware that this Modified firmware will violate your warranty!"
/end Snippet
Anyways, given the high number of photographers in this community (nearly every member?!), I'm sure this may be of use to some people - especially those that maybe wanted the D10, but didn't want to fork out the green for it If this is in the wrong forum, feel free to move/delete it. Just thought some people may want to check this out.
I haven't tried it out, but it was discussed a lot over at DPReview's forum.
http://forums.dpre...rum.asp?forum=1031
Not a bad deal if your warranty is up/nearing completion, or if you could use the extra features (list of them on the first linked site).
[last edit 3/20/2006 4:13 PM by danhooligan - edited 1 times]
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SpookyDan
Location: Baltimore, MD
Gender: Male
Reality Hacker
| | | | Re: Turn your Canon 300D into a 10D...
<Reply # 12 on 3/20/2006 8:13 PM >
| | | | So how can I turn my 20D into a 1D? 
I fart clouds of asbestos!
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danhooligan
Location: Toronto, ON
Gender: Male
| | | Re: Turn your Canon 300D into a 10D...
<Reply # 13 on 3/20/2006 8:41 PM >
| | | | Take it in the bath with you
...or your could recode the firmware!!!
[last edit 3/20/2006 8:42 PM by danhooligan - edited 1 times]
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Mutt
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Location: Bunbury, Western Australia
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| | | Re: Turn your Canon 300D into a 10D...
<Reply # 14 on 3/20/2006 8:43 PM >
| | | | Remove the lens and dip the body into muriatic acid SpookyDan
I looked into the 300d crack myself about a year ago, but decided against it. There wasnt enough appealing to me to bother doing the change. I'm happy enough with the standard software. Mirror lock up has never appealed to me, for long low light exposures I just hold my free hand in front of the lens and fire the shutter, the mirror does its thing and settles down, then I take my hand away. No big deal. 3200iso is too nasty for my liking too.
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