The software runs from the SD card itself and can be easily removed from the system by simply formatting the card. All Magic Lantern does is run parallel to it and, in this process, gives you some extra features to play with. This means that the original software that your camera came with is not tinkered with or altered in any form or manner. It is an independent program that runs alongside Canon’s own software. Like the official website declared, Magic Lantern is NOT a ‘hack’. If you still have more questions, shoot me a comment below and I will get back to you. Let me answer a few popular questions so that you can decide for yourself if this is for you or not. I know there are many questions that are creeping up in your mind about Magic Lantern right now. Magic Lantern is not a ‘hack’ or a modified firmware it is an independent program that runs alongside Canon’s own software. The Magic Lantern software has always been open-source and free for all to use with their Canon DSLRs. Soon after that, a community grew around the cause and people generously chipped in with both money and resources to help him in his endeavor. Magic Lantern is a software that was first designed by a person named Trammell Hudson in 2009 by reverse-engineering Canon’s own software. Sounds too good to be true? Well, to be honest, there is a risk vs gain proposition here but….okay let me explain. (If you have no idea what these features are you are in for a treat, just give me a minute and I will redefine the way you know how to shoot on your DSLR). Using Magic Lantern would enable you to have advanced features like Zebras, Focus Peaking, Motion Detect Shutter Trigger, Audio Monitoring, Magic Zoom, RAW video in your entry-level DSLR camera. So that you are forced to buy the ‘better’ and surprisingly expensive camera to get a few additional features. Magic Lantern, in a nutshell, is the GOLDEN TICKET that would let you use all the features and functionality that your camera originally came with but was NOT available for you to use because Canon greedily restricted them.

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