@shaddack wrote:
This has to be (and is, and will be) fought.
There is a different sort of market where the prices are not just above roof but straight in the stratosphere - lab instruments. Many kinds are just an image sensor with some electronics around, essentially a modded camera. I expect the core of the R&D to come from here, from the sub-segment where there is hightech knowledge and lack of money. Possibly some smaller universities.
Don't know how many but the stuff is quite useful for automation of things. The scripts are easy to be custom-written for any application. The wiki has some low level but steady chatter.
http://chdk.wikia.com/wiki/Special:WikiActivityHere are the supported commands:
http://chdk.wikia.com/wiki/CHDK_Scripting_Cross_Reference_PageThe scripts commonly used are for bracketing (focus depth, exposition), timelapses, motion detection (waiting for an event), automation of all kinds of operations.
The firmware makes the camera functions available to the scripts. The scripts then can do anything the functions themselves can support. There is even support for USB communication via PTP, so the script can talk with an attached computer.
No lens correction - not directly. But you can unlock the RAW format, and then do the corrections in postprocessing.