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I couldn't find anything like that discussed here before, thus the new thread.
So, the other day I stumbled upon this page with a tool that decrypts firmware on many Canon camcorders. I was wondering - is it possible to make Magic Lantern run on Canon Vixia/Legria like the M line (M41/52/506/56)? They share the same sensor as some more expensive camcorders (for example, G10) but they lack many vital features like custom white balance (using Kelvin values) and full manual mode (only Aperture/Shutter priority).
Since hacks already exist for Canon point&shoots and DSLRs, it would've been great if ML could also be used on their camcorders.

Canon cameras have an interesting bug. Whenever you zoom in and out with variable aperture lenses in movie mode, the exposure changes a little bit, even when you set everything to manual and set the aperture to its smallest value.
Example:
When using 18-55/3.5-5.6 lens on my 600d, I set everything to manual and set aperture to 5.6. But whenever I zoom in and out in movie mode, there's some auto adjustment going on that makes the image a little brighter/darker.
Curiously, if you unscrew the lens from the mount a bit, so that it loses electronic connection with the body, this problem goes away, so this certainly has sth to do with Canon firmware.
It would have been great, if this could be fixed via Magic Lantern, for example by fooling the camera into thinking that you are using a manual chipped lens, whenever you enter Movie Mode.
Hope this gets implemented, 'cause it'd finally make the variable aperture lenses usable for video.