If you have the canon 550d
or the canon 5d mark 2
you can download a free firmware upgrade from a team called Magic lantern.
It turns your basic (but very good) Video DSLR into something that rivals the very top end Provideo recorders.
First go to this page here http://magiclantern.wikia.com/wiki/550D and see what it can do, there are a couple of videos for you to watch about its coolness as well.
Here is How I install it to my memory card from a MAC computer.
Big things for me is that I now have Temprature control over the White balance,
minute control over the ISO
I can turn off AGC (auto'audio gain control)
I can manually control the audio input so I can now record full volume music gigs and yet still get recordable audio (see video of Pose Victorious below)
or the canon 5d mark 2 you can download a free firmware upgrade from a team called Magic lantern.It turns your basic (but very good) Video DSLR into something that rivals the very top end Provideo recorders.
First go to this page here http://magiclantern.wikia.com/wiki/550D and see what it can do, there are a couple of videos for you to watch about its coolness as well.
Here is How I install it to my memory card from a MAC computer.
Big things for me is that I now have Temprature control over the White balance,
minute control over the ISO
I can turn off AGC (auto'audio gain control)
I can manually control the audio input so I can now record full volume music gigs and yet still get recordable audio (see video of Pose Victorious below)
