In the world of still photography, HDR or high dynamic range photos are all the rage. With HDR, the same picture is taken multiple times at different exposures…then everything is combined into a singe image. The resulting photograph is often breathtaking due to the melding contrasts of light and dark. Click here to see examples of HDR images.
Magic Lantern, a custom firmware add-in for Canon DSLR cameras, has recently released an upgrade to their popular utility that allows you to shoot HDR video (something previously impossible with a single camera). What the software does, while you’re shooting video, is record different frames at different ISO levels. Then in post-production everything gets melded together, creating HDR video.
But…Canon 5D Mark II and 7D users are out of luck. HDR video can only be done with the 60D, T3i and T2i (yes, there are more than a few advantages when it comes to video and lower-end Canon DSLR’s…and this is one of them).
To get the Magic Lantern firmware upgrade and/or learn more, click here. And to see a sample of HDR video in action (it’s subtle), watch the video below:
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