How To: 24p Firmware Upgrade on Canon 5D Mark II

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If you are the lucky owner of a Canon 5 D Mark II you may have heard that Canon finally released a firmware upgrade to allow your baby to record in 24p mode. It’ll also allow your 5D to record at 29.97 fps rather than the cumbersome 30p.

This video was created by the creators of Magic Lantern, which you can think of as open source software improvements to your 5D. It adds useful stuff such as zebra patterns and audio meters to your Canon 5D. It’s free and still in beta but it might be worth a shot if you are using your 5D to shoot movies. If you want to install Magic Lantern on your 5D make sure you read the entire wiki page (link above) before you do.

The Canon firmware upgrade should be available sometime in March on Canon’s DSLR site.

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