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Digital Camera software upgrade service? www.ipswap.com

by Crimson_Tears May 17, 2006 7:07AM PDT

hey I was wondering if anyone has heard of IPswap? It is a marketplace where users and software developers meet to create custom software for consumer electronics. anyway... i have an idea for making some new software for my digital camera... I want it to have some additional functions it never came with.

Has anyone used the site and have any feedback for me to know what to expect?

Thanks,

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by snapshot2 Forum moderator May 17, 2006 7:54AM PDT

It is an interesting concept and apparently a very new site.

A Google search turns up mostly press release information written by ipswap.

Until I see feedback from real people, I would only look and listen.

In the case of writing new software for a digital camera. If you are talking about altering the firmware in the camera, you will run into copyright problems immediately.

I only know of one case where this has occured. That was on the Canon 300D Rebel. Someone in Russia came out with a bootleg firmware. He did not try to sell it, but had it available as a free download.

If you try that in the USA you will likely get to meet some of Canon's lawyers.

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