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As a first step it would be already helpful to mark outdated sections by editing the section and add a comment like that: < | As a first step it would be already helpful to mark outdated sections by editing the section and add a comment like that: < | ||
> INCOMPLETE | > INCOMPLETE | ||
- | in the wiki. You can also add some hints what is missing as a comment. Subcomments are possible, see [[wiki: | + | in the wiki. You can also add some hints what is missing as a comment. Subcomments are possible, see [[wiki: |
+ | |||
+ | Don't be afraid of making mistakes. It is far more important to provide content since fixing mistakes is much easier than writing help texts. | ||
For the time being restrict the formatting to simple text with only basic formatting like headlines, bold or italic text, bulleted or numbered lists, since it will be converted to ReStructured Text in time to be used on the camera display. For that the text will be split into separate files on level 2 section headings (f.e. < | For the time being restrict the formatting to simple text with only basic formatting like headlines, bold or italic text, bulleted or numbered lists, since it will be converted to ReStructured Text in time to be used on the camera display. For that the text will be split into separate files on level 2 section headings (f.e. < | ||
+ | Please use the edit button for the respective section above that button and use the preview feature. This helps to keep the revision list tidy. | ||
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+ | > Update (18.02.2019) Walter Schulz | ||
+ | > Listings (= menu items) should be complete and up-to-date by now. If not: Report back!\\ | ||
+ | > Task for all readers: Check for errors, misconceptions, | ||
+ | > Special task: HDR section! If you have experience with HDR workflow, preferable with Open-Source tools (but not restricted to), any input would be appreciated! | ||
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+ | |||
+ | >Update (25.02.2019) Walter Schulz\\ | ||
+ | >Updated " | ||
+ | > | ||
+ | > | ||
+ | >Updated Auto exposure a bit. EC parts still missing.\\ | ||
+ | >HDR section untouched. Task still valid, copying from above | ||
+ | > Special task: HDR section! If you have experience with HDR workflow, preferable with Open-Source tools (but not restricted to), any input would be appreciated!\\ | ||
+ | >And what is the difference between Luma and Luma Fast? | ||
===== Audio ===== | ===== Audio ===== | ||
- | Manual audio controls. This menu is not available on Canon 600D / T3i. The | + | > Complete (18.02.2019). No pics for plugs, etc. here, because |
- | 600D/T3i already has manual audio control, but right now it' | + | |
- | possible | + | > And if Audio screen isn't visible this help text won't be able to tell users why. That's one reason I opted for this screen to be visible at all times. |
- | audio meters during | + | |
+ | Manual | ||
+ | * 50D: Nope, no way to make it happen! 50D doesn' | ||
+ | * Your cam may have restricted audio menu after loading module MLV_SND.mo: | ||
+ | |||
+ | The options available differ a lot depending on your camera type.\\ Please check [[https:// | ||
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- | ==== DigitalGain | + | ==== Digital Gain ==== |
In-camera digital gain. | In-camera digital gain. | ||
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**AGC** ON or OFF | **AGC** ON or OFF | ||
- | Applying digital gain in-camera is not recommended as any nonzero | + | Applying digital gain in-camera is not recommended as any non-zero |
audio quality and you can achieve the same effect with more control in | audio quality and you can achieve the same effect with more control in | ||
post, but it can serve as an evaluative tool on set. You can apply | post, but it can serve as an evaluative tool on set. You can apply | ||
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//Submenu options:// | //Submenu options:// | ||
- | **internal | + | **Internal |
**L:int R:ext** | **L:int R:ext** | ||
- | **external | + | **External |
**L:int R: | **L:int R: | ||
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- | ==== Headphone | + | ==== Headphone |
Audio monitoring with headphones, using the A/V cable. | Audio monitoring with headphones, using the A/V cable. | ||
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600D/T3i. | 600D/T3i. | ||
+ | Tip: Before cuting/ | ||
- | ==== Output | + | ==== Headphone |
Digital output gain for audio monitoring. | Digital output gain for audio monitoring. | ||
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==== Beep, test tones ==== | ==== Beep, test tones ==== | ||
- | Customise | + | Customize |
//Submenu options:// | //Submenu options:// | ||
- | **Enable Beeps** | + | **Enable Beeps** |
**Tone Waveform** Sine tones of lower frequency might be not audible on the internal speaker. Use square. Always check with Test beep sound. | **Tone Waveform** Sine tones of lower frequency might be not audible on the internal speaker. Use square. Always check with Test beep sound. | ||
- | **Tone Frequency** | + | **Tone Frequency** |
**Play test tone** | **Play test tone** | ||
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Only available when the [[# | Only available when the [[# | ||
[[# | [[# | ||
- | |||
- | RAW video (MLV) now comes with audio! | ||
//Submenu options:// | //Submenu options:// | ||
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Adjusting the exposure parameters. Most of these settings only work in Manual | Adjusting the exposure parameters. Most of these settings only work in Manual | ||
- | (photo and video), and some of them work in P, Av and Tv too. For availability see [[https:// | + | (photo and video) |
+ | Some items will only be shown after loading the appropriate module in the Module screen: | ||
+ | * Auto ETTR: ettr.mo | ||
+ | * Dual-ISO: dual_iso.mo | ||
+ | * Auto exposure: autoexpo.mo | ||
+ | The following settings are linked to Canon settings. If you change them here, the changes will appear in the Canon menu too and vice versa. | ||
+ | * White Balance | ||
+ | * ISO | ||
+ | * Shutter | ||
+ | * Aperture | ||
+ | * Picture Style | ||
==== WhiteBalance ==== | ==== WhiteBalance ==== | ||
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//Submenu options:// | //Submenu options:// | ||
- | **White Balance:** Rated in Kelvin, | + | **White Balance:** Rated in Kelvin, |
+ | |||
+ | There is no " | ||
**WBShift G/M:** Green-Magenta white balance shift. Useful for fluorescent lighting. | **WBShift G/M:** Green-Magenta white balance shift. Useful for fluorescent lighting. | ||
- | **WBShift B/A:** Blue-Amber white balance shift. 1 unit = 5 mireks on Kelvin axis, according to this post. | + | **WBShift B/A:** Blue-Amber white balance shift. 1 unit = 5 mireks on Kelvin axis, according to [[http:// |
**Custom RGB multipliers: | **Custom RGB multipliers: | ||
- | |||
- | **Black level:** | ||
- | This parameter is applied on RAW data, before applying white balance. | ||
- | Adjust it if you have problems with green or magenta shadows. | ||
**Auto adjust Kelvin + G/M:** | **Auto adjust Kelvin + G/M:** | ||
- | In LiveView, ML will compute the white balance for the current scene, | + | In LiveView, ML will compute the white balance for the current scene using the center (200×200 pixels rectangle) as reference gray. |
- | using the center (200×200 pixels rectangle) as reference gray. | + | |
- | The preferred | + | Preferred |
this is more of evaluative tool as you have control of your WB later. | this is more of evaluative tool as you have control of your WB later. | ||
Best practice is to have a reference colour at the beginning of each | Best practice is to have a reference colour at the beginning of each | ||
- | shot, with neutral grey being preferred to white as whites can blow out | + | shot, with neutral grey being preferred to white because |
- | and give you a false reading. | + | blow out and give a false reading. |
==== ISO ==== | ==== ISO ==== | ||
+ | |||
+ | > INCOMPLETE | ||
Advanced ISO control. | Advanced ISO control. | ||
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//Submenu options:// | //Submenu options:// | ||
- | **Equivalent ISO:** Overall ISO rating | + | **Equivalent ISO:** Overall ISO rating. |
- | **Canon analog ISO:** 100 to 3200 ISO at which the sensor is driven | + | **Canon analog ISO:** 100 to 3200 ISO at which the sensor is driven. |
**Canon digital ISO:** Digital ISO is the process of pulling or pushing your analog ISO to affect detail. | **Canon digital ISO:** Digital ISO is the process of pulling or pushing your analog ISO to affect detail. | ||
+ | Requires "Exp. Override ON" (see below in Expo screen). | ||
- | **ML digital ISO (DIGIC): | + | For best image quality, it is strongly recommended |
- | -2 to +7 EV Preferred to the Canon implementation, | + | |
- | negative values will reduce noise, but may cause color issues in | + | |
- | highlights. This feature | + | |
- | enables ISO 50, ISO 51200 and many other intermediate or astronomical ISOs. | + | |
- | **Display Gain (night vision):** In photo mode, for previewing night scenes. | ||
- | **Highlight Tone Priority:** Increases dynamic range by 1 stop in movie mode. Use with negative | + | **ML digital ISO (DIGIC):** |
- | + | -2 to +7 EV | |
- | **ISO selection:** Canon ISOs or ML ISOs. Only used in movie mode. | + | Preferred to the Canon implementation, |
- | + | Negative values will reduce noise, but may cause color issues in highlights. | |
- | **Color coding: ** | + | This feature enables |
- | * <color orange> | + | |
- | * <color green> | + | |
- | * <color red> | + | |
==== Shutter ==== | ==== Shutter ==== | ||
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[[# | [[# | ||
menu, meaning you have to go into the ML menus to change it. | menu, meaning you have to go into the ML menus to change it. | ||
+ | |||
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Requiring a chipped lens, when Expo.Override is enabled, you can adjust in 1/8 stop increments. | Requiring a chipped lens, when Expo.Override is enabled, you can adjust in 1/8 stop increments. | ||
+ | |||
+ | It's one of two option for EF lenses to work stopped down with Silent Pics and the only option not blocking buttons. With "Expo. Override ON" by changing aperture here (it will **not** work from within Canon menu) lens blades will instantly adjust to the chosen aperture number. \\ | ||
+ | Disclaimer: Issue #2929, not working with STM and other contemporary lens designs. | ||
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automagically). May be useful with flat picture styles. Raw video makes | automagically). May be useful with flat picture styles. Raw video makes | ||
no use of this feature. | no use of this feature. | ||
+ | This setting will not be shown in the Canon menu! At the beginning of recording a notification about the REC-PicStyle selected will be seen. | ||
==== Auto ETTR ==== | ==== Auto ETTR ==== | ||
+ | |||
Automatically expose to the right. | Automatically expose to the right. | ||
+ | Only visible after loading ettr.mo in Modules.tab. | ||
+ | ML needs LiveView to compute camera settings according to environment! | ||
+ | |||
+ | [[https:// | ||
+ | > this wiki entry is massive! Copying it here makes little sense, IMO. Extracting basics? | ||
+ | |||
+ | > Text bit copied from ettr.mo Readme | ||
+ | ETTR is a technique that optimizes your exposure for raw shooting, with the goal of minimizing noise without accidentally blowing the highlights. | ||
+ | |||
+ | Auto ETTR will adjust the exposure for you until the histogram will touch the right side, but - whenever possible - without clipping. This will minimize image noise for your given set of restrictions (e.g. slowest shutter, max ISO, or what highlights can be clipped). | ||
+ | |||
+ | You will usually have to darken the image in post (which is good). | ||
+ | |||
+ | Tip: on the raw histogram you will see an ETTR hint that can be used for manually exposing the image. | ||
+ | |||
//Submenu options:// | //Submenu options:// | ||
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0 to 50%. Percentage of bright pixels allowed above target level. | 0 to 50%. Percentage of bright pixels allowed above target level. | ||
Use this to allow spec(ta)cular highlights to be clipped. | Use this to allow spec(ta)cular highlights to be clipped. | ||
+ | Example: In standard situations with the sun in frame it makes no sense to prevent the sun from being blown out because the rest of the pic will be vastly underexposed. The same for the sun reflected off polished metal and similar situations with extreme highlights. | ||
**Allow clipping** OFF, Green channel & Any channel. Choose which channels to be clipped. | **Allow clipping** OFF, Green channel & Any channel. Choose which channels to be clipped. | ||
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**Shadow SNR limit** 0 to 6EV. Stop underexposing when at least 5% of the image gets noisier than selected SNR. | **Shadow SNR limit** 0 to 6EV. Stop underexposing when at least 5% of the image gets noisier than selected SNR. | ||
- | **Link to Canon shutter** Hack to adjust slowest shutter from main dial. | + | **Link to Canon shutter** Hack to adjust |
**Link to Dual ISO** | **Link to Dual ISO** | ||
- | Let ETTR change Dual ISO settings so you get the SNR values in mids | + | Let ETTR change Dual ISO settings so you get the SNR values in mids and shadows. |
- | & shadows. | + | |
- | **Show metered areas** Show where the white point and SNR levels are metered (what exactly | + | **Show metered areas** Show where the white point and SNR levels are metered (what exactly |
+ | |||
+ | **Allow beeps** | ||
**Show debug info** For nerds. | **Show debug info** For nerds. | ||
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See ettr.mo in [[# | See ettr.mo in [[# | ||
+ | ==== Expo. Lock ==== | ||
+ | > COMPLETE | ||
- | ==== Exp.Lock ==== | + | In M mode this settings lets you change Tv, Av or ISO without changing exposure. |
- | Locks different exposure controls. | + | Locks different exposure controls |
//Submenu options:// | //Submenu options:// | ||
- | **Tv** | + | **Tv** |
+ | * OFF - Disables exposure lock. | ||
+ | * Av, ISO - Change Av first. Tries to keep ISO constant. | ||
+ | * ISO, Av - Change ISO first. Tries to keep Av constant. | ||
- | **Av** | + | **Av** |
+ | * OFF - Disables exposure lock. | ||
+ | * Tv, ISO - Change Tv first. Tries to keep ISO constant. | ||
+ | * ISO, Tv - Change ISO first. Tries to keep Tv constant. | ||
- | **ISO** | + | **ISO** |
+ | * OFF - Disables exposure lock. | ||
+ | * Tv,Av - Change Tv first. Tries to keep Av constant. | ||
+ | * Av,Tv - Change Av first. Tries to keep Tv constant. | ||
- | + | ==== Expo. Presets ==== | |
- | ==== Exp.Presets ==== | + | > COMPLETE |
- | + | Toggles | |
- | Toggles | + | |
//Submenu options:// | //Submenu options:// | ||
- | **OFF** | + | **OFF** |
- | **Press SET** | + | **Press SET** - assigns the SET button to the exposure preset function. |
- | **Press INFO** | + | **Press INFO** |
+ | |||
+ | Usage: Press the assigned button once then adjust ISO/ | ||
+ | original and adjusted exposure settings. | ||
+ | * Both exposure settings may be changed anytime and are changed on the spot. | ||
+ | * "Expo. Presets OFF" will not change preset contents. If you enable this option again your " | ||
==== Dual ISO ==== | ==== Dual ISO ==== | ||
+ | > INCOMPLETE | ||
+ | |||
+ | Capture using 2 different ISOs in a single picture for better detail in certain ranges. | ||
+ | Only visible after loading dual_iso.mo in Modules screen tab. | ||
+ | |||
+ | [[https:// | ||
+ | |||
+ | Increases dynamic range by sampling the sensor at two different ISOs, switching ISO for every other line pair. This trick cleans up shadow noise, resulting in a dynamic range improvement of around 3 stops, at the cost of reduced vertical resolution and increased aliasing and moire. | ||
+ | |||
+ | Works for both raw photos (CR2) and raw videos (DNG). You need to postprocess these files with a tool called cr2hdr. | ||
+ | > To do: List other postprocessing tools | ||
+ | |||
+ | After postprocessing, | ||
+ | |||
+ | |||
+ | Quick start | ||
+ | *Start at ISO 100 in Canon menu | ||
+ | *Expose to the right by changing shutter and aperture | ||
+ | *If the image is still dark, enable dual ISO | ||
+ | *Adjust recovery ISO: higher values = cleaner shadows, but more artifacts | ||
+ | *Try not to go past ISO 1600; you will not see any major improvements, | ||
+ | |||
+ | |||
+ | Tips and tricks | ||
+ | *Do not use dual ISO for regular scenes that don't require a very high dynamic range. | ||
+ | *Raw zebras are aware of dual ISO: weak zebras are displayed where only the high ISO is overexposed, | ||
+ | *Raw histogram will display only the low-ISO half of the image (since the high-ISO data is used for cleaning up shadow noise). | ||
+ | *For optimal exposure (minimal noise without clipped highlights), | ||
+ | *Do not be afraid of less aggressive settings like 100/400. They are almost as good as 100/1600 regarding shadow noise, but with much less aliasing artifacts. | ||
+ | *Be careful with long exposures, you may get lots of hot pixels. | ||
+ | |||
- | Capture using 2 different ISOs for better detail in certain ranges. | ||
//Submenu options:// | //Submenu options:// | ||
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**Midtone overlapping** | **Midtone overlapping** | ||
- | **Alternate frames only** | + | **Alternate frames only** |
- | **Custom file prefix** | + | **Custom file prefix** |
See dual_iso.mo in [[# | See dual_iso.mo in [[# | ||
- | ==== Exp.Override ==== | + | ==== Expo. Override ==== |
This mode bypasses Canon exposure limitations for ISO, Tv & Av. | This mode bypasses Canon exposure limitations for ISO, Tv & Av. | ||
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* 1/8000s in movie mode, useful for slow motion. | * 1/8000s in movie mode, useful for slow motion. | ||
* ISO 12800 is allowed in movie mode on 60D and 600D. | * ISO 12800 is allowed in movie mode on 60D and 600D. | ||
- | * Full-time DOF preview in photo mode, without blocking certain keys. | + | * Full-time DOF preview in photo mode, without blocking certain keys. > Looks like another bug report knocking at the door. D5 issues with lens liveview update again, I suppose. |
In photo mode, anything slower than 1/25 seconds will be underexposed in | In photo mode, anything slower than 1/25 seconds will be underexposed in | ||
LiveView. Low framerates in FPS override have fixed shutterspeeds. To | LiveView. Low framerates in FPS override have fixed shutterspeeds. To | ||
- | compensate exposure adjust aperture and ISO. In daytime, this is tough | + | compensate, exposure adjust aperture and ISO. In the daytime this is tough |
- | as even at ISO 100 it would still be bright even if lens is closed down, | + | as even at ISO 100 with the lens closed down the image can be overexposed. |
- | I recommend | + | For these situations, consider using a VARI-ND |
- | ==== LV Display | + | ==== ExpSim |
- | Selects or displays | + | Enabling/ |
//Submenu options:// | //Submenu options:// | ||
- | **Photo display, no exposure simulation | + | In entry level cams (xxxD/Rebel) there is no option in Canon menu to disable Exposure Simulation. Without ML it may enforce some additional steps to get exposure settings you need. |
- | **Photo display, with exposure | + | ==== Auto exposure |
+ | > To do: EC stuff | ||
- | **Movie display** | + | Automatic control of your exposure during a take.\\ |
+ | "P mode on steroids" | ||
+ | You always wanted taking pics slightly stopped down because wide open your lens is a tad too soft? Here you go!\\ | ||
+ | Avoiding blurred photos in sports? Set maximum exposure time! | ||
- | ==== Auto exposure ==== | + | Only visible after loading autoexpo.mo in Modules tab.\\ |
+ | https:// | ||
- | Automatic control of your exposure during a take. | ||
//Submenu options:// | //Submenu options:// | ||
- | See auto_expo.mo in [[#modules|Modules]]. | + | Auto Exposure uses APEX values! |
+ | |||
+ | **Show graph** ON | ||
+ | |||
+ | {{:autoexpo.png? | ||
+ | Red: Exposure duration | ||
+ | | ||
+ | Blue: ISO | ||
+ | | ||
+ | | ||
+ | |||
+ | |||
+ | |||
+ | |||
+ | |||
+ | |||
+ | |||
+ | |||
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+ | **Use in LV** | ||
+ | |||
+ | **Lens Aperture** | ||
+ | |||
+ | **TV minimum** sets the **maximum** shutter value. Yes, it's a menu bug. But it's what you want avoiding motion blur in sports and other action shootings. | ||
+ | |||
+ | **Same TV curve** | ||
+ | |||
+ | **AV range** sets aperture range, if it not match with current lens, it doesn' | ||
+ | |||
+ | **AV curve** by main dial you set point where will start aperture decreasing (in BV value) | ||
+ | speed dial sets how much will be aperture decreased, it sets the slope (minus EV per one BV) | ||
+ | |||
+ | **ISO range** 100 - 25600 make sure that you set correct ISO range (you can set this values via Canon ISO menu), otherwise you can get incorrect exposure. It also solves the 5D2 auto ISO bug, where is ISO hardcoded to 400. | ||
+ | |||
+ | **ISO curve** by main dial you set point where will start ISO increasing (in BV value) | ||
+ | speed dial sets how much will be ISO increased, it sets the slope (plus EV per one BV) | ||
+ | |||
+ | **EC** | ||
+ | |||
+ | **EC range** | ||
+ | |||
+ | **EC curve** | ||
+ | |||
+ | **Browse** Works with "Show graph ON" and is non-persistent. You will get a movable vertical line inside your graph. Top line shows chosen BV value and bottom line lists shutter time, aperture, ISO and EC for given BV. | ||
+ | |||
+ | {{: | ||
+ | |||
+ | Instructions\\ | ||
+ | Graph\\ | ||
+ | Here are a few BV values you can get:\\ | ||
+ | 16 light sand or snow\\ | ||
+ | 16 - 13 | ||
+ | 13 - 8 | ||
+ | 8 - 1 | ||
+ | < 1 low light\\ | ||
+ | -12 | ||
+ | [[http:// | ||
+ | graph shows what combinations will be used depending on light conditions (on BV) | ||
+ | last BV value of current scene is marked with the cyan line | ||
+ | shutter value is computed dynamically as BV - AV + SV - EC | ||
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Graphics overlays that can be used in LiveView or in image review mode: | Graphics overlays that can be used in LiveView or in image review mode: | ||
histogram, zebras, cropmarks, spotmeter, focus peaking, false color… | histogram, zebras, cropmarks, spotmeter, focus peaking, false color… | ||
+ | |||
+ | You can create and configure up to 4 individual ML LiveView screens which may be toggled by INFO button, too. If you want to have 2, 3 or 4 go to Prefs screen -> LV Display Presets and change number accordingly. To determine which screen is active: Text field shows "DISP 0" to "DISP 3" in LV. Same number will be shown in Overlay screen. | ||
+ | |||
+ | Overlays do affect processor performance. Doing high performance write operations (as in RAW/MLV movie recording) it is adviced to reduce " | ||
+ | |||
+ | Same applies to streaming and recording via HDMI. Be aware it might take some time to find a workflow and appropriate settings for your needs. | ||
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If you used display presets, press Q on this item to switch the presets while you are in ML menu. | If you used display presets, press Q on this item to switch the presets while you are in ML menu. | ||
+ | Be aware there are 2 other menu options influencing Overlay visibility: | ||
+ | - Display screen -> Clear overlays | ||
+ | - If MLV_REC module is used there is an option " | ||
==== Zebras ==== | ==== Zebras ==== | ||
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* Luma: zebras are computed from Y channel only. | * Luma: zebras are computed from Y channel only. | ||
* RGB: check overexposure for each RGB channel. Clipped channels are displayed in the opposite color (i.e. clipped red shown as cyan, underexposed as white and so on). | * RGB: check overexposure for each RGB channel. Clipped channels are displayed in the opposite color (i.e. clipped red shown as cyan, underexposed as white and so on). | ||
+ | * Luma Fast: | ||
+ | > No info found for "Luma Fast" | ||
+ | |||
+ | Color Space settings apply to JPG/H.264 only. RAW is not affected.\\ | ||
+ | |||
**Underexposure** - JPG only. Set the RGB point where underexposure zebras are displayed. | **Underexposure** - JPG only. Set the RGB point where underexposure zebras are displayed. | ||
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* Photo only - Only show raw zebras in image review. | * Photo only - Only show raw zebras in image review. | ||
- | You may adjust thresholds for underexposure | + | **Raw zebra underexposure** |
- | disable | + | |
- | CineStyle picture style, luma will have values between 16 and 255; | + | * OFF - 0EV <> +4EV |
- | therefore, you will have to set the underexposure threshold to 16 or | + | |
- | greater. | + | This allows you to choose at what exposure the underexposure |
+ | A general consensus among photographers, | ||
+ | |||
+ | **NOTE:** | ||
+ | |||
+ | Dual ISO zebras: | ||
+ | * Full/solid zebras which work exactly like normal zebras, and describe overexposure in both ISOs. | ||
+ | * Half/stripe zebras which represent overexposure only in the higher ISO. | ||
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**Filter bias:** | **Filter bias:** | ||
+ | * Strong edges | ||
+ | * Balanced | ||
+ | * Fine details | ||
+ | |||
+ | **Display type:** | ||
+ | * Blinking dots | ||
+ | * Fine dots | ||
+ | * Alpha blend | ||
+ | * Sharpness | ||
+ | * Raw | ||
- | **Image buffer:** | + | Alpha blend will be laged. |
**Threshold: | **Threshold: | ||
**Color:** either fixed color, or a color coding according to focus intensity. | **Color:** either fixed color, or a color coding according to focus intensity. | ||
+ | |||
**Grayscale image:** if enabled, LiveView will displayed as grayscale, but still recorded as color. | **Grayscale image:** if enabled, LiveView will displayed as grayscale, but still recorded as color. | ||
- | High-contrast lines will be marked by blinking dots showing which part of the image | + | High-contrast lines will be marked by blinking dots (or other setting from " |
- | is in focus. To see how it works, check this [[http:// | + | |
Luminous Landscape. | Luminous Landscape. | ||
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* Zoom In (*): triggered by Zoom In button (overrides Canon' | * Zoom In (*): triggered by Zoom In button (overrides Canon' | ||
* Always On: no trigger key needed. You can use both Canon' | * Always On: no trigger key needed. You can use both Canon' | ||
- | **Size** | + | **Size** |
**Position** | **Position** | ||
- | **Magnification** | + | **Magnification** |
**Focus confirm** When ML believes you have achieved perfect focus, Magic Zoom will display a focus confirmation: | **Focus confirm** When ML believes you have achieved perfect focus, Magic Zoom will display a focus confirmation: | ||
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==== Cropmarks ==== | ==== Cropmarks ==== | ||
+ | [Incomplete] | ||
+ | Do to: | ||
+ | - Status of " | ||
+ | - Passport cropmark. Replacing by newer (not neckless) version? | ||
- | Cropmarks | + | Cropmarks/custom grids for framing and composition. |
+ | |||
+ | {{: | ||
//Submenu options:// | //Submenu options:// | ||
**Bitmap (1/9)** | **Bitmap (1/9)** | ||
+ | Up to nine different cropmarks supported. Second number will show number of cropmarks actually available. | ||
+ | Currently there are 5 cropmarks supplied with nightly builds: | ||
+ | * CineSco2 | ||
+ | * CrssMtr2 | ||
+ | * Passport | ||
+ | * PhiPhoto | ||
+ | * PhiVideo | ||
**Show in photo mode** | **Show in photo mode** | ||
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If you use custom cropmarks, place them in ML/CROPMKS folder on your SD | If you use custom cropmarks, place them in ML/CROPMKS folder on your SD | ||
- | card and give them short 8.3 names. You can place at most 9 cropmarks on | + | card and give them names following |
the card. Get more cropmarks from the ML cropmark repository or draw | the card. Get more cropmarks from the ML cropmark repository or draw | ||
- | your own (see Cropmarks). | + | your own. http:// |
+ | Be aware about cropmarks not scaling when switching to "Crop mode" and/or changing aspect ratio! | ||
+ | Grids activated by "Grid display" | ||
==== Ghost image ==== | ==== Ghost image ==== | ||
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- | ==== Defishing ==== | ||
- | |||
- | Preview the rectified (defished) image from Samyang 8mm fisheye lens, using rectilinear projection. | ||
- | |||
- | //Submenu options:// | ||
- | |||
- | This feature works best in photo mode (outside LiveView). Defishing uses a | ||
- | pre-computed look-up table (LUT). It is possible to create LUT files for | ||
- | any other lens or projection by defishing vram/xy.png with your | ||
- | favorite defishing software, and then running vram/ | ||
- | the LUT file. All the required files are found in the ML source tree. | ||
- | Project files (*.PTO) for nona (hugin) are provided for both rectilinear | ||
- | and Panini projections. | ||
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**Spotmeter Unit** | **Spotmeter Unit** | ||
* Percent - 0 to 100%. | * Percent - 0 to 100%. | ||
- | * 0..255 - RGB levels. | + | * 0..255 - 8 bit RGB levels. |
* RGB (HTML)- Displays HTML-like color codes. | * RGB (HTML)- Displays HTML-like color codes. | ||
* RAW (EV) - Exposure level from sensor saturation using raw sensor data. | * RAW (EV) - Exposure level from sensor saturation using raw sensor data. | ||
+ | * RGB (Percent) - RGB colors in percentag. | ||
**Spot Position** | **Spot Position** | ||
* Focus box - Spot meter linked to the focus box. | * Focus box - Spot meter linked to the focus box. | ||
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This is a tool for evaluating the exposure. | This is a tool for evaluating the exposure. | ||
+ | |||
+ | {{: | ||
//Submenu options:// | //Submenu options:// | ||
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**Banding detection** | **Banding detection** | ||
+ | Enables fast check if there are under- or overexposed areas. Everything else is greyed out. | ||
**GreenScreen** | **GreenScreen** | ||
+ | Enables fast check if green screen conditions (uniform lighting) are met. | ||
It shows different luma (Y) levels using a color map. You may configure a | It shows different luma (Y) levels using a color map. You may configure a | ||
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//Submenu options:// | //Submenu options:// | ||
- | **Color space** | + | **Histogram type** |
- | * Luma - Overall brightness | + | * YUV-based, |
- | * RGB - Individual Red, Green, and Blue channels | + | * YUV-based, RGB |
+ | * RAW-based (RGB) > To do: Pic example, basic functions included | ||
+ | * RAW HistoBar (MAX) | ||
+ | **RAW EV indicator** | ||
+ | * OFF - Don't use the indicator. | ||
+ | * Dynamic Range - Displays ynamic range at current ISO, from noise stdev. | ||
+ | * ETTR hint - Show how many stops you can push exposure to the right. | ||
**Scaling** | **Scaling** | ||
- | * Logarithmic | + | * Log |
* Linear | * Linear | ||
**Clip warning** | **Clip warning** | ||
- | - Display | + | - Display warning |
display a warning for each color channel, when that channel is being | display a warning for each color channel, when that channel is being | ||
- | overexposed. | + | overexposed. |
clipped. | clipped. | ||
- | **Use RAW histogram** | + | To learn how to read these graphs, see [[http:// |
- | * OFF - Disable raw based histogram and use JPG based histogram. | + | |
- | * Full Histogram | + | |
- | * Simplified Histobar | + | |
- | **RAW EV indicator** | + | |
- | * OFF - Don't not use the indicator. | + | |
- | * Dynamic Range - Display the dynamic range at current ISO, from noise stdev. | + | |
- | * ETTR hint - Show how many stops you can push the exposure to the right. | + | |
==== Waveform ==== | ==== Waveform ==== | ||
+ | |||
+ | > To do: Waveform image | ||
**Waveform Size** | **Waveform Size** | ||
+ | //Submenu Options:// | ||
+ | |||
+ | **Small** | ||
+ | |||
+ | **Large** | ||
+ | |||
+ | **FullScreen** | ||
+ | |||
+ | To learn how to read these graphs, see [http:// | ||
==== Vectorscope ==== | ==== Vectorscope ==== | ||
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**UV scaling** | **UV scaling** | ||
- | Useful for color grading. To learn how to read it, see Introducing Color Scopes: The Vectorscope. | + | Useful for color grading. To learn how to read it, see [[http:// |
+ | |||
+ | |||
+ | ==== Level Indicator ==== | ||
+ | |||
+ | //Submenu options:// | ||
+ | |||
+ | Will show an electronic level indicator in Liveview ML screen, supported by a numerical display on the upper left. Resolution is 0.5 degrees. Indicator is available if supported by Canon. For those cams equipped with a dual-axis level indicator there is no numerical display for second axis. | ||
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BuffWarnLevel setting to customize this. | BuffWarnLevel setting to customize this. | ||
+ | ==== Movie Record (50D) ==== | ||
+ | |||
+ | //Submenu options:// | ||
+ | |||
+ | Enable movie recording on 50D (1920×1080, | ||
+ | recording, go to LiveView (P/Tv/Av/M) and press SET. WARNING: Canon 50D | ||
+ | was NOT designed to record movies. Keep in mind: This feature was not | ||
+ | thoroughly tested by Canon and may be unstable (even if you record | ||
+ | without ML). Always disable movie recording when you don't use it. | ||
+ | Battery will drain quickly when recording; also, the camera may | ||
+ | overheat. | ||
+ | |||
+ | Limitations: | ||
+ | use an external recorder (for example, Zoom H1, H2 or H4n) and sync the | ||
+ | sound in post with a clapperboard. You can't play back movies in the | ||
+ | camera. This setting remains active even if you start the camera with | ||
+ | standard firmware (until you clear your settings). | ||
+ | |||
+ | ==== Shutter Button (50D) ==== | ||
+ | |||
+ | //Submenu options:// | ||
+ | |||
+ | **Block during REC** | ||
+ | blocks the shutter and related (AF, *) buttons while recording. In 50D, | ||
+ | taking pictures while recording would result in ERR99; with this | ||
+ | option, you can avoid taking pictures while recording by mistake. Side | ||
+ | effect: this will disable image stabilization during recording. | ||
+ | |||
+ | **Hold during REC (IS)** | ||
+ | ML will keep the shutter button pressed half-way during recording, | ||
+ | which will enable image stabilization (IS). Side effect: you need to | ||
+ | press the shutter button half way to turn IS off before the camera will | ||
+ | let you stop recording. | ||
==== REC key ==== | ==== REC key ==== | ||
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**Require long press** | **Require long press** | ||
+ | |||
+ | * OFF | ||
+ | * ON (1s) | ||
**Allowed actions** | **Allowed actions** | ||
+ | |||
+ | * Start/Stop | ||
+ | * Start only | ||
+ | * Stop only | ||
With this, you can use a wired remote to start/stop recording. | With this, you can use a wired remote to start/stop recording. | ||
- | ==== Gradual | + | ==== Gradual |
//Submenu options:// | //Submenu options:// | ||
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==== FPS override ==== | ==== FPS override ==== | ||
+ | |||
+ | > INCOMPLETE | ||
This setting alters FPS for all video modes. | This setting alters FPS for all video modes. | ||
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**Actual FPS** this displays the current FPS, computed as TG_FREQ / timerA / timerB (read-only). | **Actual FPS** this displays the current FPS, computed as TG_FREQ / timerA / timerB (read-only). | ||
+ | |||
+ | **Rolling Shutter** | ||
**Constant expo** | **Constant expo** | ||
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==== HDR video ==== | ==== HDR video ==== | ||
+ | |||
+ | [Incomplete] outdated info, dead links ... | ||
This feature allows you to shoot a high dynamic range video by alternating ISO every other frame. | This feature allows you to shoot a high dynamic range video by alternating ISO every other frame. | ||
+ | Your win: Dynamic range | ||
+ | Your loss: Resulting frame rate is reduced. | ||
+ | |||
//Submenu options:// | //Submenu options:// | ||
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* etc (please help me filling the list!)Discussion thread, postprocessing workflow, FAQ... | * etc (please help me filling the list!)Discussion thread, postprocessing workflow, FAQ... | ||
+ | Don't get confused about HDR and Dual-ISO feature. This here is about HDR combining 2 frames with different ISO settings for movies. Dual-ISO is about using 2 ISO settings inside a frame/still photo by interlaced sensor lines. | ||
==== Vignetting ==== | ==== Vignetting ==== | ||
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**Noise Reduction** In camera noise reduction. | **Noise Reduction** In camera noise reduction. | ||
- | |||
==== Creative Effects ==== | ==== Creative Effects ==== | ||
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**Cartoon look** for this to work, set sharpness in your picture style to any nonzero value. | **Cartoon look** for this to work, set sharpness in your picture style to any nonzero value. | ||
+ | |||
+ | |||
+ | |||
+ | ==== Movie crop mode ===== | ||
+ | |||
+ | 600D 3x crop mode for supported cameras (650D, 700D, EOS M) | ||
+ | |||
+ | //Submenu options:// | ||
+ | |||
+ | |||
+ | |||
+ | |||
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**Global Draw** ON or OFF. Disables GD while recording, though some previews require it. | **Global Draw** ON or OFF. Disables GD while recording, though some previews require it. | ||
- | **Frame | + | **Frame |
- | **Preview** Auto, Canon, ML Grayscale, HaCKeD & Hacked No Prev. | + | **Preview |
**Status when recording** Icon, None & Debug. | **Status when recording** Icon, None & Debug. | ||
**Start delay** 2, 4 & 10 second delay, useful for stabilizing. | **Start delay** 2, 4 & 10 second delay, useful for stabilizing. | ||
+ | |||
+ | **Files > 4GB (exFAT)** OFF, ON. By default ML will splitt long recordings into chunks up to 4 GByte each. File naming starts with *.MLV, followed by *.M00, M01 and - in theory - up to *.M99. Your record consists of *all* parts put together in postprocessing. So don't forget to transfer them to your working directory. | ||
+ | With setting ON only a unique file *.MLV will be created and growing in size while recording. If your file system is not exFAT ML will get stuck reaching 4 GB limit. ML itself does not check if file system is exFAT! | ||
+ | Caveat: Files > 4 GB are not supported on some file systems so make sure your storage device is compatible! | ||
**Digital dolly** Pan your frame in camera digitally. | **Digital dolly** Pan your frame in camera digitally. | ||
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**Extra Hacks** Small tweaks to maximise writing speed. | **Extra Hacks** Small tweaks to maximise writing speed. | ||
- | |||
- | **Fix black level** Forces the black level to 2048 to combat green shadows. | ||
**Debug trace** Writes an execution trace to your card and causes performance dips. | **Debug trace** Writes an execution trace to your card and causes performance dips. | ||
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**Buffer fill method** Select your method for filling buffers. | **Buffer fill method** Select your method for filling buffers. | ||
+ | |||
+ | **CF-only Buffers** | ||
+ | |||
+ | **Card Spanning** | ||
**Reserve card space** Reserves a chunk of space before recording to write over if you fill the card during a take. | **Reserve card space** Reserves a chunk of space before recording to write over if you fill the card during a take. | ||
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==== RAW video ==== | ==== RAW video ==== | ||
- | (http:// | + | (https:// |
- | Magic Lantern (RAW) Video format v1.0. | + | Magic Lantern (RAW) Video format v1.1. (MLV Lite). Only visible after loading mlv_lite.mo in Modules tab. |
//Submenu options:// | //Submenu options:// | ||
- | **Resolution** 640 to 3584. Width of captured image in pixels. 5D2 tops out at 1856. | + | **Resolution** 640 to 35xx. Width of captured image in pixels. 5D2 tops out at 1856. |
- | **Aspect Ratio** :1 to 1:2. Height | + | **Aspect Ratio** |
- | **Digital dolly** Pan your frame in camera digitally. | + | **Pre-record** OFF 1, 2 5 or 10 seconds: Stores given duration into internal memory buffer |
- | **Preview** Auto, Canon, ML Grayscale, HaCKeD & Hacked No Prev. | + | **Playback** Will play back the last record. Requires module mlv_play to be loaded. |
- | **Frame skipping** ON or OFF. Stops recording if you drop a frame. | + | **Advanced |
- | **Card warm-up** Some cards perform better after warming up. | + | * Preview: Auto, Real-time, Framing, Frozen LV |
- | **Small hacks** Small tweaks to maximise writing speed. | + | * Digital dolly: Pan your frame in camera digitally. |
- | **Debug info** Shows detailed info and buffer allocation graphs. | + | * Card warm-up: Some cards perform better after warming up. |
- | **Playback** Playback the last raw video you shot. | + | * Use SRM job memory: |
- | Raw video has come a long way in a year [[http://www.magiclantern.fm/ | + | * Small hacks: Small tweaks to maximise writing speed. |
+ | |||
+ | * Show buffer graph: Shows detailed info and buffer allocation graphs. | ||
==== Movie Tweaks ==== | ==== Movie Tweaks ==== | ||
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**Movie Restart** | **Movie Restart** | ||
While this setting is on, movie recording will restart automatically, | While this setting is on, movie recording will restart automatically, | ||
- | unless you stop it. There will be a few seconds skipped during | + | unless you stop it. There will be a few frames (typ. about 0.5 seconds) skipped during |
- | restarting. | + | restarting. |
+ | |||
+ | H.264 (native Canon MOV recording): | ||
+ | Older Canon cams (Digic 4, no ExFAT support) do have 2 limits: 29:59 minutes recording time or recording reaching 4 GB. Whatever comes first will cause recording to stop. | ||
+ | Newer cams (Digic 5, ExFAT support) will stop at 29:59 minutes only. | ||
+ | |||
+ | MLV/RAW recording (Magic Lantern only): | ||
+ | No limit at all. Record as long as you like and battery, card space and temperature are good to go. | ||
+ | You may want to use this option to restart recordings stopped due to buffer overflow (card too slow to manage data bandwidth) but there will be corrupted frames. Buffer overruns will coming back after a short period. | ||
+ | |||
+ | |||
+ | |||
+ | If you want to do external recording or streaming (HDMI, USB) for 30+ minutes you do not have to use this setting anymore. Requires an experimental build (lua_fix or 4k). | ||
**REC/STBY notify** Custom notifications for recording or standby: | **REC/STBY notify** Custom notifications for recording or standby: | ||
* Red Crossout highly recommended if you forget to press record | * Red Crossout highly recommended if you forget to press record | ||
* Message it shows STBY or REC | * Message it shows STBY or REC | ||
- | * Beeps it will beep when recording starts or stops | + | * Beeps it will beep when recording starts or stops (only available for 500D, 550D, 5D2 and 60D). |
* Blue LED obvious if your camera has it | * Blue LED obvious if your camera has it | ||
+ | All options with display output require Global Draw/ | ||
**Force LiveView** bypass the dialog saying Press LV button to activate movie shooting. | **Force LiveView** bypass the dialog saying Press LV button to activate movie shooting. | ||
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- | ==== Movie Record (50D) ==== | ||
- | //Submenu options:// | ||
- | Enable movie recording on 50D (1920×1080, | ||
- | recording, go to LiveView (P/Tv/Av/M) and press SET. WARNING: Canon 50D | ||
- | was NOT designed to record movies. Keep in mind: This feature was not | ||
- | thoroughly tested by Canon and may be unstable (even if you record | ||
- | without ML). Always disable movie recording when you don't use it. | ||
- | Battery will drain quickly when recording; also, the camera may | ||
- | overheat. | ||
- | Limitations: | ||
- | use an external recorder (for example, Zoom H1, H2 or H4n) and sync the | ||
- | sound in post with a clapperboard. You can't play back movies in the | ||
- | camera. This setting remains active even if you start the camera with | ||
- | standard firmware (until you clear your settings). | ||
- | |||
- | |||
- | ==== Shutter Button (50D) ==== | ||
- | |||
- | //Submenu options:// | ||
- | |||
- | **Block during REC** | ||
- | blocks the shutter and related (AF, *) buttons while recording. In 50D, | ||
- | taking pictures while recording would result in ERR99; with this | ||
- | option, you can avoid taking pictures while recording by mistake. Side | ||
- | effect: this will disable image stabilization during recording. | ||
- | |||
- | **Hold during REC (IS)** | ||
- | ML will keep the shutter button pressed half-way during recording, | ||
- | which will enable image stabilization (IS). Side effect: you need to | ||
- | press the shutter button half way to turn IS off before the camera will | ||
- | let you stop recording. | ||
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==== Advanced Bracket ==== | ==== Advanced Bracket ==== | ||
- | + | > INCOMPLETE | |
- | Exposure bracketing for HDR images and timelapses. | + | Exposure bracketing for HDR images and timelapses. |
+ | Aperture bracketing for landscapes, etc. | ||
//Submenu options:// | //Submenu options:// | ||
**Bracket type** Choose the variables to bracket. | **Bracket type** Choose the variables to bracket. | ||
+ | * Exposure (Tv, Ae) | ||
+ | * Exposure (Flash) | ||
+ | * DOF (Aperture) | ||
**Frames** Number of bracketed shots. Can be computed automatically. | **Frames** Number of bracketed shots. Can be computed automatically. | ||
+ | * Automated | ||
+ | * 0 - 12 | ||
**EV increment** Exposure difference between two frames. | **EV increment** Exposure difference between two frames. | ||
+ | * Range 0.5 - 8 EV (0.5 - 2 EV in 0.5 EV increments, 2 - 8 in 1) | ||
- | **Sequence** Bracketing sequence order / type. Zero is always first. | + | **Sequence** Bracketing sequence order / type. Zero is always first (cannot be changened in code, don't ask for it). |
+ | * 0 - -- (descending exposure time | ||
+ | * 0 - + -- ++ | ||
+ | * 0 + ++ | ||
**2- second delay** Delay before starting the exposure. | **2- second delay** Delay before starting the exposure. | ||
+ | * Auto | ||
+ | * OFF | ||
**ISO shifting** Also use ISO as bracket variable. Range 100 - max AutoISO. | **ISO shifting** Also use ISO as bracket variable. Range 100 - max AutoISO. | ||
+ | * OFF | ||
+ | * Full | ||
+ | * Half | ||
+ | * | ||
[[http:// | [[http:// | ||
M mode, this function does shutter and/or ISO bracketing. In the other | M mode, this function does shutter and/or ISO bracketing. In the other | ||
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may also write a bash script for stacking the exposures with enfuse | may also write a bash script for stacking the exposures with enfuse | ||
(version 4.x), with optional alignment (align_image_stack). More info: | (version 4.x), with optional alignment (align_image_stack). More info: | ||
- | Exposure Fusion: What is it? How does it Compare to HDR? How Do I Do | + | |
- | It?. | + | It?]] |
+ | Exposure time > 30 seconds: Not a problem at all. ML will extend exposure time on its own = entering ML's bulb mode. Screen will use setting stored in Bulb Timer -> Display during exposure (see below in section Bulb Timer). | ||
+ | Exposure time below cam's shortest shutter time: You will see an " | ||
==== Intervalometer ==== | ==== Intervalometer ==== | ||
- | + | > INCOMPLETE | |
- | Take pictures | + | Take pictures at fixed intervals. |
+ | Additional features available after loading " | ||
//Submenu options:// | //Submenu options:// | ||
- | **Take a pic every** Duration between two shots. | + | **Take a pic every** Duration between two shots. More precise: Time between 2 " |
+ | Caveats: | ||
+ | If selected interval is lower than exposure time next pic will be taken immediately after last pic. | ||
+ | Option "Long exp. noise reduction" | ||
+ | If Intervalometer is used to trigger "Full Resolution Silent Pic" camera will take a few seconds for processing FRSP. | ||
+ | Don't expect "like crazy" (burst mode) to run without hickups. Cam has to wait for free buffer to continue shooting. Same may be happen with low duration settings in combination with high date rates (RAW) and/or cards with low write rate. | ||
- | **Start trigger** Options | + | > Internal note: ML menu shows (bottom line) calculation |
- | **Start | + | ** Start trigger |
- | **Stop after** Stop after X pictures. In movie mode only: duration of a movie clip. | + | * Leave Menu: Will trigger Intervalometer by leaving ML menu or by camera startup/ |
+ | * Half Shutter: Trigger Intervalometer by half-pressing shutter release. May interfere with other ML/Canon features triggered by this action. | ||
+ | * Take a pic: Trigger Intervalometer by full-pressing shutter release. May interfere with other ML/Canon features triggered by this action. | ||
+ | |||
+ | |||
+ | **Start | ||
- | **Manual FocusRamp** | + | **Stop after** Stop after X pictures. |
You can stop the intervalometer by rotating the mode dial, by pressing MENU | You can stop the intervalometer by rotating the mode dial, by pressing MENU | ||
- | or PLAY, or by turning off the camera. To avoid flicker, shoot in | + | or PLAY, or by turning off the camera. To avoid aperture |
manual mode, use manual white balance, avoid short exposure times and | manual mode, use manual white balance, avoid short exposure times and | ||
use a manual lens (if you use an EF lens, lock the aperture and unscrew | use a manual lens (if you use an EF lens, lock the aperture and unscrew | ||
it). To make a timelapse without increasing shutter count, do not use | it). To make a timelapse without increasing shutter count, do not use | ||
the intervalometer; | the intervalometer; | ||
- | example, 3fps) and start recording. When using the intervalometer in | + | example, 3fps) and start recording. |
- | LiveView with noisy mode, your shutter will wear twice as fast than | + | When using the intervalometer in LiveView with noisy mode, your shutter will wear twice as fast than |
outside LiveView. If the intervalometer can't be stopped (it may happen | outside LiveView. If the intervalometer can't be stopped (it may happen | ||
in crazy mode), turn the camera off or open the card door. Adjust your | in crazy mode), turn the camera off or open the card door. Adjust your | ||
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blink once per second to let you know it's alive and kicking. | blink once per second to let you know it's alive and kicking. | ||
+ | **Ramping options** | ||
+ | Only visible after loading module adv_int.mo | ||
- | ==== deflick.mo ==== | + | Advanced ramping and exposure control for the intervalometer |
- | (http:// | + | Forum: |
+ | http:// | ||
- | //Submenu options:// | + | Create keyframes from current camera settings and specify the frame at which the keyframe is applied. You will select which parameters you would like to set in the keyframe and which you would like to ignore. The module ramps (linearly) the vaules of selected parameters from one keyframe to the next while the intervalometer is running. |
- | **Sidecar file type** Sidecar file format for deflicker metadata. | + | Usage |
- | **Deflicker percentile** Where to meter for deflickering. Recommended 50%. | + | You should create an initial keyframe at 1, that has the settings you are going to start with, that way the module knows what to ramp from. If you don't do this the module won't ramp to your first keyframe, it will simply set the values when it gets there (it doesn' |
- | **Deflicker target level** Desired exposure level for processed pics. 0 = overexposed. | + | Exposure ramping |
+ | To ramp basic expo controls (Av, Tv, ISO) set them like normal in the canon GUI as if you were taking a picture, then go into the ML menu under ' | ||
- | ==== Bulb/Focus Ramping ==== | + | Focus ramping |
- | Bulb Ramping allows | + | For Focus you do specify |
- | exposure, | + | |
- | //Submenu options:// | + | Misc notes |
- | Auto exposure ramping: | + | You can ramp the intervalometer period as well, this you also specify from within the new keyframe menu |
+ | Once you have created keyframes you can view them with the 'List Keyframes' | ||
+ | When you have created keyframes and are ready to begin, make sure the advanced intervalometer is turned on, then turn the intervalometer on as usual from the ML Shoot menu. | ||
- | Manual exposure ramping: this option will adjust shutter and ISO to follow a | + | AutoETTR compatibility |
- | fixed exposure ramp (a fixed amount of EV change per shot). Can be used | + | |
- | as standalone or combined with auto ramping. | + | |
- | Manual focus | + | This module is compatible with AutoETTR so long as you don't try to ramp the parameters that AutoETTR is trying to change. You can ramp Av and let AutoETTR take care of Tv and ISO, or you can ramp Av and Tv and let AuttoETTR |
- | ramping: this lets you adjust focus gradually while shooting | + | |
- | timelapse. It requires a lens with autofocus | + | |
- | LiveView. | + | |
- | Settings for auto ramping: | ||
- | Mode: sunset | + | //Submenu options:// |
- | sunrise | + | |
- | sunrise mode, the exposure will always decrease. This idea was suggested | + | |
- | by Tom Lowe on RedUser.net forum. | + | |
- | Maximum ramping speed: this | + | * Enabled OFF, ON |
- | parameter is used for computing the optimal smoothness factor. A lower | + | * Use Global Time OFF, ON |
- | value will reduce flicker, but if the value is twice as low as the real | + | * Loop After OFF, 1 - 5000 |
- | rate of brightness change, ML will lose the ability to ramp correctly. | + | * External Source OFF, ON |
- | For example, if you set a maximum ramping speed of 0.1 EV / shot, and | + | * List Keyframes |
- | the scene requires a ramping of 0.2 EV / shot, ML will start flickering | + | * Save Keyframes |
- | heavily. | + | * Clear Keyfames |
+ | * New Keyframe... | ||
- | Quick start guide for auto ramping: | ||
- | 1. Take a picture of your scene. You will use it to say: I want my timelapse to be exposed like this picture. | + | ==== Post Deflicker ==== |
- | 2. Enable Bulb Ramping and Intervalometer. | + | Menu item only visible after loading module "Post Deflicker (deflick.mo) |
- | 3. Leave the camera still while ML runs a calibration step: | + | De-flickering stills, time-lapses and movies to achieve matching brightness. May be used to get [[https:// |
- | Make sure you have a static and well-lit scene (any static scene which does not require long exposure should be fine). | + | > INCOMPLETE |
+ | (http://www.magiclantern.fm/ | ||
- | After calibration, | + | //Submenu options:// |
- | 4. Now you will have to say what tone range to meter for (i.e. highlights, midtones…). Follow the wizard: | + | **Sidecar file type** Sidecar file format for deflicker metadata. |
+ | * UFRaw: Suitable | ||
+ | * Adobe XMP: Suitable for Adobe products. | ||
- | Use arrow keys to select your reference picture (which you just took). | + | **Deflicker percentile** Where to meter for deflickering. Recommended 50%. |
- | Use the main dial to select the tone range to meter for. You can' | + | **Deflicker target level** Desired exposure level for processed pics. 0 = overexposed. |
- | perfectly match two images just by varying one parameter (exposure), so | + | |
- | you have to choose what's important for you in this picture. | + | |
- | For | + | File naming |
- | lowest flicker, meter for midtones (choose the 50th percentile, i.e. | + | If used for silent pics: Supports DNG files only! |
- | median, because it's a robust estimation, unlike simple averaging). | + | |
- | Leave some headroom | + | |
- | If | ||
- | highlights are important, meter for them (choose 80th percentile for | ||
- | example). You will have to shoot RAW and remove flicker when you develop | ||
- | the RAW files. | ||
- | The algorithm works best when brightness is close to 50% (try not to choose extreme values for it). | ||
- | When you are ready to start, press SET. | ||
- | 5. Sit back and relax :) | ||
- | Limits: | ||
- | ISO is chosen between 100 and maximum auto ISO value from Canon menu. | ||
- | Shutter speed is chosen between 1/8000 (lower limit) and the delay between two | ||
- | shots minus two seconds (upper limit). Example: for 10-second intervals, | ||
- | shutter speed will be between 1/8000 and 8 seconds. | ||
- | Aperture is fixed (you can change it manually). | ||
- | Tips: | ||
- | Don't adjust ISO and shutter before the timelapse, they are fully automatic. | ||
- | Use a ND filter to reduce flicker during daylight. | ||
- | Reduce flicker in post. We recommend VirtualDub with MSU Deflicker plugin | ||
- | (free, works with Windows and Wine). See also Timelapse workflow using | ||
- | free software tutorial. | ||
- | Technical notes: | ||
- | |||
- | Exposure is metered using a condition like this (for example): 70% of pixels should be below 50% brightness. | ||
- | |||
- | Exposure for every shot is computed from previous shots, using a feedback controller algorithm with a smoothing factor. | ||
- | |||
- | ISO is chosen using the 180 degree rule, so the resulting shutter speed | ||
- | stays between 90 and 270 degrees (that is, between 1/4 and 3/4 of the | ||
- | delay between two shots). | ||
- | |||
- | Only full-stop ISOs (100, 200, 400 etc) are used (because you are supposed to shoot RAW). | ||
- | |||
- | Shutter speed can be adjusted with a resolution of 10ms. | ||
- | Frames with fast shutter speeds (less than 1 second in Rebel cameras, less 0.1 | ||
- | seconds in 60D) are taken in Manual mode. You will get flicker. | ||
- | It can go from 1/8000s @ ISO 100 (daylight) to several minutes of exposure time @ ISO 6400 (complete darkness). | ||
- | |||
- | Exposure algorithm is a feedback controller designed with pole placement - the | ||
- | closed loop response will have two real poles placed at the smoothing | ||
- | factor value. Smoothing factor is computed in such a way that, when | ||
- | scene ramping speed matches the speed selected in menu, ramp is followed | ||
- | at exactly 1 EV behind it. If the lighting changes suddenly a few stops | ||
- | between two shots (for example, you change the ND filters or the | ||
- | aperture), the algorithm should recover completely after 2 or 3 shots. A | ||
- | sudden exposure change is considered when the exposure difference is | ||
- | greater than 2 stops. | ||
- | |||
- | Logging: When you use bulb ramping, Magic | ||
- | Lantern will save a log file with the exposure parameters, metered | ||
- | values and so on. Please send this file to developers. These log files | ||
- | can be used to see how well the ramping went and to fine-tune the | ||
- | algorithm. | ||
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//Submenu options:// | //Submenu options:// | ||
- | **Exposure duration** | + | **Exposure duration** |
**Display during exposure** | **Display during exposure** | ||
+ | |||
+ | * Don't change: You will see a clock counting up | ||
+ | * Turn off: Just black | ||
+ | * Show previous pic: Shows last image taken and clock counting up + Remaining seconds | ||
Bulb timer is started by holding the shutter pressed halfway for one second, | Bulb timer is started by holding the shutter pressed halfway for one second, | ||
or by remote triggers / intervalometer. You can cancel the exposure | or by remote triggers / intervalometer. You can cancel the exposure | ||
earlier by half-pressing the shutter button. | earlier by half-pressing the shutter button. | ||
+ | If used together with other features (Silent pics, Intervalometer, | ||
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beep or noise from operating the buttons). | beep or noise from operating the buttons). | ||
+ | This setting is not persistent! If cam is turned off or going into powersave Audio Remote Shot will be disabled. | ||
+ | If you want to use this feature for surveillance you may want to use LUA script to enable Audio Remote Shot after brownouts. | ||
- | ==== Motion | + | |
+ | ==== Motion | ||
+ | > INCOMPLETE | ||
//Submenu options:// | //Submenu options:// | ||
**Trigger by** | **Trigger by** | ||
- | Exposure change: it only reacts to brightness changes. Detects large | + | * Exposure change: it only reacts to brightness changes. Detects large |
moving subjects which cause significant change in exposure. | moving subjects which cause significant change in exposure. | ||
- | Frame | + | * Frame diff.: it computes the difference between last two frames A and B |
- | difference: it computes the difference between last two frames A and B | + | |
(luma channel only); this detects smaller movements which do not change | (luma channel only); this detects smaller movements which do not change | ||
exposure. | exposure. | ||
+ | * Steady hands: For handheld shooting. Triggers if there is no blur detected. | ||
**Trigger level** High values = less sensitivity to motion. | **Trigger level** High values = less sensitivity to motion. | ||
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**Detect Size** Size of the area on which motion shall be detected. | **Detect Size** Size of the area on which motion shall be detected. | ||
- | **Delay** Delay between the detected | + | **Delay** |
- | Detection time is somewhere between 200 and 300 ms according to DataGhost' | + | Detection time is somewhere between 200-300ms (according to DataGhost' |
+ | |||
+ | This setting is not persistent! If camera is turned off or going into powersave Motion Detection will be OFF! | ||
+ | If you want to use this feature for surveillance you may want to use LUA script to enable Motion Detection after brownouts. | ||
==== Silent Pictures ==== | ==== Silent Pictures ==== | ||
- | Take pictures in LiveView mode without moving | + | > |
+ | |||
+ | Take pictures in LiveView mode without moving mirror | ||
+ | |||
+ | All options (excluding " | ||
+ | You might want to use movie mode for highest vertical resolution. And yes: " | ||
//Submenu options:// | //Submenu options:// | ||
**Silent Mode** | **Silent Mode** | ||
- | Silent Picture: simple, low-resolution. Image resolution is usually | + | * Simple: simple, low-resolution. Image resolution is usually |
around 1 or 2 MPix, and depends on the current mode (zoom or not, | around 1 or 2 MPix, and depends on the current mode (zoom or not, | ||
recording or not, and movie resolution). For almost-FullHD resolution | recording or not, and movie resolution). For almost-FullHD resolution | ||
(1720×974), | (1720×974), | ||
- | Silent Pic Hi-Res: | + | * Burst: Same as " |
- | emulates high-resolution by taking a matrix of small silent pics, in | + | * Burst, End Trigger: Same as " |
- | zoom x5 mode. You need to have the camera | + | * Best Focus: Pretty much like burst but with postprocessing in regards of focus precision. As long as you keep Shutter button half-pressed images go into buffer continuously (overwriting oldest images, if any). After shutter |
- | should | + | * Slit-Scan: For creative use and fun. Enjoy " |
- | for focus stacking or for timelapse without increasing | + | * Slit-Scan Mode: Top-> |
- | **Slit-Scan Mode** Choose slitscan mode. | + | |
- | Silent picture setting is applied to intervalometer and remote triggers. It | ||
- | will also go to LiveView when you press the shutter half-way. Therefore, | ||
- | you should only enable this setting when you actually use it. When | ||
- | enabled, it saves uncompressed YUV422 frames from the LiveView image | ||
- | buffer when you press the shutter halfway. Make sure you don't have | ||
- | autofocus assigned to half-shutter press (put it on * or turn it off) | ||
- | Images are saved in DCIM/ | ||
- | If intervalometer | + | Limits: |
- | taken without this function | + | FRSP is not made for short exposures. You will get overexposured pictures if you insist on using short shutter settings. |
- | 10000 silent pictures for each noisy picture. | + | If you use minumum exposure time (1/4000 or 1/8000) you will get a gradient. (Example: 5D3 gets 1/33.19 at the frame' |
+ | 500D, 550D and 600D are limited to exposure times up to 0.8 seconds. Other cams can do 15 seconds. | ||
+ | Tips: | ||
+ | You have to enable Expo Override to change aperture. Or use manual lenses. | ||
+ | ETTR works best with Intervalometer. Set ETTR option " | ||
+ | Source: https:// | ||
- | If intervalometer | + | **File Format** Choose DNG or MLV. Later requires loading MLV_REC.mo. |
- | is ON, silent | + | In short: " |
- | ? Manual Reset from Canon menu to increase folder number | + | If you want to use Deflicker option |
- | easier). | + | |
- | To convert a 422 image to JPEG on the PC, use one of the following programs: | + | Storing into MLV is considerable faster than writing DNG. Example: 7D, burst mode (94 pics). |
+ | Writing DNG: 80 seconds | ||
+ | Writing | ||
+ | |||
+ | Silent picture setting is applied to intervalometer and remote triggers. | ||
+ | > Description neeeds work: It will also go to LiveView when you press the shutter half-way. | ||
+ | Therefore, you should only enable this setting when you actually | ||
+ | |||
+ | File names (DNG): | ||
+ | File naming for silent pics is derived from the last " | ||
+ | Keep in mind option "Best Focus" does write files not in chronological order but in order of focus precision. | ||
+ | |||
+ | If Silent Pics are triggered by Intervalometer name schema changes to Intervalometer settings: Counting beginns with 00000000.DNG on an empty card (=no previous intervalometer session stored) or continues counting from the last intervalometer shot. | ||
+ | |||
+ | File names (MLV): | ||
+ | File naming for silent pics is derived from the last " | ||
+ | In " | ||
+ | In " | ||
- | 422-jpg.py (command-line tool, runs on all platforms, you need to install Python, PIL and numpy). | ||
- | 422toimage (Windows only, source code available). | ||
- | YUV422 Convertor (Windows only, closed source). | ||
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//Submenu options:// | //Submenu options:// | ||
- | Flash expo compensation (-10..+3 EV). Tip: you may use -10EV to trigger an | + | |
external flash without putting light on the scene coming from the | external flash without putting light on the scene coming from the | ||
onboard flash. | onboard flash. | ||
- | Flash / No flash: use this when you are not sure | + | |
whether to use flash or not. Odd pictures (by file number) will be taken | whether to use flash or not. Odd pictures (by file number) will be taken | ||
with flash, even pictures without flash. | with flash, even pictures without flash. | ||
- | 3rd party flash in LV: a | ||
- | trick for using a non-Canon flash in LiveView on Rebel cameras, which | ||
- | disables LiveView on half-shutter press. DISABLE this option when you | ||
- | don't use it!!! | ||
- | ==== Shoot Preferences ==== | + | > Available for 1100D, 500D, 550D and 600D only. None of them here to test. Anyone out here to be able to drop a word? |
+ | * 3rd party flash in LV: a trick for using a non-Canon flash in LiveView on Rebel cameras, which | ||
+ | disables LiveView on half-shutter press. DISABLE this option when you don't use it!!! | ||
+ | |||
+ | ==== Shoot Preferences ==== | ||
+ | > INCOMPLETE | ||
//Submenu options:// | //Submenu options:// | ||
- | **Pics at once** How many pics to take at once for each trigger event. | + | **Pics at once** |
+ | |||
+ | Useful for one-time events like Audio Remote Shot, Trap Focus, Motion Detect. | ||
+ | If using together with Intervalometer make sure exposure time (multiplied) does not exceed interval duration. | ||
**Use Autofocus** For intervalometer, | **Use Autofocus** For intervalometer, | ||
- | **Post scripts** Post processing scripts for bracketing and focus stacking. | + | With default setting OFF intervalometer, |
+ | With setting ON autofocus will be used. If the cam is unable to establish focus confirmation there will be no image aquisition. | ||
+ | Also consider that lag between trigger condition met and image aquisition will be extended by the time needed for focusing. | ||
+ | |||
+ | **Post scripts** Post processing scripts/ | ||
+ | |||
+ | * Enfuse | ||
+ | * Align+Enfuse | ||
+ | * File List | ||
+ | |||
+ | This option will generate a flat text file for each bracketing or focus stacking sequence. Those are made for Unix-like systems (OS X, macOS, Linux,...) able to run .sh scripts or (in case of "File list") are just lists of image file names for given sequences. | ||
+ | Caveat: Image file names are generated with .JPG extension regardless which image files format is actually recorded. If you want to run those scripts with RAW/DNG/MLV you may want adjust this by another script. ;-) | ||
+ | |||
+ | |||
+ | **Intervalometer Script** Scripts/ | ||
- | **Intervalometer Script** Scripts | + | Those scripts consists of commands creating directories |
- | **Snap Simulation** | + | * Bash: .sh script for running on Unix-like systems (OS X, macOS, Linux, ...) |
+ | |||
+ | * MS-DOS: Batch file for the Windows CLI (command line interface) aka DOS-box. | ||
+ | |||
+ | * File List: Plain text file | ||
+ | |||
+ | Directories names are computed according to first file name of a sequence. Example: First file is named IMG_1234.CR2 -> Directory name will be IMG_1234 (without extension) and it will contain all files for that sequence. | ||
+ | |||
+ | |||
+ | |||
+ | **Snap Simulation** | ||
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**Hold AF button** you need to hold the autofocus button (half-shutter, | **Hold AF button** you need to hold the autofocus button (half-shutter, | ||
+ | |||
**Continuous** | **Continuous** | ||
you don't need to hold any button; ML will hold the half-shutter | you don't need to hold any button; ML will hold the half-shutter | ||
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//Submenu options:// | //Submenu options:// | ||
- | **OFF ON** | + | **Focus using OFF** |
- | Arrows: | + | **Focus using Arrows** |
- | you will be able to focus with the arrow keys. LCD Sensor: on | + | you will be able to focus with the arrow keys. |
- | 550D/500D, focus by placing your hand near the LCD sensor (avoiding | + | |
+ | **Focus using LCD Sensor** | ||
+ | Focus by placing your hand near the LCD sensor (avoiding | ||
shake). To use this, you may need to disable LCDsensor Remote. | shake). To use this, you may need to disable LCDsensor Remote. | ||
- | Recommended focus step settings: | ||
- | Focus StepSize: 1 or 2 | ||
- | Focus StepDelay: small values, without Wait flag. | ||
- | If the motion is not smooth, try larger delays (100ms) | ||
- | Quick rack focus while recording: | + | Quick rack focus **while recording**: |
- | Press MENU to save current focus point (this means I want to return here); | + | * Press '' |
- | Use follow focus to change focus point (focus somewhere else); | + | |
- | Press PLAY to go to saved focus point; | + | |
- | Press PLAY again to go back. | + | |
+ | |||
+ | When " | ||
+ | |||
+ | When "LCD Sensor" | ||
==== Focus End Point ==== | ==== Focus End Point ==== | ||
- | This is end point of rack focus (X focus steps from the start point, i.e. from current focus point). | + | This is end point of rack focus and focus stack (X focus steps from the start point, i.e. from current focus point). |
//Submenu options:// | //Submenu options:// | ||
- | First you have to set the end point. Focus the lens, then press SET on this | + | Works in Liveview only! |
- | menu item. After pressing | + | |
- | from here.. This means the end point is now assigned to current focus | + | How to use: |
- | position. At this point, you will see the LiveView image and set the | + | |
- | start point using left and right keys (just like with follow focus) or | + | {{ : |
+ | Focus the lens in Liveview< | ||
+ | After pressing | ||
+ | position. At this point, you will see the LiveView image (if not: Press Q again until LiveView is active. See screenshot) | ||
+ | and set start point using left and right keys (just like with follow focus) or | ||
the main dial (scrollwheel). The start point will be always the current | the main dial (scrollwheel). The start point will be always the current | ||
focus point (which you are changing); the end point will remain fixed. | focus point (which you are changing); the end point will remain fixed. | ||
+ | There may be a bit of lagging between focusing and screen info getting updated with actual focus step numbers. | ||
+ | |||
+ | < | ||
+ | |||
+ | If want to get rid of ML menu items in LiveView you may press trashcan button. | ||
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Triggers the rack focus operation that moves between the start and end focus points. | Triggers the rack focus operation that moves between the start and end focus points. | ||
+ | You have to set both points in "Focus end point" menu! | ||
//Submenu options:// | //Submenu options:// | ||
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SET: rack focus will start after 2 seconds; | SET: rack focus will start after 2 seconds; | ||
- | Q: rack focus will start immediately; | + | > Not reproducable with 650D,7. Not working |
- | PLAY: ML will automatically record a short clip with the rack focus operation. | + | > Record start not working in 650D, 7D |
+ | > Play button not working in 100D at all PLAY: ML will automatically record a short clip with the rack focus operation. | ||
- | Step-by-step: | + | Rack Focus (and Focus Stacking) are using AF motor step settings defined in menu item "Focus Settings" |
- | Pick the end point of rack focus by focusing on it (manually or with AF). | + | ==== Focus Stacking ==== |
- | Configure focus parameters (step size and delay). Different lenses may | + | |
- | require different parameters. Open the Focus menu, go to Focus End Point | + | |
- | and press Set to zero it out. Pick the start point by focusing on it | + | |
- | with the LEFT/RIGHT buttons while the Focus menu is active. Make sure | + | |
- | the number from Focus End Point is changing as you focus. Fine-tune the | + | |
- | position with scrollwheel. Go to Rack Focus and press SET or PLAY to | + | |
- | start rack focus. To return to the starting point, run rack focus again. | + | |
- | Tip: when LCDsensor Remote is set on Near or Away, you can trigger rack | + | |
- | focus from the LCD sensor, avoiding camera shake. | + | |
- | Recommended | + | This selection will shoot a series of photographs with varying |
+ | It is frequently used in macro photography to enlarge depth-of-field (DOF) by merging photos where each has a different focus point. Also used - to a lesser extent - in landscape photography.\\ | ||
+ | Another term for this technique is DFF (Deep Focus Fusion). | ||
- | Focus StepSize: 1 or 2 | ||
- | |||
- | Focus StepDelay: - without Wait flag: large delays (around 100 ms) ? will | ||
- | ignore small position errors - with Wait flag: small delays (only lens | ||
- | is in very good mechanical condition) | ||
- | |||
- | |||
- | ==== Focus Stacking ==== | ||
//Submenu options:// | //Submenu options:// | ||
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**Run focus stack** | **Run focus stack** | ||
- | **Num. pics in front** | + | **Num. pics in front** |
- | **Num. pics behind** | + | **Num. pics behind** |
- | **Focus steps / picture** | + | **Focus steps / picture** |
- | **Flash Delay** | + | **Flash Delay** |
- | **Copy rack focus range** | + | **Copy rack focus range** |
- | This selection will shoot a series of photographs with varying focus points. | + | Usage: |
- | It is used in macro photography to assemble sharper final images by | + | |
- | merging photos where each has a different focus point. | + | |
- | This | + | Before you begin you may consider running cam in Snap Simulation (Shoot screen -> Shoot Preferences). |
- | function can also create scripts named like named FST_1234.SH, which can | + | |
- | be used for stacking the images with enfuse. See Exposure bracketing | + | |
- | for details on how to use these scripts, | + | |
- | from Enfuse reference manual. To enable (or disable) the post-processing | + | |
- | scripts, go to HDR bracketing submenu. | + | |
- | Usage: | + | Sequences running into focus delimiter (reaching cam's focus distance limit) will get terminated with an error message "Focus: soft limit reached" |
- | Configure rack focus and use it to preview the focus range. | ||
- | Select the number of focus steps to skip. This will determine the number of pictures to be taken. | + | Method 1: |
- | Press PLAY to start the focus sequence (PLAY mode) or take the first picture | + | Configure rack focus and use it to preview the focus range.\\ |
+ | Then select menu item "Copy rack focus range" | ||
+ | Select the number of focus steps to skip. This will determine the number of pictures to be taken.\\ | ||
+ | Press PLAY to start the focus sequence (PLAY mode) or take the first picture | ||
- | You can also combine this function with HDR bracketing and silent pictures. | + | Method 2: |
- | Recommended focus step settings: same as for rack focus. | + | Focus your lens. This will be the reference point for this session. You may now select "Num. pics in front" and/or "Num. pics behind" |
- | The following items are display only: | ||
- | ==== Focus StepSize ==== | + | Script generation: After enabling one of the options found in " |
- | Step size for one focus command, as used by EOS Utility. | + | Focus stacking can be combined with other ML features. Enabling FRSP (Full Resolution Silent Picture) with Focus stacking will reduce wear and tear to shutter and mirror rigorously! |
- | //Submenu options:// | + | Focus Stacking (and Rack Focus) are using AF motor step settings defined in menu item "Focus Settings" |
- | ==== Focus StepDelay ==== | ||
- | Delay between two successive focus commands, with an optional waiting flag. | + | ==== Focus Settings ==== |
- | //Submenu options:// | + | > INCOMPLETE |
+ | |||
+ | //Submenu options:// | ||
+ | * Step Size: Step size for one focus command, as used by EOS Utility. | ||
+ | |||
+ | * Step Delay: Delay between two successive focus commands. May be used with option "Step Wait" | ||
+ | |||
+ | * Step Wait: | ||
- | If Wait is not active, ML will only wait a for fixed delay before sending | + | If Wait is not active, ML will only wait a for fixed delay before sending |
next focus command. This will reduce stutter, but may affect rack focus | next focus command. This will reduce stutter, but may affect rack focus | ||
accuracy. This setting is recommended if you only use follow focus. | accuracy. This setting is recommended if you only use follow focus. | ||
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then it will wait for a fixed delay, as configured here. This will | then it will wait for a fixed delay, as configured here. This will | ||
increase rack focus accuracy, but may cause stutter with certain lenses. | increase rack focus accuracy, but may cause stutter with certain lenses. | ||
+ | * Left/Right dir | ||
+ | * Up/Down dir | ||
+ | * Start delay | ||
- | ==== Rack Delay ==== | ||
- | Sets the number | + | |
+ | ==== DOF Settings ==== | ||
+ | |||
+ | Configures Depth of Field info display at the bottom | ||
//Submenu options:// | //Submenu options:// | ||
- | This lets you film the start point first, then initialise the rack focus without touching the camera. | + | **Circle of Confusion** |
+ | **DOF formula** | ||
+ | * Simple | ||
+ | * Diffraction-aware | ||
+ | **DOF info in LiveView**: OFF or ON | ||
==== Focus Patterns ==== | ==== Focus Patterns ==== | ||
- | Custom focus patterns which can be used either with autofocus or trap focus. | + | Custom focus patterns which can be used either with autofocus or trap focus. |
+ | |||
+ | {{ : | ||
//Submenu options:// | //Submenu options:// | ||
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+ | ==== DOF info ==== | ||
- | ==== Focus Dist ==== | + | Read-only lens and Depth of Field data. |
- | + | ||
- | The distance to the focal point. Value is returned by most newer Canon lenses. | + | |
//Submenu options:// | //Submenu options:// | ||
+ | |||
+ | ** Lens:** Lens identifier, focal length, aperture | ||
+ | |||
+ | |||
+ | ** Focus Dist ** | ||
+ | |||
+ | The distance to the focal point. Value is returned by most newer Canon lenses. | ||
If the lens does not report any distance information, | If the lens does not report any distance information, | ||
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- | ==== Hyperfocal | + | ** Hyperfocal |
The hyperfocal distance is the point of focus where everything from half | The hyperfocal distance is the point of focus where everything from half | ||
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largest depth of field possible for the current f-number. | largest depth of field possible for the current f-number. | ||
- | //Submenu options:// | + | ** DOF Near ** |
- | + | ||
- | + | ||
- | ==== DOF Near ==== | + | |
The nearest distance in which objects appear in focus. | The nearest distance in which objects appear in focus. | ||
- | //Submenu options:// | ||
- | + | ** DOF Far ** | |
- | ==== DOF Far ==== | + | |
The farthest distance in which objects appear in focus. | The farthest distance in which objects appear in focus. | ||
- | //Submenu options:// | + | **Diffraction blur** |
+ | Size of airy disk (is it?) | ||
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==== LV Digic peaking ==== | ==== LV Digic peaking ==== | ||
+ | |||
+ | LiveView focus peaking __without__ affecting write performance | ||
+ | |||
+ | Will only displayed if half-shutter button is not pressed! | ||
//Submenu options:// | //Submenu options:// | ||
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**OFF** | **OFF** | ||
- | **Slightly sharper** | + | **Slightly sharper** |
- | **Edge image** | + | **Edge image** |
- | **Edge + chroma** | + | **Edge + chroma** |
+ | |||
+ | ==== LV brightness ==== | ||
+ | |||
+ | |||
+ | //Submenu options:// | ||
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**High** | **High** | ||
+ | |||
**Very high** | **Very high** | ||
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==== LV display gain ==== | ==== LV display gain ==== | ||
+ | Photo/ | ||
This feature increases the brightness in LiveView, making it usable in very | This feature increases the brightness in LiveView, making it usable in very | ||
dark scenes (where Canon' | dark scenes (where Canon' | ||
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For movie mode, use ML digital ISOs for a similar effect. | For movie mode, use ML digital ISOs for a similar effect. | ||
- | |||
- | ==== Color Scheme ==== | ||
- | |||
- | This affects the colors and brightness of the on-screen information including LiveView overlays, Canon menus and ML menus. | ||
- | |||
- | //Submenu options:// | ||
- | |||
- | Range from: Bright (default), Dark, Bright Gray, Dark Gray, Dark Red. Tip: | ||
- | dark themes may reduce the eye strain during night shooting. | ||
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(audio, zebra, crops, shutter speeds…).Tip: | (audio, zebra, crops, shutter speeds…).Tip: | ||
(from Custom Functions, set Shutter/AE lock button = AE lock/AF). | (from Custom Functions, set Shutter/AE lock button = AE lock/AF). | ||
+ | |||
**WhenIdle** | **WhenIdle** | ||
In this mode, all the overlays are erased from the screen (100% clean | In this mode, all the overlays are erased from the screen (100% clean | ||
display) when the camera is idle (i.e. you don't press any buttons). | display) when the camera is idle (i.e. you don't press any buttons). | ||
+ | |||
**Always** | **Always** | ||
In this mode, all the overlays are erased from the screen; you will | In this mode, all the overlays are erased from the screen; you will | ||
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menus.Tip: this feature may be useful with External Recorders, since it | menus.Tip: this feature may be useful with External Recorders, since it | ||
removes the focus box and other graphics from the display. | removes the focus box and other graphics from the display. | ||
+ | |||
**Recording** | **Recording** | ||
+ | |||
+ | Be aware there are other options affecting overlay visibility: Overlay screen -> Global Draw -> Options: Off, LiveView only, Quickreview only, Both LV and QR. And MLV_REC has a switch to turn off Global Draw, too. | ||
==== Defishing ==== | ==== Defishing ==== | ||
- | Correct wide angle lens distortion. | + | Preview the rectified (defished) image from Samyang 8mm fisheye |
//Submenu options:// | //Submenu options:// | ||
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**Panini** | **Panini** | ||
+ | This feature works best in photo mode (outside LiveView). Defishing uses a pre-computed look-up table (LUT). It is possible to create LUT files for any other lens or projection by defishing vram/xy.png with your favorite defishing software, and then running vram/ | ||
==== Anamorphic ==== | ==== Anamorphic ==== | ||
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**Screen Layout** Choose screen layout (position of ML top and bottom bars), for different cameras or for external monitors. | **Screen Layout** Choose screen layout (position of ML top and bottom bars), for different cameras or for external monitors. | ||
Top/bottom layouts: | Top/bottom layouts: | ||
- | Inside | + | |
- | Inside | + | * 3:2 display, t/b: default layout for 3:2-screen cameras (550D and newer). |
- | Inside | + | |
- | 4:3 movie (for 5D Mark II, 500D and 50D in movie mode). | + | * 16:10 HDMI, t/b: for 16:10 HDMI monitors. |
+ | |||
+ | * 16:9 HDMI, t/b: for 16:9 HDMI monitors. | ||
+ | |||
+ | * 4:3 movie (for 5D Mark II, 500D and 50D in movie mode). | ||
Bottom-only layouts: | Bottom-only layouts: | ||
- | Under 3:2: useful for 4:3-screen cameras (500D, 50D, 5D Mark 2) in photo mode. | + | |
- | Under 16:9: suitable for low-resolution external monitors and for 4:3-screen cameras in movie mode. | + | * Bottom, under 3:2: useful for 4:3-screen cameras (500D, 50D, 5D Mark 2) in photo mode. |
+ | |||
+ | * Bottom, under 16:9: suitable for low-resolution external monitors and for 4:3-screen cameras in movie mode. | ||
**Color scheme** | **Color scheme** | ||
+ | This affects the colors and brightness of the on-screen information including LiveView overlays, Canon menus and ML menus. | ||
+ | |||
+ | //Submenu options:// | ||
+ | |||
+ | Range from: Default (bright), Dark, Bright Gray, Dark Gray, Dark Red, Dark Green. Tip: | ||
+ | dark themes may reduce the eye strain during night shooting. | ||
+ | |||
+ | |||
**Image position** | **Image position** | ||
This may make the image better visible from different angles | This may make the image better visible from different angles | ||
- | (especially on cameras without flip-out screen). | + | (especially on cameras without flip-out screen). |
- | cameras with flip-out LCD, this options prevents mirroring the display | + | |
- | when you open it at 180 degrees. Display: Normal/ | + | |
- | cameras with flip-out LCD, you may select a different flipping/ | + | |
- | option. | + | |
- | **UpsideDown mode** This mode is useful if you want to mount your camera upside-down. | + | |
- | **LV crazy colors** | + | |
- | **Force HDMI-VGA** | + | //Submenu options:// |
- | This option will force a low-resolution mode on HDMI displays | + | |
- | (720×480), which avoids black screen when you start/stop recording. | + | |
+ | Range from -16px to 16px in 8px increments. | ||
- | ==== Focus box (LV) ==== | + | **UpsideDown mode** This mode is useful if you want to mount your camera upside-down. |
- | With this setting you can choose to show the Focus box in liveview or hide it when not needed. | + | **Orientation** |
+ | |||
+ | Upside-down and mirroring option | ||
+ | |||
+ | For cams with flip-out LCD | ||
//Submenu options:// | //Submenu options:// | ||
+ | * Normal | ||
- | ==== Level Indicator (60D) ==== | + | * Reverse: Another Upside-Down option |
- | Shows if the picture levels | + | * Mirror: Flip horizontally (mirrored along vertical axis) |
+ | |||
+ | |||
+ | **Auto Mirroring** | ||
+ | For cameras | ||
+ | when you open it at 180 degrees. | ||
+ | |||
+ | **LV crazy colors** | ||
+ | |||
+ | May be helpful for white balance. | ||
//Submenu options:// | //Submenu options:// | ||
+ | |||
+ | * OFF | ||
+ | |||
+ | * Swap U-V | ||
+ | |||
+ | * Extreme Chrome | ||
+ | |||
+ | **Force HDMI-VGA** | ||
+ | This option will force a low-resolution mode on HDMI displays | ||
+ | (720×480), which avoids black screen when you start/stop recording. | ||
+ | |||
+ | |||
+ | |||
+ | |||
==== Kill Canon GUI ==== | ==== Kill Canon GUI ==== | ||
+ | |||
+ | > Can some 50D user verify the location of this setting? | ||
For 50D only: disable Canon graphics elements to avoid conflicts with ML graphics in LiveView. | For 50D only: disable Canon graphics elements to avoid conflicts with ML graphics in LiveView. | ||
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//Submenu options:// | //Submenu options:// | ||
- | Idle/Menus: only enable Canon graphics when some transparent menu from LiveView is active. | + | |
- | Idle/ | + | |
+ | | ||
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===== Prefs ===== | ===== Prefs ===== | ||
+ | > INCOMPLETE | ||
+ | |||
+ | ==== Card settings ===== | ||
+ | |||
+ | This menu is unique to 5D3. | ||
+ | |||
+ | //Submenu options:// | ||
+ | |||
+ | **Card test at startup** | ||
+ | |||
+ | **CF card workaround** | ||
+ | |||
+ | **Preferred card** | ||
+ | |||
- | ==== Config | + | ==== Config |
Magic Lantern saves its settings in a configuration file named MAGIC.CFG, | Magic Lantern saves its settings in a configuration file named MAGIC.CFG, | ||
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//Submenu options:// | //Submenu options:// | ||
+ | |||
+ | **SET at startup** By enabling this ML will not be loaded at startup. Same as pressing SET during startup. | ||
**Config preset** Create different presets of menu configurations. | **Config preset** Create different presets of menu configurations. | ||
- | **Config | + | ML options and settings can be overwhelming, |
+ | Using Config Presets allows to switch numerous ML settings at once. Therefore presets come handy. | ||
+ | |||
+ | * OFF | ||
+ | * Startup mode: Load a preset associated to selected mode (by Mode Dial) | ||
+ | * Startup key: Load a preset by pressing MENU/ | ||
+ | * Custom presets: You are able to configure up to 13 custom presets. They will only be visible after creating subdirectories in ML/Settings (using your PC). The name displayed in this menu matches the name given to the subdirectory. Name length for directories is limited to 8 characters. | ||
+ | Tipp: Use smart naming conventions such as preceeding P or V letters to distinguish between photo and video presets. | ||
+ | Caveat: Order of custom presets is not by alphabet/ | ||
+ | |||
+ | **Config | ||
Saves settings automatically to magic.cfg whenever you change a setting | Saves settings automatically to magic.cfg whenever you change a setting | ||
in ML menu. Config saving process will take place as soon as you close | in ML menu. Config saving process will take place as soon as you close | ||
the menu. | the menu. | ||
- | **Save config now** Save ML settings to ML/ | + | **Save config now** Save ML settings to ML/ |
**Restore ML defaults** use this to restore ML default settings. After deleting the config file, restart the camera. | **Restore ML defaults** use this to restore ML default settings. After deleting the config file, restart the camera. | ||
+ | As mentioned above using Config Presets allows to switch numerous ML settings at once. If you want to rely on this feature make up your mind about how to change and preserve settings. | ||
+ | The issue at hand is: There is no "Back to last setting" | ||
+ | * Always save all and every changes as soon as changes are done and the menu item is closed: Config AutoSave ON | ||
+ | * Do not save any change to config file MAGIC.CFG: Config AutoSave OFF | ||
+ | Imagine you are in the field and one of your precious config preset settings has to be changened because of unique circumstances. With Config AutoSave ON your precious preset will be overwritten and you have to remind yourself to reset this very setting if you want to go back to status before. | ||
+ | With Config AutoSave OFF the changed setting will not be persistent and gone after shutdown. So you have to remind yourself to re-set this very setting or you are shooting with just the setting from the very beginning. | ||
+ | |||
+ | There is no right or wrong in using either option. It's just up to you to find a suitable workflow to avoid problems. | ||
+ | Don't forget: If you are using Config Autosave OFF you are still able to overwrite your settings by using "Save config now"! | ||
+ | |||
+ | Recommended for custom presets: Backup your ML\Settings directory to a safe location. You will be able to restore settings anytime by just overwriting the troubled preset directory or all of them. | ||
==== Image review settings ==== | ==== Image review settings ==== | ||
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//Submenu options:// | //Submenu options:// | ||
- | **Play mode actions** When you hold SET pressed and turn the main dial (scrollwheel), ML may perform one of these functions: | + | **Play mode actions** When you press associated " |
- | * Play 422: display silent pictures from DCIM/100CANON (low-res only). | + | |
- | * Exposure Fusion: combine two or more images, useful for previewing HDR images or multiple exposures. | + | //Submenu options:// |
- | * Compare Images: compare two images with a diagonal split view. The current image will always end up in the top half. | + | |
- | * Timelapse Play: scroll through all your pictures quickly. | + | |
+ | |||
+ | |||
+ | * OFF | ||
+ | * Exposure Fusion: combine two or more images, useful for previewing HDR images or multiple exposures. | ||
+ | | ||
+ | | ||
+ | * Exposure Adjust: ? | ||
+ | |||
+ | * **Trigger key(s)** | ||
+ | |||
+ | |||
+ | * Set+MainDial | ||
+ | * Left/ | ||
+ | * L/R & Set+Dial | ||
**Image Review** | **Image Review** | ||
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* ON - zooms faster than Canon firmware. | * ON - zooms faster than Canon firmware. | ||
* SinglePress ? 100%: a single press of Zoom In will zoom all the way in (to 100%) - on center point. Next press will zoom out (full screen image). | * SinglePress ? 100%: a single press of Zoom In will zoom all the way in (to 100%) - on center point. Next press will zoom out (full screen image). | ||
- | * Full zoom on AF point: similar, but it will zoom on currently selected autofocus point. | + | * Full zoom on AF pt.: similar, but it will zoom on currently selected autofocus point. |
- | * Full zoom on last position: similar, but it will remember the last position of the zoom box. | + | * Full Z on last pos.: similar, but it will remember the last position of the zoom box. |
**LV button** Customize the LiveView button in PLAY mode: | **LV button** Customize the LiveView button in PLAY mode: | ||
* Default (enter LiveView) | * Default (enter LiveView) | ||
* Protect image | * Protect image | ||
+ | * Rate image | ||
**Quick Erase** Shortcut for erasing images without confirmation (hold SET and press ERASE). Be careful! | **Quick Erase** Shortcut for erasing images without confirmation (hold SET and press ERASE). Be careful! | ||
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//Submenu options:// | //Submenu options:// | ||
+ | |||
+ | **LCD Sensor Shortcuts** | ||
+ | Use the LCD face sensor as an extra key in ML (e.g. for triggering arrow | ||
+ | keys, for blocking follow focus or for bypassing magic zoom key). | ||
+ | To fully disable the LCD sensor in Magic Lantern, disable LCD auto off | ||
+ | from Canon menu (Wrench 1). You need to do this if you are using a | ||
+ | device which covers the LCD sensor (e.g. a loupe). | ||
**Sticky DOF Preview** | **Sticky DOF Preview** | ||
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prevent the camera from turning off LiveView after 30 minutes. | prevent the camera from turning off LiveView after 30 minutes. | ||
- | LCD Sensor Shortcuts | ||
- | Use the LCD face sensor as an extra key in ML (e.g. for triggering arrow | ||
- | keys, for blocking follow focus or for bypassing magic zoom key). | ||
- | To fully disable the LCD sensor in Magic Lantern, disable LCD auto off | ||
- | from Canon menu (Wrench 1). You need to do this if you are using a | ||
- | device which covers the LCD sensor (e.g. a loupe). | ||
- | Swap MENU & | + | |
+ | **Swap MENU ERASE** (60D) | ||
Swaps MENU and ERASE buttons. This feature allows one-handed navigation in ML | Swaps MENU and ERASE buttons. This feature allows one-handed navigation in ML | ||
menu on 60D, but will have to use MENU button to delete the pictures. | menu on 60D, but will have to use MENU button to delete the pictures. | ||
- | DigitalZoom Shortcut (600D) | + | |
+ | **DigitalZoom Shortcut** (600D) | ||
On 600D/T3i, this lets you customize the behavior of DISP + Zoom In / Zoom Out shortcut key in movie mode: | On 600D/T3i, this lets you customize the behavior of DISP + Zoom In / Zoom Out shortcut key in movie mode: | ||
1x,3x : toggle between 1x and 3x digital zoom modes (FullHD) | 1x,3x : toggle between 1x and 3x digital zoom modes (FullHD) | ||
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**WB warning** Warn if you disable AWB by mistake. | **WB warning** Warn if you disable AWB by mistake. | ||
+ | |||
+ | **AF/MF warning** Warn on manual/ | ||
+ | |||
+ | **Warning message** Use LED and/or messagebox and/or beep to warn you. | ||
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**Enable power saving** on Standby, during Recording, or always. | **Enable power saving** on Standby, during Recording, or always. | ||
+ | |||
+ | **Use LCD sensor** You can use it to wake up from powersave (wave your hand | ||
+ | near it), or to force powersave mode (cover the sensor for a few | ||
+ | seconds). | ||
**Use shortcut key** Shortcut key for enabling powersave modes right away. | **Use shortcut key** Shortcut key for enabling powersave modes right away. | ||
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**Turn off GlobalDraw** If the camera is idle, ML overlay graphics will be disabled to reduce CPU usage. | **Turn off GlobalDraw** If the camera is idle, ML overlay graphics will be disabled to reduce CPU usage. | ||
- | **Battery Level** Battery levels. Wait for 2% discharge before reading. | ||
- | Use LCD sensor: you can use it to wake up from powersave (wave your hand | + | |
- | near it), or to force powersave mode (cover the sensor for a few | + | ==== GPS Power Save (6D) ==== |
- | seconds). | + | |
+ | Force GPS into powersave mode. | ||
+ | |||
+ | //Submenu options:// | ||
==== LV Display Presets ==== | ==== LV Display Presets ==== | ||
- | This feature lets you use up to 4 display presets for the settings in the Overlay | + | This feature lets you create 1, 2 or 3 additional ML LiveView screens with individual |
//Submenu options:// | //Submenu options:// | ||
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**4** | **4** | ||
- | This menu item sets the maximum | + | This menu item sets the number of available |
- | this feature, set the number of presets to 1. To change the current | + | is OFF (1), enabling only a single ML LiveView screen. |
- | display | + | To change the current preset, press INFO/DISP in LiveView, or [Q] on the GlobalDraw |
entry in the Overlay menu. On the top bar, you will see DISP 0, 1, 2 or | entry in the Overlay menu. On the top bar, you will see DISP 0, 1, 2 or | ||
3. Each of those is a preset for the settings in Overlay menu. So you | 3. Each of those is a preset for the settings in Overlay menu. So you | ||
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//Submenu options:// | //Submenu options:// | ||
- | **Focus Distance Units** Choose between metric and imperial measurements for focal distance. | + | ** Crop Factor Display |
+ | If enabled, ML bottom bar will display the 35mm equivalent focal length, including crop factor (1.6x). | ||
- | ==== Customize Menus ==== | + | For example, a 50mm lens at f1.8 will be displayed as: |
+ | * 50mm f/1.8 with this option disabled. | ||
+ | * 80eq f/1.8 with this option enabled. | ||
- | Hide features from the ML menus. | + | **Focus Distance Units** Choose between metric and imperial measurements for focal distance. |
- | //Submenu options:// | ||
- | **On or Off** | ||
- | ==== Auto BurstPicQuality ==== | ||
- | When enabled, it will temporarily reduce picture quality in burst mode in | + | ==== Customize Menus ==== |
- | order to maintain a decent frame rate even when the buffer becomes | + | > Ready for review |
- | almost full. | + | Creating " |
+ | You can select menu items of your choice. | ||
- | //Submenu options:// | + | Activate browsing by pressing SET. Bar colour will change from blue to dark orange, same colour as bottom line and tab (screen) name. Browse to the item you want to select for ML's MyMenu screen and press SET once. Green star icon shows selected items. Press SET twice to hide menu items in ML screens (<color # |
+ | After selection completed go back to Prefs screen -> Customize Menus and press SET again to deactivate browsing. Colours will change back to default. | ||
- | This function will reduce picture quality if the buffer has space for less than 4 pictures: | + | All items marked |
- | * RAW+JPG ? JPG Large Fine ? JPG Medium Fine | + | If you access a screen with hidden items you will see a text " |
- | * RAW ? JPG Large Fine ? JPG Medium Fine | + | |
- | * JPG Large Coarse ? JPG Medium CoarsePossible results | + | |
- | * RAW+JPG, JPG-L, all others JPG-M | + | |
- | * RAW, RAW, all others JPG-M | + | |
- | ==== Crop Factor Display ==== | + | MyMenu will work together with Config Presets and are configurable individually for each config preset. |
- | + | MyMenu settings are stored in ML\Settings | |
- | If enabled, | + | |
//Submenu options:// | //Submenu options:// | ||
- | |||
- | For example, a 50mm lens at f1.8 will be displayed as: | ||
- | * 50mm f/1.8 with this option disabled. | ||
- | * 80eq f/1.8 with this option enabled. | ||
- | |||
- | ==== Display hidden menus ==== | ||
- | |||
- | To reduce menu clutter, Magic Lantern allows you to hide unused menu | ||
- | items. Enable this to display the hidden items, so you can re-enable | ||
- | them. | ||
- | |||
- | //Submenu options:// | ||
- | |||
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it: [[http:// | it: [[http:// | ||
[[http:// | [[http:// | ||
+ | |||
+ | Remark: LUA script language is another approach to lower the bar for creating own enhancements for ML. LUA scripting is considered to be easier to learn and develop (no compiling needed) but is restricted to things implemented in LUA API. Modules don't have this limitation. | ||
The modules listed in this section are included in the nightly builds. For other modules see [[#Modules (other)]] | The modules listed in this section are included in the nightly builds. For other modules see [[#Modules (other)]] | ||
+ | |||
+ | > For discussion: AFAIK modules tab is the only screen where help texts are included in code. And - besides activating and deactivating - additional help texts including submenu descriptions serve no purpose here. So: What are we actually doing here? Help texts and listings of submenu items are needed where the menu items are. Wrong? | ||
==== adv_int.mo ==== | ==== adv_int.mo ==== | ||
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[[https:// | [[https:// | ||
+ | |||
+ | ==== bench.mo ==== | ||
+ | |||
+ | Various benchmarks to determine card and camera performance. | ||
+ | |||
+ | //Submenu options:// | ||
+ | |||
==== deflick.mo ==== | ==== deflick.mo ==== | ||
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[[https:// | [[https:// | ||
+ | |||
+ | ==== edmac.mo ==== | ||
+ | > INCOMPLETE | ||
+ | |||
==== ettr.mo ==== | ==== ettr.mo ==== | ||
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[[https:// | [[https:// | ||
+ | |||
+ | ==== lua.mo ==== | ||
+ | > INCOMPLETE | ||
==== mlv_lite.mo ==== | ==== mlv_lite.mo ==== | ||
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===== Debug ===== | ===== Debug ===== | ||
- | Functions for troubleshooting, development, and possibly unstable features. | + | Functions for troubleshooting |
+ | Most likely you (presumptively a non-developer) will have no reason to access this screen using ML. Exceptions: | ||
+ | * Benchmarking your flash card. | ||
+ | * Recommended to run this at least once for a new card. Helps you to determine card's performance when used in cam and to detect fraudulent cards. | ||
+ | * Using ML's File Manager | ||
+ | * Basic file manipulation (copy, move, delete) | ||
+ | * View files not supported by Canon itself (DNG, raw video formats, text files) | ||
+ | * Checking shutter count | ||
+ | * Checking cam temperature | ||
+ | * In case of misbehaving cam, you may be asked to run some diagnostics. Assisted by a developer, of course! | ||
==== Modules debug ==== | ==== Modules debug ==== | ||
+ | |||
+ | |||
//Submenu options:// | //Submenu options:// | ||
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**Load modules after crash** | **Load modules after crash** | ||
+ | |||
+ | By default (OFF) ML modules will not be loaded after a crash or after battery pull during operation. Users and developers may find setting OFF helpful to identify and disable misbehaving modules in the field. | ||
+ | For unattended cameras in remote locations setting "Load modules after crash ON" might be preferable esp. if used together with some kind of watchdog timer or otherwise intermittent power source. Same for situations under stress where having time for troubleshooting is not an option. | ||
**Show console** | **Show console** | ||
+ | ==== Benchmarks ==== | ||
- | ==== File Manager ==== | + | Card interface performance and other (more nerdy) tests. |
+ | |||
+ | Only visible after loading Bench.mo in Module screen. | ||
+ | |||
+ | Completed benchmark runs will save results as PPM files (Portable Pixmap) to card's root directoy. | ||
+ | |||
+ | > INCOMPLETE | ||
//Submenu options:// | //Submenu options:// | ||
- | Allows | + | **Card benchmarks** |
+ | * Quick R/W benchmark (1 min) | ||
+ | |||
+ | To determine read and write performance of your card/camera combination. | ||
+ | * There will be two consecutive R/W runs. It will tell you if/how heating up the card affects card performance. | ||
+ | * Benchmark runs in photo/ | ||
+ | * Numbers will be shown in MByte/s. 1 MByte = 1024 kByte =1024*1024 Byte | ||
+ | * Make sure to have sufficient free space for temporary benchmark files (> 1 GB). ML does not check this condition resulting in stunning high (but false) numbers if free space runs out. | ||
+ | |||
+ | Theoretical interface limits and photo benchmark numbers (R/W) to expect. (MByte/s, without overclocking) | ||
+ | * 100D: 50; xx/xx | ||
+ | * 1100D: xx; xx/xx | ||
+ | * 5D2: 100; xx/xx | ||
+ | * 5D3: 25; xx/xx (SD) | ||
+ | * 5D3: 166; xx/xx (CF) | ||
+ | * 50D: 100; xx/xx | ||
+ | * 500D, 550D, 600D: 25; xx/xx | ||
+ | * 6D: 50; xx/xx | ||
+ | * 60D: 25; xx/xx | ||
+ | * 7D: 133; xx/xx | ||
+ | * 70D: 50; xx/xx | ||
+ | * M, 650D, 700D: 50; xx/xx | ||
- | ==== Screenshot | + | * Buffer R/W benchmark |
+ | * Buffer write benchmark (inf) | ||
- | //Submenu options:// | + | **Memory benchmarks** |
+ | * Memory benchmark (1 min) | ||
+ | * Cache benchmark (RAM) | ||
+ | * Cache benchmark (RAM, no cache) | ||
+ | * Cache benchmark (ROM) | ||
- | Print screen after 10 seconds. This option saves a BMP file for the overlays | + | **Misc benchmarks** |
- | and a 422 file (silent picture) for the LiveView image. The BMP does not | + | * Focus peaking benchmark |
- | contain transparency data. You can combine the two files in GIMP or | + | * Menu benchmark (10s) |
- | other image editing programs. The card LED will blink every second, | + | |
- | until the screenshot is taken. | + | |
+ | ==== EDMAC tools ==== | ||
+ | **Show EDMAC channels** | ||
- | ==== Menu screenshots | + | **Find free EDMAC channels** |
+ | |||
+ | **Log EDMAC activity** | ||
+ | * Start logging | ||
+ | * Log every | ||
+ | **EDMAC model test** | ||
+ | |||
+ | ==== File Manager | ||
//Submenu options:// | //Submenu options:// | ||
- | Create screenshots of all main menus at once. | + | Allows you to browse your storage medium and do basic file manipulations. |
+ | Only visible after loading file_man.mo in Modules screen tab. | ||
+ | * Show file attributes: Timestamp and file size. | ||
+ | * View plain text files contents (logs, LUA scripts, Readme, ...) | ||
+ | * View PPM files (generated by ML's snapshot and benchmark features) (Requires module pic_view.mo to be loaded) | ||
+ | * View raw video files (Requires module mlv_play to be loaded) | ||
+ | * Copy all types of files (but not directories). | ||
+ | * Move all types of files (but not directories). | ||
+ | * Delete all types of files (but not directories). | ||
- | ==== Dump ROM and RAM ==== | + | * Select files in a directory based on file extension. (*.LOG, *.JPG, ...) and copy, move or delete them. |
- | //Submenu options:// | + | ==== Self tests ==== |
+ | Only visible (together with "Fault emulation" | ||
- | ==== Don't click me! ==== | + | **Stubs API test** |
- | //Submenu options:// | + | **RPC reliability tests (infinite)** |
- | Don't click it :) | + | **Quick test (around 15 min)** |
+ | **Random tests (infinte loop)** | ||
- | ==== Burn-in | + | **Menu backend test (infinite)** |
+ | |||
+ | **Redraw test (infinite)** | ||
+ | |||
+ | **Rectangle test (infinite)** | ||
+ | |||
+ | **SRM memory test (5 minutes)** | ||
+ | |||
+ | **Small-block malloc test (quick)** | ||
+ | |||
+ | **Memory leak test (1 minute)** | ||
+ | |||
+ | **EDMAC screen test (infinite)** | ||
+ | |||
+ | |||
+ | ==== Fault emulation ==== | ||
+ | |||
+ | Only visible (together with " | ||
+ | |||
+ | **Create a stuck task** | ||
+ | |||
+ | **Freeze the GUI task** | ||
+ | |||
+ | **Lock-up the ARM CPU** | ||
+ | |||
+ | **Division by zero** | ||
+ | |||
+ | **AllocateMemory 1MB** | ||
+ | |||
+ | **Allocate 10MB of RAM** | ||
+ | |||
+ | ==== Lens info ==== | ||
+ | **Name** | ||
+ | |||
+ | **Focal len** | ||
+ | |||
+ | **Lens ID** | ||
+ | |||
+ | **Serial num** | ||
+ | |||
+ | **Version** | ||
+ | |||
+ | **Capability** | ||
+ | |||
+ | **Extender** | ||
+ | |||
+ | |||
+ | ==== Screenshot - 10 s ==== | ||
//Submenu options:// | //Submenu options:// | ||
- | **Stubs API test** | + | Print screen after 10 seconds. The card LED will blink every second, until the screenshot is taken. |
+ | This option saves a PPM file (Portable Pixmap) to card's root directoy. File naming will be VRAM0.PPM with consecutive numbers whenever a screenshot is taken. The PPM does not contain transparency data. You can convert PPM to PNG/JPEG if you want to illustrate your problem in a forum request. | ||
- | **Quick test** | ||
- | **Random tests** | ||
- | **Menu backend** | ||
- | **Redraw test** | ||
- | **Rectangle test** | ||
- | This option runs various tests to make sure Magic Lantern is stable | + | ==== Dump ROM and RAM ==== |
- | not crash. You can use it to test your particular configuration. If it | + | |
- | crashes, report an issue. | + | |
+ | //Submenu options:// | ||
- | ==== Benchmarks | + | ==== Dump image buffers |
//Submenu options:// | //Submenu options:// | ||
- | **Card R/W benchmark | + | ==== Don't click me! ==== |
+ | |||
+ | This is a placeholder in one of ML's source files for customized/temporary debugging code. By default it is empty, doing nothing at all. If needed you (or more likely: a developer) can add code inside source which has to be compiled to a customized ML build to be executed by you. | ||
+ | |||
+ | //Submenu options:// | ||
+ | |||
+ | Don't click it :) | ||
+ | |||
+ | |||
- | **Card buffer benchmark (inf)** | ||
- | **Memory benchmark (1 min)** | ||
- | **Focus peaking benchmark (30s)** | ||
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- | ==== Save CPU usage log ==== | ||
- | //Submenu options:// | ||
- | |||
- | Saves a log with the CPU usage for all tasks. | ||
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- | ==== Show EDMAC ==== | ||
- | |||
- | //Submenu options:// | ||
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//Submenu options:// | //Submenu options:// | ||
- | Displays the number of shutter actuations. | + | Displays the number of shutter actuations |
+ | A liveview session will increment " | ||
+ | Therefore a single still picture taken in Liveview will add 1 to "pics taken and 2 to " | ||
+ | |||
+ | Numbers will not get updated until next startup. | ||
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//Submenu options:// | //Submenu options:// | ||
- | Displays | + | Displays internal temperature, |
+ | ML reads cam's value for " | ||
+ | Internal Temp will be shown in ML liveview screen, too. Celsius value only! | ||
==== Battery level ==== | ==== Battery level ==== | ||
//Submenu options:// | //Submenu options:// | ||
- | 60D and 5D Mark II only: displays | + | Displays |
For accurate readings, wait until the percentage indicator decreases by at least 2% since powering on. | For accurate readings, wait until the percentage indicator decreases by at least 2% since powering on. | ||
+ | |||
+ | Remarks: | ||
+ | There had been several complaints about ML draining batteries. Down to this day all of these claims could either be broken down to user errors (improper card handling, activating ML features affecting powersave mode, ...) or were not reproducable at all. Avoid improper camera shutdown and - most important - never remove card during shutdown or immediately after opening card door. | ||
+ | For those who want to play it absolutely safe: Remove battery after shutdown. | ||
+ | |||
+ | ML being active does however cost some energy thus reducing battery life a bit. | ||
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//Submenu options:// | //Submenu options:// | ||
- | ==== PICT.Style | + | ==== Press Q ==== |
//Submenu options:// | //Submenu options:// | ||
- | ==== LongJoystick ==== | ||
- | //Submenu options:// | ||
==== SET/PLAY ==== | ==== SET/PLAY ==== | ||
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===== Modules (other) ===== | ===== Modules (other) ===== | ||
Modules by developers/ | Modules by developers/ | ||
+ | |||
+ | > Didn't check it | ||
==== astro.mo ==== | ==== astro.mo ==== | ||
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//Submenu options:// | //Submenu options:// | ||
+ | |||
+ | ===== Abbrevations ===== | ||
+ | AGC\\ | ||
+ | ALO Canon' | ||
+ | APEX\\ | ||
+ | BV\\ | ||
+ | CBR\\ | ||
+ | D4, D5: Used in ML forums for DiGiC 4 and 5 image processors. \\ | ||
+ | dB\\ | ||
+ | DFF: Deep Focus Fusion -> Focus Stacking\\ | ||
+ | DNG; Digital Negative, an open raw data format invented by Adobe\\ | ||
+ | EC\\ | ||
+ | ETTR: Exposing to the right. Intentionally overexposing (but not blowing out) to maximize image quality\\ | ||
+ | EV\\ | ||
+ | EXIF: Exchangeable image file format. Method of storing metadata (exposure, aperture, ISO, ...) into image file.\\ | ||
+ | fps: Frames per second\\ | ||
+ | FRSP: Full resolution Silent Picture. ML's technique taking pics covering full sensor area without shutter and mirror actuation.\\ | ||
+ | ISO\\ | ||
+ | Luma: Video term used for brightness.\\ | ||
+ | MLV: Magic Lantern Video format. ML's own raw format which comes in two flavours: 2.0 (mlv_rec.mo) and 2.1 MLV Lite (mlv_lite.mo).\\ | ||
+ | VBR\\ | ||
+ | XLR\\ | ||
+ | YUV Color encoding combining luma/ | ||
+ | |||
+ | |||
+ | |||
+ | ===== Obsolete? ===== | ||
+ | Parking lot for items lost in transition | ||
+ | |||
+ | ==== Rack Delay ==== | ||
+ | > OBSOLETE? | ||
+ | |||
+ | Sets the number of seconds before starting a rack focus. | ||
+ | |||
+ | //Submenu options:// | ||
+ | |||
+ | This lets you film the start point first, then initialise the rack focus without touching the camera. | ||
+ | |||
+ | ==== Focus ... ==== | ||
+ | Recommended focus step settings: | ||
+ | Focus StepSize: 1 or 2 | ||
+ | Focus StepDelay: small values, without Wait flag. | ||
+ | If the motion is not smooth, try larger delays (100ms) | ||
+ | |||
+ | Quick rack focus while recording: | ||
+ | |||
+ | Press MENU to save current focus point (this means I want to return here); | ||
+ | Use follow focus to change focus point (focus somewhere else); | ||
+ | Press PLAY to go to saved focus point; | ||
+ | Press PLAY again to go back. | ||
+ | |||
+ | ==== Rack Focus ==== | ||
+ | > Explanation belongs in "Focus End Point" | ||
+ | |||
+ | Step-by-step: | ||
+ | |||
+ | Pick the end point of rack focus by focusing on it (manually or with AF). | ||
+ | Configure focus parameters (step size and delay). Different lenses may | ||
+ | require different parameters. Open the Focus menu, go to Focus End Point | ||
+ | and press Set to zero it out. Pick the start point by focusing on it | ||
+ | with the LEFT/RIGHT buttons while the Focus menu is active. Make sure | ||
+ | the number from Focus End Point is changing as you focus. Fine-tune the | ||
+ | position with scrollwheel. Go to Rack Focus and press SET or PLAY to | ||
+ | start rack focus. To return to the starting point, run rack focus again. | ||
+ | Tip: when LCDsensor Remote is set on Near or Away, you can trigger rack | ||
+ | focus from the LCD sensor, avoiding camera shake. | ||
+ | |||
+ | Recommended focus step settings (menu item "Focus Settings" | ||
+ | |||
+ | Step Size: 1 or 2 | ||
+ | |||
+ | Step Delay: - without Wait flag: large delays (around 100 ms) ? will | ||
+ | ignore small position errors - with Wait flag: small delays (only lens | ||
+ | is in very good mechanical condition) | ||
+ | |||
+ | |||
+ | |||
+ | ==== Bulb/Focus Ramping ==== | ||
+ | |||
+ | > INCOMPLETE | ||
+ | > OBSOLETE Whole section is no longer represented in Shoot menu. IMO this should be replaced by a proper description for Advanced Intervalometer. | ||
+ | |||
+ | Bulb Ramping allows the capture of a timelapse that gradually changes | ||
+ | exposure, compensating for the transition from day to night. | ||
+ | |||
+ | //Submenu options:// | ||
+ | |||
+ | Auto exposure ramping: this option will adjust shutter and ISO automatically, | ||
+ | |||
+ | Manual exposure ramping: this option will adjust shutter and ISO to follow a | ||
+ | fixed exposure ramp (a fixed amount of EV change per shot). Can be used | ||
+ | as standalone or combined with auto ramping. | ||
+ | |||
+ | Manual focus | ||
+ | ramping: this lets you adjust focus gradually while shooting the | ||
+ | timelapse. It requires a lens with autofocus and it can only work in | ||
+ | LiveView. | ||
+ | |||
+ | Settings for auto ramping: | ||
+ | |||
+ | Mode: sunset / | ||
+ | sunrise / auto. In sunset mode, the exposure will always increase. In | ||
+ | sunrise mode, the exposure will always decrease. This idea was suggested | ||
+ | by Tom Lowe on RedUser.net forum. | ||
+ | |||
+ | Maximum ramping speed: this | ||
+ | parameter is used for computing the optimal smoothness factor. A lower | ||
+ | value will reduce flicker, but if the value is twice as low as the real | ||
+ | rate of brightness change, ML will lose the ability to ramp correctly. | ||
+ | For example, if you set a maximum ramping speed of 0.1 EV / shot, and | ||
+ | the scene requires a ramping of 0.2 EV / shot, ML will start flickering | ||
+ | heavily. | ||
+ | |||
+ | Quick start guide for auto ramping: | ||
+ | |||
+ | 1. Take a picture of your scene. You will use it to say: I want my timelapse to be exposed like this picture. | ||
+ | |||
+ | 2. Enable Bulb Ramping and Intervalometer. | ||
+ | |||
+ | 3. Leave the camera still while ML runs a calibration step: | ||
+ | |||
+ | Make sure you have a static and well-lit scene (any static scene which does not require long exposure should be fine). | ||
+ | |||
+ | After calibration, | ||
+ | |||
+ | 4. Now you will have to say what tone range to meter for (i.e. highlights, midtones…). Follow the wizard: | ||
+ | |||
+ | Use arrow keys to select your reference picture (which you just took). | ||
+ | |||
+ | Use the main dial to select the tone range to meter for. You can't | ||
+ | perfectly match two images just by varying one parameter (exposure), so | ||
+ | you have to choose what's important for you in this picture. | ||
+ | |||
+ | For | ||
+ | lowest flicker, meter for midtones (choose the 50th percentile, i.e. | ||
+ | median, because it's a robust estimation, unlike simple averaging). | ||
+ | Leave some headroom for highlights (underexpose a bit). | ||
+ | |||
+ | If | ||
+ | highlights are important, meter for them (choose 80th percentile for | ||
+ | example). You will have to shoot RAW and remove flicker when you develop | ||
+ | the RAW files. | ||
+ | The algorithm works best when brightness is close to 50% (try not to choose extreme values for it). | ||
+ | When you are ready to start, press SET. | ||
+ | 5. Sit back and relax :) | ||
+ | Limits: | ||
+ | ISO is chosen between 100 and maximum auto ISO value from Canon menu. | ||
+ | Shutter speed is chosen between 1/8000 (lower limit) and the delay between two | ||
+ | shots minus two seconds (upper limit). Example: for 10-second intervals, | ||
+ | shutter speed will be between 1/8000 and 8 seconds. | ||
+ | Aperture is fixed (you can change it manually). | ||
+ | Tips: | ||
+ | Don't adjust ISO and shutter before the timelapse, they are fully automatic. | ||
+ | Use a ND filter to reduce flicker during daylight. | ||
+ | Reduce flicker in post. We recommend VirtualDub with MSU Deflicker plugin | ||
+ | (free, works with Windows and Wine). See also Timelapse workflow using | ||
+ | free software tutorial. | ||
+ | Technical notes: | ||
+ | |||
+ | Exposure is metered using a condition like this (for example): 70% of pixels should be below 50% brightness. | ||
+ | |||
+ | Exposure for every shot is computed from previous shots, using a feedback controller algorithm with a smoothing factor. | ||
+ | |||
+ | ISO is chosen using the 180 degree rule, so the resulting shutter speed | ||
+ | stays between 90 and 270 degrees (that is, between 1/4 and 3/4 of the | ||
+ | delay between two shots). | ||
+ | |||
+ | Only full-stop ISOs (100, 200, 400 etc) are used (because you are supposed to shoot RAW). | ||
+ | |||
+ | Shutter speed can be adjusted with a resolution of 10ms. | ||
+ | Frames with fast shutter speeds (less than 1 second in Rebel cameras, less 0.1 | ||
+ | seconds in 60D) are taken in Manual mode. You will get flicker. | ||
+ | It can go from 1/8000s @ ISO 100 (daylight) to several minutes of exposure time @ ISO 6400 (complete darkness). | ||
+ | |||
+ | Exposure algorithm is a feedback controller designed with pole placement - the | ||
+ | closed loop response will have two real poles placed at the smoothing | ||
+ | factor value. Smoothing factor is computed in such a way that, when | ||
+ | scene ramping speed matches the speed selected in menu, ramp is followed | ||
+ | at exactly 1 EV behind it. If the lighting changes suddenly a few stops | ||
+ | between two shots (for example, you change the ND filters or the | ||
+ | aperture), the algorithm should recover completely after 2 or 3 shots. A | ||
+ | sudden exposure change is considered when the exposure difference is | ||
+ | greater than 2 stops. | ||
+ | |||
+ | Logging: When you use bulb ramping, Magic | ||
+ | Lantern will save a log file with the exposure parameters, metered | ||
+ | values and so on. Please send this file to developers. These log files | ||
+ | can be used to see how well the ramping went and to fine-tune the | ||
+ | algorithm. | ||
+ | |||
+ | ** Focus/Focus Stacking ** | ||
+ | |||
+ | This function can also create scripts named like named FST_1234.SH, | ||
+ | be used for stacking the images with enfuse. See Exposure bracketing | ||
+ | for details on how to use these scripts, and the focus stacking section | ||
+ | from Enfuse reference manual. To enable (or disable) the post-processing | ||
+ | scripts, go to < | ||
+ | |||
+ | |||
+ | You can also combine this function with HDR bracketing and silent pictures. | ||
+ | |||
+ | ** RAW video (MLV)** | ||
+ | |||
+ | > Still there? **Fix black level** Forces the black level to 2048 to combat green shadows. | ||
+ | |||
+ | |||
+ | ** Silent Pics ** | ||
+ | Outdated, redo here, then up again | ||
+ | > Outdated | ||
+ | When enabled, it saves uncompressed YUV422 frames from the LiveView image | ||
+ | buffer when you press the shutter halfway. Make sure you don't have | ||
+ | autofocus assigned to half-shutter press (put it on * or turn it off) | ||
+ | Images are saved in DCIM/ | ||
+ | |||
+ | |||
+ | > | ||
+ | If intervalometer is OFF, silent pics are named after last picture/ | ||
+ | taken without this function (e.g. 12340001.422). You are limited to | ||
+ | 10000 silent pictures for each noisy picture. | ||
+ | |||
+ | If intervalometer | ||
+ | is ON, silent pics have names like 12345678.422. Tip: use File Numbering | ||
+ | ? Manual Reset from Canon menu to increase folder number (to sort them | ||
+ | easier). | ||
+ | |||
+ | To convert a 422 image to JPEG on the PC, use one of the following programs: | ||
+ | |||
+ | 422-jpg.py (command-line tool, runs on all platforms, you need to install Python, PIL and numpy). | ||
+ | |||
+ | 422toimage (Windows only, source code available). | ||
+ | |||
+ | YUV422 Convertor (Windows only, closed source). | ||
+ | |||
+ | > OBSOLETE? Silent Pic Hi-Res: | ||
+ | emulates high-resolution by taking a matrix of small silent pics, in | ||
+ | zoom x5 mode. You need to have the camera on a tripod and the subject | ||
+ | should be static (a picture is taken in a few seconds). Could be useful | ||
+ | for focus stacking or for timelapse without increasing shutter count. | ||
+ | |||
+ | ** Auto BurstPicQuality ** | ||
+ | |||
+ | > OBSOLETE? | ||
+ | |||
+ | When enabled, it will temporarily reduce picture quality in burst mode in | ||
+ | order to maintain a decent frame rate even when the buffer becomes | ||
+ | almost full. | ||
+ | |||
+ | //Submenu options:// | ||
+ | |||
+ | This function will reduce picture quality if the buffer has space for less than 4 pictures: | ||
+ | * RAW+JPG ? JPG Large Fine ? JPG Medium Fine | ||
+ | * RAW ? JPG Large Fine ? JPG Medium Fine | ||
+ | * JPG Large Coarse ? JPG Medium CoarsePossible results (550D, Transcend Class 10, your mileage may vary): | ||
+ | * RAW+JPG, JPG-L, all others JPG-M | ||
+ | * RAW, RAW, all others JPG-M | ||
+ | |||
+ | |||
camera_help.txt · Last modified: 2023/01/24 05:08 by Walter Schulz