And as always, if you’re messing with your camera’s firmware, be careful. Open Source Download the source code and help develop the code. Revolutionary Get the most out of your camera with the latest Magic Lantern features. There are some concessions to be made, though, in terms of image quality. What is it Magic Lantern is a free software add-on that runs from the SD/CF card and adds a host of new features to Canon EOS cameras that weren't included from the factory by Canon. For people who are willing to take the risk of putting their Canons through something they were never designed for, it could prove a very cool feature to have. Since this is still extremely early on in the development process for this feature, you can bet that now its been released into the wild there will be some improvements.
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The person behind the tweak, who goes by “A1ex”, has released a 20 page PDF detailing just how the process works, its strengths, and its problems. However, in situations where you’re dealing with a wide dynamic range, it seems like it might make an impressive improvement. It’s only available on the Canon 5D Mark III (for photo and video) and the Canon 7D (for video), and it does involve losing a substantial amount of vertical resolution.
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By then using some pretty heavy post processing, the image or video is then combined to maximize the dynamic range. The way it works, is that it samples half of the pixels on the sensor at a low ISO, like ISO 100, and the others at a higher one, like ISO 1600. The newly announced feature is dubbed Dual ISO, and the man behind it claims that it can get you the entire dynamic range of the sensor, almost 14 stops. I think you need to spend a while reading directions on their website.
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I tried ML on my 7D and found it confusing to use.
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On the 7D, you can only install ML into memory (the camera can't boot into ML firmware), so ML always goes away when the camera's turned off. Here's a link to the magic lantern software - Make sure you update to the newest. BUT Magic Lantern can't brick a 7D, because it isn't written to flash. The incredible Magic Lantern has mostly been concerned with bringing better video controls to Canon cameras - but a new build looks like it might offer something completely different, for both video and still photography. This video is about the new MagicLantern Firmware for the Canon 7d.