Clean HMDI OUT for Canon M6 Mark I

I'm planning to test using a external recorder for my Canon M6, but one of the features missing of older camera is to have a clean HDMI output like its older sister the Canon M6 Mark II.

There's no such option for the Mark I .

If we record we will get the HUD as well .

So there's the video tutorial from Zicko Khawarizmi what I believe to be an Indonesian tech genius

The process involved formatting the camera card into FAT 32 ( what is not possible without a third party software ) and copying a script using Canon Hacker Development Kit (CHDK).

Formatting the card

Then we need to run EOScard tool that can be found https://eoscard.pel.hu/

Press refresh > tick SCRIPT and then press Save

It should say Write successful

Then copy the following 2 files

M6 FILES

extend.m

script.req

into the root of the card

They are quite interesting to look at , since they are just operating as custom settings to the camera

DIM palette_buffer_ptr = 0x11d4c

DIM active_palette_buffer = 0x11d44

DIM palette_to_zero = 0

private sub RegisterProcs()

System.Create()

ExecuteEventProcedure("UI.CreatePublic")

end sub

private sub Initialize()

RegisterProcs()

LockMainPower()

adr = *palette_buffer_ptr

adr = adr + (palette_to_zero * 4)

if *adr <> 0 then

adr = *adr + 4

memset(adr, 0, 256 * 4)

end if

end sub

Then comes the weird one , how to trigger the action.

Load the SD card in the camera and the card can't have any picture or video on it to activate the action .

How to run it :

Turn camera ON

Press play/review and in the No image screen press the middle button SET

From there the camera will operate has it has no menus until its turned off and on again .

It can be quite useful if you are not recording in the camera card and if you are using a external monitor and recorder