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My batteries usually work fine even after weeks inside the switched off camera. But I have also had experience of two batteries dropping voltage rapidly after I switch on the camera (not really related to being stored in the camera), and these turned out to be faulty batteries (not Canon original).

Since it's not really very easy to connect a multimeter to measure current drain, I would suggest charging the suspect battery, use the camera with that battery inside, and see how long it takes to discharge. That should tell you if it is a battery problem.

Richard

Canon menu -> Q -> Select blank field in the middle row, 2nd from left -> SET -> Select AWB -> SET

Hi Walter thanks for the reply. I was going crazy with this, but your instruction about "middle row" helped me solve it. I have been working in Video mode (which is how I use the cam most of the time) so the Q menu has 2 columns and nothing that you would describe as a "middle row". This is where I was unable to set WB to Auto. As soon as I read your post, I decided to check Stills mode and it worked great.

Thanks for your help.

from what I have played around with, the way you go back to auto is by doing it in the canon menu. So press "Q" and set your wb to auto.

Thanks for the reply. As I mentioned, I have tried this but am unable to change the WB selection this way. Have you actually managed to make this work with a recent ML build? If so, which version?

Richard

I am using v2.3.NEXT.2014Mar11.650D104 and cannot find how to restore the WB setting to Auto. I have tried searching and the advice given (use the Q button to select Quick Menu, select the blank WB submenu and then use the top dial to adjust the WB back to Auto) does not work for me. The top dial does not change the WB selection, and anyway it is already showing Auto, but my ML menu is still showing a Kelvin number for WB.

Can anyone please help?

Richard

I have a Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 "and I did root, used all the apps you have on the market and none of them identified my 650D ... Is it the usb cable? For the computer recognizes the camera using the same cable. ..

My Samsung Galaxy 8.9 works fine with 650D (ML V2.3) using DSLR Controller.

Richard

Hey,

I've got a 650D with ML i'm using on an aerial video rig. I'm using the AV out (mini usb to rca with the AVC-DC400 cable) for my wireless video monitor. Everything works nicely until the image starts getting over exposed, then the video feed fuzzes out and acts strange. 


I saw this thread (http://www.magiclantern.fm/forum/index.php?topic=2003.msg7258#msg7258) with a possible solution for the 550D, but 650D has no audio monitoring yet.

I don't need to record/monitor audio at all, but I do need a fully functioning video signal. Any suggestions?

I've been trying to use the 650D HDMI signal out on an external monitor, but when I select the ML display on the cam (e.g. for focus assist) the bottom half of the screen is covered with noise. I would also be interested in any suggestions to improve this.

Richard

I just uploaded a new RAW Video test I made, where - unfortunately - we can see a lot of aliasing & artifacts.
I'll try to get a L-Lens to compare the quality with my Sigma 18-200 in RAW/h264.

Thanks for posting your video test dsagilles. Do you see these artifacts on the raw video? Or on the video that you upload to Youtube? They look like compression problems to me, so I'd be very surprised if changing the lens helps much. If the raw video is clean, it would be worthwhile to try and identify at what stage these artifacts are being introduced. But if the raw video already looks like that, what is the point of shooting raw? So far I've never seen such results on any of my footage recorded as bog standard Canon mov.

Richard

Latest build. In EOS Utility I can't select Camera settings/Remote shooting. I was trying to load Tecknocolor picture profile. Anyway to load profile without this utility ?

Try setting the cam to Manual mode before you switch it on.

Richard

I appreciate the upgrade feedback, but before the original question gets buried, can anyone post what the Magic Zoom issue looks like or describe it and its ramifications in detail. I haven't been able to get a feel for how usable it is from previous posts. Thanks.

I have been using ML on a 550D for a while, and I just installed it on a 650D yesterday. The MZ on the 650D has a bit of flicker and line tearing, which was a bit disturbing at first. In practice, it doesn't make much difference and you can still do manual focusing quite easily. I don't have any video to show you, sorry.

BTW, I bought the 650D with 18 - 135 STM lens, hoping that I would be able to do autofocus in video mode. The reality is that the autofocusing is not very stable so I wouldn't risk using it for anything important. With hindsight, I wish I had used the money to buy a decent flash for the 550D.

Richard