DIY Photography

Hacking Photography - one Picture at a time

  • News
  • Inspiration
  • Reviews
  • Tutorials
  • DIY
  • Gear
Search

Submit A Story

Hacked Nikon Firmware Allows Manual Control With D5100 While In Liveview

Dec 1, 2013 by Udi Tirosh 9 Comments

  • Share
  • Tweet
  • Flipboard
  • WhatsApp

While the NikonHacker firmware is light years behind its MagicLantern Canon sister, it is slowly making its paces.

The latest release from NH includes some pretty happy news for Nikon D5100 users – the ability to shoot manual while in live view mode. NH tells that the feature was there all along, only it was disabled in software and needed a small technical tap to be unlocked.

Here is a short explanation coming from coderat, a member of NH forums, suggesting that mode D7000 features can be brought into the D5100 (bold by me):

“I guess the reason is pretty obvious: D5100 and D7000 firmwares are built from same source code. So most things from D7000 are inside D5100, perhaps all (I expect also DOF-preview function be there, but no button to activate). Because we see for example everywhere in a cycle work with SDHC Channel 0 and Channel 1 in D5100, but only channel 0 is enabled. Same sensor, same TX chip, and it is much easier to keep firmware almost same because you save a lot of time for development and testing.“

This makes the D5100 the most patched camera from NH with features including:

  • Remove Time Based Video Restrictions
  • NEF Compression Off
  • NEF Compression Lossless
  • Remove NEF Nikon Star Eater, for Astro folks
  • Jpeg Compression – Quality (vs. Space)
  • Non-brand Battery
  • Live View Manual Control ISO/Shutter

Of course, Nikon does not officially support those hacks and you run them at your own risk.

[D5100 Manual Control In Liveview]

FIND THIS INTERESTING? SHARE IT WITH YOUR FRIENDS!

  • Share
  • Tweet
  • Flipboard
  • WhatsApp

Related posts:

Default ThumbnailCapture 720P HD With Any LiveView Capable Canon Camera Default ThumbnailThis Wireless Camera Control And LiveView DIY Hack Is Only $30 Default ThumbnailGoPro Firmware Hack MegaLapse Allows GoPro Time Lapse Tweaking Default ThumbnailNikon DSLRs Hacked To Remove Video Recording Time Limit

Filed Under: DIY Tagged With: fimrware, Nikon

About Udi Tirosh

Udi Tirosh is an entrepreneur, photography inventor, journalist, educator, and writer based in Israel. With over 25 years of experience in the photo-video industry, Udi has built and sold several photography-related brands. Udi has a double degree in mass media communications and computer science.

« Request From Strobe Makers – We Want Better Batteries!
How To Build A Slick Strobe Power Pack »

Submit A Story

Get our FREE Lighting Book

DIYP lighting book cover

* download requires newsletter signup
DIYPhotography

Recent Comments

Free Resources

Advanced lighting book

Recent Posts

  • Man viciously bitten by python while invading its space with a camera
  • AI headshot app challenges traditional headshot model
  • Canon EOS R5 Transformers now available outside of Japan
  • Sony almost joined team Micro Four Thirds in 2008
  • Photographer’s Block? Here’s how to get out of a creative rut

Alex Baker is a portrait and lifestyle driven photographer based in Valencia, Spain. She works on a range of projects from commercial to fine art and has had work featured in publications such as The Daily Mail, Conde Nast Traveller and El Mundo, and has exhibited work across Europe

Dave Williams is an accomplished travel photographer, writer, and best-selling author from the UK. He is also a photography educator and published Aurora expert. Dave has traveled extensively in recent years, capturing stunning images from around the world in a modified van. His work has been featured in various publications and he has worked with notable brands such as Skoda, EE, Boeing, Huawei, Microsoft, BMW, Conde Nast, Electronic Arts, Discovery, BBC, The Guardian, ESPN, NBC, and many others.

John Aldred is a photographer with over 20 years of experience in the portrait and commercial worlds. He is based in Scotland and has been an early adopter - and occasional beta tester - of almost every digital imaging technology in that time. As well as his creative visual work, John uses 3D printing, electronics and programming to create his own photography and filmmaking tools and consults for a number of brands across the industry.

Dunja Djudjic is a multi-talented artist based in Novi Sad, Serbia. With 15 years of experience as a photographer, she specializes in capturing the beauty of nature, travel, and fine art. In addition to her photography, Dunja also expresses her creativity through writing, embroidery, and jewelry making.

Copyright © DIYPhotography 2006 - 2023 | About | Contact | Advertise | Write for DIYP | Full Disclosure | Privacy Policy