RAW on my Canon S3 IS

I was intrigued when I stumbled across a wired article about CHDK. CHDK is a firmware add-on for Canon’s Digic II & Digic III cameras. Of course my S3 falls into this category. Being an add-on it doesn’t replace the main (factory) firmware which makes it relatively safe for testing.

I’ve been considering jumping to a DSLR for many reasons. One reason is the ability to shoot in RAW. Now I get to play with RAW on my S3 before making the jump.

There is more to CHDK than RAW. Check out the wiki to learn more. One side benefit, it helped reveal I had taken over 5700 photos since buying the S3 (2 or so years). That should help me lobby for a DSLR