It is a fairly known fact that Canon videographers can magically “upgrade” their cameras using the Magic Lantern custom firmware. This firmware gives the camera some nice control features, but I suspect that this firmware is usually installed for the better video it provides (,, and so on). Sadly, Nikon users do not have that option. The folks at recently released a beta load with an upgrade to the camera bit rate output. Download Latest Iphone Yeta Iphoneyeta. Depending on the Nikon Body, you can get up to 64mbps (D7000) as opposed to the 24mbps that the camera ships with from Japan.
Over the last month, the Nikon Hacker team has been releasing more patches so there are even more good news. The hack is ported to many, many cameras including the older D5100, and the entry level D3100 (“only” 54mbps). The firmware is still in Beta phase (so as always it s try-at-your-own-risk thing), but initial tests look promising. Here is the list of improved bitrates (red) from.
Canon users have long enjoyed improved stills and video capabilities in their cameras thanks to the hacked firmware versions provided by Magic Lantern, and were. Thunderhead Ugly Side. May 2, 2015 - Magic Lantern managed to extract raw video from Canon DSLRs, resulting in some wonderful-looking footage. Now the same thing seems to be happening to Nikon cameras via another camera hacking group. This looks like it could be big news. Cautionary Foreword: Download at your own risk.