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Can I find out what goes on in background of apps?

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July 10, 2014 6:12:38 PM

I am very new to programming. Essentially, I want to copy what a program is doing and make my own program that functions similarly.. I have a program that allows me to fully control my Canon DSLR camera via USB. The program is Canon's EOS Utility. I want to know if I can find out what commands the program is sending to my camera because I would like to create my own application that allows me to do the same things, but on a different platform.

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July 10, 2014 8:23:56 PM

USAFRet said:
For a Canon camera, you might start here:
http://chdk.wikia.com/wiki/CHDK


Thanks for the reply. The thing is,that is for powershot (point and shoots) to unlock features that DSLR Cameras normally have. I want to use a DSLR for this experiment. Will CHDK still help me with understanding the commands?
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July 10, 2014 11:30:23 PM

You can monitor the data going via the USB bus with a program like http://www.usblyzer.com/monitor-usb-traffic-analyze-usb...

Be aware that to be able to understand this data you have to be an expert programmer and understand how USB works. Very few people have that level of expertise.
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July 11, 2014 2:34:19 AM

millions1030 said:
USAFRet said:
For a Canon camera, you might start here:
http://chdk.wikia.com/wiki/CHDK


Thanks for the reply. The thing is,that is for powershot (point and shoots) to unlock features that DSLR Cameras normally have. I want to use a DSLR for this experiment. Will CHDK still help me with understanding the commands?


Magic Lantern for the 5D. Even if you have a different model, you can look at the source code and see what it does.

Creating that firmware is not trivial, though.
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July 11, 2014 6:25:05 PM

USAFRet said:
millions1030 said:
USAFRet said:
For a Canon camera, you might start here:
http://chdk.wikia.com/wiki/CHDK


Thanks for the reply. The thing is,that is for powershot (point and shoots) to unlock features that DSLR Cameras normally have. I want to use a DSLR for this experiment. Will CHDK still help me with understanding the commands?


Magic Lantern for the 5D. Even if you have a different model, you can look at the source code and see what it does.

Creating that firmware is not trivial, though.



Thanks for the reply, I actually have Magic Lanter on my T5i. When it is plugged in, I can monitor the source code of the Canon Firmware to see whats going on, or monitor Magic Lantern's source? And, how do I monitor the source code?
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