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Stories · 2

  1. Open Source Brings High-End Canon Camera Dynamic Range Closer To Nikon's

    News · Opensource · · posted by Soulskill · from the does-this-mean-i-should-stop-throwing-away-my-cameras-after-one-use dept. · 88 comments
    PainMeds writes "Magic Lantern is an open source 'free software add-on' that 'adds a host of new features to Canon EOS cameras that weren't included from the factory by Canon.' One of ML's newest features is a module named Dual ISO, which takes advantage of the sensor in some of Canon's high-end cameras (such as the 5D MK II and MK III) to allow the camera to capture an image in two different ISOs, greatly expanding the dynamic range of the camera, and bringing its dynamic range closer to Nikon's popular D800 and D4."

  2. Canon DSLR Hack Allows It To Shoot RAW Video

    Hardware · Hardhack · · posted by Soulskill · from the features-added-by-users dept. · 171 comments
    When the Canon 50D DSLR camera was released back in 2008, it could take nice pictures, but it had no support for video recording. Now, through an enterprising hack by members of the Magic Lantern forums, the 50D can capture RAW video. From the article: "The tech inside the 50D looks like it borrows a lot more from its higher-end siblings, like the 5D Mark II, and it’s possible we may actually get better RAW video quality out of the 50D than we do out of any of the non-CF Canon cameras. ... The camera doesn’t have playback or audio recording as it was never designed to shoot video, but this isn’t too different from the RAW recording on the other Canon DSLRs at the moment."