Camera Firmware Hacks

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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 Magic Lantern (ML) is a Canon firmware toolbox specifically aiming for the video segment. It has recently got a huge buzz for enabling a Canon’s 5DmkII to shoot. 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. As with CHDK, it usually run from the memory card and does not require a firmware “flush. Timelapse & Astro: intervalometer, bulb ramping, silent pictures without shutter actuation, bulb timer for very long exposures (up to 8h) • Download link: • Documentation link:,, CHDK is another Canon firmware targeting smaller point and shoot cameras. It has been here for a while and it is very easy to operate (see example ). It loads via a dedicated memory card, and once the card is removed, the camera goes back to its Canon default firmware.

• Target Cameras: Canon’s Point and Shoots (e.g.G10,, ) • Main features: Enabling RAW, Timelapse, Intervalometer and Triggering, Scripting, Zebra Mode, Grid OSD, USB/wireless Remote, LCD mirroring (via PTP) • Download link: • Documentation link:, • Camera Comparability link: • is a CHDK port for Canon 400D/XTi ( thanks takimata) PTool Firmware Manipulation Tool is a firmware altering tool for Panasonic users which mainly enables the changing of. For example increasing the bitrate streaming out of the camera. To use this tool, you have to download a windows utility and “flush” (i.e.

Burn) the camera firmware with each modification that you apply. • Target Cameras: (mainly the GHX and GFX cameras) • Main features: Enable high bit rate and other video encoding parameters, Increase ISO limit to 12,800, removes 30 minutes video limit, • Download link: • Documentation link: • Camera Compatibility Link: Nikon Hacker is the new kid in town hoping to do to Nikon DSLRs what Magic Lantern did to Canon DSLRs. The feature list is a bit limited for now,but we are hoping to see it grow. • Target Cameras: Nikon DSLRs (D3100,, D5100, ) • Main features are: allowing Non-brand Battery, removing 30 minutes video restriction • Download link: • Documentation link: • Camera Compatibility Link: There you have it, you can have some fun even if you are not an 5DmkIII owner. While some of those hacks are at different stages of development (cough.