[apprendista]

Sono stra-curioso di provare il CHDK per la mia S5, ma un dubbio mi blocca: installando questo “programmino” sulla mia macchina perdo la garanzia? Rischio di rovinare qualche componente interno a causa di combinazioni apertura diaframma-tempo di esposizione non previsti dal software originale? Vi ringrazio fin d’ora… [can]

[apprendista]

Dimenticavo: questo è quanto c’è scritto nelle faq del sito chdk.wikia.com: Q. Does using the CHDK program void your warranty? A. First, please bear in mind that CHDK comes with no warranty for any use; you use it at your own risk. What follows is just a few thoughts, and is not a legal opinion. Many believe that using the CHDK does not harm your warranty, since it is said to be loaded into the memory only temporarily (turn off the cam and it’s gone completely) and that it leaves the original camera firmware untouched. Canon Tech Support says: “Unfortunately, any upgrades to the software of the camera not performed by an authorized Canon Repair Facility, would void the warranty.” … and … In further discussion with Canon about this specific hack, their response is: “If it is not Canon firmware the warranty would be void.” Is it an “upgrade” of the camera firmware when the firmware remains untouched? It’s up to you to decide. Don’t use it if you are not willing to take the slightest chance. Many many people have used CHDK on their cameras (including some very experimental versions) and there is no report of any permanent malfunction. Thus, CHDK appears to be quite safe to use as long as you make sure that it’s the CHDK and not a real firmware update (A real firmware update which is not an official Canon update could alter or completely screw up the camera and will void the warranty). Addressing their second comment (i.e. “if it is not Canon firmware”): CHDK is NOT firmware. By very definition, FIRMware is software that remains in the memory of the device when it is not using any power-source. However, this is not a legal opinion and the user accepts all risk of using it. And as a practical matter, if you send your camera in for warranty service, and Canon says your warranty is void because they found evidence of CHDK on your memory card, there is not much you can really do (what are you going to do? Spend thousands of dollars suing them to get your camera repaired?) However, you can just wipe or remove the card. 😉 Il mio inglese è un po’ scarso, ma mi sembra di aver capito che teoricamente se togli la scheda col chdk non DOVREBBE restarne traccia sulla macchina, ma loro non ci mettono la mano sul fuoco. Se qualcuno ne sa qualcosa di più…

[KillerBoy]

• il chdk non invalida la garanzia in quanto e’ un’applicazione caricata all’avvio della macchina • se togli la scheda non ne resta alcuna traccia • l’unico caso in cui potresti avere problemi e’ ad usare script particolari (che, ricordo, sono richiamabili dal chdk ad esempio per fare bracketing) magari sviluppati per un’altra macchina non testati/compatibili con la tua

[Autore]

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