Looking for lightweight P&S that shoots RAW

TangoJulietTangoJuliet Registered Users Posts: 269 Major grins
edited October 20, 2009 in Cameras
I use an older Canon DSLR for everyday shooting, but I need a lightweight P&S digital that captures RAW images for my next venture. I'm also an avid R/C airplane flyer/builder and I just purchased a rig made for Aerial Photography. My weight limit is 10 oz. for the camera. I'd prefer to shoot RAW for PP, and IS seems to be un-desirable according to some of the R/C forums I've read.

Any ideas?
Learning as I go :D

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  • aktseaktse Registered Users Posts: 1,928 Major grins
    edited October 20, 2009
    Basically, pick any canon P&S that fits your size requirements and apply the CHDK hack
    http://aktse.smugmug.com/
  • TangoJulietTangoJuliet Registered Users Posts: 269 Major grins
    edited October 20, 2009
    Whoa! I'm not a computer guru and don't know about hacking, but I know a 16 year old who could probably do it mwink.gif . Thanks.
    Learning as I go :D

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  • AlbertZeroKAlbertZeroK Registered Users Posts: 217 Major grins
    edited October 20, 2009
    TangoJuliet wrote:
    Whoa! I'm not a computer guru and don't know about hacking, but I know a 16 year old who could probably do it mwink.gif . Thanks.

    G9 or G11, but both are too heavy for your needs. If you go with them though, choose the G9, it has time lapse video capabilities left out of the G10/G11's.
    Canon 50D and 2x T2i's // 2x 580ex II // FlexTT5's & MiniTT1's
    EFS 17-55 f/2.8 & 10-22 // Sigma 30mm f/1.4 & 50mm f/1.4
    Sigma Bigma OS // Canon 70-200 IS f/2.8
  • TangoJulietTangoJuliet Registered Users Posts: 269 Major grins
    edited October 20, 2009
    AlbertZeroK wrote:
    G9 or G11, but both are too heavy for your needs. If you go with them though, choose the G9, it has time lapse video capabilities left out of the G10/G11's.

    Are these Canon brand?
    Learning as I go :D

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  • gecko0gecko0 Registered Users Posts: 383 Major grins
    edited October 20, 2009
    +1 on selecting any small canon you like (I use an SD880 and love it) and then load up CHDK. No worries with having to "hack" much...you just copy a few files to your SD card and turn on the camera...then load the new program from a menu. Check out the wiki on it...very easy and you get a ton of features.
    Canon 7D and some stuff that sticks on the end of it.
  • TangoJulietTangoJuliet Registered Users Posts: 269 Major grins
    edited October 20, 2009
    I tried to find the 880 on B&H, but I guess it's been discontinued.
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  • pyrypyry Registered Users Posts: 1,733 Major grins
    edited October 20, 2009
    Check out the new Canon S90, it's got a slightly bigger sensor, manual and priority modes and weighs 6.2 oz (without the battery).

    Might be too nice a camera to put into an RC-plane though.

    http://www.dpreview.com/news/0908/09081907canons90.asp
    Creativity's hard.

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  • AlbertZeroKAlbertZeroK Registered Users Posts: 217 Major grins
    edited October 20, 2009
    pyry wrote:
    Check out the new Canon S90, it's got a slightly bigger sensor, manual and priority modes and weighs 6.2 oz (without the battery).

    Might be too nice a camera to put into an RC-plane though.

    http://www.dpreview.com/news/0908/09081907canons90.asp

    Another trick you could try, buy cheap ebay batteries, these batteries sometimes have less power, one would think that this might mean they have less physical battery inside. This may lead to a reduced weight.
    Canon 50D and 2x T2i's // 2x 580ex II // FlexTT5's & MiniTT1's
    EFS 17-55 f/2.8 & 10-22 // Sigma 30mm f/1.4 & 50mm f/1.4
    Sigma Bigma OS // Canon 70-200 IS f/2.8
  • pyrypyry Registered Users Posts: 1,733 Major grins
    edited October 20, 2009
    AlbertZeroK wrote:
    Another trick you could try, buy cheap ebay batteries, these batteries sometimes have less power, one would think that this might mean they have less physical battery inside. This may lead to a reduced weight.

    Run the camera off the planes battery via a regulator and a lobotomized ac-adapter.
    Creativity's hard.

    http://pyryekholm.kuvat.fi/
  • TangoJulietTangoJuliet Registered Users Posts: 269 Major grins
    edited October 20, 2009
    pyry wrote:
    Check out the new Canon S90, it's got a slightly bigger sensor, manual and priority modes and weighs 6.2 oz (without the battery).

    Might be too nice a camera to put into an RC-plane though.

    http://www.dpreview.com/news/0908/09081907canons90.asp

    Ooh, that looks nice! Not too nice, but maybe a bit pricey right now.
    Learning as I go :D

    www.tangojulietphotography.com
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