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Canon has dated the new firmware for the Canon 5D Mark III that will provide uncompressed HDMI output at 4:2:2 8-bit and autofocus at f/8. The firmware update should be available later this month on April 30.
More details on the update from the initial announcement last October.
Magic Lantern, the advanced (and unofficial) HDSLR firmware developers, just keeps cranking out the good stuff for Canon HDSLRs. In this second Alpha update for Canon 5D Mark III, the new powerhouse camera gets even more power with a clean HDMI output and HDR video mode. Other additions include gradual exposure, focus assist tools, display tweaks and more.
Here’s a short sample of HDR video mode on the 5D Mark III:
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fjtGenTSfX8&w=640&h=360]There are more details, along with download and installation instructions, available on the Magic Lantern website.