How can I hide Magic Lantern overlays in Live View?
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On a Canon camera running Magic Lantern, pressing the INFO button removes the normal Canon display, but Magic Lantern overlays still remain in Live View. I want a completely clean Live View image so I can see the full frame and edges for composition. Is there a way to turn off Magic Lantern’s Live View information or temporarily hide all overlays?
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You can also configure Magic Lantern to not show anything when you're in Live View. The (outdated) manual states:
Global Draw
Choose when to enable Magic Lantern overlay graphics: (zebra, cropmarks, histograms, audio meters, ML shooting info…):
- in LiveView only
- in QuickReview (photo mode outside LiveView) only
- Both modes
- Disabled
Alternatively you can configure the "clear overlays" function:
Clear Overlays
Clear bitmap overlays from LiveView display.
- HalfShutter: Hold the shutter half-pressed, or the * button, or DOF preview for around 1 second to clear all the overlays from the Live View display (audio, zebra, crops, shutter speeds…).Tip: assign autofocus to * button (from Custom Functions, set Shutter/AE lock button = AE lock/AF).
- WhenIdle: In this mode, all the overlays are erased from the screen (100% clean display) when the camera is idle (i.e. you don't press any buttons).
- Always: In this mode, all the overlays are erased from the screen; you will have to change shooting settings blindly. You can still use the menus.Tip: this feature may be useful with External Recorders, since it removes the focus box and other graphics from the display.
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Yes. In Magic Lantern, the setting you want is usually Global Draw. Set Global Draw to Disabled if you want Magic Lantern overlays hidden in Live View.
Another option is Clear Overlays, which can temporarily clear the Live View graphics:
- HalfShutter: hold the shutter button half-pressed (or sometimes the * / DOF preview button, depending on setup) for about a second to clear overlays.
- WhenIdle: Magic Lantern overlays disappear automatically when the camera is idle.
If you want to bypass Magic Lantern entirely for one startup, you can also hold SET while the camera boots to disable Magic Lantern for that boot only.
So for a clean composition view, either disable Global Draw or use Clear Overlays for a temporary clean screen.
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