{"id":1069,"date":"2012-10-14T10:26:49","date_gmt":"2012-10-14T09:26:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.xhd.nl\/?p=1069"},"modified":"2012-10-14T10:26:49","modified_gmt":"2012-10-14T09:26:49","slug":"eos-7d-magic-lantern-alpha-version-released","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.xhd.nl\/?p=1069","title":{"rendered":"EOS 7D Magic Lantern Alpha version released!"},"content":{"rendered":"<blockquote><p>Shortly after the Magic Lantern crew managed to <a href=\"http:\/\/blog.xhd.nl\/?p=998\" title=\"Magic Lantern solved the 7D puzzle!\" target=\"_blank\">unlock the EOS 7D&#8217;s features<\/a>, the first version was released unlocking a lot of the functionality Magic Lantern has to offer to its users!<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><BR><br \/>\n<strong>Alpha software released<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The first version is out! It was primarily tested on one 7D, and a few days on three other 7D&#8217;s. Lots of photos and video was created during <!--more-->the test period (over 1.000 photos and GB&#8217;s of video). No crashes or strange behavior were observed, so the crew decided to release this firmware as an alpha release. Use at your own risk!<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1072\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.xhd.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/7dalpha3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1072\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.xhd.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/7dalpha3.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"7dalpha3\" width=\"600\" height=\"331\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1072\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.xhd.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/7dalpha3.jpg 600w, https:\/\/blog.xhd.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/7dalpha3-300x165.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1072\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">First look at the Magic Lantern firmware extension for the Canon EOS 7D<\/p><\/div>\n<p><BR><br \/>\n<strong>How it is installed<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The alpha release will not make any changes to the in-camera permanent memory, nor will it change so-called &#8220;properties&#8221;(persistent camera settings). This means you will be able to remove the Magic Lantern firmware extension without any alteration to your 7D. The downside is, that some functions will not work (like HDR photos and videos, bulb ramping). Features that do not work yet have been disabled in this alpha version.<br \/>\n<BR><br \/>\n<strong>Key Features<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This is the list of key features currently working in this alpha release:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Audio meters while recording<\/li>\n<li>Zebras<\/li>\n<li>Focus peaking<\/li>\n<li>Magic Zooom (via half-shutter, or focus ring)<\/li>\n<li>Cropmarks, Ghost image<\/li>\n<li>Spotmeter<\/li>\n<li>False color<\/li>\n<li>Histogram, Waveform<\/li>\n<li>Vectorscope<\/li>\n<li>Movie logging<\/li>\n<li>Movie auto stop<\/li>\n<li>Trap focus<\/li>\n<li>LiveView settings (brightness, contrast&#8230;)<\/li>\n<li>Level indicator<\/li>\n<li>Image review tweaks (quick zoom)<\/li>\n<li>and a lot more<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>This all sounds great, I got to get this installed soon \ud83d\ude42<br \/>\n<BR><br \/>\n<strong>Known issues<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>As this is an alpha release, there are some issues that are known to be in there. This is the list up till now:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>When using trap focus, opening card door won&#8217;t shut down the camera. Simply power off using power switch.<\/li>\n<li>Formatting the card will also remove Magic Lantern files.<\/li>\n<li>You have to reload Magic Lantern every time you use it.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>No dramatic issues, especially since this release is only an alpha release.<br \/>\n<BR><br \/>\n<strong>Further reading<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Please check out the details on this Magic Lantern page: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.magiclantern.fm\/whats-new\/104-releases\/140-first-7d-alpha-released\" title=\"First 7D alpha released!\" target=\"_blank\">First 7D alpha released!<\/a>. Have fun!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Shortly after the Magic Lantern crew managed to unlock the EOS 7D&#8217;s features, the first version was released unlocking a lot of the functionality Magic Lantern has to offer to its users! Alpha software released The first version is out! It was primarily tested on one 7D, and a few days on three other 7D&#8217;s. 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