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Magic Lantern is a firmware add-on for various Canon digital single-lens reflex (DSLR) cameras and the EOS M. [2] It adds features for DSLR filmmaking and still photography, and is free and open-source. Magic Lantern was originally written for the Canon EOS 5D Mark II [3] by Trammell Hudson in 2009 after he reverse engineered its firmware. [1]
DRYOS had existed before and was in use in other Canon hardware, such as digital video cameras and high-end webcams. [ citation needed ] DRYOS has a 16-kilobyte kernel module at its core [ 1 ] and is currently compatible with more than 10 CPU types.
The last non-EOS based SLR camera produced by Canon, the Canon T90 of 1986, is widely regarded as the template for the EOS line of camera bodies, although the T90 employed the older FD lens-mount standard. For a detailed list of EOS Film and digital SLR cameras, see Canon EOS.
The free software Canon Hack Development Kit (CHDK) project, started by Andrey Gratchev, has successfully enhanced many Canon PowerShot cameras without replacing the stock firmware. [ 29 ] [ 30 ] It allows programmatic control of many Canon compact cameras, enabling users to add features, including games and scripts written in UBASIC or Lua .
On 6 August 2012, new firmware v2.0 was released [7] with the following enhancements: [8] Improved maximum burst for raw images (up to 25) In-camera raw image editing; In-camera Image Rating; In-camera JPEG resizing; Maximum Auto ISO setting (ISO 400–6400) Manual audio level adjustment in movie recording; Support for the Canon GP-E2 GPS unit
[76] [77] This free repair service for Canon cameras with defective CCD image sensors is gradually being phased out; in the UK, the free service end date for IXUS II cameras was 31 January 2011. Like all compacts with a zoom lens , cameras in the IXUS range are susceptible to the "lens error" message if the lens is physically unable to zoom in ...
The Canon PowerShot A is a discontinued series of digital cameras released by Canon. The A-series started as a budget line of cameras, although over time its feature set varied from low-end point-and-shoot cameras to high-end prosumer cameras capable of rivalling Canon's PowerShot G-series .
The Canon PowerShot S is a series of digital cameras released by Canon, as part of the wider PowerShot range. The S-series was originally a line of compact point-and-shoot cameras, slowly evolving into a prosumer line of cameras slotting right beneath the G-series cameras. The line later branched off into Canon's line of super-zoom cameras.