Apparently I got the wrong model and the one $800 more expensive would do this. Turning all the elements off still left me with a red dot in the corner. I needed to do some video work last year, so I basically followed Casey Neistat's suggestion for a Canon camera, only to find out it wouldn't allow me to export the video live via an HDMI cable without the camera's overlay on top. It really seems like something is off in the market - but there doesn't seem to be any sort of real change happening. The camera manufacturers use the lowest powered CPUs they can get away with, running proprietary real-time operating systems with horrible UX and no third party support. Others above are demonstrating the viability for this application.I'm sort of amazed at the cost of high-end cameras, especially when what separates it from a modern smartphone seems to be nothing but bigger/faster sensors and the ability to use big lenses. For general questions about Magic Lantern, it would be best to start a new thread in the Technique forum.ĭisclaimer, I have not used Motion Detect for lightning myself, but I am a Magic Lantern user for the Canon 7D and the 5D MKII and 5D MKIII.

ML is being developed by photo and video enthusiasts, adding functionality such as: HDR images and video, timelapse, motion detection, focus assist tools, manual audio controls much more.'įor a primer of how to use Motion Detect for lightning:įor a description of the Motion Detect module in Magic Lantern: įeel free to ask more questions about the Motion Detect process in this thread. Our only modification was to enable the ability to run software from the memory card. Each time you start your camera, Magic Lantern is loaded from your memory card.

Magic Lantern is not a 'hack', or a modified firmware, it is an independent program that runs alongside Canon's own software. We have created an open framework, licensed under GPL, for developing extensions to the official firmware. 'Magic Lantern is a software enhancement that offers increased functionality to the excellent Canon DSLR cameras.

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