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Using Magic Lantern => General Help Q&A => Topic started by: cedlong on November 06, 2012, 12:05:46 PM

Title: How do I disable powersaving in Liveview?
Post by: cedlong on November 06, 2012, 12:05:46 PM
Hi folks, I can't find an option to disable power saving in Liveview mode. For me this is a big issue. I can't have the camera shutting down after a minute or two when I'm trying to compose a shot or light a scene. Any way around it?

Thanks,
Chris
Title: Re: How do I disable powersaving in Liveview?
Post by: ilguercio on November 06, 2012, 12:09:49 PM
Prefs-Powersave in LiveView.
Title: Re: How do I disable powersaving in Liveview?
Post by: cedlong on November 06, 2012, 12:14:13 PM
Hi there,

That gives me options to enable power saving in standby, recording or standby or recording. There isn't an option to switch power saving off.
Title: Re: How do I disable powersaving in Liveview?
Post by: nanomad on November 06, 2012, 12:16:29 PM
Canon auto power off maybe?

edit: to turn off ML power save, just set everything to OFF (excluding the Enable power saving option) in that submenu
Title: Re: How do I disable powersaving in Liveview?
Post by: cedlong on November 06, 2012, 12:20:01 PM
That's it! I thought Magic Lantern's settings would overide the Canon user preferences, but I went back to them and saw that power saving was on. Running a test and Liveview remains on now. Thank you both!
Title: Re: How do I disable powersaving in Liveview?
Post by: ilguercio on November 06, 2012, 12:20:42 PM
Quote from: cedlong on November 06, 2012, 12:14:13 PM
Hi there,

That gives me options to enable power saving in standby, recording or standby or recording. There isn't an option to switch power saving off.
Set everything to OFF then and check whether Canon power saving is enabled
Title: Re: How do I disable powersaving in Liveview?
Post by: cedlong on November 06, 2012, 12:33:21 PM
Got it - it was Canon's setting. Thank you.
Title: Re: How do I disable powersaving in Liveview?
Post by: ilguercio on November 06, 2012, 12:40:17 PM
Quote from: cedlong on November 06, 2012, 12:33:21 PM
Got it - it was Canon's setting. Thank you.
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