[ALREADY WORKS] MAGIC LANTERN when NOT IN LIVE VIEW

[mr.vijayaraghavan]

I tried to search the subject in FAQ and SEARCH but couldn't find any; hence this question.  Is it possible to make the ML features available without having to use LIVE VIEW?  That way most photography-friendly features could be used by photographers who normally shoot by using the View Finder.  This also helps save lot of battery power as the camera is not on live view!

If it is already answered elsewhere please send the link (And bear with me for  :-[the repetition!!)

[nanomad]

What features do you have in mind? Some of them work in non-LV too while others need LV to do computations on the images

[a1ex]

Before requesting new stuff, try using ML

[mr.vijayaraghavan]

What features do you have in mind? Some of them work in non-LV too while others need LV to do computations on the images

What features do you have in mind? Some of them work in non-LV too while others need LV to do computations on the images

I mean features like ML screen with Magic Zoom, Histogram, crops et. al.

[Francis]

All of the same LV tools are available in image review mode just change Global Draw to On(all modes) under the Overlays menu.

As 'magic' as ML is, it can not turn an optical view finder into hybrid optical/EVF.

[mr.vijayaraghavan]

All of the same LV tools are available in image review mode just change Global Draw to On(all modes) under the Overlays menu.

As 'magic' as ML is, it can not turn an optical view finder into hybrid optical/EVF.

Thanks for the information.

[Francis]

Too bad Canon is probably going to be the last manufacturer to have a hybrid display. I've been looking at that newly announced Fuji X100s and can't wait for the price to drop. Way more tempting than the M with pancake lens.

[mr.vijayaraghavan]

All of the same LV tools are available in image review mode just change Global Draw to On(all modes) under the Overlays menu.

As 'magic' as ML is, it can not turn an optical view finder into hybrid optical/EVF.

Back again..! Sorry to bother; but in 7D VIEW FINDER one can use Canon's grid marks.  Whereas on 60d it is not possible.  On 60d the Canon girds only made available in LV.   ML adds crop marks, but that too in LV. If these could be made available in the viewfinder,.... some sort of overlaying.. etc.., (as in 7d), it would be great; isn't it?

[a1ex]

Magic Lantern can't break the laws of physics.

[mr.vijayaraghavan]

Magic Lantern can't break the laws of physics.

I understand..!  Too bad...I am not a science man: Even simple science doesn't get into my head.  Thanks Alex; but I may keep bothering this forum with such odd questions now and then...pl bear.

[scrax]

the physic behind is that in the viewfinder there isn't a display only a glass/plastic so ML or even canon can't show more than it's already there.
There is a little display in the bottom that show you exp, some icon and so on, but ML can't do nothing there, and the focus point are the only points that can change color in the glass of the viewfinder.

[mr.vijayaraghavan]

 8)Thanks Scrax.