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Requires unpacking the build onto a supported Compact Flash or SDĬard, making the card bootable, and loading it into the camera. Which the third alpha release was unveiled The current development work is focused on the EOS 5D Mark III, for Shutter speed, and a number of miscellaneous add-ons like on-screen Window, more precise control over ISO speed, white balance, and Magic Lantern added usability features like crop marks in the preview But for someīudding filmmakers, the stock firmware simply left out too much. The EOS 5D Mark II, a camera which started a minor revolution byĪllowing high-quality HD recording in a compact form. The first model supported by the project was Magic Lantern was initially focused on improving video Risk involved, however, particularly for new camera models. Of bricking the camera - or of voiding the warranty and losing out onĬanon's much-loved hardware service offerings. Models) can provide firmware that adds new functionality with minimal risk Writing custom software possible, and the cameras can load and run firmwareįrom an inserted memory card without overwriting the existing firmware.Ĭonsequently, projects like Magic Lantern and CHDK (which targets point-and-shoot Recent DIGIC chips include an embedded ARM core which makes Supported list focuses on cameras using Canon's DIGIC 4 chip and newer

Magic Lantern regularly makes releases for a fixed list of Canon models,Īt the moment including most of the models from the EOS 600D and up. Improvements for shooting video, plus a growing list of Release is version 2.3, which offers a wealth of Replacement firmware for high-end Canon digital SLR cameras. Who do not flinch at danger, there is Magic Lantern, a GPL-licensed Others, such minor trifles are fit only to be scoffed at. In some circles, installing custom or aftermarket firmware likeĬyanogenMod on a $200 phone is enough to garner street cred, while in

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