Canon 7D Magic Lantern Alpha Firmware Overview

Canon 7D Magic Lantern Alpha Firmware Overview

Canon 7D Magic Lantern Alpha Firmware Update - Good news for Canon 7D owners!!! Magic Lantern has released an Alpha version of their EOS Camera Tool for the Canon 7D. The feature set on the Canon 7D Magic Lantern Alpha version is limited but they have made some great progress! Their overlays include the ability to display audio meters, histogram, waveform, vectorscope, focus peaking, false color and several other options.

The Canon 7D Magic Lantern Firmware update is still in it's Alpha phase so expect more features to be released as more testing is done. Currently there is no bootflag set in the camera so each time you power on your camera you'll need to load the Canon 7D Magic Lantern Firmware. It also means if you have a problem with the firmware, when you power off your camera it will be back to working with just the Canon Firmware.

Note: If you find this camera tool useful, please consider donating to Magic Lantern. The money you donate will be used towards new hardware and software to further their research in enabling more features for these fantastic tools.

You can download the Canon 7D Magic Lantern Alpha Firmware here:

Final Note: FordeeTV assumes no responsibility for your decision to try out this firmware. Do so at your own risk.

[imagesilike]

Nice video! Here's hoping that they can implement a disable feature for AGC!

[fordeetv]

No worries bud, I agree it can be irritating to have to reapply it... maybe after they get out of Alpha it will be written permanently to the camera.

[lorenz.r]

Thanks for the useful tutorial! Just a question: after I boot ML, even if in the ML menù the light on 'audio meters ' is turn on, I can't see the audio meters on the live view. They came out only when I press the recording button and they are active during the recording. Here, in your tutorial, the meters are visible also in the pre rec situations, as it happens to me with the 550d. How can I do to have in the pre-rec? Thank you!

[rickwilliamsvideo]

this tutorial was super helpful for me. thank you! (we're all scatterbrained - no worries!) 

[fordeetv]

That's a good question. I don't know if it's an option to turn on in the menu. I don't have access to my camera until Monday... I'll look, If I see an option I will let you know. Otherwise I'm not sure.

[imagesilike]

Haha, there's showing ignorance on my behalf... Thanks a lot for that, and keep up the good vids!

[fordeetv]

If you've downloaded the firmware then allows RAW for the 7D then you will see the option to "load modules" which will allow you to set your RAW settings. I sold my 7D a little while ago, so I am unable to test this for you. But on my 5D, there were two different firmwares that I could download and I downloaded the one that allowed RAW - and had to make my CF card bootable.

[fordeetv]

As I understand it's a limitation of the file system and hard coded into the firmware. So the camera stops recording upon over-heating, the file reaches 4gb or the file reaches 30 minutes in length... whichever happens first. As far as I know the ML firmware does not address this at this time.

[luisfelipeportilla]

Hi, great video but the audio meters don't appear on my 7D while the camera is on stand by, I can see them only when the camera is recording, is it rigth?. Of course the audio meters are ON, could you tell me what is happening?. Thanks.

[fordeetv]

Of course if you had a JuicedLink box or some other external mixer you could technically ride the gain while recording... but that would be the only way.

[fordeetv]

It's either a limitation that ML put in place because the firmware is in alpha... or it's because of a limitation with Canon and it's firmware.

[mytubed]

Just installed and I'm doing some tests.

1. ML doesnt work when cam is wakend after power save(sleep) mode. ML need to be reInstalled.

2. Magic Zoom, does'nt work with f.ring (tamron 18-270mm), only half shuter works.

3. Audio meters does'nt display in normal L.View, (while in REC is OK, but too much audio noise).

Hope for HDR video soon :)

[juanchotalvaro]

Hi there!
is the HDR VIDEO available on this alpha version?
thanks!

[AntoineBonsorte]

Hi, Thank you so much for this review.
The audio level only show when recording while yours shows while viewing. Would you know how I could have audio level while viewing and how to set audio levels while recording? Thank you so very mcuh 

[itsaledude]

hello, i use a cf adaptor on my 7D. i noticed a comment a while back that said ML won’t work if you use a “SDXC” that it will only work with “SDHC” this is for older cameras like my 7D

i have tried to use it on an 64GB SDXC but my camera just goes black. any advice?

[r.h.]

hi, one question, its posible revert the 7d to canon firmware after install magic lantern?,
the firmware magic L. run on CF card or on 7d hardware?
Thanks and good job.

[jgfcdia]

Is there anyway to set audio levels during the recording? The Movie Restart works in the case of reaching the 12 minutes recording limit?

[RamoRM]

does this mean you can record more that the 15 minute record max?

[fordeetv]

The latest version of Canon Firmware has this option.

[fordeetv]

Nope, audio levels need to be set prior to hitting record.