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[I also installed Magic Lantern software, which meant I could keep the audio set-up simple. For interviews I just turned off the AGC, turned up the manual audio gain as high as it would go, and recorded directly into the camera with a lavalier microphone]

THIS IS NOT MY VIDEO

I just wanted to bring it forward to your awareness :

VIDEO JOURNALIST PETE PATTISSON FILMS THE CONFLICT IN KACHIN STATE (BURMA) FOR THE GUARDIAN ON A CANON 60D

http://www.dslrnewsshooter.com/2012/09/09/video-journalist-pete-pattisson-films-the-kachin-conflict-in-burma-for-the-guardian-on-a-canon-60d/

I am a full-time teacher, and a part-time video journalist – partly because I love teaching, and partly because I haven't yet figured out a way to make a living from video journalism. For the past eight years I've spent my school holidays photographing and filming stories that I think are important and inspiring, including a global project on modern forms of slavery. Film-making, for me, is really about opening people's eyes to a story I think the world needs to know about.....

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I had always used a traditional video camera, most recently a JVC GY-HM100, but for this trip I wanted to try shooting with a DSLR, largely because of its stunning image. The key for me was to keep my gear light and discreet – I've never quite seen the point of buying a DSLR for filming, and then pimping it until it looks, weighs and costs as much as a top end camera. So I bought a Canon 60D, because its articulated screen meant I didn't feel the need for an external monitor. It also uses the same memory cards as the JVC, so I could interchange them as necessary. I also installed Magic Lantern software, which meant I could keep the audio set-up simple. For interviews I just turned off the AGC, turned up the manual audio gain as high as it would go, and recorded directly into the camera with a lavalier microphone.

There you have it.... ML "in the (battle) field"

Cheers

My last crazy suggestion was implemented so I thought what the hell 

Can ML\Canon "Flag" the outside world that it starts recording ? can this "Flag" be picked by an external audio recorder (with RC capabilities, e.g. Zoom H2N)

That would be AWESOME and would make one avoid pressing TWO buttons upon recording with an external audio recorder.