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Re:Magic Lantern by Maxious on Monday February 18, 2019 @04:24PM (#19194596)
> only to find out it wouldn't allow me to export the video live via an HDMI cable without the camera's overlay on top.

Funnily enough this is a feature of Magic Lantern which is especially useful if you want to use a 3rd party HDMI recorder to record longer than a SD card or the default OS would allow https://wiki.magiclantern.fm/faq#how_do_i_record_for_more_th...

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Re:Magic Lantern by russellbeattie on Monday February 18, 2019 @04:41PM (#19194725)
NICE! I skimmed through the FAQ for this but missed it. I still have the Canon, so I'll have to try this out. Thanks.
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Re:Magic Lantern by tinus_hn on Wednesday February 20, 2019 @01:27PM (#19210503)
I don’t know if it still applies but it used to be that a camera that allows you to record more than a number of minutes at a time is taxed as a video camera, which would be an explanation for artificial limitations.
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