Thousands of people already use it to beef up their camera’s capabilities but there have been a few instances of accidents as well. Since the software does not change Canon’s original software and only changes the settings which are saved to the non-volatile memory, the risk is marginal but is present. However, there are certain things that you should know about.Īlthough Magic Lantern is quite safe, there have been a few instances where cameras have been damaged. The software runs from the SD card itself and can be easily removed from the system by simply formatting the card. All Magic Lantern does is run parallel to it and, in this process, gives you some extra features to play with. This means that the original software that your camera came with is not tinkered with or altered in any form or manner. It is an independent program that runs alongside Canon’s own software. Like the official website declared, Magic Lantern is NOT a ‘hack’. If you still have more questions, shoot me a comment below and I will get back to you. Let me answer a few popular questions so that you can decide for yourself if this is for you or not. I know there are many questions that are creeping up in your mind about Magic Lantern right now. Magic Lantern is not a ‘hack’ or a modified firmware it is an independent program that runs alongside Canon’s own software. The Magic Lantern software has always been open-source and free for all to use with their Canon DSLRs. Soon after that, a community grew around the cause and people generously chipped in with both money and resources to help him in his endeavor. Magic Lantern is a software that was first designed by a person named Trammell Hudson in 2009 by reverse-engineering Canon’s own software. ![]() ![]() Sounds too good to be true? Well, to be honest, there is a risk vs gain proposition here but….okay let me explain. (If you have no idea what these features are you are in for a treat, just give me a minute and I will redefine the way you know how to shoot on your DSLR). Using Magic Lantern would enable you to have advanced features like Zebras, Focus Peaking, Motion Detect Shutter Trigger, Audio Monitoring, Magic Zoom, RAW video in your entry-level DSLR camera. So that you are forced to buy the ‘better’ and surprisingly expensive camera to get a few additional features. Magic Lantern, in a nutshell, is the GOLDEN TICKET that would let you use all the features and functionality that your camera originally came with but was NOT available for you to use because Canon greedily restricted them. Originally a candle flame or an oil lamp was used as a light source, later a gas flame or limelight.If you are a Canon user this is for you. Later lanterns contain several lenses and often a hollow mirror as well. The working of the magic lantern is based on a light source shining on a glass plate with drawing and projecting images via a lens on a screen. In earlier times people did not understand where those colourful images came from and attributed it to magic. The name magic lantern appeals to the imagination, but the lantern has nothing to do with magic. However, he was not very proud of his invention, because he was of the opinion that such an invention did not do any good to his status as a serious scientist. He would have produced a working projection lantern around 1659. The Dutch scientist Christiaan Huygens is the alleged inventor of the magic lantern. A predecessor of the slide and film projector. ![]() The magic lantern, laterna magica, is a 17th-century invention for projecting images onto a screen.
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