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How do I install new firmware for my Canon DSLR?
The process is really quite easy – you may be a bit cautious about it as it does seem a bit scary, but don’t fret, follow the video below and you’ll get thru it very easily
Do be aware tho: you do want to make sure you have a completely charged battery as you don’t want the power to die in this process. If it does, your camera will be making a trip to the repair shop!
Here’s a video demo:
here’s the official Canon video:
Magic Lantern?
If you want some additional functionality on your Canon DSLR, have a look at this free ebook on software called Magic Lantern – it has tons of special features that Canon didn’t install!
By the way, here’s the planet5D review of Magic Lantern 2.3
Features:
- Audio:
- Change source
- Wind filter
- Mic power settings
- Switch off Auto Gain Control (AGC)
- Headphone monitoring (requires cable)
- Audio Meters on screen
- Exposure:
- White balance
- ISO
- Shutter speed
- Aperture
- picture style
- Exposure override
- On screen overlay:
- Zebras (over exposure)
- Focus Peaking (also known as focus assist)
- Magic Zoom
- Cropmarks (see the right screen ratio while recording!)
- False Color
- Histogram in video with live updating
- Waveform in video with live updating
- Vector scope live
- Movie mode:
- Change video bit rate – constant or variable bit rate
- Movie Logging (get text file with clip settings)
- Movie auto restart at 12 minute end (does include 2-3 second delay tho)
- Recording/not recording notification (large red slash when not recording)
- HDR Video! (records alternating frames at 100ISO and 1250ISO )
- Photography (stills – remember them?):
- HDR Bracketing
- Intervalometer! (Canon – still don’t know why you can’t build this in!)
- Bulb/Focus ramping on timelapse (attempts to adjust for change in daylight at sunset for example)
- Take a photo on these situations: LCD face detection / Loud sound (clap for example) / Motion detection
- Misc:
- Shutter count function!
- Sensor temperature detection
- battery level %
- Full Magic Lantern manual is in-camera – and accessible for each screen option
- MORE! There’s so much in here it is impossible to cover it all
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