Remember the Canon EOS M, Canon’s first attempt to enter the mirrorless market that failed; well, third-party hackers are working to unlock more of its potential. And they’re making progress because whilst using Magic Lantern, the EOS M is able to shoot 2.5K raw video.
According to reports on Canon Watch; camera hackers have been testing the “highly experimental” sd_uhs module in Magic Lantern, which overclocks a camera’s SD memory card interface to allow for higher write speeds.
For the EOS M, the overclocking allows 70 MB/s of data to be written to a card instead of 40 MB/s. The result; the EOS M can shoot 2520×1080 (2.5K), 5x zoom, 24 fps, 12 bit lossless compressed raw footage.
A couple videos have surfaced online (click here) but If you’re considering trying this hack on your own EOS M, be warned: the sd_uhs module is considered to be highly risky and you’re putting your memory card and camera at risk of being destroyed by using it. If you’re willing to take the risk though (the EOS M can be had for around $150 these days), you can start by grabbing Magic Lantern.
