

Timelapse & Astro: intervalometer, bulb ramping, silent pictures without shutter actuation, bulb timer for very long exposures (up to 8h) Remote release with LCD face sensor and audio trigger, without extra hardware.Bracketing: advanced exposure bracketing, focus stacking.Movie helpers: Bitrate control, movie logging (Exif-like metadata), HDR video, advanced FPS control.Focus tools: focus peaking, zoom while recording, trap focus, rack focus, follow focus, stack focus.Exposure helpers: zebras, false color, histogram, waveform, spotmeter, vectorscope.Audio: disable AGC, audio meters, manual audio controls.Main features: ML is kinda of master of all trades and have way more features than we can list, here is a list of the most popular ones:., 5DmkII, 60D, 600D, and 5DmkIII, 7D, 5D and T3 coming soon) As with CHDK, it usually run from the memory card and does not require a firmware “flush. And while ML is not the oldest of custom firmware, it is definitely one of the more mature ones, with many movie makers using it on production setups.


It has recently got a huge buzz for enabling a Canon’s 5DmkII to shoot 24P RAW video. Magic Lantern (ML) is a Canon firmware toolbox specifically aiming for the video segment. With Magic Lantern recent 24P raw video hack I thought it may be a good idea to go over each of the big manufacturers and review are the options for anyone who is trying to use a custom Firmware on their camera
